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5Ku Station
(29 Ɖ Thai Van Lung; meals from around 50,000d; 5pm-late)
Hopping with evening diners, this
chain of makeshift-looking alfresco barbecue restaurants is fun, boisterous, outgoing and
tasty. Grab yourself a wooden box seat and a cold beer and chow down on barbecue and
hotpot alongside a mix of locals, travellers and expats. Branches move about so check on
the latest address.
BARBECUE
$
Xu
VIETNAMESE
$$
( 08-3824 8468;
www.xusaigon.com
;
1st fl, 75 ÐL Hai Ba Trung; 3-course set lunch Mon-Fri 290,000d,
mains from 100,000d; 11am-2.30pm & 6-11pm; )
This super-stylish restaurant-lounge
serves up a menu of Vietnamese-inspired fusion dishes. It's pricey, but well worth the flut-
ter for top service, a classy wine list and a happening lounge-bar. For a gastronomic ad-
venture, embark on the tasting menu (850,000d).
Cirrus
INTERNATIONAL
$$$
(
www.cirrussaigon.com
; 51st fl, Bitexco Financial Tower, 2 Ɖ Hai Trieu; 3-course dinner 980,000d;
)
Elevate yourself out of the hectic whirl at street level to the 51st floor of HCMC's tallest
tower for a sure-fire combination of supreme food, tantalising views, impeccable service
and stylish ambience.
Around Le Van Tam Park
Cuc Gach Quan
( 08-3848 0144;
en.cucgachquan.com
;
10 Ð Dang Tat; mains 50,000-200,000d; 9am-midnight)
It
comes as little surprise that the owner is an architect when you step into this cleverly ren-
ovated old villa. The decor is rustic
and
elegant, which is also true of the food, which ex-
cels. This is no secret hideaway: book ahead.
VIETNAMESE
$
Pho Hoa
VIETNAMESE
$
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