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La Fourchette

<p>Should you tire of Vietnamese food and crave a heart-stopping infusion of butter, cheese, and cholesterol—in the form of escargots, Brie du Meaux, and <em>saucisson sec</em>—this tiny, charming bistro is for you. Among the city's better French restaurants, this inviting standby has been perpetually filled with Gallic tourists and expatriates since it opened in 1994, which in Saigon years makes it almost ancient. The gregarious owner, Jean-Luc, greets every new arrival with a boisterous “<em>ça va!</em>” and spends most of the evening exchanging gossip at patrons' tables.</p>

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From Travel + Leisure , SEP 2003

Of course, in both Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi, you can also find countless trattorias, tandoori joints, tapas bars, and teriyaki dens, along with hundreds of French bistros (whose cuisine hardly qualifies as foreign in Vietnam)....MORE>>

– Peter Lindberg The Best of Vietnam Now

Last updated September 2003