Monday, August 31, 2026

The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Upstairs

  1. Rank 1. Upstairs

    Modern Vietnamese


  2. Rank 2. CieL

    Vietnamese-influenced French


  3. Rank 3. Little Bear

    Contemporary Vietnamese


  4. Rank 4. 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.



  5. 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.


  6. Rank 7. 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.


  7. Rank 8. Sóno

    Modern Vietnamese


  8. Rank 9. Apero

    Italian



  9. Rank 11. Madame Lam

    Modern Vietnamese

    Indochine-meets-Art-Deco interiors set a relaxed tone at this contemporary Vietnamese restaurant, where the chef draws on the central region where he grew up. Dishes from that tradition arrive with a refined, creative edge, and the grilled abalone with spring onion oil and fish sauce makes a strong case for ordering from the sea. The banana ice cream with coconut milk and crushed peanuts is a quietly satisfying way to finish.



  10. Rank 13. Hum Garden

    Vegetarian Vietnamese


  11. Rank 14. TEEMAY COFFEE ROASTERS

    Vietnamese Coffee Shop


  12. Rank 15. Truffle

    Contemporary French




  13. Rank 18. Ănăn Saigon

    Contemporary Vietnamese


  14. Rank 19. Akuna

    European-Vietnamese New American


  15. Rank 20. Long Trieu

    Cantonese


  16. Rank 21. 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.





  17. Rank 25. 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.







  18. 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.


  19. Rank 32. La Lola

    Mediterranean




  20. Rank 35. Nhà Tú

    Vietnamese







  21. Rank 41. Mía Dining

    Modern European New American


  22. Rank 42. OKKIO

    Coffee


  23. Rank 43. Kobe Bistro

    Contemporary French




  24. Rank 46. ST25 by KOTO

    Contemporary Vietnamese



  25. Rank 48. Béo Ơi

    Vietnamese



  26. Rank 50. 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.





  27. 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.



  28. 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.




  29. Rank 59. Vietnam House

    Modern Vietnamese


  30. Rank 60. Bà Cô Lốc Cốc

    Seafood Vietnamese


  31. Rank 61. 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.


  32. Rank 62. Du Yên

    Vietnamese



  33. Rank 64. NÔM

    Vietnamese



  34. Rank 66. Rice Field

    Vietnamese


  35. Rank 67. Miên Saigon

    Contemporary Vietnamese


  36. Rank 68. Esta

    Contemporary Vietnamese







  37. Rank 74. Lacàph Coffee Bar

    Vietnamese Coffee Shop



  38. 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.




  39. Rank 79. Quince Eatery

    Modern Mediterranean


  40. Rank 80. Bờm

    Modern Vietnamese



  41. Rank 82. Ốc Oanh

    Vietnamese




  42. Rank 85. Cô Liêng

    Southern Vietnamese









  43. Rank 93. Soul Specialty Coffee

    Vietnamese Coffee Shop



  44. Rank 95. La Viet Coffee Saigon

    Vietnamese Coffee





  45. Rank 99. Phở Lệ (An Đông)

    Vietnamese Noodles



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