Country dossier
Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries across Vietnam in the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Vietnam
Vietnam’s starred dining is concentrated in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang, with tasting menus and formal kitchens leading the way.
Anan Saigon in Quan 1 turns modern Vietnamese street food into Michelin-starred fine dining. The restaurant runs tasting menu and a la carte formats, with a wine list and craft cocktails. Its awards include Michelin 1 Star in 2024, 2025 and 2026, plus a World's 50 Best Asia's Best Restaurants listing.
Gia in Dong Da presents modern Vietnamese fine dining through tasting menu and set menu formats. The room has sommelier-led service, an extensive wine list and zero-proof options. It holds Michelin 1 Star awards in 2024, 2025 and 2026, and the kitchen works through a 12-course seasonal format.
La Maison 1888 on the Son Tra Peninsula is Da Nang’s Michelin-starred French contemporary restaurant. The wine programme is sommelier-led, with an extensive list and a cellar of 2,100 bottles. It holds Michelin 1 Star awards in 2024, 2025 and 2026, plus Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence.
Hibana by Koki in Hoan Kiem is Vietnam’s Michelin-starred Japanese teppanyaki room, built around counter dining. The programme includes sake. It holds Michelin 1 Star awards in 2024, 2025 and 2026, and the format centres on live griddle cooking with ingredients flown in from Japan.
These wine bars are in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, in Quan 2, Binh Thanh and Hoan Kiem. Each pours a by-the-glass selection from a wider wine list.
MAD Wine Bar & Eatery in Quan 2 keeps a wine programme of over 450 bottles and 30+ wines by the glass. It holds Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and Star Wine List recognition. The wines are paired with chef-driven European-style dishes from Danish owners.
Terroir Wine Bar in Binh Thanh is a small counter bar with a sommelier-programme. The list has over 20 wines by the glass and 100+ by the bottle, and the bar pours craft cocktails. It holds a Star Wine List award for 2026.
Tannin Wine Bar Hang Vai in Hoan Kiem is one of Hanoi’s reference points for wine, with over 500 wines from Old and New Worlds. The programme is exceptional and includes both conventional and natural wine. It also holds a Star Wine List award in 2026, with by-the-glass options and a compact room.
Vietnam’s tasting-menu rooms are strongest in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, where modern Vietnamese cooking often meets beverage programmes.
Akuna in Quan 1 offers tasting menu and prix fixe formats with a wine list. The room also leans into natural wine and sommelier-led service. It holds Michelin 1 Star awards in 2024, 2025 and 2026, and the cooking is framed as modern Australian-Vietnamese fine dining.
CieL in Quan 2 is a tasting-menu restaurant for modern Vietnamese fusion fine dining, with an extensive wine list. Chef Viet Hong Le, who trained at Noma and Disfrutar, works French technique with Vietnamese ingredients. It holds a Michelin 1 Star for 2025 and 2026.
Chapter Dining in Hoan Kiem is a tasting-menu room with an extensive wine list. It holds Michelin Plate recognition in 2024, 2025 and 2026. The cooking is modern Northern Vietnamese fine dining, and charcoal grilling is the kitchen’s central technique.
Bib Gourmand venues give Vietnam a useful map for regional food, from noodle houses to street-food staples and vegetarian rooms.
Chay Garden (District 3) in Quan 3 holds Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition and Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The restaurant serves modern Vietnamese vegetarian cooking in a colonial-era house with small dining rooms and a tree-lined patio. The format is a la carte, with plant-based Vietnamese dishes at the centre.
Bánh Xèo 46A in Quan 1 holds Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2024, 2025 and 2026. Crispy bánh xèo, filled with mung beans, bean sprouts, pork and shrimp, are served a la carte and al fresco by the open kitchen.
Bún Chả Cá Hờn in Hai Chau holds Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2024, 2025 and 2026. The family-run restaurant serves Da Nang fish cake noodle soup, including a special topped by crabmeat and fishcakes in a sweet-sour tomato broth.
Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi have the deepest concentration of serious wine bars and cellar programmes. Ho Chi Minh City includes MAD Wine Bar & Eatery, Terroir Wine Bar and NOB Natural Wine Corner, while Hanoi includes Tannin Wine Bar Hang Vai, The Hudson Rooms and The Haflington. Da Nang’s strongest wine work appears in La Maison 1888.
There are 11 Michelin-starred restaurants in our Vietnam guide. These counts cover restaurants across Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang, with the starred kitchens in those cities holding 11 Michelin stars in total.
Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi are the main tasting-menu cities. In Ho Chi Minh City, Akuna, CieL and Upstairs all run tasting-menu formats, and in Hanoi the list includes Gia and Chapter Dining. Da Nang adds La Maison 1888, which combines tasting-menu service with a strong wine programme.
Wine Spectator awards in this guide appear in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang. La Maison 1888 in Da Nang holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, and Chay Garden (District 3) in Ho Chi Minh City also holds that award. MAD Wine Bar & Eatery in Ho Chi Minh City carries the same recognition in 2026.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Vietnam
Selected entries from the current guide for Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Anan Saigon on Tôn Thất Đạm holds a Michelin star while operating at a ₫₫ price point, a combination that positions it at the sharper end of Vietnam's street-food-rooted fine-dining conversation. Chef Peter Cuong Franklin reframes familiar southern Vietnamese flavours through technique, and the restaurant has ranked in Opinionated About Dining's Casual Asia list every year from 2023 through 2025, landing at #17 in the 2025 edition.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Akuna occupies the ninth floor of Le Méridien Saigon in District 1, where a Michelin-starred kitchen under Chef Sam Aisbett bridges European technique with Vietnamese produce. Dishes like red-braised goose with Venus clams and smoked Australian pork cheeks sit inside a space defined by 1,200 suspended light rods that replicate the quality of a sunset over moving water. La Liste has scored it 75 points in both 2025 and 2026.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Gia holds a Michelin star for two consecutive years and a 2025 La Liste placement, operating from a 12-course seasonal format on Văn Miếu Street in Hanoi's Old Quarter fringe. Chef Sam Tran's kitchen works through Vietnamese heritage ingredients with precise acidity and textured plating, visible from the open counter. The wine program earned a Star Wine List White Star recognition in 2024.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Da Nang's only Michelin-starred restaurant, La Maison 1888 sits inside the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort and serves French contemporary cuisine shaped by a kitchen team operating under Christian Le Squer's culinary direction. With 2,100 bottles across a cellar strong in Bordeaux and Burgundy, and a sommelier team led by Amedeo Bellini, the wine program matches the kitchen's ambition. La Liste placed it at 75 points in 2025.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
CieL holds a 2025 Michelin star under chef Viet Hong, operating at the summit price tier of Ho Chi Minh City's innovative dining scene from its Thảo Điền address in Thu Duc. The restaurant draws milestone diners seeking a formal creative menu in a neighbourhood better known for riverside cafes and expat brunch spots. It sits among the city's most critically consistent addresses.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Hibana by Koki brings Michelin-recognised teppanyaki to Hanoi's French Quarter, where chef Hiroshi Yamaguchi works a live iron griddle in a format that positions the kitchen as theatre and craft simultaneously. Consecutive Michelin Stars in 2024 and 2025, alongside a La Liste Top Restaurants score of 75 points, place it at the summit of the city's Japanese dining tier. Reservations are strongly advised given capacity constraints.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Coco Dining holds a Michelin star earned in 2025, placing it among a small tier of Ho Chi Minh City restaurants where innovative cooking meets serious sourcing intent. Under Chef Chris Sanchez, the kitchen operates at a price point that signals premium ambition without the full omakase formality of peers like Akuna. The address on Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa in District 3 puts it at the quieter, residential edge of the city's fine-dining corridor.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The only Cantonese restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City to hold a Michelin star, Long Trieu sits on the Nguyễn Huệ and Đồng Khởi corridor and has retained its recognition across consecutive guides (2024 and 2025). La Liste placed it at 75 points in its 2025 rankings. The ₫₫₫₫ price tier positions it among the city's most formal Chinese dining rooms.
Hanoi, Vietnam
ONVIT brings a Korean tasting-menu lens to Hanoi, using Vietnamese produce as the bridge rather than the backdrop. The room is elegant and quiet, the cooking is anchored by Chef Joon’s Korean heritage, and the signature abalone porridge with ST25 rice gives the experience its clearest cultural argument.
Hanoi, Vietnam
A 2025 Michelin-starred tea house on Yên Thế Street in Hanoi's Ba Đình district, Tầm Vị occupies a space layered with vintage Chinese furniture, hand-written signs, and an antique gramophone that sets the register before the food arrives. The kitchen anchors itself in Northern Vietnamese tradition, with clear-broth soups and herb-forward plates that trace a direct line to the way Hanoi has eaten for generations. At the ₫₫ price tier, it sits among the more credentialed restaurants at its price point in the city.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A four-table modern Vietnamese dining room set above a wine bar in District 2, where chef Hiep Truong translates Central Vietnamese traditions into a refined tasting format. The Michelin Guide recognition in 2024 flags the kitchen's technical precision, while the boutique wine programme and intimate scale keep the focus on ingredient quality and sommelier curation.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Chapter occupies a converted shophouse on Chân Cầm Street in Hoàn Kiếm, where a rusted steel façade gives way to a monochrome interior hung with contemporary art. Chef Quang Dung frames Vietnamese culinary tradition through a Nordic-inflected lens, with charcoal grilling as the kitchen's central technique. Consecutive Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 places it among Hanoi's most closely watched contemporary dining rooms.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Summer Experiment occupies a Bến Thành address in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1, sitting within the cluster of ambitious modern dining rooms that have reshaped central Saigon's evening scene. Specific menu details and booking information are limited in the public record, making direct contact one reliable planning step for visitors building a serious itinerary around the city's current restaurant moment.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Little Bear occupies a curious position in Ho Chi Minh City's contemporary dining scene: a wine bar in Thảo Điền carrying Michelin Plate recognition and. The kitchen works in Vietnamese Contemporary register at accessible price points, drawing a crowd that treats wine seriously without the formality that usually accompanies that commitment.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Chay Garden in District 3 holds a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand, placing it among the few vegetarian restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City to earn formal recognition for quality at accessible prices. Set inside a colonial-era house on Võ Văn Tần, it serves plant-based Vietnamese cooking, braised eggplant, banana, green beans, in small dining rooms and a tree-lined patio that make the price-to-experience ratio difficult to argue with.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A Tân Định institution that has earned consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, Bánh Xèo 46A draws steady queues to its address on Đinh Công Tráng for the sizzling rice-flour crepes that define the format. Ranked 66th on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Casual Asia list, it occupies a specific tier in Ho Chi Minh City's Vietnamese cooking scene: rigorous, affordable, and largely unchanged by the city's recent fine-dining expansion.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Located on Hàng Mã in Hanoi's Old Quarter, The Haflington occupies one of the city's most commercially charged streets and positions itself against a small tier of Old Quarter addresses where sourcing ethics and environmental consciousness shape the offer.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
In District 7's Mỹ Hưng quarter, Margherí brings Neapolitan pizza technique to one of Ho Chi Minh City's most internationally minded neighbourhoods. Chef Ciro Sorrentino's kitchen works with authentic Italian ingredients and a contemporary dough method that produces a light, pronounced crust. The dining room is spacious and well-lit, with an Italian wine list and a supporting cast of regional appetisers that rounds out the offer.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
On the 23rd floor of a District 3 tower, The Albion by Kirk Westaway brings contemporary British dining to Ho Chi Minh City in a 60-seat room styled with 1930s references, marble, and wood-paneled bar. The menu moves through four sections drawing on Da Lat produce and global suppliers, with a 2025 Michelin Plate confirming its position in the city's premium dining tier.
Hanoi, Vietnam
A two-time Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient (2024 and 2025), 1946 Cua Bac sits in the Ba Đình quarter of Hanoi, where traditional Vietnamese cooking holds its ground against a rapidly modernising dining scene. The address points to a lane off Cửa Bắc street, the kind of tucked-away setting where the food does all the talking. At single-symbol pricing, it represents the accessible tier of Michelin-recognised Vietnamese cooking in the capital.
Da Nang, Vietnam
A two-time Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient (2024 and 2025), Ăn Thôi sits on Da Nang's riverfront Bạch Đằng strip and serves Vietnamese food at street-level prices with kitchen discipline that exceeds the price point.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Bà Đông is a Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised noodle shop on Huỳnh Thúc Kháng Street in Da Nang's Hải Châu district, earning the distinction in both 2024 and 2025. At the lowest price tier in the city, it represents the strand of Central Vietnamese noodle culture that Michelin inspectors have consistently tracked across the region's street-level dining scene.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Operating for over four decades, Bà Vui serves two chicken-focused items – bún gà and xôi gà – from a narrow Hai Chau Ward shophouse. The clear broth carries quiet acidity and black pepper, the sticky rice is piled with pulled chicken, pickled onion and fried shallots, and portions remain generous.
Da Nang, Vietnam
A forty-year-old specialist stall on Phan Chau Trinh that serves only two dishes: bánh bèo and bánh đập. Both are made to order, built on steamed rice bases and topped with pork, wood ear mushroom, shallots, and peanuts. Minimal seating, afternoon hours, and prices that reflect Da Nang's street-food economy rather than restaurant margins.
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Hanoi, Vietnam
A 47-room boutique hotel in Hanoi's French Quarter, Capella Hanoi draws from its proximity to the Hanoi Opera House through over 1,000 pieces of original opera memorabilia, custom artwork in every room, and a Michelin-starred restaurant. Named Asia's Leading Luxury Boutique Hotel at the 2025 World Travel Awards and rated 98.5 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels list, it occupies the upper tier of Hanoi's luxury accommodation market.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Operating from the same address in Hanoi's French Quarter since 1901, the Sofitel Legend Metropole is the reference point against which every other luxury hotel in the Vietnamese capital measures itself. With 358 rooms split between the colonial Heritage Wing and the neoclassical Opera Wing, seven dining and drinking outlets, and a La Liste Top Hotels 97-point rating, it draws a loyal clientele who return not for novelty but for the accumulated weight of the place.
Vinh Hy, Vietnam
Aman's first Vietnam property occupies a dramatic clifftop position inside Nui Chua National Park, overlooking Vinh Hy Bay on Ninh Thuan Province's largely undeveloped coastline. The resort earned Michelin 3 Keys recognition in 2025, placing it among Vietnam's most formally acknowledged luxury stays. Architecture draws from the traditional Vietnamese communal hall, positioning the Central Pavilion as both social anchor and panoramic lookout across protected coastal habitat.
Dien Duong, Vietnam
On a private kilometre of Ha My Beach, 30 kilometres south of Da Nang, Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai anchors itself to Vietnam's central coast with 100 villas drawn from the nha vuon garden-home tradition. Three tiered infinity pools, a Japanese omakase counter, and proximity to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites position it as the region's most contextually grounded luxury address. La Liste rated it 94 points in 2026.
Phu Quoc, Vietnam
Regent Phu Quoc sits on Long Beach within a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, recognised by Tatler Asia-Pacific as Best Vietnam Resort 2025 and scoring 91.5 points on La Liste Top Hotels 2026. An all-villas-and-suites property with formats ranging from one-bedroom retreats to seven-bedroom ultra-villas, it anchors its identity in design-led calm, island wellness programming, and Phu Quoc's only omakase counter.
Lăng Cô, Vietnam
Named Asia's Leading Luxury Beach Resort at the 2025 World Travel Awards, Banyan Tree Lăng Cô occupies a stretch of Vietnam's central coast where the Annamite Range meets the South China Sea. The resort's villa architecture draws on regional vernacular forms while positioning it firmly within the upper tier of long-stay coastal properties between Hue and Da Nang.
Con Dao, Vietnam
The only five-star resort in the Con Dao archipelago, Six Senses Con Dao occupies Dat Doc Beach inside a protected national and marine park, with 50 private pool villas built from sustainable materials in a design that echoes the forms of a traditional Vietnamese fishing village. Its turtle conservation program has released more than 31,000 endangered green sea turtles since 2018, making the ecological commitment as central to the stay as the accommodation itself.
Sông Cầu, Vietnam
On a secluded peninsula in Phú Yên province, Zannier Hotels Bãi San Hô places villas built with traditional Vietnamese construction methods across terrain that shifts between paddy fields, hilltops, and white-sand beach. Named Tatler Asia-Pacific Hotel of the Year 2025 and scoring 92 points on La Liste's Top Hotels ranking, it represents the design-led, low-capacity end of Vietnam's resort market, a deliberate contrast to the large-footprint international properties that dominate the country's more trafficked coastlines.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
On Lam Son Square, directly opposite the Opera House, Park Hyatt Saigon occupies one of Ho Chi Minh City's most historically charged addresses. French colonial architecture frames modern room technology, a Mekong Delta-inspired spa, and evening programming that runs from classical piano to DJ sets.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Occupying the Times Square tower on Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard in District 1, The Reverie Saigon has held Leading Hotels of the World membership since 2025 and earned a 92.5-point placement on La Liste's Top Hotels list in 2026. Its 286 rooms combine European classical and contemporary design schemes, with furnishings commissioned from Italian houses including Visionnaire, Colombostile, and Giorgetti.
Nha Trang, Vietnam
Six Senses Ninh Van Bay occupies a boat-access-only position on Khanh Hoa's Ninh Van Bay, 62 private pool villas set against rock formations, coral reef, and mountain backdrop. The 2025 World Travel Awards named it both Vietnam's and Asia's Most Romantic Resort. Dining draws on organic produce from Dalat and the bay's local seafood, anchored within Six Senses' global sustainability framework.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Positioned on a private bay within the Son Tra Peninsula Nature Reserve, InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort sits in a different competitive tier from Da Nang's beachfront strip hotels. Its on-site restaurant La Maison 1888 holds the Michelin Guide 2024 One Star, making it the only Michelin-starred restaurant in Central Vietnam. Tatler placed it among Asia-Pacific's Best Hotels 2025, with a specific Best Design award for its Bill Bensley-conceived architecture.
Ham Thuan Nam District, Vietnam
Azerai Ke Ga Bay holds a Michelin Key (2025) and sits on the Hon Lan peninsula in Ham Thuan Nam District, one of the quieter stretches of Vietnam's southern coast. The property belongs to the design-led, low-key luxury tier that has emerged as a counterweight to large-scale resort development in the region. For travellers who prioritise setting and architectural intention over hotel-brand familiarity, it represents a deliberate choice.
Sapa, Vietnam
Hotel de la Coupole Sapa, part of Accor's MGallery Collection, holds continent-level recognition as a Luxury Mountain Hotel and regional honours as a Luxury Wedding Hotel. Set in Sapa's high-altitude town above the Muong Hoa Valley, it occupies a position at the premium end of mountain hospitality in northern Vietnam, where the concentration of award-recognised properties remains comparatively thin.
Can Tho, Vietnam
Set on Con Au Islet in Can Tho's Cai Rang District, Legacy Mekong is part of Marriott's Autograph Collection and holds a Michelin Key in the 2025 Michelin Hotels selection, one of few properties in the Mekong Delta to receive that distinction. The property's island setting places guests directly on the river rather than beside it, making physical access to the delta the defining feature of the stay.
Hoi An, Vietnam
On the Cồn Ba Xã Islet along the Thu Bon River, Namia River Retreat operates in a small tier of Hoi An properties where wellness programming is the primary architecture of a stay, not an amenity attached to rooms. Named Tatler Asia's Best Wellness Retreat in Vietnam for 2025, the retreat pairs private pool villas with therapies rooted in Thuốc Nam, the southern Vietnamese herbology tradition, and two restaurants drawing from local seafood markets and regional spice routes.
Hoi An, Vietnam
A MICHELIN Selected property on the banks of the Thu Bon River, Namia River Retreat sits in Hoi An's Cam Chau ward and positions itself as a wellness-inclusive resort. The address places it a short distance from the Ancient Town, within a cluster of riverside retreats that have made this stretch of Hoi An recognisable to travellers looking for calm over spectacle.
Mui Ne, Vietnam
The Anam Mui Ne brings Small Luxury Hotels of the World affiliation to Vietnam's Binh Thuan coastline, making it the only SLH member in the country. Its 127 rooms channel colonial Indochine design through local artisanal materials, antique-style tiling, and canvases by Vietnamese artists. The property sits directly on Mui Ne's honey-toned shoreline, positioned as the reference point for heritage-inflected luxury in this part of the country.
Phu Quoc, Vietnam
Sitting on Bai Truong beach within Phu Quoc Marina, InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort holds the 2025 World Travel Awards for both Vietnam's and Asia's Leading Luxury Family Resort, a double distinction that places it at the summit of the island's large-scale resort tier. The Star Wine List recognition (2026) signals that the food and beverage program extends well beyond poolside convenience.
Lao Cai Province, Vietnam
Garrya Mu Cang Chai occupies a remote position in Lao Cai Province's terraced-rice-field country, earning Michelin Selected status in 2025. The property sits within Pung Luong Commune, where the scale and topography of Mu Cang Chai's landscapes set it apart from Vietnam's coastal resort circuit. For travellers willing to factor in the journey north from Hanoi, the location alone justifies the planning effort.
Quy Nhon, Vietnam
Anantara Quy Nhon Villas occupies a quiet beach on Vietnam's south-central coast, where 25 private pool villas draw on indigenous southern Vietnamese design to create a small-scale retreat well removed from the country's more trafficked resort corridors. The property earned 90.5 points on the La Liste Top Hotels 2026 list and appeared in EP Club's World's 100 Best Hotels, positioning it firmly among Vietnam's most considered coastal stays.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hôtel des Arts Saigon - MGallery Collection occupies a heritage address in District 3, placing it within a small tier of Ho Chi Minh City hotels that trade on architectural narrative rather than tower-block scale. A 2026 La Liste Top Hotels recognition (90 points) and the 2025 World Travel Awards title of Asia's Leading Lifestyle Hotel confirm its position at the upper edge of the city's design-led accommodation category.
Ninh Binh, Vietnam
Set inside Trang An's UNESCO World Heritage corridor, Jiva Hoa Lu Retreat occupies a forested valley where rice paddies, limestone karsts, and slow-moving rivers define the physical setting. The retreat positions itself within a small tier of heritage-adjacent properties in Ninh Binh that trade on landscape immersion and culinary grounding rather than resort scale.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Among Vietnam's coastal resorts, Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort sits in a distinct tier: a 238-key oceanside property outside Ho Chi Minh City that holds multiple World Luxury Hotel Awards, including Global Winner for Luxury Private Pool Villa and Country Winner for Luxury All-Inclusive Resort. The Level Villas, with private plunge pools and dedicated concierge access, are the property's sharpest differentiator from midscale coastal competitors.
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Stir has earned consecutive placements on Asia's 50 Best Bars list, ranked #58 in 2024 and #61 in 2025, making it among the more recognised cocktail bars in Ho Chi Minh City. Located on the first floor of 136 Lê Thánh Tôn in District 1, it also holds a #223 position on the Top 500 Bars global ranking..
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Named Tatler Asia's Bar of the Year for Vietnam in 2025 and ranked among the leading 500 Bars globally, The Enigma Mansion occupies a colonial-era address on Tôn Đức Thắng in District 1. The bar operates in a tier that prizes creative programming and heritage atmosphere over volume, placing it alongside Ho Chi Minh City's most recognised drinking destinations.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Summer Experiment occupies a Bến Thành address in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1, sitting within the cluster of ambitious modern dining rooms that have reshaped central Saigon's evening scene. Specific menu details and booking information are limited in the public record, making direct contact one reliable planning step for visitors building a serious itinerary around the city's current restaurant moment.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The Hudson Rooms occupies a French Quarter address on Lê Phụng Hiểu, one of Hoàn Kiếm's more composed side streets, where colonial-era architecture sets the backdrop for an evolving dining proposition. Hanoi's premium dining scene has shifted considerably over the past decade, and venues in this corridor have had to move with it. The Hudson Rooms represents that ongoing repositioning.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Workshop14 sits in Hanoi's Tây Hồ district and ranks number 34 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026, and holds The Bar in Vietnam 2026 and the Three Cents Best New Opening Award 2026.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Located on Hàng Mã in Hanoi's Old Quarter, The Haflington occupies one of the city's most commercially charged streets and positions itself against a small tier of Old Quarter addresses where sourcing ethics and environmental consciousness shape the offer.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Sol Kitchen & Bar holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) for its Latin American cooking in the heart of District 1, Lý Tự Trọng. Chef Adrian Chong Yen runs a mid-range kitchen that has earned, placing it among the more consistently rated foreign-cuisine restaurants operating in Ho Chi Minh City at the ₫₫ price tier.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dot Bar holds a place on the Top 500 Bars list for 2025, ranking at #475, a signal that Ho Chi Minh City's District 1 drinking scene continues to push into international recognition. Located on Hai Bà Trưng in Bến Nghé, the bar sits at the intersection of a maturing cocktail culture and the city's appetite for precision drinks paired with considered food.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Drinking & Healing occupies the second floor of a Nguyen Thai Binh address in District 1, where it has earned a place on Asia's 50 Best Bars list (ranked 99th in 2024). The bar trades in a concept that frames drinking as a restorative act, sitting within Ho Chi Minh City's more considered, ingredient-focused cocktail tier.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
MAD Wine Bar & Eatery occupies a quiet stretch of Xuân Thủy in Thảo Điền, where a Danish sommelier couple and their Vietnamese co-manager have built one of District 2's more considered wine-and-food addresses. The format suits a particular kind of evening: one where the bottle matters as much as the plate, and the pacing is unhurried enough to let both register.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A compact natural wine bar on Nguyễn Trãi with a list of over 40 wines by the glass, NOB Natural Wine Corner occupies a deliberate niche in Ho Chi Minh City's drinking scene, accessible enough for the curious, deep enough for the committed. Its small footprint belies the breadth of its pours, making it one of District 1's more considered stops for anyone tracking Vietnam's growing interest in low-intervention wine.
Hanoi, Vietnam
One of Hanoi's pioneering wine bars, Tannin on Hàng Vải has spent years earning its place as a reference point for Old Quarter wine drinkers. The format is direct: a broad selection, accessible pricing, and a room that regulars return to not for spectacle but for reliability. In a city where cocktail bars and craft beer spots have multiplied fast, dedicated wine venues of this tenure are relatively rare.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Terroir Wine Bar sits in Bình Thạnh, one of Ho Chi Minh City's residential districts pulling serious drinking culture away from the tourist-heavy centre. A 2026 Star Wine List award places it among a small cohort of recognised wine destinations in Vietnam. For visitors who want considered pours over cocktail-bar theatrics, Bình Thạnh's quieter pace suits the format.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Octo brings Spanish cooking to District 1, holding a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 at a mid-range price point that sits below most of its Michelin-recognised peers in Ho Chi Minh City. The address on Hồ Tùng Mậu places it at the accessible end of the city's international dining tier, making it one of the more approachable entry points into recognised European cuisine in Saigon.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam
An address on Hanoi's Phúc Tân waterfront that sits within one of the Old Quarter's quieter residential fringes, 12 P. Phúc Tân draws visitors who have already worked through the obvious stops and are looking for something the main tourist corridors don't offer. The Hoàn Kiếm district setting places it close to the Red River embankment, where Hanoi's relationship with its produce markets and street-level food culture remains more legible than in the city's newer quarters.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam
Tạ Hiện Street is Hanoi's most concentrated strip of street-level drinking, where cold bia hơi and plastic stools have defined the Old Quarter's social rhythm for generations. Number 20 sits at the intersection's busiest corner, functioning less as a destination in the conventional sense and more as a fixed point in a nightly ritual that belongs equally to locals and travellers. Budget-friendly, walk-in, and unapologetically informal.
Hanoi, Vietnam
On a narrow lane in Hoàn Kiếm, 5 P. Nguyễn Siêu sits in one of Hanoi's most concentrated pockets of after-dark activity, where the Old Quarter's street energy gives way to something more considered. The address draws those willing to look past the obvious tourist circuit in search of a bar scene shaped by local ritual and neighbourhood pace rather than spectacle.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A craft beer taproom on Đông Du Street in District 1, 7 Bridges Saigon operates in the walk-in-friendly, beer-first register that distinguishes taprooms from Ho Chi Minh City's cocktail-led bar tier. The Bến Nghé address places it in the commercial core of the city, where an after-work and visitor crowd converges on a tap list weighted toward Vietnamese craft and regional producers.
Sapa, Vietnam
Ninh Hoa, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Alto Saigon occupies an address in Bình Thạnh, one of Ho Chi Minh City's residential districts that has steadily drawn a more informed bar and dining crowd away from the District 1 centre. The space positions itself at the quieter, atmosphere-focused end of Saigon's evening scene, where the physical environment and deliberate pacing matter as much as what arrives at the table.
Phu Quoc, Vietnam
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