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Hotels/Restaurants
As a general rule, avoid rooms looking over the
road, they are always very noisy.
Ho Chi Minh-Ville :
NEW WORLD HOTEL ****
In the centre of the commercial district, 15
minutes from the airport. A modern hotel with 14
floors.
From 175 to 210 $.
CENTURY SAIGON HOTEL****
In the centre of town, near the Saigon River,
totally renovated. From 110 to 175 $.
SOL CHANCERY***
A new hotel managed by the Melia chain, situated in
a pleasant area opposite the Tao Dan, 10 minutes
from the centre. From 108 to 180 $.
MERCURE***
Situated near the Ben Thank market, 10 minutes out
of the centre of town, the hotel which was recently
renovated is managed by the Accor chain. From 95 to
135 $.
Hanoi :
METROPOLE SOFITEL*****
Renowned for its charm, mainly due to its colonial
architecture. 244 modern rooms. Very central.
NIKKO HANOI *****
260 rooms, calm and sober luxury.
HANOI
HORISON *****
40 Cat Linh, Arr. Ba Dinh
Tel. 84 4 733 0808 Fax 84 4 733 0888
HACINCO
***
110 rue Thai Thinh, arr. Dong Da
Tel. 84 4 857 4040/4444 Fax 84 4 857 2626
email hanlaco@hn.vnn.vn
Huê
:
HUONG
GIANG
Rooms overlooking the River of Perfumes. A
beautiful view from the restaurant. Swimming pool.
Rooms about $80.
SAIGON
MORIN
An old colonial establishment recently refurbished.
An interior court with a pool. From 60 to 300
$.
French restaurants in Hanoi
- Club
Opera : 59 Ly Thai To St Tel: 8268802 - 8246950
- Gustave
Eiffel : 17 Trang Tien Tel: 8250625 Fax: 8240933
- Le
Beaulieu : Hanoi Softel Metropole 15 Ngo Quyen
St Tel: 8266919 Ext 8028
- Le
Bistro : 64 Nguyen Luong Bang St Tel: 8514070
Fax: 8564845
- Le
Coq D'Or : 130 Le Duan St; Tel: 8524713
- L'Elegant
: 66 Hue St Tel: 8267639
- Le
Cyclo , 38 Duong Thành
- Hanoi
Gourmet : 1B Ham Long St Tel: 9431009
- President
Garden : 14 Tons Dan St Tel: 8253606 Fax:
8269730
- Restaurant
Bistro : 34 Tran Hung Dao St Tel:
8266136
- Hoa
Sua, ou la Boulangerie, 81 Tho Nhuôm
- Le
Splendide : 44 Ngo Quyen St Tel:
8266087
Local
cafes are always cheap and often very
good.
Among
these, there is 39 Trang Tiên St., in a blind
alley not far from the opera. The place doesn't
look much but the food is good. It's only open for
lunch, the dishes change quickly because of the
crowd of customers, which is a good way to judge
the quality. Be there before 12.30 if you want a
good choice, there is a generous helping of rice to
which you add vegetables, peanuts, tofu, fish or
meat. The price goes from 5,000 to 12,000 dongs,
depending on what you take.
Go
for dessert to Fanny, 48 Ly Thai Tô, where
the ice cream is delicious.
Pho
lovers should go to the corner of Nguyen Du and
Phô Huê, which is open 24 hrs. There is
Pho Bo (beef), Pho Ga (chicken), Pho Không
Thit (without meat) : from 2,000 to 5,000
dongs.
For
food which is a bit more sophisticated, cheap and
good, there is an old house from French colonial
days called Quê Huong, 42 Tan Bat
Hô.
Lastly,
for those who want the adventure of eating really
'local', there are the snake and dog restaurants
along the embankment!
French restaurants in Hô Chi
Minh
- Augustin
: 10 Nguyen Thiep St, D1, Tel: 8292941
- Givral
: 169 Dong Khoi St, D1, Tel: 8292747
- Globo
: 6 Nguyen Thiep St, D1, Tel: 8228855
- La
Cigale : 158 Nguyen Dinh Chinh St, Tel: 8443930
- La
Goulue : 197 De Tham St, D1, Tel: 82349816
- La
Fourcheffe : 9 Ngo Duc Ke St, D1, Tel: 8298143
- La
Taverne (French Sea Food Rest.) : 29 Le Qui Don
St, Tel: 8298180
- L'Eloile
: 180 Bis Hai Ba Trung St, Tel: 8297939
- Le
Beaujolais : 211 Dong Khoi St, D1, Tel: 8222342
- Le
Bordeaux : 7-8 Duong 2, Van Thanh Bac St, Tel:
8999831
- Le
Caprice : Landmark Building, 6B Ton Duc Thang
St, D1, Tel: 8228337
- Le
Flamboyant : Saigon Village, 17 To Hien Thanh
St, D10, Tel: 8657253
Restaurants
in Huê
- Tinh
Gia Viên : a private residence with a
peaceful garden. The 12 dishes of the royal
cuisine are superbly decorated. 20/3 Lê
Thanh Tôn
- An
Dinh Palace : imperial dinner in an exceptional
setting. 97, Phan dinh Phung
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