7 editor picks in Ho Chi Minh City.
7 international places in Ho Chi Minh City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Ho Chi Minh City | International across every city.
Saigon's international scene is half craft-beer boom. Pasteur Street started it in 2014 with American styles laced with Vietnamese ingredients, Heart of Darkness pours 20-plus experimental taps on Ly Tu Trong, and BiaCraft stacks 50 draft lines in District 3. The dining end belongs to Quince, a Michelin Selected wood-fire kitchen driven by a glowing open hearth, and The Deck, the luxe riverside room on the Saigon River in Thao Dien.
The Deck is a luxe riverside restaurant on the Saigon River in Thao Dien, plating modern pan-Asian and Western dishes across a broad open deck.
OrderGrilled seafood at sunset with a river view.
TipArrive before dusk for a table on the water; it runs a popular weekend brunch and river shuttle.
Quince is a Michelin Selected wood-fire kitchen open since 2018, where an open hearth of glowing embers drives bold, smoke-kissed modern cooking.
OrderAnything off the wood fire; the menu changes with the market.
TipThe open kitchen counter is the seat to book for the full show.
Pasteur Street opened in 2014 and helped start Saigon's craft-beer boom, brewing American styles laced with Vietnamese ingredients like passion fruit.
OrderThe Jasmine IPA or the Cyclo Imperial Chocolate Stout.
TipThe original taproom is up an alley off Pasteur; the tasting flight is the way to sample widely.
Heart of Darkness is one of Saigon's most ambitious breweries, its Ly Tu Trong taproom pouring 20-plus taps of experimental beers under Conrad-inspired names.
OrderA flight across the rotating experimental taps.
TipThe 20-plus taps rotate fast; the shaded patio is the seat to grab on a hot afternoon.
East West is a large modern brewpub on Ly Tu Trong with an on-site brewery and a broad kitchen, the most polished of Saigon's craft-beer halls.
OrderA pint of the Far East IPA with a plate from the kitchen.
TipIt doubles as a full restaurant; the industrial upstairs bar is quieter than the ground floor.
BiaCraft is a homegrown Saigon taproom pouring 50 craft beers on draft, mixing its own brews with guest taps from craft breweries across Vietnam.
OrderA tasting paddle of Vietnamese craft brews.
TipThe Le Ngo Cat branch has the biggest tap wall; pair the beers with the chicken feet.
Winking Seal is a craft brewery whose District 1 taproom on Dang Thi Nhu pours its own hop-forward and easy-drinking cans and drafts, a relaxed spot.
OrderA flight across the core range of Winking Seal cans.
TipThe beer is brewed south of the city but the Dang Thi Nhu taproom pours the full range fresh.
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