Brick Box Restaurant
Experience the familiar taste of home-cooked meals, Cuc Gach Quan is the ideal destination for you to gather with your family or enjoy the rustic atmosphere amidst the hustle and bustle of Saigon. Stepping into the restaurant, you will be immediately attracted by the classic decoration style, from the dark brown table and chairs, the classic French chopstick holders to the chipped dishes, as if going back in time, bringing diners back to the hometown meal with grandparents and parents.
The space of Cuc Gach Quan was designed by architect Tran Binh, who specializes in using his magic hand to "recreate" contemporary Vietnamese spaces and is also the owner of the restaurant.
Music from old songs fills the space of the restaurant, bringing diners into nostalgia, bringing a feeling of warmth, closeness, and affection. The restaurant's diverse menu promises to satisfy even the most demanding diners.
A meal full of hometown flavors
A bowl of crispy pickled eggplant with the spicy aroma of galangal and garlic, a bowl of soft and chewy rice, sweet and sour pork ribs, stir-fried sweet potato leaves with soft and delicious mushrooms, dried beef and papaya salad, pork belly with shrimp paste, rich cabbage and catfish soup... are delicious rustic dishes lavishly presented on a rustic set of dishes, creating a highlight for a meal full of hometown flavor.
With a beautiful space and diverse menu, Cuc Gach Quan promises to bring you a wonderful culinary experience in the heart of bustling Saigon.
Mountain Retreat
Located at 36 Le Loi, District 1, Mountain Retreat is a restaurant worth your time to visit. The restaurant is located on the rooftop of a building. Stepping up the stairs, diners will be welcomed by a peaceful, quiet space, with cement walls, red bricks, earthenware bowls, ceramic vases, rustic tables and chairs, high hanging lanterns, along with delicate brocade patterns beautifully and harmoniously decorated.
Mountain Retreat is a "healing" green space, true to its name.
It is hard to resist the dishes with the delicate flavor of the countryside, from the bowl of fragrant white rice served hot, to the attractive young ribs and pickled cabbage soup, or boiled eggplant with shrimp paste. The quail eggs wrapped in minced meat, coated with a layer of green rice on the outside, fried until crispy, along with the salty and sweet braised fish sauce with crispy and fragrant pork rinds is an interesting experience. The special feature of Mountain Retreat is the way each plate of food is presented, bringing satisfaction and satisfaction to the eyes. The dishes are often presented on classic-style enameled ceramic plates, with blue patterns on the edges or banana leaves as a subtle highlight.
The diverse menu offers diners many choices, presented simply but equally impressively.
Cocktails, fruit juices, mocktails, or teas all have a modern, creative inspiration, making diners just want to relax, lean back in their chairs and immerse themselves in each delicate flavor. The Saigon traffic flows endlessly under the sparkling lights of the city at night, you will find it interesting and captivating in the slow moments at Mountain Retreat. Any desire to return to the noisy pace of city life will disappear in the peace of the restaurant.
A peaceful home-cooked meal on the rooftop, watching Saigon sparkle at night
Dust Restaurant
Quan Bui Ngo Van Nam is not only famous for being the restaurant of Miss Mai Phuong Thuy but also for being a favorite culinary house of many diners. In a modern, luxurious space but still has a cozy atmosphere like a home-cooked meal. The gentle music of Trinh Cong Son, Ngo Thuy Mien, Pham Duy is played from a small speaker, bringing diners a moment of relaxation in their souls.
Modern glass frames, strong wooden architecture and open space bring a nostalgic beauty, in an attractive Indochine style.
Here, gifts from the homeland are wrapped in each bite of food, delicious and well-rounded. Modern glass frames, strong wooden architecture and open space bring a nostalgic beauty, in the charming Indochine style. The murals and old-glazed ceramic vases, tables and chairs and the cupboard all bear the mark of an old Saigon, creating a space that is both relaxing and attractive.
Northerners will enjoy familiar dishes such as eel, snails stewed with banana and bean curd, young ribs and sour plum soup, crab spring rolls, spring rolls, pho rolls or La Vong fish cakes. The rich flavor of eel or snails blends with the fat and richness of tofu, the smell of perilla and pungent river bones, bringing back sweet memories of early summer rainy nights. Stir-fried morning glory flowers have a gentle, strong sweetness, reminding us of old feelings about that lush green trellis every time summer is about to end.
Each dish is prepared with meticulousness and delicacy.
The restaurant's special feature is the cool green balcony shaded by bamboo and coconut trees for customers to relax comfortably with nature. During the day, the green color of the trees and leaves soothes the heat of Saigon. At night, the shimmering light of small romantic lamps creates a warm, gentle space like a paradise garden for customers to enjoy happy times with friends and relatives.
