Restaurant
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The Reverie Saigon's Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant, known for dim sum and seafood and set in a lavish red and gold room overlooking Nguyen Hue.
Good to know
Long Trieu is the Cantonese restaurant of The Reverie Saigon and one of the six restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City with a star in the 2026 Michelin Guide Vietnam; the hotel says it has held a star in 2024, 2025 and 2026. It is on the fourth floor of the Times Square Building, with views over Nguyen Hue Boulevard, and it brings classic Cantonese techniques to local Vietnamese ingredients.
The kitchen is led by the executive chef Angus Chan, with Master Siu Hin Chi, a culinary adviser whose career has brought him 30 Michelin stars, mentoring the team. Dim sum is a speciality, with more than 50 choices served at both lunch and dinner, and Cantonese seafood is the other highlight. The Michelin inspectors single out the fried prawns with XO sauce and the hot and sour wonton soup. Alongside the a la carte menu there is a bird's nest set menu, an eight-course tasting menu with wine pairing, a weekend gathering set for four and a vegetarian menu.
The dining room is as opulent as the hotel around it. A Swarovski crystal dragon hangs at the entrance, the custom furniture was made in Italy by Provasi in a red and gold palette, and the Michelin Guide mentions jade stonework and Chinese scenes painted in gold leaf. With 200 seats and nine private dining rooms, it suits family celebrations, business lunches and groups, and the guide notes that it is good for families.
Lunch runs from 11:00 to 14:00, starting at 10:00 at weekends, and dinner from 18:00 to 22:00. The dress code is elegant or smart casual: shorts, vests, tank tops, flip-flops, pyjamas and slippers are not permitted. Book ahead, especially for weekend dim sum and private rooms. There is wheelchair access, valet parking and an interesting wine list, and credit cards are accepted. Prices are at the top of the scale in the city.
The Times Square Building is on Nguyen Hue Boulevard, so after a meal you can step straight out onto the walking street. The Saigon Opera House and City Hall are within a short walk, which makes a weekend dim sum lunch here an easy start to an afternoon of sightseeing in District 1.
Yes, it holds one star in the 2026 Michelin Guide Vietnam, and the hotel says it also held one in 2024 and 2025.
On the fourth floor of The Reverie Saigon in the Times Square Building, 22-36 Nguyen Hue Boulevard.
Yes, more than 50 dim sum choices are served at lunch and dinner.
Lunch 11:00 to 14:00 (from 10:00 at weekends) and dinner 18:00 to 22:00.
Yes, elegant or smart casual; shorts, vests, tank tops, flip-flops and slippers are not permitted.
Yes, alongside a la carte, set and tasting menus.
Yes, there are nine private dining rooms.
The Michelin Guide highlights the fried prawns with XO sauce and the hot and sour wonton soup.
Thing to do
The covered market of central Saigon, in its clock-towered building since 1914, selling food, coffee, crafts and clothing, with a night market on the streets outside.
Bar
One of the city's longest-running rooftop bars, on level 26 of AB Tower, with 360-degree views, DJ nights and a strictly enforced dress code.
Café
The flagship café of Marou, the Vietnamese bean-to-bar chocolate maker founded in 2011, serving chocolate drinks, cakes and French-style pastries on Calmette Street.
Hotel
An opulent five-star hotel in the Times Square Building between Nguyen Hue and Dong Khoi, home to the Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant Long Trieu.