The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Nén Light
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Rank 2. Ănăn Saigon
Contemporary Vietnamese
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Rank 3. Phở Hùng (Cầu Ông Lãnh)
Noodles
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Rank 4. Bánh Canh Cua Bà Ba
Vietnamese
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Rank 5. Ốc Đào (Cầu Ông Lãnh)
Seafood
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Rank 6. Hồng Phát (Bàn Cờ)
Vietnamese Noodles
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Rank 7. Bún Bò Huế 14B
Vietnamese
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Rank 8. Coco Dining
Contemporary Vietnamese
A seasonal tasting menu built around a single narrative theme, each course designed to advance the story rather than just fill a plate. This is contemporary Vietnamese fine dining inside a sleek room of black granite tables and a kitchen counter, part of a larger compound that also runs a whisky bar and a grill next door. The chef earned a Michelin star weaving traditional Vietnamese recipes into something more theatrical, without losing the plot.
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Rank 9. Nhà Tú
Vietnamese
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Rank 10. Long Trieu
Cantonese
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Rank 11. Bờm
Modern Vietnamese
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Rank 13. Bún Bò Huế Cô Như
Vietnamese
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Rank 14. Bếp Mẹ ỉn (Le Thanh Ton Street)
Vietnamese
Yellow walls painted to mimic a village house, blue shutters included, sit a short walk from Ben Thanh Market. This Vietnamese home-cooking spot earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand for the kind of food regulars perch on wooden stools to eat without glancing at the menu. The pancake with shrimp and pork, served in a bamboo basket, gets most of the attention. Portions run generous and friendly to sharing.
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Rank 15. La Lola
Mediterranean
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Rank 16. Cô Liêng
Southern Vietnamese
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Rank 17. Quince Eatery
Modern Mediterranean
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A pho shop near Ben Thanh that makes its rice ribbon noodles from scratch, which already sets a certain tone. The menu runs through the usual suspects plus shank, flank, oxtail, and ribs for anyone who wants to think about texture. Order the pho tho da and the broth arrives in a heated stone bowl, staying volcanic to the last mouthful, with beef and noodles served alongside so you control how much the heat finishes the meat.
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Rank 19. Chay Garden (Xuan Hoa)
Vietnamese
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Rank 20. OKKIO
Coffee
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Rank 21. Phở Lệ (An Đông)
Vietnamese Noodles
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Rank 22. Đông Phố
Vietnamese
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Rank 23. Phở Minh (Sài Gòn)
Vietnamese
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Rank 24. Tiệm Cơm Thố Chuyên Ký
Cantonese
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Rank 26. Ốc Oanh
Vietnamese
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Rank 27. SHIN Heritage
Coffee
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Rank 28. La Viet Coffee Saigon
Vietnamese Coffee
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Rank 29. Xôi Gà Number One
Vietnamese
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Rank 30. Bò Kho Gánh
Vietnamese
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Rank 31. Akuna
European-Vietnamese New American
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Rank 32. Naii Specialty Coffee
Specialty Coffee
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Rank 33. Rice Field
Vietnamese
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Rank 36. Du Yên
Vietnamese
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Rank 37. The Monkey Gallery Dining
Contemporary Vietnamese
A concrete counter faces an open kitchen on the third floor of a Mac Thi Buoi address, and the minimalist, Japanese-leaning room is spare enough that the food has nowhere to hide. The chef grew up in Central Vietnam and trained in Europe, and the tasting menu pulls that tension into something interesting. Named for three founders all born in the Year of the Monkey, which is either a charming origin story or a great excuse for the name.
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Rank 39. Phở Miến Gà Kỳ Đồng
Vietnamese
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Rank 40. The Workshop Coffee
Coffee
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Rank 41. Vietnam House
Modern Vietnamese
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Rank 42. Lacàph Coffee Bar
Vietnamese Coffee Shop
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Rank 45. Upstairs
Modern Vietnamese
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Rank 46. XLIII Specialty Coffee
Specialty Coffee
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Rank 47. Stoker (Saigon)
Steakhouse
Antler chandeliers and dark wood wainscoting spread across the upper floors signal exactly what kind of place this is: a proper steakhouse, doing things the old way. The focus is grass-fed and grain-fed beef, much of it dry-aged well past three weeks, with house-made sauces that cover the range. The wood-fired mashed potato is quietly the dish people keep mentioning. End with whisky and feel no guilt about it.
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Rank 48. Hoff Coffee Brewers
Coffee
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Rank 49. Square One
French
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Rank 50. CieL
Vietnamese-influenced French
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Rank 51. Phở Hương Bình
Vietnamese
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Rank 53. The Albion by Kirk Westaway
Contemporary British
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Rank 55. Hoa Túc (Sài Gòn)
Vietnamese
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Rank 56. Bà Cô Lốc Cốc
Seafood Vietnamese
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Rank 57. Bánh Xèo 46A
Vietnamese
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Rank 59. Lüne
Modern French
A Lyon-trained French chef doing modern European fine dining in a quietly elegant room on Le Thanh Ton, the street Ho Chi Minh City has quietly handed over to this sort of thing. Private dining rooms make it a natural choice when someone has news to share over several courses. The cooking leans into precision and presentation, with classic French foundations pulled in a cleaner, more contemporary direction.
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Rank 60. Bánh Cuốn Tây Hồ 127
Vietnamese
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Rank 61. Là Việt Coffee Saigon (Hai Bà Trưng)
Vietnamese Coffee Shop
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Rank 62. Cục Gạch Quán
Vietnamese
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Rank 65. Phở Phượng
Noodles
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A café tucked inside a two-floor clothing boutique on Phung Khac Khoan Street, where the menu runs to European cooking with Vietnamese touches and plating that matches the surroundings for effort. Sit in the glass-roofed garden room or climb to the mezzanine for something quieter. The pho broth made with consommé and roasted duck breast is the dish that earns its own conversation. Selected by the Michelin Guide.
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Rank 69. Cơm Tấm Ba Ghiền
Vietnamese
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Rank 71. Bún Riêu Yến
Vietnamese
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Rank 72. Béo Ơi
Vietnamese
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Rank 73. ST25 by KOTO
Contemporary Vietnamese
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Rank 74. Bếp Người Hội An
Vietnamese
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Rank 75. Kobe Bistro
Contemporary French
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Rank 78. Thúy 94 Cũ
Seafood
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Rank 79. Mía Dining
Modern European New American
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Rank 80. Hoi An Sense
Vietnamese
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Rank 81. Miên Saigon
Contemporary Vietnamese
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Rank 82. Quán ăn Ngự Bình
Huế Vietnamese
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Rank 83. Esta
Contemporary Vietnamese
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Rank 84. Soul Specialty Coffee
Vietnamese Coffee Shop
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Rank 85. NÔM
Vietnamese
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Rank 86. Bún Thịt Nướng Hoàng Văn
Vietnamese
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Rank 88. Chị Mơ
Vietnamese
Shelves of house-made ferments line the interior of this Vietnamese restaurant in Thảo Điền, chilli sauces and garlic vinegars signaling that the kitchen takes its prep seriously. Phở is built on three broths simmered from fresh bones for a full day, and the grilled bagrid catfish with crispy rice crackers is the kind of dish that makes you forget what you ordered before it. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, with a garden terrace out back.
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Rank 89. Nephele
Contemporary Vietnamese
Dinner ends at the bar with mignardises and vinyl, which tells you something about how seriously this place takes the whole arc of a meal. Nephele is a tasting-menu restaurant tucked into an alley inside a renovated historic building, and the kitchen leans hard into Vietnamese flavors through sauces that drive each course. The sourdough, fermented 36 hours and charcoal-baked, arrives with truffle butter and housemade miso and makes a strong case for bread as a destination.
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Rank 90. Truffle
Contemporary French
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Rank 91. 96B cafe & roastery
Coffee
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Rank 92. Mặn Mòi (An Khánh)
Vietnamese
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Rank 93. Hum Garden
Vegetarian Vietnamese
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Rank 94. Little Bear
Contemporary Vietnamese
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Rank 97. La Villa
French
Velvet curtains, a chandelier, and foie gras on the menu: La Villa is a formal French restaurant that seems entirely unbothered by its Ho Chi Minh City address. The kitchen leans into the classics, and the wine list and cheese trolley hold up their end of the bargain. On warmer evenings, the garden terrace offers a little breathing room from all that starched Gallic dignity.
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Rank 98. An's Saigon
Vietnamese
A 20th-century villa tucked far enough from the tourist trail that you'll need a cab, An's Saigon is an innovative Vietnamese restaurant spread across a garden, a lounge, and an eight-seat chef's table where the menu shifts into something more personal. The kitchen leans on artful plating and creative riffs on familiar flavours, with each course leaning into Vietnamese culture and nature as loose inspiration.
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Rank 99. Apero
Italian
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Rank 100. Sóno
Modern Vietnamese