With the first Michelin Guide to Vietnam highlighting its burgeoning fine-dining scene, chefs leading the change in Ho Chi Minh City’s dining scene talk about what such global recognition means.
Nothing gets Saigon foodies up in arms faster than the ratio of 10 phở restaurants to zero bánh mì place, but this disproportionate phở favoritism is just one of many ways the Michelin Guide has fumbled in its recently published guide to Vietnam.