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The best Vietnamese food in Vietnam, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide, The 50, and the World Coffee Map have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Ănăn Saigon comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

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Akuna and Coco Dining 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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  1. Rank 1. Ănăn Saigon

    Contemporary Vietnamese

    Ănăn translates roughly as "eat, eat," which doubles as a mission statement for a contemporary Vietnamese restaurant sitting inside Ho Chi Minh City's oldest wet market. Chef Peter Cuong Franklin, a Vietnamese-American who went from banking to kitchens at Nahm in Bangkok, turns street food references into a Michelin-starred menu. The building also holds a cocktail bar and a noodle joint, so the name is working overtime.


  2. Rank 2. Akuna

    Creative Vietnamese

    A chandelier of 1,100 suspended glass tubes catches the light above the dining room at this fine dining restaurant on the ninth floor of Le Méridien, run by Australian chef Sam Aisbett. The name is an Aboriginal word for flowing water, and the Australian thread runs through the room, from the paintings down to the bread course, where pan-fried dampers arrive plump and beer-enriched. It holds a Michelin star.


  3. Rank 2. 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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  4. Rank 2. Gia

    Contemporary Vietnamese

    A single tasting menu, no choices, no shortcuts, across the street from the Temple of Literature in the heart of Hanoi's old scholarly quarter. Gia is a contemporary Vietnamese fine dining room where the kitchen channels homesickness into something precise and quietly intricate, with acidity and texture doing a lot of the heavy lifting. It holds a Michelin star, and dishes that look calm on the plate tend to be anything but.

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  5. Rank 2. Tầm Vị

    North Vietnamese

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  6. Rank 2. Upstairs

    Modern Vietnamese

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  7. Rank 7. 1946 Cua Bac

    Vietnamese

    The bright yellow-and-green townhouse at the end of a narrow alley is hard to miss, and the old wooden tables and vintage photographs inside make it feel like someone's very well-fed grandmother lives here. This Vietnamese restaurant earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand for a fried crab and rice porridge hot pot that brings crab, pigeon, and beef balls into a broth that tastes like it has been going since before you were born. English menus available; book ahead.

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  8. Rank 7. Ăn Thôi

    Vietnamese

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  9. Rank 7. Bà Đông

    Vietnamese

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  10. Rank 7. Bà Vui

    Vietnamese

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  13. A family that has been rolling bánh cuốn by hand for generations, on a street in Hoan Kiem that smells like it, this is an old-school Hanoi street food spot where the rice rolls come out gossamer-thin and the dipping sauce is a family secret nobody is asking questions about. The bún thang, a Hanoi noodle soup piled with toppings, runs alongside. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand.

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  15. Rank 7. Bánh Xèo 46A

    Vietnamese

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  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.

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  19. Rank 7. Bò Kho Gánh

    Vietnamese

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  23. Rank 7. Bún Chả Cá 109

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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    Address
    98 To Ngoc Van Street, Tay Ho Ward, Hanoi, Hanoi 11207, Vietnam · Hanoi
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2:10 PM, 5:30 PM–9:30 PM

    Online
    Website
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  31. Rank 7. 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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  35. Rank 7. Hà Thành Mansion

    Northern Vietnamese

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  36. Rank 7. Hum Garden

    Vegetarian Vietnamese

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  37. Rank 7. Lê Gia Khang (Ngũ Hành Sơn)

    Huế-style Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  38. Rank 7. Luk Lak

    Vietnamese

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  39. Rank 7. Mammom

    Vietnamese

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  42. Rank 7. Miến Lươn Đông Thịnh

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  44. Rank 7. Mỳ Quảng Sứa Hồng Vân

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  46. Rank 7. Ngọc Chi

    Vegetarian Vietnamese

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  47. Rank 7. Nhà Tú

    Vietnamese

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  49. Rank 7. Phở Bò Lâm

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  50. Rank 7. Phở Chào

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  53. Rank 7. Phở Hà Hàng Hòm

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  56. Rank 7. Phở Khôi Hói

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  57. Rank 7. Phở Lệ (An Đông)

    Southern Vietnamese Pho Shop

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  60. Rank 7. Phở Phượng

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  61. Rank 7. Phú Hồng

    Vietnamese

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  62. Rank 7. Quán Nhân

    Vietnamese

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  64. Rank 7. Shamballa

    Vegetarian Vietnamese

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  65. Rank 7. The East

    Northern Vietnamese

    Bún chả is the signature at this Northern Vietnamese restaurant on one of Hanoi's liveliest dining streets, and the grilled pork arrives the way it should, smoky and served with rice vermicelli in broth. The crab spring rolls and Vietnamese flan round out a menu that stays close to the capital's street food roots. The two-storey shophouse also sells ceramics from local artisans, which is either charming or distracting depending on your appetite. A Michelin Bib Gourmand.

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  66. Rank 7. Thìa Gỗ

    Vietnamese

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  68. Rank 7. Ưu Đàm

    Vegetarian Vietnamese

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  69. Rank 7. Xới Cơm

    Northern Vietnamese

    The daily menu changes with whatever the kitchen feels like cooking, which is the point at this cosy Vietnamese home-cooking spot tucked down a Hanoi lane. The vintage interior echoes a 1980s family dining room, and the food follows the same logic: stir-fried water spinach, deep-fried tofu, northern staples done without fuss. Staff will walk you through the Vietnamese menu in plain English. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the lunch crowd confirms the word is out, so book ahead.

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  70. Rank 70. Gia

    Modern Vietnamese

    Dark mahogany, emerald walls, and softly glowing orb lights set the mood before the food even arrives. Gia is a fine dining tasting menu restaurant near Văn Miếu, where the kitchen runs a twelve-course journey through Vietnamese cooking reshaped by the team's years in Australia, the UAE, Thailand, and Singapore. The flavors are rooted at home; the technique has clearly been everywhere else first.

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    Address
    61 P. Văn Miếu, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam · Hanoi
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Wednesday 6 PM–10:30 PM

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  72. Rank 73. A Bản Mountain Dew

    Northwestern Vietnamese

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  73. Rank 73. 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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  74. Rank 73. Bà Cô Lốc Cốc

    Seafood Vietnamese

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  75. Rank 73. Bà Diệu (Tran Tong Street)

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  76. Rank 73. Backstage

    Contemporary Vietnamese

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    Address
    GF, Capella Hanoi, 11 Le Phung Hieu Street, Hoan Kiem Ward, Hanoi, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam · Hanoi
    Hours

    Closes soon, 10:30 AM, in 51 min

    Wednesday 6:30 AM–10:30 AM, 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30 PM–10:30 PM

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    SevenRooms
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  81. Rank 73. Béo Ơi

    Vietnamese

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  82. Rank 73. Bếp Cuốn

    Vietnamese

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  83. Rank 73. Bếp Hên

    Vietnamese

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  85. Rank 73. Bếp Prime

    Vietnamese

    A Vietnamese restaurant in a crumbling old building on Hang Dieu Street, Bep Prime pulls from the full breadth of the country's regional cooking with a clear soft spot for Hanoi. The kitchen's signature pigeon and mushroom hot pot arrives in a bird cage, which is exactly as theatrical as it sounds. The Michelin Guide lists it among its selected restaurants. Book ahead; the room is small and the regulars know it.

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  86. Rank 73. Bờm

    Modern Vietnamese

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  93. Rank 73. Cau Go

    Central Vietnamese

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  94. Chả cá, grilled catfish rubbed with turmeric until it turns a burnished gold, is essentially the whole menu here, and that's a fine way to run a restaurant. This family-run Hanoi spot has been at it forever, with cheerful murals, checkered tablecloths, and service that moves with purpose. Fish spring rolls and fish soup round things out if you want to make an afternoon of it.

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  95. Rank 73. Chapter

    Contemporary Vietnamese

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  96. Rank 73. Cồ Đàm

    Vegetarian Vietnamese

    The terracotta arched entrance and ornate facade, drawn from Buddhist and Champa traditions, set expectations before you've even sat down. Cồ Đàm is a vegetarian Vietnamese restaurant spread across four floors, though the ground-floor pond and stone Buddha make a case for lingering there. Two set menus only, both modern takes on Vietnamese classics, with plating that suggests the kitchen takes presentation as seriously as flavor.

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  97. Rank 73. Cô Liêng

    Southern Vietnamese

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  98. Rank 73. Cơm Gà Lan

    Vietnamese

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