13 vietnamese rooms 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 ★ 4.8
89 Ton That Dam Street, District 1, 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.
Tip: Book ahead for the counter; the rooftop Nhau Nhau bar upstairs is worth a nightcap.
Banh Xeo 46A ★ 4.3
46A Dinh Cong Trang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: One pancake is bigger than it looks; order one to start and share before adding more.
Vietnam House ★ 4.3
93-95-97 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam House sits in a colonial building on Dong Khoi, where a team under chef Luke Nguyen elevates traditional Vietnamese dishes with a modern twist.
Tip: The upstairs dining room is grander; lunch is a quieter time to visit.
Hoa Tuc ★ 4.3
74/7 Hai Ba Trung Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: The courtyard is a calm escape from the traffic; book for dinner outdoors.
Secret Garden ★ 4.2
158 Pasteur Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: It is up several flights inside an old building; look for the small sign and keep climbing.
Hoi An Sense ★ 4.2
12 Phan Ke Binh Street, Da Kao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: The garden courtyard is the seat to request; there is often live traditional music at dinner.
ST25 by KOTO ★ 4.2
17 Le Duan Boulevard, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: Eating here supports KOTO's hospitality training programme; the set lunch is good value.
Bun Bo Nam Giao ★ 4.2
248 De Tham Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: The broth is fiery by Southern standards; add the shrimp paste on the side to taste.
Home Saigon ★ 4.1
185/28 Pham Ngu Lao Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: It sits down a narrow hem; the street entrance is easy to miss, so follow the house numbers.
Bep Me In ★ 4.1
136/9 Le Thanh Ton Street, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: The retro decor draws a young local crowd; it is down a lane, so watch the house numbers.
Quan Bui ★ 4.1
2A Le Duan Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: It is a comfortable introduction to Vietnamese food for first-timers, with an English menu and cocktails.
Quan Ngon 138 ★ 4.0
138 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Quan Ngon 138 gathers dozens of regional Vietnamese street dishes near the Independence Palace, cooked at open stalls inside a colonial-era house.
Tip: It is busy and touristy but a painless way to sample many regional dishes in one sitting.
Nha Hang Ngon ★ 4.0
160 Pasteur Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Nha Hang Ngon is a bustling institution in a colonial villa on Pasteur, gathering open stalls of regional Vietnamese street dishes under one roof.
Tip: It is touristy and busy but a painless one-stop sampler of dozens of Vietnamese dishes.