(VOVWORLD) - For the first time, 103 restaurants in Vietnam have been honored by Michelin Guide, and four of them were awarded a prestigious Michelin Star at a ceremony on Tuesday night.
 Four restaurants in Hanoi and HCM City have been given a Michelin Star. |
The four restaurants given the honor are Gia, Hibana by Koki and Tam Vi in Hanoi along with Anan Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City.
The status bestowed on these eateries will elevate Vietnamese cuisine to even higher levels around the world.
They were given the prestigious star from the famous French guidebook for offering high quality cooking and outstanding culinary experiences.
Gia (Hanoi) is a Vietnamese contemporary restaurant, run by chef Sam Tran. The award is recognition for its menu that changes with the seasons and is inspired by Vietnamese culinary heritage. Sam Tran also has been granted the Michelin Young Chef Award which recognizes a young chef working in a restaurant of the selection and whose exceptional talent and great potential impressed inspectors.
Hibana by Koki (Hanoi) presents a theatrical experience at a 14-seat counter in the basement of Capella Hotel, with chef Hiroshi Yamaguchi skillfully and precisely cooked teppanyaki dishes rich in complex flavors.
Tam Vi (Hanoi) is a vintage tea house that feels distinctly northern Vietnamese with its nostalgic collection of traditional furniture and hand-written calligraphies. They serve northern Vietnamese dishes with some central and southern options.
Anan Saigon (HCM City), is a Vietnamese contemporary restaurant, whose Vietnamese-American chef Peter Cuong Franklin applies modern cooking techniques to street food recipes to create enticing flavors. The restaurant was named Vietnam's best restaurant in 2021 and 39th in Asia by the website theworlds50best.com on the 'Asia's 50 Best Restaurants' list.
Also at the ceremony, 29 establishments with 13 in Hanoi and 16 in HCM City were awarded a Bib Gourmand (Inspectors’ Favourites for Quality Cooking at Moderate Prices).
The Bib Gourmand distinction highlights the restaurants within the Michelin Guide restaurant selection that stand out for value-for-money offers. Out of the 29 Bib Gourmand establishments, more than half offer Vietnamese cuisine or street food, strongly reflecting the high popularity of street food being rooted in the local culture.
A total of 70 other eateries (32 in Hanoi and 38 in HCM City) also joined the Michelin Guide Hanoi and HCM City 2023 selection, known as the Michelin Selected restaurants.