13 editor picks in District 1 (Ben Nghe and Ben Thanh), Ho Chi Minh City.
13 vietnamese spots in District 1 (Ben Nghe and Ben Thanh), editor-picked by TableJourney. All of District 1 (Ben Nghe and Ben Thanh)'s food · All vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City.
Anan Saigon holds one Michelin star for Peter Cuong Franklin's new Vietnamese cooking, turning street classics like banh mi and pho into tasting courses.
OrderThe tasting menu, with its caviar-topped banh mi and reimagined pho.
TipBook ahead for the counter; the rooftop Nhau Nhau bar upstairs is worth a nightcap.
Banh Xeo 46A is the sizzling-pancake specialist off Tan Dinh, where turmeric-yellow rice crepes stuffed with shrimp and pork come wrapped in herbs and greens.
OrderA whole banh xeo, torn into lettuce with herbs and fish sauce.
TipOne pancake is bigger than it looks; order one to start and share before adding more.
Vietnam House sits in a colonial building on Dong Khoi, where a team under chef Luke Nguyen matches traditional Vietnamese dishes with a modern twist.
OrderThe clay-pot fish and the shaking beef.
TipThe upstairs dining room is grander; lunch is a quieter time to visit.
Hoa Tuc plates refined modern Vietnamese cooking in a former opium-refinery courtyard off Hai Ba Trung, and runs the well-known Saigon Cooking Class upstairs.
OrderThe betel-leaf beef and the pomelo salad.
TipThe courtyard is a calm escape from the traffic; book for dinner outdoors.
Secret Garden hides on the rooftop of an old apartment block off Pasteur, serving home-style Southern Vietnamese cooking on a breezy open-air terrace.
OrderBanh xeo and the fresh spring rolls with boiled pork.
TipIt is up several flights inside an old building; look for the small sign and keep climbing.
Hoi An Sense is a Michelin Selected restaurant bringing central Vietnamese cooking to a garden villa in Da Kao, from cao lau to white rose dumplings.
OrderCao lau noodles and the white rose shrimp dumplings.
TipThe garden courtyard is the seat to request; there is often live traditional music at dinner.
ST25 by KOTO is a Michelin Selected farm-to-table Vietnamese restaurant on Le Duan, run by the KOTO social enterprise that trains at-risk youth.
OrderDishes built around Vietnam's award-winning ST25 rice.
TipEating here supports KOTO's hospitality training programme; the set lunch is good value.
Bun Bo Nam Giao has cooked Hue-style spicy beef noodle soup since 1991, its lemongrass-and-chili broth a backpacker-district fixture near Bui Vien.
OrderThe full bun bo Hue with beef shank and cha.
TipThe broth is fiery by Southern standards; add the shrimp paste on the side to taste.
Home Saigon tucks into a quiet alley off Pham Ngu Lao, plating polished versions of family Southern Vietnamese recipes in a set of restored old-house rooms.
OrderThe caramelised clay-pot fish and the pomelo salad.
TipIt sits down a narrow hem; the street entrance is easy to miss, so follow the house numbers.
Bep Me In is a Michelin Bib Gourmand room dressing up Southern Vietnamese home cooking in a nostalgic old-Saigon setting just off Le Thanh Ton in District 1.
OrderThe clay-pot braises and grilled river fish.
TipThe retro decor draws a young local crowd; it is down a lane, so watch the house numbers.
Quan Bui is a polished mini-chain of Vietnamese restaurants, and its Le Duan branch is a reliable, air-conditioned room for Southern home cooking.
OrderThe grilled pork ribs and the morning-glory with garlic.
TipIt is a comfortable introduction to Vietnamese food for first-timers, with an English menu and cocktails.
Quan Ngon 138 gathers dozens of regional Vietnamese street dishes near the Independence Palace, cooked at open stalls inside a colonial-era house.
OrderWork through several small dishes; the banh xeo and grilled meats are reliable.
TipIt is busy and touristy but a painless way to sample many regional dishes in one sitting.
Nha Hang Ngon is a bustling institution in a colonial villa on Pasteur, gathering open stalls of regional Vietnamese street dishes under one roof.
OrderA spread of small dishes; the banh xeo and cha gio are reliable.
TipIt is touristy and busy but a painless one-stop sampler of dozens of Vietnamese dishes.
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