The Green Box was started by a chef with a passion for fresh ingredients and an exceptional eye for detail combined with a very real sense of 'what works'. They were kind enough to treat us to their weekly lunchtime deal: 675k for five lunches. This is unbeatable value when compared with the quality of … Continue reading The Green Box
Tag: Brunch
L’Herbanyste: Plant-based comfort food
The plant-based food movement has taken hold in Saigon and definitely grown enormously in recent years. This has come hand-in-hand with a shift to more conscious living and a heightened awareness of the impact of human behaviour on the world around us. In addition, people are more concerned with what they put into their bodies … Continue reading L’Herbanyste: Plant-based comfort food
Godmothers Bake & Brunch
Saigon still has a young brunch 'scene'. There a few, firm favorites (which we love) that have been around for a while like L'usine, Au Parc and The Vintage Emporium. However there has been nothing SO on trend that people are actually queuing to get a table and the chance to snap ridiculously insta-worthy food … Continue reading Godmothers Bake & Brunch
Eddie’s American Diner
If you thought you couldn't find an authentic American diner experience in Saigon, you thought wrong, friends. Eddie's is a fairly new addition to the growing food landscape in Thao Dien and serves up American diner food exactly as you like it. Warm cinnamon buns, bottomless coffee, killer milkshakes and epic breakfasts. The food is … Continue reading Eddie’s American Diner
Yu Chu at the Intercontinental Saigon
The Intercontinental Hotel in Saigon is one of the best in the city, so naturally it is also home to some of the top restaurants. Any Saigon native, whether expat or local, knows that the place to go for Chinese food is the city's Chinatown Cho Lon (District 5) however we were looking for a slightly … Continue reading Yu Chu at the Intercontinental Saigon
The Vintage Emporium
The Vintage Emporium in Saigons expat suburb of Thao Dien, is a real aesthetic masterpiece. The restaurant is housed in a magnificent old remodelled vila with dark wood finishes and big curved windows which let in an abundance of light. The decor is minimal but trendy and the space feels clean and uncluttered. Big palms … Continue reading The Vintage Emporium
