The café has a daily happy hour from 15:00 to 18:00. Their cocktails are priced at VND 180,000 (US$ 8.50) and a beer costs you VND 80,000 (US$ 4). The Grand Cafe has indoor and outdoor areas, from which you can enjoy the view while listening to a live band playing famous cover hits every night.

As this rooftop bar is located in the middle of the city centre, it is easily reached and an ideal location to have a drink before or after dinner. Alternatively, just stick around and have something from their European menu offering pizza and tapas while taking pictures of the sunset around 18:30.

Opening Hours: 11:00 – 24:00
Address: 8 Dong Khoi, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: (84) 8 3915 5555

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On the ala carte menu, you’ll find a wide range of authentic French dishes such as seared lamb fillet, lobster with butter sauce, seabass ravioli with truffle and wine sauce, and duck breast with orange sauce. 3G Trois Gourmands Saigon also offers degustation menus that cost between USD35 and USD45, each of which includes an amuse bouche, appetizers, a main dish, homemade cheese, and dessert.

If you’d like to enjoy some wine with your meals, do ask owner Gils Brault for a recommendation as he had previously worked as a sommelier before founding the restaurant. Set along Tran Ngoc Dien Street, 3G Trois Gourmands Saigon is accessible within a 20-minute drive from Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. We also highly recommend making a reservation beforehand as the restaurant tends to get packed especially during the weekends and holidays.

Opening Hours: Daily 11:00 – 14:00 & 18:00 – 21:30
Location: 39 Tran Ngoc Dien, Thao Dien, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 90 822 58 84

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The restaurant uses the highest quality sustainable products to create some of the finest Spanish-inspired tapas, which they combine with various meat and cheese plates. Besides this, there is also a steak menu with different imported cuts and an extensive wine list.

Cobalt Wine Bar & Restaurant is a place where you can dine in a casual but chic setting in Ho Chi Minh City. In this urban loft, on the 30th floor of the Pullman Saigon Centre, you can enjoy a bistro-style menu on their open-air terrace or inside. Their concept is sharing food with your friends and family to create your own culinary journey. Therefore, they serve their food on sharing plates for two or more people on communal tables. The restaurant uses the highest quality sustainable products to create some of the finest Spanish-inspired tapas, which they combine with various meat and cheese plates. Besides this, there is also a steak menu with different imported cuts and an extensive wine list.

Opening Hours: 18:00 – 23:30
Address: 148 Tran Hung Dao Boulevard, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: (+84) 8 3838 8607

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Interior-wise, Café Cardinal Saigon is fitted with luxury fixtures and furnishing imported from Italy, marble pillars and flooring, as well floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Nguyen Hue walking promenade. For breakfast, you can enjoy its extensive buffet and à la carte menus – standouts include the buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup, black cod with chorizo, and wok-fried lobster with black peppercorn.

If you’re visiting in the evening, Cafe Cardinal Saigon serves predominantly French dishes such as salt-crusted salmon filet with baby potatoes and herb-butter sauce (VND 388,000) and New Zealand lamb rack with Provençal-style vegetables (VND 588,000). Diners can also opt for the five-course or seven-course meals, which cost VND 1,188,000 and VND 1,488,000 respectively.

A five-minute walk from notable attractions such as Saigon Opera House, Ao Dai Museum, and Saigon Centre, Cafe Cardinal Saigon is an ideal dining choice after a day of sightseeing in Ho Chi Minh City.

Opening Hours: Daily 06:30 – 10:30, 11:30 – 14:30 & 18:00 – 22:00
Location: 6th floor, 22-36 Nguyen Hue Boulevard, Reverie Saigon Hotel, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 83 823 6688

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Seated 200 metres above sea level, diners can enjoy Ho Chi Minh City’s expansive landscape through the floor-to-ceiling windows, while an open kitchen in the middle of the restaurant lets you can see the chefs prepare your dishes. Next to it is an impressive wine cooler, housing premium wines from France, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Chili and the US.

A standout in EON 51 Fine Dining Saigon is the roasted cod fish fillet, which comes drizzled with black olive tapenade and served with warm prawn potato salad (VND 925,000). If you’re a meat lover, try the Welsh lamb saddle (VND 765,000), pan fried pigeon breasts (VND 515,000), or the Australian Wagyu beef rib (VND 1,350,000).

Located in District 1, EON 51 Fine Dining Saigon also shares the same floor with EON51 Sky Bar while local art exhibitions are regularly held on the Sky Deck, where you can purchase a wide range of souvenirs, such as textiles, Vietnamese coffee, and tea.

Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 11:00 – 14:00 & 17:00 – 23:00
Location: Level 50-51-52, 2 Hai Trieu, Ward Ben Nghe, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 86 291 8751

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If you are a fan of seafood, it is definitely worth a visit as their dishes are cooked with daily fresh catches prepared with a mix of traditional Vietnamese cooking and modern techniques, with a tasteful blend of ingredients and spices. Due to its popularity, the brand name has opened different branches in Ho Chi Minh City. Their most frequently visited restaurants are the Seafood Restaurant and Buffet on Nguyen Trai street, the Seafood Garden Restaurant Hong Ha and Din Ky Center.

All together they serve more than 300 dishes from Europe, Asia and Vietnam, as well as familiar names such as Indian chicken curry, baked crab meat, Russian Salad, Black Salmon Egg, Thai Hot Pot, Chinese Steamed Pork and many more.

Opening Hours: All day
Location: 137C Nguyễn Trãi, District 1, Hồ Chí Minh City
Tel: +84 1900 636025

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The decor features carved elephant tusks (I don’t know if they’re real ivory or not), exotic landscape paintings and many cooking stations where chefs are busy barbequing king prawns, rolling spring rolls or blending fruit smoothies. It isn’t fine dining, but it is a lot of fun and has a charm akin to a quaint market. There’s a gentle buzz of chatter and laughter blowing through the restaurant. The menu is clearly laid out with tourists in mind as everything has English and Vietnamese descriptions and most have an accompanying picture. The fact that Quan An Ngon is popular with locals as well as tourists gives it a sense of authenticity, and although the staff are rushed and often need to be waved down, everyone speaks the requisite amount of English and they will often recommend dishes with a simple explanation. Prices are extremely reasonable with main dishes starting from 50,000 VND ($2.50 US)

All regional specialities are on offer at Quan An Ngon Restaurant meaning you can eat your way around the country in one sitting. From the south there are oc len xao due (mud snails in coconut milk), which have a soft texture and delicately flavoured, and goi cuon – commonly known as summer rolls in English – making a particularly excellent appetiser: soft, almost transparent spring rolls stuffed with shrimp, basil and spring onion. They are light and fresh, perfect after an afternoon’s traipsing around the city. From the central region of Vietnam there are Hue and Hoi An style noodles, while the northern specialities include pho bo (beef noodle soup) and banh tom ho tay (crispy pastries filled with minced shrimp).

Opening Hours: 11:00 – 23:00
Address: 138 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 8 3827 9666

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Exuding a relaxed yet sophisticated ambience, the villa-style Camargue Saigon is fitted with high ceilings with exposed beams, subdued lighting, tiled flooring, earth-toned furniture, lit candles, and a private dining room with air-conditioning. The service here is also professional with a team of attentive yet unobtrusive staff on hand – perfect for an intimate evening with loved ones.

Its extensive food menu is helmed by French-born chef, Mickael Le Calvez, presenting French delicacies with a touch of Vietnamese influence, with standout dishes such as seabass and squid served with sweet chard, roast lamb with polenta enriched with Phu Puoc pepper, chateaubriand with foie gras, and crispy pork leg marinated in a slight spice and caramelised artichoke. Catering to its loyal clientele, Camargue Saigon also changes its chef’s recommendation menu on a weekly basis to keep things interesting.

Great for enjoying the rest of the evening at the terrace upstairs, an excellent wine list is also available at Camargue Saigon, offering imported red and white options for about VND 900,000 per glass. Due to its popularity and food quality, it’s worth noting that the price range here is higher compared to most international restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City. We also highly recommend visitors to make a reservation at least 24 hours beforehand due to the popularity of this fashionable restaurant.

Opening Hours: Daily 12:00 – 24:00
Address: 74/7D Hai Ba Trung, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 8 3520 4888

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The Deck Saigon is open all-day, so you can enjoy a western-style breakfast menu of fruit smoothies, eggs benedict, homemade granola, and pancakes while brunch and lunch offerings range from pan-fried foie gras and Wagyu beef burger to bento sets and Phu Quoc prawn rolls.

Catering to health-conscious diners, The Deck Saigon also has a vegetarian and gluten-free menu. Highly recommended dishes include marinated tuna spring rolls, sautéed Chinese vegetables with udon noodles, and miso-marinated black cod.

Great for mingling with fellow travellers, The Deck Saigon is also fitted with lounge chairs surrounding a fully-stocked bar that’s fronted by a team of skilled bartenders. Happy hour is between 16:00 and 18:00 daily, where you can enjoy a wide array of champagnes, wines, martinis, and unique cocktails such as Pair on the River and The Deck Saigon Mojito.

The Deck Saigon is located within District 2, which is a 20-minute taxi ride from District 1. Alternatively, the riverside restaurant can arrange for a private speedboat return transfer (inclusive of a welcome drink) that’s priced at VND 2,750,000 for two people.

Opening Hours: Daily 09:00 – 24:00
Address: 38 Nguyen U Di, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 83 744 6632

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It looks every inch as though you could catch a glimpse of The Seine from its twinklingly lit courtyard, and inside the French bistro theme is even more pronounced with floral floor tiles, high ceilings and rows of wine and liquor displayed behind the bar. The resemblance to French design is not some contrived gimmick but a result of the opium factory that used to operate in the courtyard, and it’s also how the bar inherited its name.

The casual menu of steak frites, pasta dishes and European salads complement the laidback atmosphere here perfectly. The Refinery is open for lunch with some excellent set menus – the two course set costs $9 – and one of the most popular and affordable Sunday brunches in town, complete with a chocolate fondue fountain. There is a happy hour from 16:00 to 19:00 when all drinks are discounted by 30%. The Refinery also mix a decent range of cocktails, the mojito being a particularly well balanced mix of boozy rum with biting lime, and there is also a hefty wine list.

Somewhat confusingly, The Refinery Bar is actually in a secluded courtyard that is also called The Refinery, and the chilled out and affluent vibe here is the perfect setting for dinner followed by a few drinks. Despite the confusion with the name, it is easy to find on Hai Ba Trung Street, opposite the Park Hyatt Hotel and close to Notre Dame Cathedral.

Opening Hours: 11:00 till late
Address: 74 Hai Ba Trung, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 (0) 8 3823 0509

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