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.
BritishChef Kirk Westaway$$$$$$$$district-3Daily 17:30-23:30
The Albion, on the 23rd floor of Hotel des Arts, is chef Kirk Westaway's Michelin Selected room reinventing contemporary British cooking above Saigon.
Order: The seasonal British tasting menu; Tatler named it 2025 Restaurant of the Year.
Tip: Ask for a window table at dusk for the skyline; dinner only.
FrenchChef Sakal Phoeung$$$district-1
Le Corto is a polished French room off Dong Khoi, open since 2016, plating foie gras, duck, pigeon and souffle from a long list of French classics.
Order: The Grand Marnier souffle to finish.
Tip: The bar pours a deep French wine list; smart-casual dress suits the room.