The restaurant in District 1 - the only representative of Vietnam - was honored for the fourth consecutive time at the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants award in 2024.
At the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2024 awards ceremony - Asia's 50 best restaurants - in Seoul, Korea on March 26, Anan Saigon was the only Vietnamese restaurant honored, at number 3. This is also the The first restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City to receive a Michelin star in 48.
The menu at the restaurant is developed from popular Vietnamese dishes across the three regions, innovated in preparation and decoration. Reply VnExpress On March 27, chef Peter Cuong Franklin, the restaurant's owner, said that this is the fourth consecutive time Anan Saigon has been named in the list of Asia's 3 best restaurants.
Peter said the dishes at his restaurant are often known as “fusion cuisine,” but he prefers to call it new Vietnamese cooking style or new cuisine.
Chef Peter Cuong Franklin, owner of Anan Saigon restaurant, prepares dishes before opening time. Image: Bich Phuong
Some outstanding dishes of the restaurant include Ca Mau crab dish combined with many unique ingredients such as sea urchin (Bafun uni), red grapefruit, fried onions and shrimp head sauce, pho-flavored cocktail, and fish cakes. Mini La Vong or taco pancakes.
Peter said the dishes have not lost their roots because the flavors are original and the ingredients are sourced from the local area. To create a new dish, Peter often goes to the place to eat the original dish and learn about local culture so that the dish he creates still retains traditional elements.
“I just created a new style of Vietnamese cuisine that can integrate with the world. From popular dishes to high-class, new dishes, bringing an interesting experience to diners", Peter shared.
Ca Mau crab dish from a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City. Image: Thanh Tung
This year's champion is Sézanne in Tokyo, Japan. The restaurant specializes in serving French dishes combining Asian culinary styles. The top 50 also includes 8 other restaurants in Japan, 14 restaurants in China, Singapore (9), Thailand (8), Korea (4), India (3), Philippines (1) and Indonesia (1 ). Most of the restaurants on the list are high-end.
The World's 50 Best Restaurants is an annual award initiated by UK-based media company William Reed in 50, considered prestigious in the field of tourism, with the participation of Scored by more than 2002 critics, chefs, restaurant owners, and culinary experts around the world. Asia's 300 Best Restaurants is a category of the award. Some of the voting criteria include restaurant dining experience, dishes that satisfy tastes from budget to high-end guests, highlight the sophistication and complexity of culinary cultures and bring trend.
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