Searching For The Best Bars, Restaurants And Hotels In Vietnam, Southeast Asia And The World
The Dot Magazine is a celebration of the best bars, restaurants and hotels in Vietnam, Southeast Asia and the World. It features city guides and foodie deep dives into different destinations. The Dot is first with reportage from major events such as Asia’s 50 Best and World’s 50 Best ceremonies, and MICHELIN Guide announcements.
We’re here to help you get the most out of the city, whether that’s our home base of Saigon, or Danang, Hanoi, or places in the region that are pushing the boundaries of F&B, like Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong, to the best bars, restaurants and hotels in the world, from London to Florence, New York to New Delhi.
The magazine features people from diverse walks of life, marketers, artists, directors, chefs, joined by one thing, they are the people who are building the modern Southeast Asia.
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Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-ChiefDavid Kaye is the Editor-in-Chief of The Dot Magazine, our independent publication covering food, drink, and hospitality across the world with a focus on Asia. Widely regarded as one of the finest food and cocktail writers working today (featured by World’s 50 Best, Condé Nast Traveler, Drinks Magazine Asia, Artsy), he has attended Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants and World’s 50 Best Bars ceremonies for five consecutive years, and every MICHELIN Vietnam event since its inception in 2023 — reporting from the world’s biggest nights in food and drink with a focus on the stories behind the rankings rather than the rankings themselves. He has served as a judge at the Diageo World Class Vietnam competition and on the Campari Red Hands Vietnam jury in 2025.
Based in Ho Chi Minh City, David has built The Dot into a reference point for readers who want honest coverage of the Asian and the world’s restaurant and bar scene — no press release language and no sponsored enthusiasm. The publication covers everything from chef profiles and four-hands dinners to new bar openings and industry shifts, with reporting that spans Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and beyond.
Alongside The Dot, David launched A Dash, a digital channel built around creatively driven series — The Good, The Bad and The Weird, The One, and Me & You — that take an edgy, inspiring look at the world’s best food and drink culture and the people making it. A Dash will soon expand into print, a magazine inspired by Lucky Peach and Grand Royal, built around a single theme explored with legends from across the industry.
His interviews and features have taken in some of the region’s most significant names in hospitality. He writes and edits with the same standard across everything he makes: get the facts right, cut what doesn’t earn its place, and trust the reader.
The Dot operates with full editorial independence.
Contact
Email: david@thedotmagazine.com
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