I love Vietnamese food so it seems natural for me to include a list of good restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Of course since Vietnam used to be a French colony, you won’t be surprised to find good French restaurants as well. Above is a photo of three Vietnamese women wearing the traditional ao dai, which I adore. I bought an ao dai in a Vietnamese boutique in Paris. It is elegant, sexy and comfortable — an unbeatable combination in clothing.

Madame Tinh
40/29 Bui Vien Street
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hue cuisine, , well hidden in a lane next to “Hideaway Bar”, Pham Ngu Lau Street. Speciality rice with clams

Caffe’ Centro
6 Thai Van Lung Street, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
+84 8 291 3135
Italian home cuisine, and of course espresso

Pho 24
5 Nguyen Thiep Street
District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
+84 8 822 8260
www.pho24.com.vn

Le Bordeaux (French)
72 – D2 Street, Van Thanh Bac, Binh Thanh Dist
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
+84 8 899 9831
www.restaurant-lebordeaux.com.vn

Nam Phan
64 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 3
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
+84 8 829 2757

Restaurant 13
13 Ngo Duc Ke St, D1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
+84 8 239 314

Oceania
167A Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, District 3
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
+84 8 932 2579
Seafood

Quan An Ngon
138 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
+84 8 825 7179