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Going Places (Malaysia Airlines) • 1st February 2024

Saigon Steps Up to The Plate

"Most travellers' perception of [food in] Vietnam is stuck in the Bourdain era." So what's changed?
National Geographic Traveller • 13th June 2024

What They're Eating in Hanoi

Five restaurants. Five dishes. All in Hanoi.
MICHELIN Guide • 24th July 2023

Who Invented Vietnam’s National Dish?

It's complicated.
The Telegraph • 6th August 2025

The 19 Best Restaurants in Hanoi

Unscrambling Hanoi’s food scene is no easy feat, which is why I have broken down the city’s best restaurants into various handy categories; from cheap eats to haughty fine dining, these are some of the city’s best.
Business Insider • 30th December 2023

One family has been running Hanoi's best fish noodle shop for 20 years. They swear the secret to their success lives in the tree next door.

"It's a goddess. Her name is Bà Đông Cuông."
Cathay Pacific • 4th March 2025

Cathay's 7 Best Dining Experiences in Hanoi

Vietnamese cuisine is thriving and evolving, and nowhere is this clearer than in the capital’s rambunctious food scene.
MICHELIN Guide • 10th February 2024

Behind The Bib: Hồng Phát

The unlikely story behind hủ tiếu, a cherished Saigonese noodle soup dish.
Business Insider • 11th December 2023

I think the Michelin Guide missed Hanoi's 5 best street food spots

When the Michelin Guide to dropped earlier this year, they really stirred the pot.
Sawasdee (Thai Airways) • 1st May 2023

Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City Pocket Guide

There’s a spirited sibling rivalry between Vietnam’s two major metropolises. Hanoi basks in its 1,000-year-old history, boasting grand architectural heritage and legendary food culture. By contrast, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Hanoi’s younger and
MICHELIN Guide • 5th April 2025

Mì Quảng: The Noodle Dish that Defines Đà Nẵng

Mi Quảng appears simple on the surface, but behind Đà Nẵng’s hero dish is an origin story that spans centuries.
MICHELIN Guide • 14th September 2023

Refugee Turned Banker Turned Chef

Few chefs have a backstory as colourful as Peter Cuong Franklin’s. Born in a war-ravaged Vietnam, Franklin fled the country as a child in 1975, resettled in the United States, and graduated from Yale. He then launched himself into investment banking, a career path that took him across the world.
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