MAD House is a modern european fine-dining restaurant in Thao Dien, Ho Chi Minh City.
MAD House is a laid-back garden restaurant in a Thao Dien villa, serving modern European and Vietnamese plates across a leafy indoor-outdoor space.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The weekend roast and the garden cocktails.
Tip: The tropical garden is the reason to come; go for a long lazy lunch.
Address: 6/1/2 Nguyen U Di Street, Thao Dien Ward, Ho Chi Minh City
CieL earned its first Michelin star in 2025 for a Thao Dien tasting menu that fuses French technique with Vietnamese soul across an ever-changing lineup.
Order: The chef's set tasting menu, which rotates with the seasons.
Tip: Dinner only, and reservations are essential; the room is small.
Hoa Tuc plates refined modern Vietnamese cooking in a former opium-refinery courtyard off Hai Ba Trung, and runs the well-known Saigon Cooking Class upstairs.
Order: The betel-leaf beef and the pomelo salad.
Tip: The courtyard is a calm escape from the traffic; book for dinner outdoors.
Anan Saigon holds one Michelin star for Peter Cuong Franklin's new Vietnamese cooking, turning street classics like banh mi and pho into tasting courses.
Order: The tasting menu, with its caviar-topped banh mi and reimagined pho.
Tip: Book ahead for the counter; the rooftop Nhau Nhau bar upstairs is worth a nightcap.
CieL earned its first Michelin star in 2025 for a Thao Dien tasting menu that fuses French technique with Vietnamese soul across an ever-changing lineup.
Order: The chef's set tasting menu, which rotates with the seasons.
Tip: Dinner only, and reservations are essential; the room is small.
Coco Dining was promoted to one Michelin star in 2025 for a twelve-course tasting menu built on fermentation and modern Vietnamese cooking in District 3.
Order: The twelve-course tasting narrative of Vietnamese culture.
Tip: There is one seating a night, so book well ahead and arrive on time for the full sequence.
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.
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.