Blue and white tiles, their signature pastéis de nata in the window still warm from the oven, the calm of somewhere you would expect to find a few streets back from a Lisbon tram stop, Casinha captures the feel of Portugal despite its HCM City location.
As vegetarian dining continues to grow in popularity in Việt Nam, some restaurants are moving away from imitation dishes towards something more natural. Liên Hương, on Trường Chinh Street, is one of them.
A recent trip to Tuyên Quang Province gave me the opportunity to taste an all-in-one tray of north-eastern regional cuisine at Hạ Thành Quán featuring authentic local flavours and warm hospitality.
There’s no splashy marketing or PR machine here, just bold southern flavors and a loud, easygoing energy that keeps tables full. In a city of quiet corners, this secret spot thrives on pure word of mouth.
Situated on Xuân Hòa Ward’s busy Cách Mạng Tháng Tám Street, Pizza Roma has been around since 1999, making it one of the oldest, if not the oldest, pizza restaurants in HCM City.
Stepping outside briefly to take a snap of the quaint little alley in which Les Oubliés resides, a small boy cycled past and greeted me with an enthusiastic bonjour
Soy PePe delivers a surprising burst of bold, pan‑Asian flavours that overturn every assumption about what a tofu restaurant can be.
Once considered a delicacy reserved for kings and queens and later for wealthier households able to afford it, the lăng catfish is now farmed along floating cages on the Đà River.
Small Japanese diner with flavour-packed ramen dishes.
On a light spring evening, the dining room glows, and the chatter has that contented hum of people who have found a place that fits them.
Thực Vi Thiên is the kind of place where bold Sichuan heat and classic Cantonese dishes are served the way they’re meant to be: rich, vibrant, and unapologetically traditional.
From the design of the space to the names of the dishes, from the music to the storytelling elements, it’s layered. It’s intentional.
Bistro Tony is not ostentatious and does not chase spectacle. Instead, it offers something rarer: a relaxed, heartfelt dining experience where dishes are prepared in-house with evident care.
Sunlit corners, vibrant plates, and effortlessly stylish interiors make Matinée one of Hà Nội’s most photogenic brunch destinations.
Center piece of meal during hard economic times revisited, affordable prices with just enough food to keep going.
As Việt Nam’s most important holiday approaches, I return to Huế’s imperial cuisine through a restaurant that values balance over spectacle.
Amid Hà Nội’s rapidly growing street wine bar scene, Bouchon arrives quietly: a sign that the city is ready for slower, more discreet, and more discerning drinking.
NuAge Café is a cute little café with tasty soufflé pancakes in HCM City's expat neighbourhood.
