Guide to eating out on upcoming holidays
Update: Apr 26, 2014
Saigontourist’s hotels, restaurants and tourist areas have got ready to offer attractive food and entertainment programs on Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labor Day (May 1) holidays. Following are the places recommended for revelers in HCMC and elsewhere in the country.

Continental Hotel Saigon, 132 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, HCMC

Lunch and dinner buffets with more than 40 delicious dishes and drinks from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. will be available at the airy and romantic garden of the four-star hotel on April 30 and May 1. Diners can simply get ready-made dishes or prepare food for themselves with the help of chefs.

Admission is VND290,000 per adult and VND190,000 per child for lunch, and VND390,000 for adult and VND290,000 per child for dinner.

Grand Hotel Saigon, 8 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, HCMC

The hotel will put on a buffet called ‘The south with past memories’ and featuring specialties of southern Vietnam. Seafood and grilled dishes will be served at the Chez-Nous Restaurant from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on April 30. Diners can indulge into a peaceful atmosphere with rustic countryside decorations.

During the buffet, diners are entertained with dancers and singers. Folk games are also available for those who wish to take part. Each customer is given a ticket for enjoying the firework display on the night of April 30. Admission costs VND735,000 per adult and VND525,000 per child, inclusive of drinks.

Dong Khanh Hotel, 2 Tran Hung Dao B Street, District 5, HCMC

A Chinese buffet with more than 40 tasty dishes will be held at Dong Khanh Restaurant from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on April 30 and May 1. Admission is priced at VND249,000 per person.

Kim Do Hotel, 133 Nguyen Hue Boulevard, District 1, HCMC

The hotel will serve a dinner buffet with more than 40 selected seafood dishes and drinks from 6:30 p.m. on April 30. Gourmets will be also entertained by a live music show and eligible to take part in a lucky draw and play games to win prizes.

The buffet costs an adult VND600,000 and a child VND300,000. Customers buying five tickets can get one free.

Majestic Hotel Saigon, 1 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, HCMC

The Breeze Sky Bar is an ideal place for revelers to admire a fireworks display and enjoy a BBQ buffet from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at a price of VND878,000 per person. Diners will be served barbecued seafood, wine and draught beer.

The party will rock along with an acoustic live show.

Oscar Hotel Saigon, 68A Nguyen Hue Boulevard, District 1, HCMC

A seafood buffet will be ready at the hotel from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on April 30 and May 1 for diners to enjoy signature dishes and sweet melodies as well. Tickets are priced at VND390,000 per adult and VND190,000 per child.

Saigon Ship Restaurant, Bach Dang Wharf, District 1, HCMC

The restaurant will serve a lunch buffet with more than 50 authentic Vietnamese dishes from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on April 30 and May 1. Diners will enjoy live music with songs about the country. During the buffet, they also take a two-hour cruise in the Saigon River from 11:30 a.m.

Buffet ticket prices are VND230,000 per adult and VND120,000 per child. Customers get one free ticket when buying 10.

Van Thanh Tourist Area, 48/10 Dien Bien Phu Street, Binh Thanh District, HCMC

The tourist site will serve dinner buffets with more than 40 delicious dishes from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on April 30 and May 1, 2, 3 and 4 in a cozy garden. On the nights of April 30 and May 1, guests will be entertained with live music shows by Latin Eyes band.

The ticket price is VND250,000 per adult and VND140,000 per child. Customers are given one voucher for taking a drink at the tourist park’s Dung Dinh Café when they get 10 tickets.

Binh Quoi 1 Tourist Park, 1147 Binh Quoi Street, Binh Thanh District, HCMC

To the park, tourists can be served lunch and dinner buffets with more than 65 southern dishes from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on April 30 and May 1. Diners are entertained with southern traditional music, and invited to play folk games and take part in a lucky draw. Children are given an artistic balloon as a gift. Each buffet costs an adult VND250,000 and a child VND140,000.

Binh Quoi 2 Tourist Area, at the end of Binh Quoi Street, Binh Thanh District, HCMC

A buffet with more than 70 selected seafood dishes will be prepared from 5 p.m. on April 30 and May 1, 3 and 4. Diners can also have fun with juggling and music shows. Buffet tickets are priced at VND240,000 per adult and VND120,000 per child. Customers will pay for 15 tickets when they buy 16.

Tan Cang Tourist Area, A100 Ung Van Khiem Street, Binh Thanh District, HCMC

Dinner buffets with more than 60 hot pots and grilled seafood dishes will take place in an airy garden from 5 p.m. on April 30 and May 1. Buffet tickets are VND290,000 per adult and VND160,000 per child.

Liberty Central Saigon Center, 179 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1, HCMC

The hotel will prepare a buffet with more than 70 select dishes from seafood, sashimi, sushi, BBQ and table-served hot dishes. Admission is priced at VND330,000 per person. Guests purchasing ten tickets will get one free.

Liberty Central Saigon Riverside, 17 Ton Duc Thang Street, District 1, HCMC

Guests will be offered lunch and dinner buffets at the hotel in which there are 90 specialties of many countries and many kinds of tropical fruits and cakes. At buffet lunch, a group of six guests will need to buy just five tickets and can enjoy a free flow of fruit juices.

Que Huong Liberty 4 Hotel, 265 Pham Ngu Lao Street, District 1, HCMC

The buffet ‘Linking hearts’ with more than 60 dishes will be a good option for gourmets of Asian cuisine and Vietnamese traditional dishes. Guests will pay VND206,000 for buffet lunch and VND306,000++ for buffet dinner.

Saigon-Ha Long Hotel in Halong City, Quang Ninh Province

The hotel will show their hospitality with a buffet of many tasty dishes from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on April 30 at its Villa garden space. The party costs VND545,000 per adult and VND345,000 per child. Guests will be given a 10% discount if they book 10 tickets or more. A 30% discount will apply to drinks as well.

Saigon-Phu Yen Hotel, 541 Tran Hung Dao Street, Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen Province

A buffet with many dishes made of tuna will be available on April 30 for guests to celebrate the Reunification Day. Admission is VND299,000 per adult and VND180,000 per child.

SaigonTourane, 5 Dong Da Street, Hai Chau District, Danang City

A BBQ buffet ‘Beloved South’ will be prepared on the evening of April 30, featuring specialties from three regions of the country. Revelers can also enjoy music and join game shows.

Admission is VND250,000 per adult and VND170,000 per child.

 

SGT