Noir. Dining in the Dark is a tasting menu fine-dining restaurant in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Noir serves a set tasting menu in complete darkness, guided by blind and visually impaired waiters, a District 1 dinner about taste, smell and touch.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The surprise set menu; choose meat, seafood, vegetarian or mixed.
Tip: Lock your phone away and let the waiters lead; book online in advance.
Address: 180D Hai Ba Trung Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam House sits in a colonial building on Dong Khoi, where a team under chef Luke Nguyen elevates traditional Vietnamese dishes with a modern twist.
Order: The clay-pot fish and the shaking beef.
Tip: The upstairs dining room is grander; lunch is a quieter time to visit.
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.
Vietnam House sits in a colonial building on Dong Khoi, where a team under chef Luke Nguyen elevates traditional Vietnamese dishes with a modern twist.
Order: The clay-pot fish and the shaking beef.
Tip: The upstairs dining room is grander; lunch is a quieter time to visit.
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.
Order: The weekend roast and the garden cocktails.
Tip: The tropical garden is the reason to come; go for a long lazy lunch.
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.