On the evening of June 6, Michelin Guide announced the list of the first 6 Vietnamese restaurants to be awarded a Michelin star, including Anan Saigon restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City; Gia, Hibana by Koki and Tam Vi, are all in Hanoi.
On the morning of June 7, responding to a VietNamNet reporter, the representatives of these 6 restaurants said that currently, the number of customers booking at the restaurant has increased sharply, even they have to apologize and refuse a lot of customers in the next few days due to being full. place.
A representative of Tam Vi restaurant said that they never thought they would have the opportunity to receive a Michelin star, so they were completely unprepared for this event. “Currently, my side is still operating as usual. However, the number of customers ordering is very large. We regret to say no to many customers in the next few days due to not being able to serve in time," he said.
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At noon on June 7, Tam Vi restaurant welcomed many customers (Photo: Thach Thao)
Chef Sam Tran, winner of the award for talented young chef and co-founder of GIA restaurant (Hanoi) also "fired up" last night with a series of congratulatory messages and calls to book a table from real people. guest. Sam said that the restaurant is temporarily closed and will reopen on June 9. “Up to this point, we still maintain our own orientation and service style, in which, each hour of customer service at GIA only welcomes 6-20 guests. Therefore, I regret not being able to respond to all of the guests' love immediately. However, we maintain this orientation with the desire to ensure the best food quality, the best customer service and the perfect experience,” she said.
Hibana by Koki (Hanoi) only has a maximum of 14 seats. The restaurant is located in the basement of the Capella Hotel. The cost of meals here is from 8,5 million VND/person. Chef Hiroshi Yamaguchi said that at noon on June 7, these seats were fully booked and customers continued to book appointments in the following days. At exactly 6am, after attending the press conference, the Japanese chef immediately returned to serve diners.
Anan Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), is a contemporary Vietnamese restaurant. The restaurant's chef Peter Cuong Franklin said that being awarded a Michelin star was a "real dream" for him.
“Our restaurant is located near a traditional market, so the space is not too large. Currently we can only accommodate about 40 seats. Despite our best efforts, we also had to say no to some customers due to space constraints,” said Peter Cuong Franklin.
This Vietnamese-born chef said that Anan aims to turn street food into more upscale cuisine. This also caused a lot of controversy when pho and bread dishes, which are very popular in Vietnam, cost hundreds of dollars in Anan. “I think we can be creative to elevate and popularize Vietnamese street food to the world. Countries like Thailand and Singapore have been preparing street food for a long time to bring a more premium experience to diners," he said.
