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Modern VietnameseDistrict 1Chef Luke Nguyen
Vietnam House sits in a colonial building on Dong Khoi, where a team under chef Luke Nguyen matches traditional Vietnamese dishes with a modern twist.
OrderThe clay-pot fish and the shaking beef.
TipThe upstairs dining room is grander; lunch is a quieter time to visit.
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Modern EuropeanThao Dien
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.
OrderThe weekend roast and the garden cocktails.
TipThe tropical garden is the reason to come; go for a long lazy lunch.
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Modern VietnameseDistrict 1
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.
OrderThe betel-leaf beef and the pomelo salad.
TipThe courtyard is a calm escape from the traffic; book for dinner outdoors.
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Tasting $$$$Modern VietnameseDistrict 1Chef Peter Cuong Franklin
Anan Saigon holds one Michelin star for Peter Cuong Franklin's new Vietnamese cooking, turning street classics like banh mi and pho into tasting courses.
OrderThe tasting menu, with its caviar-topped banh mi and reimagined pho.
TipBook ahead for the counter; the rooftop Nhau Nhau bar upstairs is worth a nightcap.
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Tasting $$$$Modern VietnameseThao Dien
CieL earned its first Michelin star in 2025 for a Thao Dien tasting menu that fuses French technique with Vietnamese soul across an ever-changing lineup.
OrderThe chef's set tasting menu, which rotates with the seasons.
TipDinner only, and reservations are essential; the room is small.
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Tasting $$$$Modern VietnameseDistrict 3
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.
OrderThe twelve-course tasting narrative of Vietnamese culture.
TipThere is one seating a night, so book well ahead and arrive on time for the full sequence.