Ho Chi Minh City’s CieL Dining named among world’s 10 best restaurants

The American magazine released its 2026 Tastemakers Awards on April 22, naming CieL Dining, at 6/3 Street No. 50, An Khanh Ward, in its global top 10 list.

Head chef Le Viet Hong, who won the MICHELIN Guide Young Chef Award for Vietnam in 2025, leads the kitchen.

The restaurant offers a menu of 10 courses. Its interior blends Nordic aesthetics with Japanese minimalism, and the open kitchen puts the cooking on full display.

CieL Dining carries a 5/5 rating on Tripadvisor and scores 4.8/5 on both Trip and Google Reviews.

Among its dishes, the fish maw with egg custard stands out as the chef’s signature. It bridges East and West, with an Asian ingredient prepared using French technique.

This year, rather than celebrating traditional fine dining, Food & Wine’s editors chose to spotlight restaurants with cultural identity. The list honors kitchens where dishes are born from cultural exchange and locally sourced ingredients.

The awards also recognized menus that break convention, where each dish carries a regional character.

Topping the rankings is Ikoyi in London, a restaurant that blends West African, East Asian, and British culinary traditions.

“A meal at Ikoyi is an otherworldly experience,” according to Time Out magazine.

In second place is Maido in Lima, Peru, which follows the Nikkei culinary tradition, a fusion of Peruvian and Japanese cooking.

The world’s 10 best restaurants, according to Food & Wine (2026):

1. Ikoyi (London, U.K.)

2. Maido (Lima, Peru)

3. CieL Dining (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)

4. Arami (La Paz, Bolivia)

5. Cut (Bangkok, Thailand)

6. To (Darwa, India)

7. Botanist (Mexico City, Mexico)

8. Roscioli Salumeria con Cucina (Rome, Italy)

9. Lunch Lady (Vancouver, Canada)

10. Saint Peter (Sydney, Australia)

Food & Wine, published under the People magazine group, is one of the world’s leading food publications. Its annual Tastemakers Awards are decided by more than 400 experts, including chefs, culinary writers, and travel journalists. The final rankings are determined by the magazine’s Global Advisory Council.