Four Vietnamese restaurants awarded Michelin stars for the first time
On the evening of June 6, Michelin Guide announced the list of the first restaurants to receive Michelin stars in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, including: Anan Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City; Gia, Hibana by Koki and Tam Vi, all in Hanoi.
Anan Saigon is a contemporary Vietnamese restaurant. Chef Peter Cuong Franklin of Anan Saigon applies modern cooking techniques to street food recipes to create delicious flavors, thereby helping the restaurant be honored with a MICHELIN Star.
Gia (Hanoi) is a contemporary Vietnamese restaurant by Chef Sam Tran. The restaurant received a MICHELIN Star for its seasonally changing menu, inspired by Vietnam's culinary heritage.
Hibana by Koki (Hanoi) offers an impressive visual experience with a 14-seat dining counter in the basement of Capella Hotel, where Chef Hiroshi Yamaguchi performs a skillful and meticulous teppanyaki preparation, bringing delicious and rich flavors to the dishes. The dishes on the menu bring a sense of luxury, made from premium ingredients imported directly from Japan on a twice-weekly schedule, including abalone, spiny lobster, sea urchin, Yaeyama Kyori beef and Hokkaido hairy crab.
Tam Vi (Hanoi) is a classic teahouse-style restaurant, typical of Northern Vietnam, with a collection of antique Chinese furniture and wooden couplets. The restaurant mainly serves home-cooked meals from Northern Vietnam, but diners can also choose some dishes from Central or Southern Vietnam.
The Michelin Guide is currently considered the world's most prestigious culinary guide, ranking restaurants through a "star" system. One star is for a restaurant that "has delicious food, worth stopping to enjoy". Two stars is for "a restaurant with excellent food, worth returning to". Three stars (the highest) is for "a place with excellent food, worth planning to visit to enjoy".
The late master chef Joël Robuchon once told Food & Wine magazine: “With one Michelin star, you get about 20% more business. With two stars, about 40% more, and with three stars, about 100% more.” The presence of the Michelin Guide and its star rating has also helped increase the workforce at Michelin-starred restaurants by up to 80%. Statistics and expectations at culinary establishments around the world have proven that the Michelin Guide and the list of starred culinary establishments are a “boost” for not only the development of culinary but also the economy and tourism of countries.
Cham chicken pho, Obama vermicelli with grilled pork... are listed in Michelin's categories
In addition to the four Michelin-starred restaurants, 103 restaurants in Vietnam were listed in three categories: Michelin Selected (Michelin recommended); Michelin Guide Special Awards (special awards) and Bib Gourmand (delicious eateries at affordable prices).
The 70 Michelin Selected restaurants include 32 in Hanoi and 38 in Ho Chi Minh City. Anh Vu fish cake, Huong Lien vermicelli with grilled pork (Obama vermicelli with grilled pork), Cham Yen Ninh chicken noodle soup, Au Trieu beef noodle soup, Prime Kitchen, Vietnam House... are on this list.
The Bib Gourmand list includes 29 restaurants, including 13 restaurants in Hanoi and 16 restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City, including some representatives such as 1946 Cua Bac, Bun Cha Ta, Cha Ca Thang Long, Chao Ban, Pho 10 Ly Quoc Su, Pho Chao, Pho Minh, Xoi Com,...
The owner of the Cham Yen Ninh chicken pho restaurant (Hanoi) said that being named in the Michelin Selected list is a great honor for the restaurant. Ms. Cham plans to organize a zero-dong sale to thank customers for supporting and loving the restaurant.
Ms. Ngo Thi Phi Nga, owner of Au Trieu Beef Noodle Shop - one of 29 restaurants in the Bib Gourmand category, sees this as an opportunity to promote the restaurant's image to a large number of domestic and international tourists, thereby introducing Vietnamese cuisine.
Mr. Ahmad Faiez Mohamed Pisal, Managing Director of Michelin Vietnam, said that the restaurants listed in this Michelin list will not only be known as the best restaurants in the city, region but also in the world. Through anonymous visits and rigorous evaluation, the appraisers ensure that only the best and most unique culinary experiences are recognized and worthy of being honored in the first Michelin list in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Ms. Nguyen Vu Quynh Anh - General Director of Sun Hospitality Group affirmed: "We understand that this historic milestone has just been established and the next journey, for Vietnam to have more Michelin awards in the future, will require a lot of effort. But with the presence of Michelin Guide, the efforts of chefs and those working in the culinary industry throughout Vietnam, we believe that very soon, Vietnam will be a classy culinary destination that every international tourist needs to visit once in their life."
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