Ho Chi Minh City
Expect some of Saigon's best views from the tables of this 28th-floor upmarket hotel cafe-restaurant. It serves tasty international food, including…
Must-see restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
This long-running pho joint is more upmarket than most but is definitely the real deal. Tables come laden with herbs, chilli and lime, as well as gio chao…
Ho Chi Minh City
For the best brunch in the city look no further: this stylish little cafe serves Gallic classics with a twist – try a croque marcel, a spicy shakshouka …
Ho Chi Minh City
Not to be confused with its popular sibling restaurant with the same name, this little gem is all about traditional home cooking in an Old Saigon setting…
Ho Chi Minh City
This simple-looking spot looks like it belongs in a Mekong Delta village rather then inner Saigon, with its thatched roof, chunky wooden tables and…
Ho Chi Minh City
Baba's sets Ɖ Bui Vien alight with the fine flavours, aromas and spices of India. There's ample vegetarian choice and the atmosphere is as inviting as the…
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This renowned spot, acclaimed by Anthony Bourdain, serves some of the best banh xeo (Vietnamese rice-flour pancakes stuffed with bean sprouts, prawns and…
Ho Chi Minh City
A must for finely presented, traditional Vietnamese food, the airy and high-ceilinged loft of an old French-era shophouse is the setting for dining with a…
Ho Chi Minh City
The cheap decor does Coriander few favours, but the menu is stuffed with authentic Siamese delights. The lovely fried doufu (tofu) is almost a meal in…
Ho Chi Minh City
A handy location near Pham Ngu Lao's accommodation, air-con and a huge selection of street food from around Vietnam and the rest of the Asia are the…
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnamese comfort food served in simple but attractive surroundings. The menu ranges widely, from lots of different sandwiches – try banh mi bi (shredded…
Ho Chi Minh City
For fine seafood and snails in District 4 look no further. Specials include oc len (snails cooked in coconut milk) and grilled clams with fish sauce and…
Ho Chi Minh City
This hole-in-the-wall banh mi joint is busy day and night with locals zipping up on motorbikes for stacks of the excellent baguettes stuffed with pork,…
Ho Chi Minh City
Tacos, burritos and enchiladas all feature at this colourful restaurant where the decor features cacti and lucha libre (Mexican wrestling) masks. Well…
Ho Chi Minh City
This breezy alfresco Vietnamese barbecue restaurant on the rooftop of the Temple Club is in many a HCMC diner's diary: choose your meat, fish, seafood and…
Ho Chi Minh City
This specialist gelato outlet run by a lively Austrian offers a raft of flavours including green tea, pistachio and lemongrass. Ralf's sundaes are…
Ho Chi Minh City
A very simple snail restaurant on a back alley where a feast of a meal will set you back 100,000d or so. Little or no English is spoken and there are only…
Ho Chi Minh City
In the courtyard of a former opium refinery, Hoa Tuc offers atmosphere, style and excellent food. Signature dishes include mustard leaves rolled with…
Ho Chi Minh City
A quiet, relaxing and neat place for breakfast, brunch, a salad, bruschetta or baguette sandwich, this stylish coffee shop on the upper floor of a…
Ho Chi Minh City
If you’re a lumberjack, you’ll be OK at this upmarket American-style cafe-bistro where there’s a big breakfast with your name on it (pancakes, bacon, eggs…
Ho Chi Minh City
Hue’s famous cuisine comes to HCMC’s hungry hordes through this chain of eight restaurants. This handy branch offers a good, air-conditioned introduction…
Ho Chi Minh City
Housed in a grand villa tucked down a small side street, Vintage Emporium is all about whimsy. Gleaming wood and vintage-tiled floors, and separate…
Ho Chi Minh City
Located in the heart of Chinatown, Com Ga Dong Nguyen has been serving its winning brand of Chinese-Vietnamese dishes at very reasonable prices since 1945…
Ho Chi Minh City
Already fresh and light Vietnamese food gets an even healthier makeover, thanks to colourful homemade bún (rice noodles) flavoured with freshly pressed…
Ho Chi Minh City
It's hard to know which is more social-media ready: the retro-chic decor with colonial-era-inspired tiles and ethnic textiles, or the brightly coloured…
Ho Chi Minh City
The laptop and tablet crowd flocks to this slender two-floor cafe for its Mediterranean and Middle Eastern–inflected selection of salads, quiches,…
Ho Chi Minh City
Head up the narrow staircase here for some of Saigon's best burgers. They're all named after music legends like Little Richard and James Brown, and sides…
Ho Chi Minh City
With its breezy al fresco seating area and top-notch menu, this vibrantly coloured and bubbly Mexican restaurant dishing up tacos, tortas (Mexican…
Ho Chi Minh City
Atop an office block, romantic Shri has some of the best views in town. Book ahead for a terrace table or settle for the industrial-chic dining room. Look…
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Always bustling, the modern San Fu Lou offers a fine array of Cantonese dim sum shared plates. Highlights include duck and black-truffle dumplings and…
Ho Chi Minh City
Ask a sample of well-to-do Saigonese where to go for seafood and chances are they will recommend this place. It's definitely geared to local tastes …
Ho Chi Minh City
Something of a Saigon legend, this supper club is distinguished more for its over-the-top jazz club ambience and live music than for the food, which is OK…
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In a lovingly restored heritage mansion, Bloom combines fusion flavours with the good-news story of offering culinary training for disadvantaged youth…
Ho Chi Minh City
This modern Italian-Japanese fusion restaurant has a pizza oven at its hub and a delicious bar to boot. Service is unflappable and prices as tempting as…
Ho Chi Minh City
With five open kitchens on the mezzanine level of the Park Hyatt, Square One concocts a faultless formula of style, ambience, good looks, fine food …
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It's moved to this new location in the north of District 1, but the creative flavours are still there. Standouts include green-banana and mushroom hotpot…
Ho Chi Minh City
Grab a table at the front of the market, order up some cold beers from the adjacent bar, then go exploring to put together a mini-feast of well-priced…
Ho Chi Minh City
Trees festooned with fairy lights, outdoor tables, and a laid-back ambience make this the ideal spot for groups. Fire up the table-top grills to barbecue…
Ho Chi Minh City
Visiting presidents and prime ministers have slunk down the lantern- and fairy-light-festooned alley into this atmospheric old house to sample Tib’s…
Ho Chi Minh City
This colourful restaurant offers a diverse taste of flavours from around Vietnam in air-conditioned comfort. Vintage decor with a touch of Indochine style…
