AKUNA RestaurantMichelin-starred tasting roomVIENKO
The story

Light on water

AKUNA is chef Sam Aisbett's tasting room — where modern Australian cooking meets Japanese technique and Vietnamese produce, inside a room of 1,200 light rods.

Seared meat with orange sauce
The chef

Sam Aisbett

A two-time Michelin-starred Australian chef — formerly of Quay in Sydney and Whitegrass in Singapore — Aisbett cooks a modern Australian menu sharpened by Japanese precision and grounded in Vietnamese produce.

The AKUNA dining room: curved wooden chef's counter, 1,200 light rods like flowing water, the city at dusk
The room

1,200 rods of flowing light

The dining room ceiling holds 1,200 light rods arranged like flowing water. Floor-to-ceiling glass opens over the Saigon River — dusk settles, the Ba Son Bridge lights up, and the room glows.

Red-and-white striped blood plum jelly cone on a tartare ring
The star

One star, held three years

AKUNA earned one MICHELIN star in 2024 and retained it in 2025 and 2026, per the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Vietnam ceremony coverage.

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AKUNA Restaurant

Modern Australian cooking crossed with Japanese precision and Vietnamese produce — level 9, Le Méridien Saigon, on the Saigon River.

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Level 9, Le Méridien Saigon, 3C Tôn Đức Thắng, Bến Nghé, District 1 · Tue–Sat 18:00–22:00 · 4.3★/203 Google reviews
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