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Valentine's Day is a significant occasion for those in love, an opportunity to express your feelings with sincere and sophisticated choices. Choosing a restaurant for a Valentine's Day date in Saigon is crucial to enhancing the romantic atmosphere and creating memorable moments. The following five restaurants are exceptional choices perfectly suited for this occasion, each offering a unique ambiance tailored to different preferences, yet all guaranteeing consistent quality and suitability for an intimate conversation.
1. The Monkey Gallery Dining - Elegant Fine Dining Restaurant
Located near the bustling pedestrian street of Nguyen Hue, The Monkey Gallery offers a relatively secluded and tranquil space to indulge in upscale cuisine. The venue comprises a dessert bar on the first floor and a fine dining restaurant on the second and third floors, with tasteful and luxurious design and decor that is just right, ensuring diners are not overwhelmed. An intriguing feature of the restaurant is its open kitchen, allowing guests the opportunity to observe and explore the chef creating delicious dishes right before their eyes.
The Exquisite Dining Experience at The Monkey Gallery
The menu at The Monkey Gallery Dining is always creatively innovative.
Delectable and Delightful Appetizers
The set menu dishes at The Monkey Gallery are wonderfully diverse, changing with the seasons and drawing inspiration mainly from local ingredients. Thus, behind the visually pleasing presentation of each dish lies a special story about its influences. Choosing The Monkey Gallery for a romantic date allows both parties to savor the essence of cuisine with delightful surprises, creating memorable moments on this special day. Prices for a set menu here range from 1,500,000 VND to 2,500,000 VND per person depending on the seasonal ingredients.
Each dish is a truly special performance by the chef
2. The Brix - A Casual Date with Tropical Vibes
The Brix is a unique restaurant located in Thao Dien, District 2, with eye-catching design right from the entrance, but it's the inner 'island' that diners love the most. The Brix resembles a miniature resort exuding a tropical atmosphere, complete with a pool in the middle of the premises where guests can purchase tickets to swim and chill with good beer. Instead of traveling far to seaside cities, a date right in Saigon with a space like The Brix can also provide you with a comfortable and carefree feeling.
The super chill beer corner at The Brix
The dishes are meticulously prepared
During weekends or holidays, The Brix also hosts exciting music nights for you to experience. The focus here is on seafood with reasonable prices and plenty of delicious drink options. You should reserve a table here and enjoy the atmosphere from around 5 pm to 7 pm, after indulging in the delicious food at the restaurant, relaxing on the poolside chairs is also very enjoyable!
A meal here will range from about 700,000 VND to 1,500,000 VND per person and more depending on the type of drinks you choose.
3. The Deck - Enjoy a Romantic Sunset Over the Saigon River
The Deck is a well-known name in Saigon when it comes to a romantic dining spot, as it has all the elements for a memorable date: spacious and elegant restaurant, beautiful view, delicious food, and excellent service. From the outside, The Deck hides itself in a small alley, but after walking through the lush entrance, you'll find the open space of a riverside restaurant, very airy and cool.
Saigon River sunset viewed from The Deck
Romantic dining corners for couples
The Deck's spacious grounds offer plenty of picturesque corners
Intimate and Romantic Seating Areas
The Deck offers a diverse range of dishes, especially with a list of premium wines always available to complement the delicious meals. On a beautiful day, you should reserve a table during the golden hour (5 pm-6 pm) to witness the poetic sunset over the Saigon River. During holidays, special occasions, and weekends, The Deck often fills up quickly, so you should make reservations in advance for the best riverside view to enjoy your date to the fullest! A complete dinner experience with the delicious dishes here will range from about 800,000 VND to 2,000,000 VND per person or more depending on the type of drinks you choose.
4. Pickles Eatery - Experience the Excitement of Cuisine in a Cozy Setting
Located in a traditional Saigon house, Pickles Eatery offers a fascinating culinary experience, where you'll recognize familiar ingredients such as beef bone marrow, snakehead fish, mushrooms, etc., prepared in very innovative and visually appealing ways. True to its name 'pickles,' each dish here comes with unique pickled accompaniments, enriching the flavors further. The restaurant's ambiance is casual, friendly, and relaxed, making it suitable for a comfortable and laid-back date. The price for two at Pickles Eatery ranges from about 800,000 VND upwards depending on drink choices.
The simple, cozy ambiance of Pickles
Unique 'pickles' dishes
There are also plenty of great wine and beer options here
5. Le Steak - A Dating Spot for Small Families
Le Steak is a moderately familiar restaurant with a certain clientele right in the heart of District 1. The ambiance here is romantic and cozy, perfect for small families or married couples wanting a space to reminisce about their love. Le Steak is a European cuisine restaurant with a sharply designed, cozy space, and the corner tables by the windows overlooking the street are charming. The food here is of good quality and the presentation is quite decent, suitable for the Vietnamese palate. Le Steak's set menu is reasonably priced, ranging from about 400,000 VND to 600,000 VND per person.
The cozy, romantic design of Le Steak
Delicious set menu with adequate portions for small families
A very suitable place for important celebrations
These restaurants are not only ideal choices for Valentine's dates in Saigon, but you can also consider them for other holidays, important anniversaries throughout the year, or hosting small family parties. These 5 restaurants offer different styles and menus but all maintain consistent quality, so you can trust to choose the one that best suits your preferences!
Author: Lê Vũ Tú Uyên (Chiaki)
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