LION CITY
The taste of Singapore in the heart of Bến Thành
The golden lion in the Bến Thành night.
Lion City Cafe & Restaurant sits at 42 Lê Anh Xuân, Bến Thành — a Singapore restaurant the merchant bills as the biggest Singapore restaurant chain in Vietnam. The red LED billboard on the facade shows a glistening chilli crab; inside are a long fern-hung dining room, warm lantern light and a private dining room for big groups.
Gold letters on black, the red crab billboard.
At night, the 42 Lê Anh Xuân facade lights up: 3D gold LION CITY letters on black, two oval plaques — “Singapore in Vietnam” and “SINCE 2006” — and a giant red LED screen showing chilli crab in close-up.
Chilli crab, frog porridge — Singapore, straight up.
The three plates that made Lion City's name — glossy chilli crab, claypot frog porridge and a table-wide Singapore spread, all photographed in-house.
Singapore chilli crab
The lacquered-red crab in glossy chilli sauce — the dish that defines Singaporean food.
Claypot frog porridge
Richly braised frog over plain porridge — the Lion City's famous late-night bowl.
The Singapore spread
Chilli crab with prata, fresh greens and sides — a full table of the island's flavours.
The long room hung with ferns.
Owner-posted photos: a long table in shimmering cloth, velvet chairs, ferns hanging from the ceiling and a Singapore-scene mural — plus a private dining room with grey walls and a big wooden table for groups.
Gold nights, red sauce.
Real photos from Lion City — the storefront, the dining rooms and the food.
Right in Bến Thành, easy to find.
42 Lê Anh Xuân, Bến Thành — open daily; till 23:30 on weekends.
Address
42 Lê Anh Xuân, Bến Thành, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Sun–Thu: 10:00–22:30 · Fri–Sat: 10:00–23:30