Rice Field – Homecooked Vietnamese Cuisine in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Rice Field – Homecooked Vietnamese Cuisine is a Vietnamese restaurant at 75–77 Hồ Tùng Mậu near Bitexco Financial Tower and Nguyễn Huệ in central Ho Chi Minh City. The dining rooms occupy several levels beginning above street level, with a rustic interior inspired by village houses and rice-field imagery and an open-air rooftop element. It is best for travelers who want a broad introduction to Vietnamese home-style food in a comfortable central restaurant rather than eating at multiple street stalls. Rice Field remains Michelin-selected in 2026, making its current operation and culinary standing easy to verify.

The Michelin Guide places the restaurant on the second floor at 75–77 Hồ Tùng Mậu and describes it as spread across three storeys with an open-air rooftop. The décor uses rural and rice-field references rather than minimalist fine-dining design. This is important for expectations: Rice Field aims for warmth and accessibility, not a formal tasting-menu atmosphere.

The menu covers Vietnamese dishes from multiple regions. The restaurant’s own website organizes the current menu into appetizers, salads, meat, seafood, vegetables, soups, rice, hotpot, vegetarian dishes, children’s dishes and drinks. It also separates Michelin-selected items and Rice Field signatures. This breadth is one reason the restaurant works especially well for groups who want to share several dishes rather than each order one individual plate.

The Michelin Guide currently highlights stuffed snails with meat, lemongrass and ginger fish sauce, along with Lã Vọng-style fish served with vermicelli, herbs, shrimp paste sauce and rice paper. Those examples show the restaurant’s strength in recognizable Vietnamese flavors presented in a polished environment. Guests unfamiliar with shrimp paste or strongly aromatic herbs should ask staff how a dish is traditionally eaten instead of automatically requesting every element removed.

Vegetarian diners have a dedicated menu section on Rice Field’s own website. There is also a children’s menu, which makes the restaurant more flexible for families than many specialized Vietnamese restaurants. Vegetarian does not automatically mean vegan, and fish sauce is common in Vietnamese cooking, so strict vegans should explain their requirements clearly when ordering.

Current hours need one caveat. The Michelin Guide and Restaurant Guru list the restaurant open from 10:00 to midnight every day. Grab Dine Out, TableOn and Foody show 10:00–22:00. The restaurant’s own website currently provides menu and reservation links but does not expose a clear text timetable in search results. Because two strong current sources support midnight while several booking services show 22:00, the practical schedule uses 10:00–00:00 with a warning to verify service after 22:00.

Reservations are easy. Michelin notes that the restaurant manages its own bookings, while Grab and TableOn currently support reservation or discount workflows. The restaurant’s own website also provides a reservation function. Weekend dinners and larger groups should book rather than depend on walk-in space, particularly if rooftop seating matters.

The central location is extremely convenient. Bitexco is only a short walk away, and Nguyễn Huệ, the Saigon River and Bạch Đằng Wharf are nearby. The entrance can be slightly less obvious than a ground-floor restaurant because dining begins upstairs. Use the exact 75–77 Hồ Tùng Mậu address and look for the restaurant signage before assuming you have the wrong building.

Michelin lists air conditioning, a car park, terrace and credit-card acceptance. Restaurant Guru also lists outdoor seating, delivery, takeaway and booking. The same source marks the venue not wheelchair accessible, which is plausible given the upper-floor layout but should still be confirmed directly. Visitors who require lift access or accessible toilets should call before reserving.

A normal meal takes around ninety minutes to two hours, longer for large groups sharing many dishes. Pricing is mid-range by central tourist-district standards rather than street-food level. Current restaurant directories suggest several hundred thousand VND per person depending on seafood, drinks and group ordering. The most natural way to eat is family-style: several savory dishes, a vegetable plate or soup, rice, and perhaps a regional specialty for the table.

Rice Field works best as a comfortable introduction to Vietnamese family-style dining. Its value comes from menu breadth, a central location and an atmosphere designed to evoke rural Vietnam without leaving downtown Saigon. Order several dishes for the table, include vegetables or soup alongside meat or fish, and check late-evening closing time if you plan to dine after 22:00.

Rice Field’s first-party site is also unusually useful for planning because it separates vegetarian food, children’s dishes, hotpot, seafood, meat, soups and Michelin-selected dishes into distinct menu sections. That structure helps groups order deliberately instead of relying on one tasting sequence. The restaurant also manages its own reservations according to Michelin, so larger parties can confirm rooftop seating, dietary needs and late-evening service directly before traveling.

For first-time visitors, booking directly can also help resolve the late-closing uncertainty: the restaurant manages its own reservations, so staff can confirm whether the kitchen is serving beyond 22:00 on the chosen date.