Secret Garden is a vietnamese restaurant in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
1.5 - 2.5 hours
Join a no-fire dinner experience to roll fresh Vietnamese spring rolls and create three legendary dipping sauces. Get hands-on and savor every authentic Vietnamese flavor
3 hours
Spend three hours with a talented local chef to cook a three-course meal by yourself, following the steps of the instructions given and using only natural ingredients....
Guided tour · 8 hours
Explore Ho Chi Minh City on a guided tour with a Polish-speaking guide. Ride a traditional rickshaw, visit the Jade Emperor's Pagoda, and enjoy a local lunch.
Address: 158 Pasteur Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Quan Ngon 138 gathers dozens of regional Vietnamese street dishes near the Independence Palace, cooked at open stalls inside a colonial-era house.
OrderWork through several small dishes; the banh xeo and grilled meats are reliable.
TipIt is busy and touristy but a painless way to sample many regional dishes in one sitting.
Home Saigon tucks into a quiet alley off Pham Ngu Lao, plating polished versions of family Southern Vietnamese recipes in a set of restored old-house rooms.
OrderThe caramelised clay-pot fish and the pomelo salad.
TipIt sits down a narrow hem; the street entrance is easy to miss, so follow the house numbers.
Hoi An Sense is a Michelin Selected restaurant bringing central Vietnamese cooking to a garden villa in Da Kao, from cao lau to white rose dumplings.
OrderCao lau noodles and the white rose shrimp dumplings.
TipThe garden courtyard is the seat to request; there is often live traditional music at dinner.
Quan Ngon 138 gathers dozens of regional Vietnamese street dishes near the Independence Palace, cooked at open stalls inside a colonial-era house.
OrderWork through several small dishes; the banh xeo and grilled meats are reliable.
TipIt is busy and touristy but a painless way to sample many regional dishes in one sitting.
Home Saigon tucks into a quiet alley off Pham Ngu Lao, plating polished versions of family Southern Vietnamese recipes in a set of restored old-house rooms.
OrderThe caramelised clay-pot fish and the pomelo salad.
TipIt sits down a narrow hem; the street entrance is easy to miss, so follow the house numbers.
Ba Co Loc Coc is a Michelin Selected room for traditional Southern Vietnamese home cooking in District 3: grilled meats, clay pots and market vegetables.
OrderThe grilled dishes and a clay-pot braise to share.
TipIt fills fast with local families at dinner; go early or book ahead on weekends.
Hoi An Sense is a Michelin Selected restaurant bringing central Vietnamese cooking to a garden villa in Da Kao, from cao lau to white rose dumplings.
OrderCao lau noodles and the white rose shrimp dumplings.
TipThe garden courtyard is the seat to request; there is often live traditional music at dinner.
Nephele is a Michelin Selected modern Vietnamese room in Binh Thanh, working local herbs and seasonal produce into a quiet, contemporary set menu.
OrderThe seasonal set menu, which leans on the day's market.
TipIt sits down a residential lane in Binh Thanh; booking ahead is the safe move for dinner.
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.
OrderA run of the small plates with a cocktail pairing.
TipSeats are limited and the counter is the best view of the kitchen; reserve for weekends.