Bambino Restaurant
Described as “bringing a part of Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh City”, Bambino is the first restaurant that the American magazine mentioned in the list. The chefs and bartenders here are from Melbourne. The recipes are old, but upgraded over time. One of the highly rated dishes is beef tartare cake. After 10 pm, guests should be ready to enter a new experience when having dinner under the charming lights and DJ playing lively music.
Bambino Restaurant
Little Bear Restaurant
Little Bear is located on Nguyen Ba Huan street, meaning Little Bear, but according to Travel & Leisure, the place is not small at all. The owner is Long Tran, the co-founder of GIA, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Hanoi and chef Nhat Duy, who won the American culinary award James Beard. One of the dishes that are suggested to try is fried rice with beef tripe, beef offal stew.
Little Bear Restaurant
Pot au Pho Restaurant
Pot au Pho, the new restaurant led by Peter Cuong Franklin - the only Michelin-starred restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, elevates pho - Vietnam’s national dish, to a higher level, according to the American magazine. The place has 14 seats next to the counter, a spacious bar and an open kitchen, where guests can see the chefs working inside. Black chicken pho is a suggestion for visitors.
Pot au Pho Restaurant
Akuna Restaurant
Sam Aisbett, an international chef with many awards, came to Ho Chi Minh City and opened Akuna. The name Akuna means “flowing water” in the language of the Australian aborigines, expressing the restaurant’s free spirit and Aisbett’s 20-year journey as a chef.
Akuna Restaurant
ST25 by KOTO Restaurant
ST25 by KOTO brings a modern touch to Vietnamese cuisine. Combined by chef Bao La (former chef at Le Garcon Saigon in Hong Kong) and Heath Gordon (former executive chef of Park Hyatt Saigon) from Australia, the menu includes creative dishes such as pomfret grilled with betel leaf, stir-fried noodles with marinated lamb. The restaurant also honors the ST25 rice variety that won the title of “Best Rice in the World'' in 2019.
ST25 by KOTO Restaurant
Xao Xac Bar
Xao Xac Bar is located in a villa with a large garden and an outdoor open space. The place is at the end of the alley but is a popular destination for many people thanks to the classic cocktails mixed with local herbs such as lemongrass, kumquat, and thyme. The bartender of the place is rated by the American magazine as “one of the best liquor mixing talents in the city”.
Xao Xac Bar
Dot Bar
Dot Bar is located in district 1, a newly reopened restaurant. Ending 2023 successfully, Dot Bar returned with a more spacious space, brighter neon signs and more daring cocktails including homemade strong liquors with jackfruit, baby corn flavors. The place is rated as “very wallet-friendly”. Classic cocktails cost from 190,000 VND, during the daily promotion time from 5 pm to 9 pm, the price of some drinks drops to 99,000 VND. Meanwhile, the 6 places above cost from 75 USD per person, according to the price list from the website of the place.
Dot Bar
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