Top 15 Chinese restaurants in Saigon loved by gourmets

1 Haidilao

Haidilao Hotpot is a Chinese restaurant chain familiar to diners. Thanks to the easy-to-eat hot pot flavor, reasonable price and dedicated service style, this place always attracts a large number of visitors. The menu is diverse with four main types of hotpot including tomato hotpot, hot and sour hotpot, spicy hotpot and mushroom bone hotpot. Ingredients from Australian beef, American beef, American pork to chicken, fish, meatballs, mushrooms and vegetables are commonly priced from 20,000 – 200,000 VND per portion.

One of the favorite dishes at Haidilao is American beef balls that are soft, sweet and easy to eat. There are also many other options such as mixed balls, jade shrimp, goat meat or cheese tofu. The restaurant arranges a separate dipping sauce counter for customers to mix according to their taste. In particular, while waiting for a table, diners are also served ice cream, popcorn and free nail polish service, creating a comfortable and friendly experience.

2 Tan Hai Van Chinese Restaurant

Tan Hai Van is one of the oldest Chinese restaurants in Saigon, with nearly 30 years of operation. The restaurant impresses with its traditional Chinese architecture, featuring a curved tile roof and luxurious deep tones, creating an ancient and elegant feeling.

Tan Hai Van space is spacious, can serve about 350 guests with a team of enthusiastic and professional staff. Diners coming here can both enjoy typical Cantonese cuisine and enjoy the luxurious atmosphere. Typical dishes chosen by many people include steamed chicken with mustard greens, crab hotpot, shrimp dumplings and perch soup.

3 Manhwa

Manhwa is an outstanding Chinese restaurant with hot pot flavors with strong Taiwanese identity. The shop’s space is designed to be minimalist but sophisticated, with a touch of nostalgia, creating a pleasant feeling right from the moment you enter.

Manwah’s attraction lies in the plump layered meat bowls and a rich menu of unlimited side dishes such as pork sausage, cheese sausage, fish stomach, pork brain… In addition, dumplings, boneless chicken feet or baby octopus are dishes that many diners love when visiting the restaurant.

The hot pot includes four options: mushroom hot pot, collagen hot pot, tomyum hot pot and satay hot pot. Hot pot is served in a two-compartment pot, making it easy for diners to enjoy two different flavors at the same time, both convenient and full of flavor.

4 Crystal Jade Palace

Crystal Jade Kitchen is one of the Chinese restaurants in Saigon that makes a strong impression thanks to its space imbued with Asian spirit. From decorative motifs, wood materials to lighting, all are carefully selected, creating a harmonious and sophisticated overall.

The prices here are quite accessible compared to many other Chinese restaurants, suitable for both daily meals and gatherings and parties. The menu features many familiar Chinese dishes such as Peking duck, crispy garlic roasted chicken or char siu pork belly, prepared to taste and maintain the traditional flavor.

5 YU SHANG LOU Restaurant

Yu Shang Lou is a familiar name to Saigon people and many international diners when mentioning delicious Chinese restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City. The dishes here impress with their rich flavors, keeping true to the spirit of traditional Chinese cuisine but still having their own unique features.

The restaurant space is designed to be cozy and intimate, suitable for both family meals and receiving guests. In the evening, diners dine while enjoying light performances, creating a relaxing feeling. Dimsum is the most popular dish, in addition to the menu of more than 200 rich dishes, from popular to high-end, meeting a variety of tastes.

6 San Fu Lou

San Fu Lou impresses with its space imbued with Chinese spirit, harmoniously combining tradition and modernity. The restaurant focuses on selecting fresh ingredients, ensuring quality and safety in each dish.

San Fu Lou’s difference lies in its light cooking style, limited oil and grease, suitable for health-conscious diners. The menu features many signature dishes such as wontons with black vinegar sauce, mixed roast dishes, duck dumplings, maple dumplings or shredded eggplant with chicken, providing a complete and sophisticated Chinese culinary experience.

7 Chang Kang Kung

If you love steamed seafood, Chang Kang Kung Chinese restaurant in Saigon is a stop worth trying. Thanks to the direct steaming method, the dish retains its natural sweetness and important nutrients such as calcium, potassium or phosphorus, without being lost like conventional processing. Seafood here is carefully selected, fresh and processed immediately upon serving. Just enjoying it once, the pure aroma and original taste of seafood is enough to make diners remember it forever.

8 Hao Yu

Hao Yu is a familiar meeting place for diners who love Sichuan cuisine in Saigon. The restaurant makes its mark thanks to its creative approach, constantly renewing traditional recipes to make the flavors of the dishes more rich and attractive. The chefs here are all experienced chefs, born and raised in China, with a deep understanding of the quintessence of local cuisine. Therefore, each dish at Hao Yu always retains the original Sichuan quality, enough to satisfy even the most demanding diners.

9 SHANG GARDEN Chinese Restaurant

Shang Garden is a Chinese restaurant that makes a strong impression thanks to its spacious space, harmoniously combining Asian classic features and Western sophistication. The menu here focuses on premium Chinese dishes, rich in flavor and carefully prepared. Outstanding dishes loved by diners include Peking duck, bird’s nest stewed with rock sugar or the famous fish fin soup.

In addition to the common area, Shang Garden also arranges a separate VIP room system, suitable for receiving guests, meeting partners or intimate meetings. Private space, modern interior and professional service team bring a complete and classy experience. With 5-star service quality and a refined menu, Shang Garden is a worthy destination for you to visit at least once.

10 Saigon Restaurant

Saigon Restaurant is a Chinese restaurant in District 5 that makes a strong impression thanks to its rich flavors, easily making diners “eat and remember”. When you visit the restaurant in the morning, you can choose soft and smooth dimsum, crispy steamed chicken feet with soy sauce or rich and fatty goat curry. If you come in the evening, the menu is even more varied with fried pork ribs, steamed pork belly with satay, Minion dumplings, steamed chicken feet with pepper and fragrant grilled egg tarts.

The dishes at Saigon 938 are prepared by a team of skilled chefs, focusing on both flavor and presentation. Ingredients are always carefully selected, ensuring freshness and safety for health. Besides the quality of the food, the restaurant also scores points thanks to its friendly and professional service style. Staff are always ready to listen to suggestions to constantly improve the experience for diners.

11 Soa Soa Hot Pot Restaurant

Soa Soa is a Chinese hot pot restaurant specializing in Sichuan hot pot that lovers of spicy flavors should not miss. The hotpot here is seasoned in the true Chinese style, rich in characteristic spices, creating a very different feeling from familiar hotpot restaurants in Vietnam. Each hot pot has a distinctly spicy taste, the more you eat, the more it rolls, true to the spirit of authentic Sichuan cuisine.

When you visit Soa Soa, you should definitely order three of the restaurant’s signature dishes including char siu pork ribs, beef ribs and Sichuan stir-fried duck tongue. The ingredients are prepared just right, absorbing the flavor, eating with hot pot makes the flavor even more complete. These are the dishes that create a unique mark for Soa Soa Chinese hot pot restaurant.

12 Meiwei

MeiWei Chinese Restaurant makes its mark thanks to its rich menu, where each dish is in harmony between taste and presentation. The space is carefully cared for with main dark tones, luxurious wooden furniture and bamboo lanterns, creating the feeling of walking in the middle of the ancient Chinatown. The dim sum dishes here stand out because of their fresh ingredients, rich fillings, and thin, light crust. You can eat a lot of them and still feel delicious. If you want to enjoy Chinese cuisine in a sophisticated and authentic space, MeiWei is a choice worth a visit.

13 Baozi Restaurant

In the heart of vibrant District 1, Baozi stands out as a meeting point for exquisite Chinese cuisine. Entering the restaurant, diners are easily attracted by the baskets of dumplings with diverse flavors, neatly arranged and aesthetically pleasing. The interior space is clean and tidy, using wooden tables and chairs with sturdy lines, creating a luxurious yet intimate feeling. All blend together, creating a Baozi with Asian characteristics in the heart of modern Saigon.

14 Dim Tu Tac

After more than 10 years making its mark on the culinary map, Dim Tu Tac has become a familiar name to Chinese food lovers in Ho Chi Minh City. Being honored by Michelin Guide 2024 in the Bib Gourmand category further affirms the quality and class of the restaurant. The Cantonese menu is rich, featuring authentic dim sum, served in a neat, luxurious space with a professional service style.

If you are looking for a high-quality Chinese restaurant to fully enjoy the quintessence of traditional cuisine, Dim Tu Tac is a choice worth considering. Each dish is carefully invested in from ingredients to presentation, clearly demonstrating the sophistication and standards of Cantonese cuisine.

15 Uncle Chen’s rib porridge

Although Uncle Chen’s Rib Porridge is a new name in Saigon, it quickly won the hearts of diners. The point that makes the restaurant attractive is the rib porridge with more than 21 different flavors, each type has a moderate smooth consistency, the porridge grains are smooth, the ribs are soft and sweet and not boring at all. The flavor is round and easy to eat, making many people want to come back again and again after just trying it once.

A good meal is not just about the food but also about the overall experience. Whether you love dim sum, Sichuan hot pot or Cantonese roast dishes, Chinese restaurants in Saigon always have something to make you pull your suitcase back. Choose a suitable address for yourself and fully enjoy the quintessence of Chinese cuisine.