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Open dataset
Every winner with both platforms' scores, our Bayesian-adjusted comparison, the divergence index and the closed flag from the latest live check. CC BY 4.0 — use it, cite it, build on it.
Ratings as of · Ratings are a dated snapshot, not a live feed — check the live listing before you go.
What is in each row
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
rank | Position in TripAdvisor's award listing as pulled in August 2026 — our list order, not an official TripAdvisor rank (it does not number award winners) |
name / slug | Restaurant name and our URL slug |
ward / area | Google's post-2025 ward string, and our six-area grouping |
addr | Full street address as Google returns it |
g / gc | Google rating and review count |
t / tc | TripAdvisor rating and review count |
gb / tb | Bayesian-adjusted Google and TripAdvisor scores |
score | Combined adjusted score — what our consensus ordering uses |
dc | Divergence index: adjusted gap, centred on the median of all 50 |
consensus | Agreement percentage, 100 minus the adjusted gap in points |
verdict | Our editorial stamp, derived only from the numbers |
closed | true if Google listed it temporarily closed at the snapshot |
price / price_band | Spend band in ₫, and TripAdvisor's own $ band |
family / tags | Our cuisine family, and TripAdvisor's raw cuisine tags |
Both platforms' scores go through the same Bayesian adjustment — a prior of 4.45 with weight 150 — so a 5.0 from 95 reviewers cannot outrank a 4.8 from 3,900. The divergence index is the gap between the two adjusted scores, centred on the median across all fifty. Positive means it does better with Google's larger, more local sample, relative to TripAdvisor's traveller sample, than the median winner does. Negative means the reverse.
Using the dataset
Can I republish this data?
Yes, under CC BY 4.0: credit RestaurantsSaigon.com and link back. The underlying Google and TripAdvisor ratings remain theirs and are included for factual comparison; the adjusted scores, divergence index and verdicts are our analysis.
When was the file generated?
From the August 2026 snapshot, the same numbers the site shows. It is regenerated only when we re-run the data, and each file carries its snapshot month in the meta block, so you can tell two downloads apart.
What is the Bayesian prior you use?
Both platforms' scores go through the same Bayesian adjustment — a prior of 4.45 with weight 150 — so a 5.0 from 95 reviewers cannot outrank a 4.8 from 3,900.
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