Anan

One of the signature cocktails using tamarind

Verdict: Walk

For being rated a top 40 restaurant in Asia, I thought it would be better. Although things were good quality, it was nothing super memorable. Only consider if in the area.

Type: Vietnamese

Location: Ho Chi Minh City, VN (District 1)

Address: 89 Tôn Thất Đạm, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

Building

Comments:

• Apparently rated a top 40 restaurant in Asia and one of the best restaurants in Vietnam… we just happened to stumble into this place and got seating at the rooftop patio bc the inside was booked solid the entire night and week

• Cocktails were really good and perhaps more of the star here because they were so innovative with local Vietnamese flavours like tamarind, local teas, etc.

• Food was decently good but I sort of expected more for being such a “high calibre restaurant”

• I like how the Banh Xeo tacos were creative and tasty; the pork chop was good too but felt like all of these things were overpriced for what we got

• Would I come back? Probably not. Was it worth trying? Yep. If I was a first timer in Saigon, should I go? Yes, for the rooftop, some drinks, and maybe 1-2 dishes to sample.

Tuna in banh xeo shell

Grilled pork

Rooftop bar

Kitchen