Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Ho Chi Minh City from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Ho Chi Minh City
These Michelin-starred restaurants are in Quan 1, Quan 2 and Quan 3. Our guide counts six Michelin-starred restaurants citywide, and six Michelin stars in total.
Anan Saigon in Quan 1 holds a Michelin star in the 2026 guide. Chef Peter Cuong Franklin cooks street-food-inspired Vietnamese dishes in a wet market, offered as a tasting menu and a la carte. The bar pours craft cocktails. World's 50 Best Asia's Best Restaurants ranked it at number 86.
Akuna in Quan 1 holds a Michelin star in the 2026 guide, with the same recognition in earlier guides. Chef Sam Aisbett remixes Vietnamese ingredients with Australian influences, overlooking the Saigon River. The formats are a tasting menu and a prix fixe. The wine list is natural and sommelier-led. La Liste scored the restaurant 75 points in 2025.
CieL in Quan 2 holds a Michelin star in the 2026 guide. Chef Viet Hong Le, who trained at Noma and Disfrutar, runs a tasting menu that fuses French technique with Vietnamese ingredients. The wine list is extensive. Food & Wine Global Tastemakers placed it at number 3, and The Best Chef awarded One Knife.
Long Trieu in Quan 1 is the only Cantonese restaurant in our guide with a Michelin star, dated 2026. It serves Peking duck and dim sum in an imperial palace-inspired room, on an a la carte menu and a set menu. The wine list is extensive. La Liste scored it 75 points in 2025.
Coco Dining in Quan 3 holds a Michelin star in the 2026 guide, after a Michelin Plate in 2024. Chef Chris Sanchez cooks progressive Vietnamese food that uses fermentation, in a renovated French villa. The restaurant serves a tasting menu and an a la carte menu. The wine list is extensive.
Six venues carry an exceptional wine program in our guide, a citywide count. The lists below include an exceptional program, Wine Spectator awards and Star Wine List selections.
Terroir Wine Bar in Binh Thanh holds a Star Wine List award for 2026 and an exceptional wine program. A sommelier curates over 20 wines by the glass and 100 or more by the bottle. The room is a small counter bar. The selection is conventional wine, and the bar also pours craft cocktails.
MAD Wine Bar & Eatery in Quan 2 holds a Star Wine List award for 2026 and a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for the same year. The bar lists over 450 bottles and 30 or more wines by the glass, with European-style dishes. A Danish sommelier couple runs the room with a Vietnamese co-manager.
NOB Natural Wine Corner in District 1 is a compact bar and holds a Star Wine List award for 2026. Sommelier Vi pairs a selection of natural wines with homemade vegetarian Vietnamese dishes. Over 40 wines are offered by the glass.
Olivia in Quan 2 holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and a Michelin Plate, both dated 2025. The kitchen serves tasting menus and set menus that blend European cooking with Australian influences. The list runs to 260 selections across 1,330 bottles, weighted toward Italy, France and California.
3G Trois Gourmands in Quan 2 holds Michelin Plates for 2024 and 2025 and an exceptional wine program. The restaurant serves classic French fine dining in a colonial villa, with homemade cheeses and ingredients imported from France. Formats include a tasting menu, a la carte and a set menu. The list is extensive and sommelier-led.
Tasting menus in our guide run from Michelin-starred kitchens to Michelin Plate rooms, in French, Vietnamese, plant-based and wood-fired formats. Several of those lists are sommelier-led or extensive.
Upstairs in Thao Dien holds a Michelin star in the 2026 guide. The Upstairs Tasting Room serves a modern Vietnamese tasting menu and a prix fixe, with a semi-open kitchen, a chef's counter and a wine cellar. Chef Hiep Truong works from Central Vietnamese traditions. The wine list is sommelier-led and extensive. The room has four tables.
Esta in Quan 1 holds a Michelin Plate and a Star Wine List award, both dated 2026. Chef Hishikawa Kazuki leads a Vietnamese team cooking fire-led contemporary Asian dishes from local ingredients in an open kitchen. Service is a tasting menu and a la carte. The wine list is extensive.
Oryz in Quan 1 holds a Michelin Plate and a Tatler Best Innovation award. The tasting menu runs 12 to 14 courses and reworks Vietnamese and other Asian recipes in an open kitchen. A passport notes the inspiration for each course. The restaurant also runs a sake program.
Tales by Chapter in District 1 holds a Michelin Plate and a Conde Nast Hot List Restaurants award, both dated 2026. It is a zero-waste, plant-based fine dining restaurant, with seasonal tasting menus, local produce, rooftop herbs, fermentation and its own biodiverse farm. The wine program has natural wine and a sommelier, plus zero-proof drinks and craft cocktails. Service is at a chef's counter in a villa.
Truffle in Binh Thanh holds a Michelin Plate in the 2026 guide. The restaurant serves French fine dining built on seasonal truffle tasting menus and set menus, on the 73rd floor of Landmark 81. Floor-to-ceiling windows face the city skyline. The wine list is extensive.
Quan 1 holds ranked cocktail bars in our guide, including Asia's 50 Best Bars and Top 500 Bars. Stir, Summer Experiment and Drinking & Healing also keep a wine list.
Stir in Quan 1 is ranked number 84 on Asia's 50 Best Bars for 2026. The bar is a first-floor speakeasy pouring Vietnamese-inspired craft cocktails and classic cocktails, with Indochina-era styling. Earlier editions of that Asia list also include the bar.
The Enigma Mansion in Quan 1 is ranked number 55 on Asia's 50 Best Bars for 2026. Tatler named it Vietnam Bar of the Year. The bar occupies a historic mansion and pours craft cocktails and classic cocktails built with regional Vietnamese ingredients, mixing classic technique with lab-driven mixology.
Summer Experiment in Quan 1 is ranked number 449 on Top 500 Bars for 2026. Tatler listed the bar in its Asia-Pacific and Vietnam selections. Cocktails use on-site garden-grown botanicals and local Vietnamese ingredients. The wine list includes natural wine, and the bar serves small plates.
Drinking & Healing in Quan 1 was ranked number 99 on Asia's 50 Best Bars in 2024. The bar is a speakeasy in a French colonial building, where staff build personalized cocktails from a guest's mood. The wine list sits beside craft cocktails and classic cocktails.
Serious wine lists in our guide sit in Quan 2, Thao Dien, Binh Thanh, District 1, Quan 1 and Quan 3. Quan 2 has MAD Wine Bar & Eatery, Olivia, Little Bear and 3G Trois Gourmands. Upstairs in Thao Dien is sommelier-led. Terroir Wine Bar in Binh Thanh carries an exceptional program. NOB Natural Wine Corner is in District 1, Esta is in Quan 1, and Chay Garden (District 3) is in Quan 3.
Our guide counts six Michelin-starred restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City, and six Michelin stars in total. They are Anan Saigon, Akuna and Long Trieu in Quan 1, CieL in Quan 2, Coco Dining in Quan 3, and Upstairs in Thao Dien. Each of those kitchens has a Michelin star dated 2026.
Tasting menus in our guide are served at Anan Saigon, Akuna, CieL, Coco Dining and Upstairs, and at a wider Michelin Plate group. That Plate group includes Esta, Oryz and Lüne in Quan 1, Truffle and Nephele in Binh Thanh, Tales by Chapter in District 1, and Madame Lam and 3G Trois Gourmands in Quan 2. Hum Garden in Quan 2 also serves a tasting menu.
MAD Wine Bar & Eatery in Quan 2 holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence dated 2026, Chay Garden (District 3) in Quan 3 holds that award dated 2025, and Olivia in Quan 2 holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence dated 2025. Olivia in Quan 2 keeps a list weighted toward Italy, France and California, and MAD Wine Bar & Eatery in Quan 2 pairs a list with European-style dishes.
The list styles in our guide are exceptional programs, sommelier-led lists, natural wine, and by-the-glass or by-the-bottle counts. Terroir Wine Bar in Binh Thanh and 3G Trois Gourmands in Quan 2 carry exceptional programs. Akuna in Quan 1, Upstairs in Thao Dien and Little Bear in Quan 2 are sommelier-led. NOB Natural Wine Corner in District 1 and Little Bear in Quan 2 pour natural wine. MAD Wine Bar & Eatery in Quan 2 lists over 450 bottles.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
Best of Ho Chi Minh City
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Selected entries from the current guide for Ho Chi Minh City.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bánh Canh Cua Bà Ba is a compact alley shop in Cho Quan Ward that focuses on a single dish: bánh canh cua, a vivid orange crab rice noodle soup with fish cakes, crab leg meat, and egg ribbons in a silky broth. The menu offers a smaller bowl for one or a clay pot for sharing, served with fried dough, tender pork trotter, and a zesty green chilli-lime sauce on the side.
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A once-humble hawker stand now operating as a two-storey shop in Tan Dinh Ward, Bánh Cuốn Tây Hồ 127 specialises in delicate steamed rice rolls made to order beside an open kitchen. Traditional fillings—pork and jicama, mushroom, vegetarian—are paired with balanced dipping broths, and the shop also serves golden bean cake, a local breakfast staple.
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Tucked along Le Thanh Ton Street, Bếp Mẹ ỉn distills Vietnam’s cherished home-cooking into an elegant, cosmopolitan experience. The menu celebrates generational recipes—fragrant clay-pot caramelized fish, silken pork-and-prawn bánh cuốn, and bright, herb-laced salads—prepared with a jeweler’s attention to texture and nuance. Candlelit tones, handcrafted ceramics, and polished service create an ambiance of understated luxury, where each course arrives with a whisper of nostalgia and a flourish of modern finesse. For informed travelers, Bếp Mẹ ỉn offers a rare convergence: the soulful intimacy of a Vietnamese family kitchen polished to a dining room of international poise, right in the heart of District 1.
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Bò Kho Gánh holds consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2024 and 2025, placing it among Ho Chi Minh City's most closely watched street food addresses in Quận 10. The stall operates from a fixed address on Sư Vạn Hạnh, drawing regulars and first-timers alike to a format where a single dish, Vietnamese braised beef stew, anchors the entire operation.
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Bún Bò Huế 14B holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) for its Hue-style spiced beef noodle soup served out of a ground-floor address in District 4. The setting is unambiguously utilitarian, the prices sit at the bottom of Ho Chi Minh City's dining register, and the bowl is the entire argument..
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Bún Riêu Yến serves a single dish on Truong Sa Street: rice noodles in tomato-crab broth topped with fresh whelk and minced pork. The corner address, indoor and outdoor seating, and a broth built from naturally sweet tomato and crab make it a reference point for the dish in Ho Chi Minh City's street-food landscape.
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Chị Mơ brings contemporary Vietnamese cooking into Ho Chi Minh City’s new small-restaurant conversation, with an outdoor garden terrace, house ferments, and phở built around 24-hour bone broths. The restaurant is open according to recent official social/listing snippets showing 7:00 AM-10:00 PM hours, and its critical notice rests on a clear cultural argument: local staples treated with technical patience rather than decorative reinvention.
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Cơm Tấm Ba Ghiền, on Đặng Văn Ngữ in Phú Nhuận district, has held the Michelin Bib Gourmand in both 2024 and 2025, making it among the more consistently recognised street food addresses in Ho Chi Minh City. The kitchen centres on cơm tấm, the broken-rice plate that defines southern Vietnamese working-class eating, at prices that remain firmly in the single-dish bracket.
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Cục Gạch Quán has held consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, positioning it among Ho Chi Minh City's most consistent addresses for traditional Vietnamese cooking at a mid-range price point. Located on Đặng Tất in the Tân Định quarter of District 1, it draws a loyal local following alongside international visitors seeking the kind of home-style Vietnamese food that rarely survives translation into tourist-facing formats.
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Among Ho Chi Minh City's Cantonese options, Dim Tu Tac on Dong Du Street holds a distinct position: a Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in 2024, operating at the ₫₫ price tier where quality-to-value ratios are under the scrutiny.
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Hồng Phát on Võ Văn Tần has earned back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, placing it among a small cohort of Ho Chi Minh City noodle shops that Michelin's inspectors consider worth a detour. Located in District 3 at the lower end of the price scale, it represents the kind of neighbourhood bowl-and-broth operation that the city's street-food culture has long produced quietly and at volume.
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Hum Garden holds a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand and sits in the Thảo Điền residential quarter of Ho Chi Minh City, operating from a courtyard house on a quiet street. The menu runs Vietnamese-inspired vegetarian dishes built on organic produce sourced directly from farmers, with modern technique applied throughout.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Amanaki Thao Dien sits in the expatriate-favoured district of Thao Dien, where art-driven design and a name drawn from the Tongan word for 'hope' signal its deliberate distance from generic luxury. The hotel holds a 2026 Star Wine List recognition and a 2025 Country Winner title from the Luxury Hotel Awards. It is one of the more considered addresses in Ho Chi Minh City's design-led accommodation tier.
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Bach Suites Saigon on Pham Ngoc Thach Street in District 3 draws on Ho Chi Minh City's French colonial architecture and reinterprets it through a contemporary lens. A Country Winner for Best Architectural Design, the property sits in one of the city's most character-rich residential districts, placing it in the smaller, design-led boutique tier rather than the international-brand corridor along the river.
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Sherwood Suites sits on Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa in District 3, a quieter residential stretch that separates it from the branded towers of District 1 while keeping the city centre within easy reach. With 157 rooms across a suite-format property, it positions itself between the boutique independents and the mid-scale international chains that dominate Ho Chi Minh City's accommodation market.
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The Myst Dong Khoi Hotel sits at the intersection of District 1's colonial streetscape and Vietnam's contemporary arts scene, recognised as both Global Luxury Cultural Hotel and Country Luxury Art Boutique Hotel winner. Its Hồ Huấn Nghiệp address places guests within walking distance of Dong Khoi's galleries, restaurants, and the Saigon River promenade, a compact, design-led alternative to the district's larger international towers.
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A 2025 World Luxury Hotel Awards recipient in the Luxury Design Boutique and Luxury Eco categories, Amanaki Saigon Boutique Hotel occupies a Quận 1 address on Hồ Tùng Mậu, a short walk from the Saigon River. The property positions itself inside the smaller, design-led tier of Ho Chi Minh City hospitality, where local material choices and curatorial restraint define the offer rather than scale.
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Amaya Saigon Boutique Hotel holds a Michelin Selected designation for 2025, placing it within a small tier of independently recognised stays in District 1. The address on Lê Thánh Tôn puts guests at the edge of Ho Chi Minh City's central commercial core, within walking distance of the city's principal dining and cultural corridor. For travellers who want size and character over brand-flag consistency, it occupies a distinct position in the Saigon boutique market.
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A Michelin Selected boutique hotel on Hồ Tùng Mậu in District 1, Anima Saigon positions itself at the intersection of contemporary Vietnamese art and considered hospitality design. The property operates within a small-format tier where spatial curation and cultural programming carry more weight than room count. For travellers arriving in Ho Chi Minh City with an eye on design-led accommodation, it earns its place on a short list.
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Caravelle Saigon Hotel holds a position at the centre of District 1's civic heart, on Lam Son Square where the opera house and Continental Hotel have shaped the neighbourhood's identity since the colonial era. A Country Winner for Luxury Hotel, it operates as a reference point for what full-service hotel accommodation means in Ho Chi Minh City, pairing a historically significant address with the service depth that sustained recognition demands.
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A Michelin Selected hotel positioned at one of District 1's most central addresses, Fusion Original Saigon Centre occupies the Takashimaya Saigon Centre building on Lê Lợi. The property sits within the Fusion Hotels Group's broader Vietnamese portfolio and carries Michelin's 2025 hotel selection, placing it in a mid-to-upper tier of Ho Chi Minh City's centrally located accommodation options.
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Garden Plaza Saigon holds the Country Winner designation for Luxury Airport Hotel, positioning it as Ho Chi Minh City's primary choice when proximity to Tan Son Nhat matters as much as the quality of the stay itself. The address on Nguyễn Văn Trỗi places it in a mid-city corridor that connects the airport district to Districts 1 and 3, giving travellers a foothold that neither the central luxury cluster nor budget transit options can replicate.
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Positioned on Mê Linh Square in District 1, Hilton Saigon holds a Regional Winner award for Luxury Business Hotel, a recognition that places it within Ho Chi Minh City's upper tier of full-service international properties. The address puts guests within walking distance of the riverfront and the city's commercial core, making it a practical anchor for both corporate stays and extended leisure visits.
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A Michelin Selected property on Ly Tu Trong Street, Hotel Indigo Saigon the City by IHG places guests in the administrative and cultural core of District 1, within walking distance of the city's most significant colonial-era landmarks and its densest concentration of restaurants, galleries, and evening venues. For travellers who want District 1 access without the scale of a major convention hotel, it occupies a practical middle ground.
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Kin Hotel Đông Du takes its design cues from the Kingsman films: leather, dark wood, and a lobby that feels like stepping into a spy's private club. The guestrooms include minibars and work desks, while Grand City View and Premium City View categories add bathtubs. The hotel sits fifteen minutes from Ben Thanh Market and under two from Bach Dang Wharf, with Saigon Centre, Takashimaya, and Vincom Center all nearby. Reception operates around the clock for luggage storage, tours, and last-minute airport transfers.
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La Vela Saigon Hotel occupies a District 3 address on Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa, holding dual recognition as a Regional Winner for Luxury Rooftop View and a Continent Winner for Luxury Airport Hotel. The property sits in a neighbourhood where mid-century French colonial architecture gives way to contemporary hotel development, positioning it as a practical yet award-acknowledged base for both transit travellers and those spending time in the city proper.
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Le Méridien Saigon holds two Luxury Travel Guide awards, Global Winner for Luxury Conference and Event Hotel, and Country Winner for Luxury City Business Hotel, positioning it among Ho Chi Minh City's most credentialed properties for high-volume corporate and event stays. Located at 3C Tôn Đức Thắng in District 1, the hotel sits within reach of the city's riverside corridor and central business district.
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On the Saigon River waterfront in District 1, Lotte Hotel Saigon holds two World Luxury Hotel Awards, Regional Winner for Luxury Wedding Hotel and Continent Winner for Luxury Riverside Hotel, placing it in a specific tier among Ho Chi Minh City's full-service luxury properties. Its address on Tôn Đức Thắng positions guests within walking distance of the city's main commercial and cultural corridor.
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Mai House Saigon Hotel on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street in District 3 holds MICHELIN Selected status in the 2025 Michelin Hotels guide, placing it among a small cohort of Saigon properties recognised for quality beyond mere star count. The address puts guests in one of the city's most characterful residential-commercial districts, within reach of the tree-lined boulevards and Franco-Vietnamese architecture that define central Ho Chi Minh City.
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A MICHELIN Selected boutique hotel in District 2's An Phu Ward, Mia Saigon sits within Ho Chi Minh City's quieter, design-conscious accommodation tier, a counterpoint to the large-scale luxury towers of the city centre.
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Silverland Ben Thanh Hotel occupies a sharp address on Le Lai Street, a block from the Ben Thanh market roundabout, and carries two international design awards: a Regional Win for Luxury Design Boutique Hotel and a Continental Win for Best Architectural Design. For travellers prioritising form and District 1 access over chain-hotel scale, it positions itself among Ho Chi Minh City's more architecturally considered independent properties.
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Silverland Jolie Hotel holds a Country Winner award for Luxury Boutique Hotel, placing it among the more recognised small-scale properties in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1. Positioned on Thi Sách street in Bến Nghé, it sits within walking distance of the city's core colonial landmarks and commercial corridors, making it a practical base for travellers who want boutique character without sacrificing central access.
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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..
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tucked along a Hẻm 18bis/30B alley off Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai in District 1's Đa Kao ward, Another Drink Saigon occupies the quieter, more considered end of Ho Chi Minh City's cocktail scene. The address alone signals intent: this is a bar that requires a small act of navigation, filtering out the casual foot traffic that defines Bùi Viện and keeping the room for guests who came specifically for the drink in their hand.
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Aviation Chamber occupies a spot on Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai in District 1, within the Đa Kao neighbourhood that has become one of Ho Chi Minh City's more considered drinking addresses. The bar sits in a city where the pairing of food and drink has grown into a genuine programme rather than an afterthought, and where the gap between craft cocktail counters and serious bar kitchens continues to close.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A rooftop bar and kitchen positioned in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1, Banana Mama sits on Cống Quỳnh Street in the Phạm Ngũ Lão quarter, where the city's open-air drinking culture meets refined perches above the street noise. The format follows a pattern common to Saigon's mid-tier rooftop scene: food alongside drinks, a view as the primary draw, and a crowd that skews toward visitors and younger locals.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Baron sits on Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm in District 1's Đa Kao quarter, a neighbourhood where Ho Chi Minh City's bar scene has steadily grown more considered. The address places it within reach of the city's core drinking circuit without sitting inside the tourist drag, making it a reference point for those tracking where the local scene is heading rather than where it has been.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Birdy occupies a quieter pocket of Bình Thạnh, where Ho Chi Minh City's bar scene has been quietly maturing away from the District 1 circuit. The draw here is spirits depth: a back bar assembled with the kind of curation that rewards slow drinking and deliberate ordering. For those who measure a bar by what's on the shelf rather than what's on the ceiling, Birdy makes a strong case.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Him Lam Golf Driving Range sits on Ngô Tất Tố street in Bình Thạnh, one of Ho Chi Minh City's more residential districts, offering a practice facility away from the central District 1 concentration. The range serves a city where golf participation has grown steadily alongside the broader leisure economy. Check directly for current hours, bay availability, and pricing before visiting.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
On Pasteur Street in District 1, Hmm. operates within Ho Chi Minh City's growing tier of cocktail-focused bars where the drink program does the talking. The name signals a studied ambiguity, inviting curiosity rather than making declarations. For those tracking the city's bar scene, it sits alongside addresses where technique and local ingredient sourcing matter more than volume or spectacle.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hybrid Saigon occupies a corner of Nguyễn Du street in District 1, operating as one of the neighbourhood's more grounded drinking destinations. The bar draws a consistent local crowd alongside travellers who have moved past the tourist circuit, functioning less as a spectacle and more as a place people actually return to. It sits within a dense cluster of bars and cafes that define this part of Bến Nghé.
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Khoai sits in Bình Thạnh, one of Ho Chi Minh City's most densely local residential districts, drawing a clientele that returns not for novelty but out of habit. The address on Phạm Viết Chánh places it well outside the tourist circuit of Districts 1 and 3, which tells you something useful about who eats here and why they keep coming back.
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