French Fine Dining
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2 french fine dining places in Ho Chi Minh City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Ho Chi Minh City | French Fine Dining across every city.

French cooking never really left Saigon. La Villa, a Michelin Selected restaurant in a colonial Thao Dien villa, has chef Thierry Mounon cooking the formal version, while Le Corto off Dong Khoi has plated foie gras, pigeon and souffle in polished District 1 comfort since 2016.

La Villa French Restaurant ★ 4.6

$$$$FrenchThao Dien

La Villa is a Michelin Selected French restaurant set in a colonial villa in Thao Dien, where chef Thierry Mounon cooks classic Provencal dishes.

OrderThe set lunch menu is the value way into Mounon's cooking.

TipThere is a pool-side terrace; dinner Tuesday to Sunday, lunch Thursday to Sunday.

Le Corto ★ 4.3

$$$FrenchDistrict 1

Le Corto is a polished French room off Dong Khoi, open since 2016, plating pan-fried foie gras, dry-aged Long An duck and Ca Mau crab above a wine cellar.

OrderCorto's Cigar, a dark rum mousse with coffee ice cream, to finish.

TipTwo floors with a wine cellar; the ground floor can only be booked by phone, so call for a table there.

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