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Love to Eat

At Loveat in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Mediterranean food meets Italian flair.

The best thing about the breadth of Italian cuisine is that no matter how many restaurants open, they can all maintain a point of difference. Loveat, (29 Hai […]

By |January 12th, 2015|Restaurant Reviews, Wine & Dine|3 Comments

Eat Your Vegetables

Vegetarian diners don’t have to subsist on salad alone…

Did you hear the one about the rutabaga? No, probably not. Vegetables don’t tend to inspire great jokes. On the contrary, they conjure their very own brand of humorlessness, the tight-lipped officiousness of […]

By |January 12th, 2015|Restaurant Reviews, Wine & Dine|0 Comments

Vantage Point

Savor the five-star panoramic view

Probably the biggest surprise about this season’s hot restaurant tip is that it’s not a new venue in the slightest – it’s one that’s been around for a very long time, managing to stay quietly under the […]

By |January 8th, 2015|Restaurant Reviews|0 Comments

Cajun cooking in the city

The Crab Shack offers Saigonese a taste of Cajun cooking in the city.

When entering The Crab Shack (11B Le Quy Don, D3), now six months old, guests are greeted by tanks of live shellfish, exposed brick walls, and simple, square wooden tables […]

By |December 31st, 2014|Restaurant Reviews|0 Comments

The ultimate Saigon Sunday Brunch Experience

Just when you thought Sunday Brunch could not get any better… comes the Ultimate Sunday Brunch Experience at the Intercontinental Asiana Saigon Hotel.

Mark your calendar for January 11 because for one day only, the talented Intercontinental team will create a truly outstanding SundayBrunch journey, covering three […]

By |December 29th, 2014|Wine & Dine|0 Comments

Holy water

A marriage of the sacred and urbane at Saigon’s latest restobar
Entering Shrine (64 Ton That Thiep, D1) is like walking into a neon Khmer temple, but one that serves cocktails and food. Soft, reverent lighting swims over walls of lava […]

By |December 11th, 2014|Restaurant Reviews|0 Comments

Twist Thai

Updated Thai cuisine at The Racha Room.

An Englishman, an Irishman and an Australian walk into a bar…

In what could have easily turned into a tired fusion/confusion cliché, The Racha Room (12-14 Mac Thi Buoi, D1), one of Saigon’s newest restaurants […]

By |December 5th, 2014|Restaurant Reviews|0 Comments

Celebrate Christmas Spanish style - in Vietnam

Christmas in Spain (Navidades) runs for 12 days from December 24 to January 6. There are many traditional celebrations, fiestas, dishes and treats that are essential for most Spaniards over this period.

This year, Viva! Tapas Restaurant in Phu My Hung […]

By |December 2nd, 2014|Wine & Dine|0 Comments
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You Don’t Know Jack

Celebrity chef Jack Lee opens up about his rough childhood, a USD100 eggroll and his planned comeback.

If you go nowhere else this month, don’t miss out on the chance to take a meal at Compass Parkview’s Acacia Veranda Dining (149-151 […]

By |December 1st, 2014|Restaurant Reviews, Wine & Dine|0 Comments
  • La Fiesta

Head for the Tex-Mex border

For anyone who has ever woken up in the middle of the night craving enchiladas.

Dang Thi Nhu is one of Saigon’s rare quiet streets; a place where no one goes. It’s hard to say why, considering that it’s only a 60-second […]

By |November 21st, 2014|Restaurant Reviews|0 Comments