Eat and Drink
Akio Lounge Hanoi Takes Us On A Glorious Sake-Fueled Trip Through Japan
At Akio Lounge, in the Capella Hanoi's chic, basement Koki House of Senses, curator Sean Halse has turned the menu into a trip through Japan.
The quick, brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.
At Akio Lounge, in the Capella Hanoi's chic, basement Koki House of Senses, curator Sean Halse has turned the menu into a trip through Japan.
The Triệu Institute is a gin bar and restaurant exhibiting the brand's five gins. Proudly, inspired by Lady Triệu herself, there's some tenacious women powering the company.
At Sam Aisbett's Akuna Restaurant, the chef celebrated for his modern Australian cuisine, who cooked with culinary legends Tetsuya Wakuda and Peter Gilmore, is cooking without boundaries using local ingredients while showcasing a few from his Australian homeland too. "Look at me. I am modern oz!" says the chef who's calmer and more content than ever before.
Mayu runs a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it curry shop called Vidu in Saigon’s Japan Town (and there’s another branch in Thao Dien). It’s a word-of-mouth hit thanks to the shops one dish, chicken curry.
World Class Vietnam Winner 2023, Nguyen Tuan Anh, runs the experiential and sustainably-minded Hanoi cocktail bar, USEbar, and the museum-themed The Haflington. Here, he tells us how his approach has brought him happiness.
Gemination is a new cocktail bar in Dalat. And it’s a place where the team behind On The Rocks have gone native.
At Mắm NYC, located on Manhattan’s Forsyth Street, Jerald Head and Nhung Dao recreate the flavors of Hanoi, with their funky mam tom-fuelled bun dau mam tom. Surprisingly, New Yorkers are getting as addicted as Jerald.
After a chance meeting in Dalat, chocolate lovers Khanh-Linh Le And Gricha Safarian created The Cocoa Project for the people!
Aguo Izakaya is a warm, welcoming new Japanese restaurant on Saigon’s Ton That Thiep Street with fun retro design-elements, a long counter and some private booths upstairs.
Phạm Hồng Toàn opened Tủ Bar with his co-founder. It’s a Saigon cocktail bar that you enter through a wardrobe. But rather than a gimmick, Tủ Bar is that kind of place that makes you believe in magic again.
Sago House just won Asia 50 Best Bars’ Art Of Hospitality Award, one of two awards handed out before the event on July 18 in Hong Kong. We gave hungover co-founder Jay Gray a call to find out how they did it.
Nguyen Cong Truyen is currently the bar captain at Stir – Modern Classic Cocktail Bar. At World Class Vietnam 2023, he won the Rising Star title thanks to his impressive performance. Here, he tells us how he did it.
One of five chefs to cook at the MICHELIN Guide Vietnam 2023 gala dinner, Chef Chumpol’s Bangkok restaurant has 2-stars. And he knows how to cook to scale without losing the passion for perfectionism.