Okra Food Bar is a modern vietnamese restaurant in Thao Dien, Ho Chi Minh City.
Okra Food Bar is a Michelin Selected Thao Dien room plating modern Vietnamese small plates alongside a serious cocktail list in a compact, design-led space.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Modern Vietnamese small plates, Cocktail pairings
Must order: A run of the small plates with a cocktail pairing.
Tip: Seats are limited and the counter is the best view of the kitchen; reserve for weekends.
Address: 10 Thao Dien Street, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City
ST25 by KOTO is a Michelin Selected farm-to-table Vietnamese restaurant on Le Duan, run by the KOTO social enterprise that trains at-risk youth.
Signature: ST25 rice dishes, Farm-to-table Vietnamese
Order: Dishes built around Vietnam's award-winning ST25 rice.
Tip: Eating here supports KOTO's hospitality training programme; the set lunch is good value.
Dim Tu Tac is a Bib Gourmand Cantonese house in Cho Lon known for its trolleys of dim sum and its Peking duck, a fixture of District 5 banquet dining.
Signature: Dim sum, Peking duck, Roast meats
Order: The dim sum spread and the Peking duck.
Tip: Go with a group for the duck and a full round of dumplings; weekend lunch is the liveliest.
Pizza 4P's is the Vietnam-born chain that makes its own cheese and fires Japanese-Italian pizzas; the Saigon Centre branch is its polished downtown flagship.
Signature: Burrata pizza, House-made cheese, Wood-fired pizzas
Order: The half-and-half burrata pizza with house-made mozzarella.
Tip: Book ahead; the chain is hugely popular and the mall branch fills at lunch and dinner.
Bep Me In is a Michelin Bib Gourmand room dressing up Southern Vietnamese home cooking in a nostalgic old-Saigon setting just off Le Thanh Ton in District 1.
Signature: Southern home cooking, Clay pots, Grilled dishes
Order: The clay-pot braises and grilled river fish.
Tip: The retro decor draws a young local crowd; it is down a lane, so watch the house numbers.
Lang Nuong Nam Bo is a rowdy Southern barbecue institution where whole suckling pig and skewers come off open grills across a sprawling District 10 compound.
Signature: Grilled suckling pig, Southern barbecue, Grilled river fish
Order: The grilled suckling pig and a spread of Southern-style skewers.
Tip: Come with a group and plenty of beer; the grilled meats are meant for sharing.
Tan Nguyen Thai is a packed Cho Lon hole in the wall where locals crowd in for pages of steamed and pan-fried dumplings under red and yellow signage.
Signature: Steamed dumplings, Pan-fried dumplings, Cho Lon dim sum
Order: A stack of steamed and pan-fried dumplings straight off the menu pages.
Tip: It is always busy and cash-friendly; the pan-fried dumplings sell out early.