The Best French Food in Vietnam
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The best French food in Vietnam, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and The 50 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. CieL comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
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La Maison 1888 and Le Corto hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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Rank 1. CieL
Vietnamese-influenced French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 CieL (this place) 85.680
- #1 La Maison 1888 85.680
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Rank 1. La Maison 1888
Contemporary French
A cable car is the only way in, which sets the tone before the amuse-bouche arrives. This Michelin-starred fine dining room sits inside a recreated Indochinese colonial mansion on a hilltop, serving five- or eight-course menus that pull ingredients from Vietnam, France, and Japan. The cooking is formal and precise, the kind where onion gratin somehow becomes the most serious thing on the table. Dress accordingly.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 CieL 85.680
- #1 La Maison 1888 (this place) 85.680
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Rank 3. Le Corto
Savoyard
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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Rank 4. French Grill
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 French Grill (this place) 68.544
- #4 Kobe Bistro 68.544
- #4 La Badiane 68.544
- #4 La Fontaine 68.544
- #4 La Villa 68.544
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Rank 4. Kobe Bistro
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 French Grill 68.544
- #4 Kobe Bistro (this place) 68.544
- #4 La Badiane 68.544
- #4 La Fontaine 68.544
- #4 La Villa 68.544
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Rank 4. La Badiane
Fusion French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 French Grill 68.544
- #4 Kobe Bistro 68.544
- #4 La Badiane (this place) 68.544
- #4 La Fontaine 68.544
- #4 La Villa 68.544
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Rank 4. La Fontaine
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Kobe Bistro 68.544
- #4 La Badiane 68.544
- #4 La Fontaine (this place) 68.544
- #4 La Villa 68.544
- #4 Labri 68.544
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Rank 4. 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.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 La Badiane 68.544
- #4 La Fontaine 68.544
- #4 La Villa (this place) 68.544
- #4 Labri 68.544
- #4 Le Beaulieu 68.544
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Rank 4. Labri
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 La Fontaine 68.544
- #4 La Villa 68.544
- #4 Labri (this place) 68.544
- #4 Le Beaulieu 68.544
- #4 Le Comptoir 68.544
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Rank 4. Le Beaulieu
French
French fine dining inside the Sofitel Legend Metropole, where the crystal chandeliers and blue velvet banquettes have survived every renovation the twentieth century could throw at them. An old-school institution, the kind where lobster bisque arrives from a guéridon and crêpe Suzette is flambéed tableside with a seriousness that feels entirely earned. The tasting menu threads in quiet Vietnamese notes, which keeps things from feeling like a museum piece.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 La Villa 68.544
- #4 Labri 68.544
- #4 Le Beaulieu (this place) 68.544
- #4 Le Comptoir 68.544
- #4 Lüne 68.544
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Rank 4. Le Comptoir
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Labri 68.544
- #4 Le Beaulieu 68.544
- #4 Le Comptoir (this place) 68.544
- #4 Lüne 68.544
- #4 Square One 68.544
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Rank 4. 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.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Le Beaulieu 68.544
- #4 Le Comptoir 68.544
- #4 Lüne (this place) 68.544
- #4 Square One 68.544
- #4 The Temptation 68.544
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Rank 4. Square One
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Le Comptoir 68.544
- #4 Lüne 68.544
- #4 Square One (this place) 68.544
- #4 The Temptation 68.544
- #4 Truffle 68.544
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Rank 4. The Temptation
Contemporary French
A spun-sugar egg, shaped like a nest and presented in a bamboo cage, is a reasonable first clue about what to expect at this upmarket contemporary French restaurant in a modern Da Nang villa. The chef grew up in France and brings that lens to the menu, with plating that leans playful and flavors that do not. The courtyard and dining room are dressed for a celebration, and the crowd treats it as one. Book ahead.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Le Comptoir 68.544
- #4 Lüne 68.544
- #4 Square One 68.544
- #4 The Temptation (this place) 68.544
- #4 Truffle 68.544
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Rank 4. Truffle
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Le Comptoir 68.544
- #4 Lüne 68.544
- #4 Square One 68.544
- #4 The Temptation 68.544
- #4 Truffle (this place) 68.544