Modern AustralianChef Sam Aisbett$$$$$$$$district-1Tue-Sat 18:00-22:00; closed Sun-Mon
Akuna holds one Michelin star under Australian chef Sam Aisbett, pairing modern Australian technique with Japanese ideas and Vietnamese produce.
Order: The seasonal degustation on the ninth floor of Le Meridien.
Tip: It sits on the 9th floor of Le Meridien; dinner only, closed Sunday and Monday.
Cantonese$$$$$$$$district-1Mon-Fri 11:00-14:00, 18:00-22:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-14:00, 18:00-22:00
Long Trieu at The Reverie holds one Michelin star for refined Cantonese cooking: abalone, sea cucumber, Peking duck and honey-glazed barbecue pork.
Order: Suckling pig and Peking duck, carved tableside.
Tip: It is on the 4th floor of the Times Square building; go for a long lunch of dim sum.
FrenchChef Thierry Mounon$$$$$$$thao-dienTue-Sun 18:00-22:00, lunch Thu-Sun 11:45-13:00; closed Mon
La Villa is a Michelin Selected French restaurant set in a colonial villa in Thao Dien, where chef Thierry Mounon cooks classic Provencal dishes.
Order: The set lunch menu is the value way into Mounon's cooking.
Tip: There is a pool-side terrace; dinner Tuesday to Sunday, lunch Thursday to Sunday.
Asian fusion$$$$$$district-1
Esta is a District 1 tasting room where a modern kitchen plates Asian fusion; it has featured in the Michelin Guide and Robb Report Vietnam's top 25.
Order: The chef's tasting menu, which crosses Asian influences.
Tip: Reservations are strongly recommended; email or call ahead, as the room is small and books out.
International$$$$$$district-1
Quince is a Michelin Selected wood-fire kitchen open since 2018, where an open hearth of glowing embers drives bold, smoke-kissed modern cooking.
Order: Anything off the wood fire; the menu changes with the market.
Tip: The open kitchen counter is the seat to book for the full show.
Steakhouse$$$district-1Mon-Fri 11:30-23:00; Sat-Sun 17:00-23:00
Stoker is a Michelin-listed three-floor steakhouse in District 1 built around an open wood fire and grass-fed and grain-fed beef dry-aged over 21 days.
Order: A dry-aged steak from the wood fire, plus the bone marrow.
Tip: The ground-floor counter around the open kitchen is the liveliest seat.