Searching For The Best Bars, Restaurants And Hotels In Vietnam, Southeast Asia And The World
The Dot is an independent magazine covering food, drink and travel across Asia and the world.
We are based in Saigon. We cover the restaurants, bars and hotels that matter — from Vietnam’s emerging dining scene to the ceremonies and announcements that shape the global conversation. We have reported from every MICHELIN Vietnam announcement since the guide’s 2023 inception. We were at the inaugural World’s 50 Best Hotels ceremony. We report live from World’s 50 Best Restaurants — most recently from Turin — and from World’s 50 Best Bars. We have covered Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants for five consecutive years.
Our features, city guides and chef profiles span Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Danang, Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, London, Copenhagen, Mumbai and beyond. We follow the story wherever it goes.
The Dot answers to no hotel group, no tourism board and no PR agency. We are editorially independent.
The people we write about — and the people who read us — are chefs, bartenders, hoteliers, travelers and anyone who believes that where you eat and drink is never just about the food. They are building something. So are we.
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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
