French bistro · Ben Thanh, District 1

48 Bistro at 52 Le Thi Rieng, Ben Thanh, District 1 — a midrange Indochine-inspired French bistro with 4.1 stars from 1,290 Google reviews: a 200-plus-dish kitchen, farm-to-table produce, and in-house pâté, smoked salmon and artisan breads.

4.1 ★ · 1,290 Google reviews
Midrange bistro · modern French
The 48 Bistro dining room set for a birthday party — long clothed tables, balloons and flowers (owner photo, Nov 2024)
The dining room at a birthday party — the venue's photo

48 Bistro — Indochine French bistro in District 1

A warm dining room on Le Thi Rieng street, where the French table meets the Indochine air — 200-plus dishes, in-house smoked salmon and pâté, from the hands of founder Chef Ly Anh Tu.

French onion soup with a golden cheese crouton, served in the lion-head-handled tureen (diner photo by Thanh Hai Ng, Oct 2026)
The signature

French onion soup in the lion tureen.

The diner photo by Thanh Hai Ng (Oct 2026) says it all: French onion soup crowned with a golden cheese crouton, served in the lion-head-handled tureen — the most recognizable mark of the 48 Bistro table.

On the table

What the photos actually show.

Said plainly: 48 Bistro publishes no merchant menu we could copy faithfully — the menu section on its Maps listing is empty — so we record only the dishes that appear in the real photo set: peppercorn steak, ribeye, grilled steak and steak with fries.

Steak in peppercorn sauce with potato wedges and greens (owner photo, Nov 2024)

Peppercorn steak

Steak in peppercorn sauce with potato wedges and greens — the owner-posted photo (Nov 2024).

Ribeye steak in mushroom sauce with vegetables and a bread basket (diner photo by Tat Kha Di, Sep 2026)

Ribeye in mushroom sauce

Ribeye steak in mushroom sauce with vegetables and a bread basket — the diner photo by Tat Kha Di (Sep 2026).

Grilled steak with vegetables and a sauce cup on the side (diner photo by Cong Thuan Tran, Dec 2025)

Grilled steak, vegetables

Grilled steak with vegetables and a sauce cup on the side — the diner photo by Cong Thuan Tran (Dec 2025).

The hallmarks

Four things 48 Bistro is.

Four things that make the spot — all visible in the venue's and diners' photos.

A 200-plus-dish kitchenThe 48 Bistro kitchen serves more than 200 dishes — a rare number for a midrange French bistro.
Farm-to-table produceProduce goes from farm-to-table — the kitchen philosophy the venue states plainly.
The founding chefThe kitchen is led by founder Chef Ly Anh Tu — the hand behind the Indochine-inspired French table.
Pâté, smoked salmon, breadsPâté, smoked salmon and artisan breads are all made in-house — the kitchen's craft, not bought in.
Gallery

A lap around the table.

Six content-verified real photos — the dining room leads, then the lion-tureen onion soup, peppercorn steak, ribeye, grilled steak and steak with fries.

Visit

Le Thi Rieng, Ben Thanh.

52 Le Thi Rieng, Ben Thanh, District 1 — a warm dining room tucked along the central street.

Address

52 Le Thi Rieng, Ben Thanh, District 1, HCMC

No published hours, phone number or website on the Maps listing — the address is the whole ticket.

4848 Bistro

An Indochine-inspired French bistro at 52 Le Thi Rieng, Ben Thanh — 200-plus dishes, farm-to-table produce, and founder Chef Ly Anh Tu.