•Location: 17B  Le Tan Ton, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam •Tel: 3823 1080 •Open hours: 9:30 AM - 22:00 PM •Price Range: $10 - $40 •Good for: Romantic dinner, Business lunch, Dinning out •  •Description: This downtown hideaway with tasteful, rustic–style decor trawls the various regions of Italy for inspiration and the result is traditional cuisine with a light, fresh touch. Try the carpaccio misto di pesce and agnello d’antico. Also does excellent homemade pasta and some of the best pizzas in town courtesy of their hand-built wood-fired oven. www.hostariasaigon.com/

•CLASSIC FRENCH •Location: 39 Tran ngoc Dien, District 2 •Tel: 3744 4585 •Open hours: 18.30-22:00. Closed on Monday •Price range:  $30 - $100 •Good for:  Families with children, Romance, Doing business, Special occasions, Entertaining clients • •Desciption: •Deliberately off the radar, Trois Gourmands is the successor of the once legendary Le Toit Gourmand in Tan Binh. Despite its new District 2 location in a colonial-style bungalow, the enigmatic Gils remains at the helm of this self-styled table d'hôte, and as of old he continues to serve up some of the best, classic Gallic fare in town. 3gourmandsaigon.com/

  Website: www.xusaigon.com/ Our goal is to create a unique, modern Vietnamese dining experience in a world-class venue, with impeccable service and an exquisite cuisine.   The modern family style – shared plate – menu at Xu Restaurant, offers Vietnamese dishes that are designed for sharing among friends and family, and are brought to the table steadily and continuously throughout the meal. Xu uses quality, local produce from the south to the north of Vietnam. •Description: An elegant, contemporary restaurant whose unique décor has influenced the design of so many other eateries in town, five years of operation has seen Xu evolve into a venue at the forefront of modern Vietnamese cuisine.  Our goal is to create a unique, modern Vietnamese dining experience in a world-class venue, with impeccable service and an exquisite cuisine. The modern family style – shared plate – menu at Xu Restaurant, offers Vietnamese dishes that are designed for sharing...