The Word - Ho Chi Minh City

Located on the 50th floor of the Bitexco Financial Tower, Strata has now officially opened its all-day casual dining restaurant-cum-café.

In April we asked you to answer that age-old question: What are your biggest Saigon turn-ons?

Though looks aren’t everything, it’s hard not to be dazzled by Ly Club’s plush aesthetic beauty — itself a homage to the creative prowess of the Ly Dynasty. Elegant yet casual, we sit in a softly lit and greenly shrouded front garden, surrounded by comfy French-style garden furniture atop a raised wooden deck area. A stunning infinity fountain, a vast French colonial villa and a sleek outdoor bar make for captivating eye candy. The cacophonous rush hour traffic is replaced by the swirl of Eurasian lounge music.

With the increasing cosmopolitan nature of this city and diners’ willingness to dabble in the exotic, the addition of Chile House, the first Chilean restaurant in Saigon, should be regarded less as a surprise and more an inevitability.

Quan Bui Restaurant (8 Nguyen Van Linh, Q1) has announced the opening of its new terrace garden patio, terracotta tiled balcony, and free-to-hire private room, complete with air conditioning, for groups and parties.