Writers
Meet the writers
The people behind vnunbox guides — locals and travelers writing about where to eat and drink in Vietnam.
Aiko Fujimoto
Japanese · Saigon
Osaka-born researcher. Aiko is the friend who read every review, compared every price, and made the spreadsheet.
An Nhiên
Vietnamese · Saigon
Buddhist family background, modern palate. An Nhiên maps Vietnam's vegetarian tradition without preaching.
Chaewon Jung
Korean · Saigon
Market wanderer, professional snacker. Chaewon eats with her eyes first and writes with delight.
Chen Wei
Chinese · Saigon
Shanghai-born critic. Chen Wei is hard to impress — which is exactly why you trust him.
Donghyun Choi
Korean · Saigon
The friend who knows every bartender. Donghyun writes about drinking as culture — the ritual, the people, the 1am conversations.
Emi Watanabe
Japanese · Da Nang
Mother of two, veteran of seventeen flights with toddlers. Emi writes about family travel without the Instagram filter.
Hana Kobayashi
Japanese · Hoi An
Former interior designer. Hana reads buildings like texts — circulation, sightlines, the one chair everyone fights for.
Haneul Shin
Korean · Phu Quoc
Island-based painter of beaches. Haneul sees the coast like an artist — light, color, season — but she's precise.
Hoàng Lan
Vietnamese · Hanoi
Hanoi-based trekker. Hoàng Lan plans the northern loop down to the water stop — then writes about the landslide and why it was still worth it.
Jaeho Moon
Korean · Hanoi
Logistics nerd, anxiety killer. Jaeho makes the complicated simple — train schedules, sleeper bus etiquette.
Jiaqi Chen
Chinese · Saigon
Grew up between Guangzhou and Saigon. Jiaqi lives in the overlap — Chợ Lớn's alleys, Hội An's Chinese quarter.
Jiwon Park
Korean · Saigon
Seoul-born, Saigon-based five years. Jiwon knows where the Korean community actually eats.
Kenta Mori
Japanese · Da Lat
Mountaineer, motorbike veteran. Kenta has done the trek, taken the fall, and knows the shortcut.
Khánh Vy
Vietnamese · Saigon
University sophomore, professional cheapskate. Khánh Vy has done Vietnam on less money than your airport coffee, and she'll prove it with receipts.
Li Na
Chinese · Da Lat
Wellness writer, professional exhaler. Li Na notices how a place makes you feel — the air, the quiet.
Linh Đan
Vietnamese · Saigon
Đà Lạt-born, Saigon-based. Linh Đan writes the way morning light moves across a café table — slowly, and paying attention.
Mei Sato
Japanese · Saigon
Trained pâtissière. Mei tastes first and thinks later — her reviews are all texture, temperature, and the exact second something melts.
Meilin Zhang
Chinese · Hanoi
Food historian, long-form mind. Meilin traces every dish to its source with deep research and rich writing.
Minh Anh
Vietnamese · Saigon
Architecture student, professional noticer. Minh Anh reads a hotel the way other people read books — lobby as prologue, corridor as chapter break.
Minji Kim
Korean · Saigon
First to every opening, honest about what's hype. Minji writes like she texts — quick, vivid, lots of energy.
Ngọc Trâm
Vietnamese · Cần Thơ
Cần Thơ native. Ngọc Trâm writes at the speed of the delta — slow, observant, kind.
Phương Thảo
Vietnamese · Huế
Huế-born, Central Coast defender. Phương Thảo writes about her region like it's family — because it is.
Rin Yamamoto
Japanese · Saigon
Vinyl collector, scene-chaser. Rin hears the city as music — the playlist in a bar, the noise of a market at 6am.
Sakura Ito
Japanese · Hanoi
Business traveler, systems thinker. Sakura notices how a hotel runs — the check-in friction, the wifi dead zones.
Soojin Lee
Korean · Da Nang
Remote worker, spreadsheet queen. Soojin has the visa rules, the neighborhood rents, and the coworking wifi speeds.
Thu Hà
Vietnamese · Hanoi
Hostel-hopper, professional survivor. Thu Hà has slept in dorms, pods, and one memorable hammock — and reviews them all with total honesty.
Thảo Nguyên
Vietnamese · Saigon
Third-generation Saigonese. Thảo Nguyên writes about food the way other people write about family — because for her, they're the same thing.
Wei Lin
Chinese · Saigon
Hangzhou-born tea drinker. Wei Lin traces threads across centuries — old trade routes, Shan Tuyết forests.
Wei Zhang
Chinese · Da Nang
Professional yes-sayer. Wei Zhang takes the cooking class, the river trip, the village you've never heard of.
Xiaoting Liu
Chinese · Hanoi
History romantic. Xiaoting sees the past living in the present — the colonial lobby, the faded sign.
Xinyi Wang
Chinese · Phu Quoc
Hospitality insider. Xinyi knows luxury because she's worked in it — she notices the thread count, the silence.
Yuki Tanaka
Japanese · Saigon
Osaka native, Saigon-based. Yuki writes about restraint — in a kissaten-style coffee room, a bowl of phở, a hotel lobby.
Yuna Kim
Korean · Sapa
Slow-travel convert. Yuna stays longer and goes deeper — the families behind the homestays, the stories in the walls.
Đức Huy
Vietnamese · Saigon
Night-shift philosopher. Đức Huy writes about the Vietnam that exists between midnight and dawn — the 2am phở pots, the all-night cafés.