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Bình Thạnh & Thủ Đức · 3 of the Fifty

Thạnh Mỹ Tây & An Khánh · riverside east

Landmark 81 and the Vinhomes towers on one bank, Thảo Điền's expat riverside on the other.

Landmark 81 and the Vinhomes towers on one bank, Thảo Điền's expat riverside on the other.
Landmark 81 and the Saigon Waterbus, Binh Thanh · Photo Cuong Tran, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Not a photo of any restaurant on this list.
4.80AVG GOOGLE
4.97AVG TRIPADVISOR
3WINNERS

Updated · Re-ranked on the 1st of every month · next run 1 September 2026.

What the scores say about this area

The newest winners on the list and the youngest audiences. Review counts here are small on both platforms, which is exactly when the Bayesian adjustment matters most — a 5.0 from 190 people is not the same claim as a 5.0 from 1,900.

Getting there. Metro Line 1 crosses the river to Thảo Điền and An Phú; both stations are elevated and about 18 minutes from Bến Thành. By Grab, budget 45,000–75,000₫ and double the time in the evening peak on Điện Biên Phủ.

The winners here

in TripAdvisor award order

TripAdvisor award rank 16
Consensus diagram for The Cloud: an amber disc for 247 Google reviews at 4.8 overlapping a green disc for 190 TripAdvisor reviews at 5.0. The discs overlap 91% — the two platforms' agreement — with a cocktail glass in the overlap.

The Cloud

Bars & rooftops · Riverside east · roughly 200,000–700,000₫ a head

G 4.8T 5.0Both crowds agree
TripAdvisor award rank 19
Consensus diagram for Xào Xạc Bar: an amber disc for 500 Google reviews at 4.7 overlapping a green disc for 185 TripAdvisor reviews at 5.0. The discs overlap 89% — the two platforms' agreement — with a cocktail glass in the overlap.

Xào Xạc Bar

Bars & rooftops · Riverside east · roughly 200,000–700,000₫ a head

G 4.7T 5.0Both crowds agree
TripAdvisor award rank 32
Consensus diagram for Mom's Indian Cuisine: an amber disc for 737 Google reviews at 4.9 overlapping a green disc for 120 TripAdvisor reviews at 4.9. The discs overlap 83% — the two platforms' agreement — with an Indian thali in the overlap.

Mom's Indian Cuisine

Indian · Riverside east · under 200,000₫ a head

G 4.9T 4.9Google likes it more

Riverside east — questions

How many award-winning restaurants are in Riverside east?

3 of the fifty: 2 bars and rooftops, 1 indian. Together they hold 1,484 Google reviews and 495 on TripAdvisor.

How do I get to Riverside east?

Metro Line 1 crosses the river to Thảo Điền and An Phú; both stations are elevated and about 18 minutes from Bến Thành. By Grab, budget 45,000–75,000₫ and double the time in the evening peak on Điện Biên Phủ.

What is Riverside east actually like?

Landmark 81 and the Vinhomes towers on one bank, Thảo Điền's expat riverside on the other. The newest winners on the list and the youngest audiences. Review counts here are small on both platforms, which is exactly when the Bayesian adjustment matters most — a 5.0 from 190 people is not the same claim as a 5.0 from 1,900.

Which is the highest-ranked winner here?

The Cloud, at TripAdvisor award rank #16 — 4.8 on Google from 247 reviews and 5.0 on TripAdvisor from 190.

Other areas

Sài Gòn24 winners · District 1 coreBến Thành14 winners · District 1 westXuân Hòa5 winners · District 3Tân Định2 winners · District 1 northChợ Quán2 winners · District 5 approachAll 50 winnersThe full ranked list

Plan the rest of your Saigon trip

Where to sleep and what to book around Riverside east.

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