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Ho Chi Minh City's 1-Star Michelin Restaurants (2025)

All five 1-star Michelin restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City for 2025 — cuisine type, chef, price, hours, signature dishes, and booking details.

16 sources ~5 min read #135 vietnam · ho-chi-minh-city · michelin · fine-dining · restaurants
Decision

Iconic HCMC pick, best energy: Ănăn Saigon — Vietnam's first Michelin star, vibrant D1 location, $100–145/person.

Most intimate/special occasion: CieL — only 15 seats, Young Chef Award winner, French-Vietnamese villa in Thao Dien, ~$120/person.

Best views + hotel luxury: Akuna — Sam Aisbett's Modern Australian-Vietnamese on Le Méridien's 9th floor overlooking the Saigon River, ~$165/person.

Grand Cantonese, largest group options: Long Trieu — classic dim sum and seafood at The Reverie Saigon, from ~$85/person.

Narrative-driven progressive Vietnamese: Coco Dining — newest star, storytelling tasting menu, District 3.

All five are open Saturday evening. [1]

The 2025 MICHELIN Guide Vietnam [1] awards one star to five restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City — two of them newly recognised. [2]

Quick Reference
Restaurant Cuisine District Price / person Chef Star since
Ănăn Saigon Modern Vietnamese D1 $100–145 Peter Cuong Franklin 2023
Long Trieu Cantonese D1 from ~$85 Wong Fu Keung 2024
Akuna Modern Australian-Viet D1 ~$165 Sam Aisbett 2024
CieL French-Viet-Japanese Thu Duc / Thao Dien ~$120 Viet Hong Le 2025
Coco Dining Progressive Vietnamese D3 $$$$ Thanh Vuong Vo 2025
The Five Restaurants

Ănăn Saigon ★ since 2023

89 Ton That Dam · District 1 · Modern Vietnamese
Chef
Peter Cuong Franklin [3]
Hours
Tue–Sun, 5 PM – late (seatings 5:30 & 8:30 PM)
Price
Saigon Menu $100 · Chef's Menu $145 (food only); wine from $38 [3]
Book via
hello@anansaigon.com · 2 weeks ahead [3]
Signatures
Foie gras spring roll, Le Petite Bánh Mì, Bánh Xèo Taco, Fish Sauce Ice Cream [13]
Concept
"Cuisine Mới" — Vietnamese street food elevated through French technique and fresh market ingredients [3]

Long Trieu ★ since 2024

4F, The Reverie Saigon, 22–36 Nguyen Hue · District 1 · Cantonese
Chef
Wong Fu Keung (veteran HK chef) [14]
Hours
Lunch 11:00–14:00 · Dinner 18:00–22:00 (daily) [4]
Price
Sets from VND 2,180,000++ (~$85)/person; Bird's Nest VND 3,888,000++ [4]
Book via
+84 28 3823 6688 · vy.nguyen@thereveriesaigon.com [4]
Signatures
50+ dim sum options, abalone, Peking duck, roasted suckling pig, honey-glazed pork ribs [14]
Concept
Lavish Cantonese fine dining; jade stonework, gold-leaf murals, 9 private rooms [15]

Akuna ★ since 2024

9F, Le Méridien Saigon, 3C Ton Duc Thang · District 1 · Modern Australian-Viet
Chef
Sam Aisbett (ex-2× Michelin star, Australia) [16]
Hours
Tue–Sat, 6 PM – 10 PM (last seating 8:30 PM) — closed Sun & Mon [11]
Price
6-course tasting ~VND 3.9M (~$165) [11]
Book via
akunarestaurant.com [5]
Signatures
Blue fin tuna, saltwater crocodile, confit pork jowl, red braised goose [11]
Concept
Indigenous ingredients, natural wines; 1,200-rod glass chandelier; Saigon River panorama [11]

CieL NEW 2025

50 Street 6/3, Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City · French-Viet-Japanese
Chef
Viet Hong Le — Michelin Young Chef Award 2025 [10]
Hours
Tue–Sun, service 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (last seating) [6]
Price
10-course tasting ~$120++ [9]
Book via
cieldining.com/reservations · +84 903 600 505 [6]
Signatures
Fish maw with egg custard & dashi, pigeon with eggplant & miso hollandaise, abalone rice [9]
Concept
Scandinavian-minimalist villa; only 15 seats; open kitchen; staged at Noma, Disfrutar, Sézanne [10]

Coco Dining NEW 2025

143 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia · District 3 · Progressive Vietnamese
Chef
Thanh Vuong Vo [7]
Hours
Daily, 5:30 PM – 11 PM [7]
Price
$$$$ — tasting menu (price on inquiry); wine VND 1–2M+ [12]
Book via
inquiry@cocosgn.com · cocosgn.com/reservation/ [7]
Signatures
Wagyu striploin, French pigeon, scallops; seasonal narrative-driven courses [12]
Concept
"Lữ Hành" tasting menu — emotional exploration of Vietnamese memory and landscape; whisky bar on-site [7]
Booking tips for a Saturday evening
  • CieL: 15 seats — book at least 2–3 weeks ahead. Email or online form. [6]
  • Ănăn Saigon: 2 weeks minimum; email hello@anansaigon.com with preferred seating (5:30 or 8:30 PM) and tasting menu choice. [3]
  • Akuna: Online via akunarestaurant.com; book 1–2 weeks ahead. [5]
  • Coco Dining & Long Trieu: Email/phone reservations recommended; somewhat easier to book than CieL or Ănăn. [4] [7]
  • Getting to CieL: Thu Duc / Thao Dien is ~20 min taxi from D1 or accessible via Metro Line 1 (An Phu station). [8]

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