Vietnam received its first MICHELIN Guide in 2023, covering Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Before that, fine dining meant hotel French rooms and a handful of chef-driven Vietnamese restaurants that treated pho broth, fish sauce, and herbs with the same rigor as any European stock. Peter Cuong Franklin's Anan Saigon and Sam Tran's Gia in Hanoi established that Vietnamese ingredients could anchor tasting menus; the 2023 guide formalized what local and expatriate diners already knew. The 2026 selection expanded with new starred rooms in both cities, signaling that Vietnamese fine dining is a growth category rather than a one-chef anomaly.
Gia — Hanoi
Gia opened in Hanoi under chef Sam Tran. The restaurant serves Vietnamese tasting menus built from heritage ingredients, regional techniques, and contemporary plating in an intimate dining room. Gia holds a MICHELIN star in the Vietnam guide and has been widely reviewed in international press as among Hanoi's defining fine-dining addresses. Published tasting-menu pricing is listed on the restaurant's official reservations platform.
Anan Saigon — Ho Chi Minh City
Anan Saigon opened in 2017 under chef Peter Cuong Franklin in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1. The restaurant occupies a multi-level space that includes a casual noodle bar below and a fine-dining tasting room above. The kitchen reinterprets Vietnamese street and home cooking through a coursed format — herbs, fermentation, and seafood central. Anan holds a MICHELIN star in the Vietnam guide.
ONVIT — Hanoi
ONVIT is a fine-dining restaurant in Hanoi recognized in the MICHELIN Guide Vietnam. The kitchen focuses on Vietnamese ingredients and contemporary technique in a tasting-menu format. ONVIT entered the starred tier in recent guide editions; confirm current status on guide.michelin.com.
Hibana — Ho Chi Minh City
Hibana is a Japanese-influenced fine-dining restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City recognized in the MICHELIN Guide Vietnam. The room serves counter and table formats with precision technique; it reflects Ho Chi Minh City's appetite for Japanese fine dining alongside Vietnamese rooms.
Upstairs — Ho Chi Minh City
Upstairs is a fine-dining restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City recognized in the MICHELIN Guide Vietnam. The kitchen applies contemporary technique to regional ingredients in a coursed format suited to the city's international business and leisure clientele.
Akuna — Hanoi
Akuna is a fine-dining restaurant in Hanoi recognized in the MICHELIN Guide Vietnam. The room contributes to Hanoi's small but concentrated starred map, where a handful of tasting-menu restaurants now anchor luxury hospitality in the capital.
Practical Notes
The MICHELIN Guide Vietnam covers Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Selections expanded in the 2026 ceremony; verify current star counts before travel. Reservations for Gia and Anan require advance booking, particularly during peak season. For broader Southeast Asian dining context, see The Banquet Guide to Bangkok.
