issue 54 - AsiaLIFE Magazine

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environment with frequent live music.
Offers Spanish and Cuban fare including
paella and a tapas fiesta comprising three
plates. Open late daily.
South American fusion dishes and a few
delectable deserts. Variety of good wines
by the glass or bottle.
www.moevenpick-saigon.com
Stocks the Moevenpick’s chef’s most
delicious cakes, pastries, ice cream and
sandwiches.
food &
drink
BAR RESTAURANTS
Alibi
11 Thai Van Lung, D1 Tel: 3822 3240
Hip without being showy, this versatile
venue has a pleasant front porch, stand
up bar and comfortable lounge seating
with bright, warm décor and great tunes.
Drinks list is extensive and the food menu
boasts French-style mains.
Buddha Bar
7 Thao Dien, D2 Tel: 3744 2080
An Phu institution serves up tasty meals
and good drinks in a friendly, chilled environment.
Plenty of room to relax inside or
out, plus a pool table on premise.
Corso Steakhouse & Bar
Norfolk Hotel, 117 Le Thanh Ton, D1
Located in the chic Norfolk Hotel Corso
Steakhouse & Bar is well known for its
steak imported from the US and Australia.
Good destination for both lunch and
dinner.
La Habana
6 Cao Ba Quat, D1 Tel: 3829 5180
www.lahabana-saigon.com
This charming little place has seating
indoors and outdoors, upstairs and downstairs
to fit your dining pleasure.Relaxed
Le Pub
175/ 22 Pham Ngu Lao, D1
www.lepub.org
One of Pham Ngu Lao’s favourite watering
holes, Le Pub also has a good menu of
well-executed pub grub and international
favourites. Hearty breakfast is available all
day and specials are offered daily.
Mogambos
50 Pasteur, D1 Tel: 3825 1311
This restaurant has been around since the
mid-1990s, which offers an insight into its
enduring quality. Specializes in American
grain-fed steaks, hamburgers and salads
served in a pleasant atmosphere.
Pasha Bar & Restaurant
25 Dong Du, D1 Tel: 08 629 136 77
www.pasha.com.vn
Turkish–Mediterranean restaurant located
in heart of HCMC serves halal and high
quality food with ingredients imported
from Turkey, Spain, Singapore, Egypt,
New Zealand, Japan and France. Long
happy hour half price by glass. Various
shisha flavours.
Phatty’s
46-48 Ton That Thiep, D1
Tel: 3821 0705
www.phattysbar.com
Jaspa’s Steve Hardy and Ben Winspear’s
sports bar has five widescreen TVs, a
large drop-down screen and lots of pub
grub and beer for fans looking to take in a
game or two.
Qing
110 Pasteur, D1
www.qing.com.vn
Sophisticated downtown bar just off Le
Loi specializes in Asian tapas, Asian/
Sheridan's Irish House
17/13 Le Thanh Ton, D1
Tel: 3823 0793
www.sheridansbarvn.com
Cosy Irish pub with authentic Irish decor, a
pleasant atmosphere and regular live music.
Wide range of classic pub grub, East
Asian dishes and a fantastic breakfast
fry-up available from 8 am.
The Tavern
R2/24 Hung Gia 3, Bui Bang Doan, D7
Tel: 5410 3900
Boasts good international food, a pool
table, dartboards and sports coverage on
large screens. Outdoor seating on mutiple
levels. Second floor sports lounge
hosts DJs at the weekends.
Vasco’s Bar
74/7D Hai Ba Trung, D1 Tel: 3824 2888
Chic bar decked in deep reds that gets
packed to capacity on weekends. Open
Monday to Saturday with live music on
Fridays. Food menu by chef with over 10
years experience at La Camargue. Also
does excellent pizza.
ZanZBar
41 Dong Du, D1
Funky, modern interiors and varied
international breakfast, lunch and dinner
cuisine. Imported beers, cocktails,
gourmet espresso coffee, and happy
hours make ZanZBar a great after-work
spot. Open late.
CAFES
Cay Da Cafe
Ground floor, Moevenpick Hotel Saigon
253 Nguyen Van Troi, Phu Nhuan
Tel: 3844 9222 ext. 118
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
12-14 Thai Van Lung, D1
94 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, D3
Nowzone, 235 Nguyen Van Cu, D5
Metropolitan Bldng, 235 Dong Khoi, D1
International café chain with a wide
variety of coffees and teas, as well as
light snacks and food. Also sells freshroasted
coffee beans and tins of whole
leaf tea.
Mojo
88 Dong Khoi, D1
www.sheratonsaigon.com
A top-end cafe with an attractive interior,
outdoor terrace at street level and comfortable
lounges upstairs. Good business
coffee or lunch venue.
That’s Café
Rivergarden, 170 Nguyen Van Huong,
D2
The Crescent, 103 Ton Dat Tien, Phu
My Hung, D7
Hailing from the U.S., That’s Café is
a new Khai Silk initiative. Claiming to
provide the best coffee in town in a
comfortable and friendly atmosphere, it’s
a great place to hold a business meeting
or catch up with friends.
X Cafe
58 Pasteur, D1 Tel: 3914 2142
Bright, spacious foreign-run cafe
decorated in the style of an Alpine chalet.
Popular with local makers and shakers,
has a great open-plan upstairs area and
two outdoor terraces. Regular live music
and homemade ice cream.
CHINESE
Li Bai
Sheraton Hotel, 88 Dong Khoi, D1
feast broaden your palate with promotions around town
New Set Menu
Park Hyatt Saigon debuted customised set
dinner menus in Square One and Opera.
Making it easier for guests to dine without
the pressure of having to choose from the
à la carte menu, the chefs have crafted
coursed menus to present a dining experience
full of flavour. To offer the best seasonal
ingredients and produce, the menus
will be changed monthly with new original
creations. Current selections at Square
One include Cornichon and truffle mayonnaise,
and crispy skinned barramundi fillet
with a bisque sauce, while guests at Opera
choose dishes like fish stew with sausage
and vegetable cous cous or chilled
marsala raspberry soup and fried basil.
Prices begin at VND 580,000.
Gourmet Burgers
Gourmands and comfort food fans can
find common ground in the Caravelle’s
new main: The exclusive burger, panseared
French duck liver, truffle-infused
egg and mayonnaise, slow cooked-onions
and Italian Taleggio cheese arrive riding
a flame-grilled patty of minced US beef
stuffed with braised beef rib, all layered between
a freshly baked parmesan bun and
served with hand-cut potato chips. Take
a bite out of the burger for VND 550,000
from 12 to 18 September, between noon
and 10pm at Reflections Restaurant, Restaurant
Nineteen, or the Lobby Lounge at
the Caravelle Hotel, 19 Lam Son Square,
District 1.
Home-made Moon Cakes
Celebrate this Mid-Autumn Festival with
Shang Palace’s home-made moon cakes,
which are available in a myriad of creative
creations including seven flavours by Hong
Kong chef Lim Eng Cheong. Ingredients
range from assorted nuts, pandan mung
bean paste, white lotus with macadamia,
and egg yolk. For those who prefer the
petite and delicate chilled snow skin moon
cakes, choices include durian paste, green
tea lotus paste, and coffee mung bean
paste.
The limited edition of Shang Palace’s
elegant designed box can be used as a
gift, through 30 September.
Korean Fare, from Korea
Until 14 September, in conjunction with
AT Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade
Corporation, the Market 39 restaurant of
InterContinental Asiana Saigon is offering
the Authentic Korean Cuisine Discovery
Journey. Prices are VND 498,000 for the
lunch buffet (food only) and VND 728,000
for the buffet dinner, including free flow of
soft drinks, beer and house wine. The buffet
includes Korean dishes rich in spices
and nutritional value like kimchi, bulgogi,
bibmbap and jajangmyeon. The event is
also part of the activities marking the 20th
anniversary of the relationship between
Korea and Vietnam. A guest chef team is
flying down from leading hotels in Korea.
Muffin Time
Mekong Merchant is introducing a batch
of new muffin flavours for VND 35,000 with
the purchase of coffee until 30 September.
They include Rhubarb and Apple, White
Chocolate and Raspberry, Moist Classic
Blueberry and others. Don’t forget their
happy hour Monday to Friday 4pm to
7pm, with discounted drinks and complimentary
appetisers. The restaurant is
located at 23 Thao Dien Street, Thao Dien
Ward, District 2.
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