Gia is a modern vietnamese fine-dining restaurant in Dong Da, Hanoi.
Gia in Hanoi holds one Michelin star for chef Sam Tran's modern Vietnamese tasting menu, served opposite the Temple of Literature in Van Mieu, Dong Da.
Must order: The 12-course set menu rotates seasonally; trust the kitchen and pair with the optional Vietnamese.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Tran was named Michelin's Young Chef Award winner; reservations open about three weeks ahead online.
Address: 61 Van Mieu, Van Mieu, Dong Da, Hanoi
Tam Vi in Hanoi holds one Michelin star for traditional Northern Vietnamese home cooking, served in a vintage Yen The villa near the Temple of Literature.
Order: The set menu: pickled eggplant with shrimp paste, caramelised river fish.
Tip: Bookings open about a week ahead. The upstairs vintage room is quieter than the ground floor.
Hibana by Koki in Hanoi is Vietnam's only Japanese restaurant holding a Michelin star, a 14-seat teppanyaki counter in the Capella Hanoi basement.
Order: The Yaeyama Kyori beef teppanyaki and the seasonal seafood course; sake pairings come from a Japanese-only.
Tip: 14 seats only and bookings open 30 days ahead. The counter at the chef's centre is the best view of the grill.
Tam Vi in Hanoi holds one Michelin star for traditional Northern Vietnamese home cooking, served in a vintage Yen The villa near the Temple of Literature.
Order: The set menu: pickled eggplant with shrimp paste, caramelised river fish.
Tip: Bookings open about a week ahead. The upstairs vintage room is quieter than the ground floor.
Lamai Garden in Hanoi holds a Michelin Green Star for sustainable Vietnamese tasting, a 14-seat farm-to-table room in Tu Lien led by chef Hieu Trung Tran.
Order: The seasonal tasting; dishes like dragon-fruit and cashew-cheese salad and pomelo-based courses use produce.
Tip: 14 seats only and dinner only; vegetarian set available. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Le Beaulieu in Hanoi is the contemporary French dining room of Sofitel Legend Metropole, in the same space since 1901 and on the 2025 Michelin Selected list.
Order: The seasonal tasting; the Sunday champagne brunch is the city's longest-running fine-dining tradition.
Tip: Reopened after a seven-month refurbishment in 2024; the wine cellar holds 600+ references including 100 Grand Cru Classes.
La Verticale in Hanoi is chef Didier Corlou's French-Vietnamese tasting room, set across a slender 1930s villa on Ngo Van So in the French Quarter.
Order: The spice-led tasting menu; Corlou wrote a Vietnamese spice encyclopedia and the kitchen builds courses.
Tip: Three slim floors; the top floor is the quietest and the spice room downstairs sells Corlou's own blends to take home.
