La Badiane

Founded in December 2008, La Badiane -French for star anise spice- lays claim to being one of the top restaurants in Vietnam, specializing in fusion of flavors and world gastronomy. The Miele Guide has ranked La Badiane among the best 500 restaurants in Asia, and The New York Times has praised it…

If tastes, fusion of flavors, and foreign gastronomy are the primary focus, significant attention is also always made to the quality of the service and the whole ambience, so that guests may enjoy every element of their meal. When entering, one’s attention is immediately captured by the abundance of scents and aromas emanating from the open front kitchen.

The entrance corridor is lined with lush, harmonizing foliage and leads to the restaurant’s heart and its glass-covered patio. Encircled by well selected leaf plants, walls that are mostly white, and enormous black-and-white pictures, the space exudes a genuine sense of serenity and elegance. The combination of tablecloths, two-tone draperies, and greenery creates the ideal environment for guests’ visual and gustatory senses to flourish.

The attentive and subtle lighting in the evening makes La Badiane restaurant incredibly seductive, and the live classical music concerts every Wednesday evening complete the venue. Two intimate rooms are accessible on the second floor, ideal for guests seeking seclusion or for mid-sized parties wishing to celebrate a special event with a private lunch or dinner.

In contrast to the ground floor’s black-and-white photographs, the first floor features large-scale color pictures.