Saigon Bistro

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The Scene – Tucked around the backside of a steep parking lot, this authentic bistro can be hard to find, but is always worth the effort. Vietnamese families and students crowd around long tables, happily chatting (high ceilings and linoleum floors can foster a noisy ambience), while couples and solitary diners gravitate towards smaller tables on the periphery. – – The Food – Bun mang vit is an ideal soup-and-salad duo: A light noodle soup in duck stock accompanied by duck and cabbage salad with sweet, pungent ginger sauce. Grilled beef, chicken or pork served "bun on…