In France, during the holiday season, along with Père Noël (Santa Claus) coming to town, you can usually expect foie gras, les huîtres (oysters) and a bûche de Noël cake for dessert. On 24 December, people will start wishing you a “Joyeux Noël” and if you’re surrounded by Frenchies come midnight on 31 December, be [...]
Diners won’t start ambling into La Villa French Restaurant in Thao Dien in District 2 with rumbling stomachs until just before noon,but the day begins much, much earlier for the restaurant’s staff and owners. At La Villa French Restaurant everything is made fresh daily and that takes time and dedication. La Villa French Restaurant is not […]
Cheese lovers can be found on every continent in the world. The British have their sharp and crumbly cheddar, the Spanish have their nutty manchego and recently there has even been a movement towards artisanal, hand-crafted cheese in the US, where industrial orange Velveeta™ was previously the norm. However, for real savoir faire when it […]
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At La Villa French Restaurant in HCMC’s District 2, we have some special items in store for you. Over the course of more than one year, Chef Thierry Mounon has sourced, researched and tasted ingredients hundreds of times to create his outstanding recipes for six top of the line tasting menus designed to excite any […]
At La Villa French Restaurant in HCMC’s District 2, we’ve recently added sterling silver flatware to our stunning table settings. At most restaurants silver has been replaced by stainless steel, but in the world of fine French cuisine we care about all the details, from the quality of the ingredients to the shape of the […]
The pine trees are put up, the ribbons and festive lights are in place, the candles are ready to be lit… For those who haven’t noticed, Christmas is coming. And La Villa French Restaurant is getting ready for the most joyful time of the year. Chef Thierry, Ms. Tina and all the staff would like […]
HCMC’s set lunch choices are plentiful, but rarely unique. Turn your midday break into a fine-dining experience with La Villa set lunch menu!
This time, we want to spotlight something that is easily overlooked when a perfectly seasoned and cooked-to-order Wagyu steak sits on a plate right in front of you: the importance of sterling service. Please allow us to introduce to you: Stéphanie. Despite her name, you might have noticed her unmistakably Asian appearance. La Villa French […]
It all began in 2010. A young couple – Tina, Vietnamese, 22 years old, had started her career in hospitality four years ago while Thierry, French, 32 years old, was already an experienced Michelin-standard chef – moved into a 15-year-old villa in Ho Chi Minh City’s not-yet-trendy Thao Dien Ward in District 2. What were […]
Western cuisine is on the rise in Vietnam, and not just since yesterday: especially the metropolises Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi have seen a wave of French, Italian, American, Mexican and German restaurants in the past decade. Interestingly, Vietnamese seem to embrace this development. More and more local residents have been venturing to foreign […]
