Eating Vietnam by the Michelin Map

The best food map of Vietnam is no longer just a stack of street-stall tips passed between travellers. The MICHELIN Guide‘s fourth Vietnam edition, unveiled in Hanoi on 4 June 2026, lists 193 places across Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang: 11 one-star restaurants, the first time the country has reached double digits, plus 72 Bib Gourmands for good food at modest prices and 110 further recommendations. Read the right way, it is a ready-made eating itinerary for a north-to-south trip, and most of it is noodles.

“In four years, we have watched Vietnam grow from an exciting discovery into a clear and confident culinary destination,” said Gwendal Poullennec, the guide’s international director, in the release. “As we mark a century of the Star, Vietnam reminds us that local gastronomic stories are still being written.”

Hanoi: four stars and a bowl of pho

Hanoi holds four stars: Gia, Hibana by Koki, Tầm Vị and the new ONVIT, led by chef Joon Huk Chi. ONVIT’s Bich Ngoc Mai also took the guide’s Sommelier Award, Tuoi Tre News reported.

The city’s real strength is its Bib Gourmand list, and three new names this year are all classic Hanoi dishes: Bánh Cuốn Gia Truyền Thanh Vân on Hang Ga Street (steamed rice rolls), Phở Hà Hàng Hòm and Mammom. New in the wider selection are Phở Gà Huyền Hương (chicken pho), MÀU and ZAO. The tourism board’s Hanoi food guide is a good companion for the dishes: pho, bun cha and banh cuon are the staples to try first.

Ho Chi Minh City: the deepest list

Ho Chi Minh City has the most stars, six: Long Trieu, Ănăn Saigon, Akuna, CieL, CoCo Dining and the new Upstairs, from chef Hiệp Trương. The guide named NÔM, from chef Chris Fong, its Opening of the Year.

The new Bib Gourmands show how much the city’s street food is about broths: Bánh Canh Cua Bà Ba (thick noodles in crab broth), Bún Riêu Yến (crab and tomato noodle soup), Bánh Cuốn Tây Hồ 127, Chị Mơ and La Lola, from chef Julio Gomez. For a more sustainable meal, Tales by Chapter won a new Green Star for its zero-waste, mostly plant-based seasonal menu, and its team took the Service Award. Other new names in the wider selection include Apero, Quán ăn Ngự Bình and Sono, from chef Kiên Phan. The Young Chef Award went to Phuoc Hau Tran of The Monkey Gallery Dining.

Da Nang: the central coast

Da Nang has one star, La Maison 1888, and three new Bib Gourmands: Bà Vui, Bánh Bèo – Bánh Đập and Lê Gia Khang in Ngũ Hành Sơn. Nén Danang kept its Green Star, as did Lamai Garden, and Dì Hoa in Hòa Cường joins the wider selection. The central coast’s signature noodle, mì Quảng, is all over the selection; the board’s Da Nang foodie guide covers it, and Hoi An is a short drive south.

What the guide leaves out

The most-Instagrammed Vietnamese food of all is missing. No banh mi shop has made the guide in four editions, Tuoi Tre News noted, even though it is a favourite with international visitors. Treat the list as a starting point, not a boundary. Noodle soups, rice rolls and shellfish dominate the selection, with banh xeo (crisp rice pancakes) and com ga (chicken rice) also represented, Tuoi Tre reported. For banh mi, ask locally, or use the tourism board’s regional food guide as a checklist.

Getting there and in

• Visa: Vietnam issues e-visas of up to 90 days to all nationalities through its official portal, evisa.gov.vn. Apply there, not through look-alike sites.
• Flights: Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are the international gateways, with connections from Canada, the US and the UK through major Asian hubs. Da Nang, on the central coast between them, is a short domestic flight from either.
• Order: north to south or south to north; most travellers fly the long legs and take the train or road along the central coast.

Plan it

• Book ahead for the starred tasting menus, especially new entries ONVIT and Upstairs.
• Go early to Bib Gourmand stalls; many are small family operations with limited hours, so check before you go.
• Bring cash for street-food spots.
• Allow at least two nights per city: one tasting-menu dinner, the rest on the street.

Sources

• MICHELIN Guide, Vietnam 2026 ceremony, 4 Jun 2026
• MICHELIN Guide release via Media OutReach
• Vietnam Investment Review
• Tuoi Tre News, 2026 selection and awards
• Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, Hanoi food guide
• Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, Da Nang food guide
• Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, food by region
• VnEconomy, e-visa