A hospitable table

Vietnamese · District 1 · From 257 Lý Tự Trọng

Hai's Restaurant is a modern, welcoming Vietnamese dining room — where first-time phở eaters are shown the way by hand, and vegetarian regulars have dishes of their own.

The restaurant sits in central District 1, near Bến Thành Market, in a modern room with murals and dark wood tables. The menu is wide: roll-and-dip plates for the whole table, crisp bánh xèo, phở, curries, grilled catfish with rice-paper wraps, sizzling plates and seafood platters.

What guests mention most is not only the food but the service: English-speaking staff patiently show guests how to eat each dish — how to roll bánh xèo, how to wrap grilled catfish — and gladly make vegetarian versions when guests ask.

The restaurant also runs a Vietnamese cooking class with a market visit, morning or afternoon: pick three dishes, cook them yourself, and finish with egg coffee or coconut coffee — the two dessert drinks that have become house signatures.

The room

A modern, welcoming room

Murals, dark wood tables, warm light — comfortable for families, friend groups and solo diners alike.

Service

Shown how to eat, by hand

English-speaking staff guide each roll-and-wrap dish, so first-timers eat like regulars.

Vegan

Everyone has a dish

Veggie spring rolls, tofu, sticky rice with vegetables — and vegetarian versions of non-veg dishes on request.

Class

Market, cooking, coffee

A Vietnamese cooking class with a market visit: three dishes of your choice, finishing with egg or coconut coffee.