16 Michelin Restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City 2026 Guide

From Michelin one-star restaurants to Bib Gourmand picks and Michelin Selected listings, Ho Chi Minh City has 16 Michelin-recommended restaurants in 2026. If you are planning a trip to Vietnam around food, this guide helps you find the meal that suits you.

📅 Last updated: 2026/06/10
🔗 The 2026 Michelin Guide Vietnam was announced on 4 June. This article covers the Ho Chi Minh City restaurants on the latest list — one-star, Bib Gourmand and Michelin Selected — with recommendations set against the situations independent travellers actually plan around.

What you remember from a trip often isn't a sight.

It's a meal.

The aroma of one dish, the finish of a glass of wine, or a two-hour dinner that turns romantic.

In recent years Ho Chi Minh City has become one of Southeast Asia's most talked-about food cities — one-star restaurants, Bib Gourmand picks, Michelin Selected listings — giving travellers more ways into Vietnamese cooking.

This guide covers the 2026 Michelin list for Ho Chi Minh City, and lets you get to know Saigon starting from the table.

How are the Michelin listings in Ho Chi Minh City categorised?

People searching for "Michelin restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City" often assume only starred restaurants count.
In fact the Michelin Guide also includes Bib Gourmand, Michelin Selected and the Michelin Green Star, and each suits a different kind of meal.

⭐ Michelin one star For formal dinners, anniversaries and refined dining.

🍜 Bib Gourmand Balancing flavour and price — good for an independent traveller's lunch or local food stop.

🍽️ Michelin Selected Recommended by Michelin — for travellers who want a distinctive restaurant without needing a starred one. 🌱 Michelin Green Star Recognition for sustainability, local ingredients and environmental responsibility.

The full 2026 Ho Chi Minh City Michelin list

Below, organised by Michelin one star, Bib Gourmand and Michelin Selected.
Each entry has the area, the style of cooking, the price band and a Google Maps search link, so you can build a food route around the city.

⭐ Michelin one-star restaurants

If you are planning an anniversary, a date, or want to try Vietnamese fine dining, start with these one-star restaurants.
*Fine dining: a refined dining experience built around the design of the food, the service and the sense of occasion.

🍜 Bib Gourmand

If you want local food without spending a lot, Bib Gourmand is usually the most worthwhile choice on an independent trip.

🍽️ Michelin Selected restaurants

Michelin Selected suits travellers who want a distinctive restaurant without necessarily chasing a star.

🌱 Michelin Green Star

On this list, the Green Star goes to Tales by Chapter. The Michelin Green Star recognises restaurants committed to sustainability, environmental responsibility and the use of local ingredients.

Price bands: $ under about 300,000 VND; $$ about 300,000–800,000 VND; $$$ about 800,000–2,000,000 VND; $$$$ about 2,000,000 VND and up. Actual prices depend on the menu, the set menu, drinks and service charge.

Which Michelin restaurants suit a first visit to Ho Chi Minh City?

If time is short and you can only pick 1–2 restaurants, start with these:

• Ânăn Saigon — one of the most representative Michelin one-star restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City.
• Upstairs — a new Michelin one star for 2026.
• La Lola Saigon — good for an independent traveller's lunch or afternoon.
• Tales by Chapter — holds both a Michelin Selected listing and a Michelin Green Star.

How do you choose on a first Michelin meal in Ho Chi Minh City?

For the occasion: choose a one-star restaurant

For a birthday, a date, a honeymoon or a meal you want to remember, start with a Michelin one-star restaurant. These usually want a booking in advance, and it is worth noting the dress code, the set-menu format and how long the meal takes.

For the local feel: choose Bib Gourmand

If you want food closer to everyday Ho Chi Minh City, Bib Gourmand suits better. These are usually easy to fit into a daytime itinerary, between city sights, cafes or markets.

For an easy taste of something new: choose Michelin Selected

If you don't need a starred restaurant but want the Michelin Guide's backing, start with Michelin Selected. These generally work for lunch, dinner or a half day out.

A one-day Michelin food route in Ho Chi Minh City

If you want Michelin restaurants in an independent itinerary, "local food by day, refined dining by night" is the arrangement that flows best.

With older relatives or children along, or if you want several places in one day, don't schedule the restaurants too tightly.
Central Ho Chi Minh City looks compact, but getting around is often affected by traffic.

Making a Michelin dinner part of the whole Ho Chi Minh City experience

People who come to Ho Chi Minh City for a Michelin restaurant are rarely here only for that one meal.

From an afternoon coffee to a walk through the city at dusk to the river and its lights at night, the food is one chapter of the trip.

If you want the day to feel unhurried, you can pair it with whatever experiences suit the way you travel.

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