Apero Bar & Bistro

I'd consider this a must-try food destination in Saigon. Its "Michelin Selected" designation is well-earned: one of the best price-to-quality propositions I've seen in quite a while. The pastas are flat-out excellent: fresh, made in-house, tasty enough to enjoy almost by itself. The Spicy Vodka with sausage and the Ragu Bolognese were standout winners, with the Carbonara also quite good, if a bit behind (perhaps it should be served with a different type of pasta?). But all three were undoubtedly excellent and I have a hard time finding any faults. Not just in the pastas, but in everything: appetizers (beef tallow French fries and popcorn chicken) were excellent, the atmosphere was hip, modern, eclectic, and in harmony with an open-kitchen concept, the service was professional but also warm, and the clientele was generally casual and relaxed, if still well-to-do. For this quality of food and ambience, the price was a great deal. And the location in Thảo Điền, just a few minutes walk from Xuân Thủy, made it a perfect place to start a night out, whether that be for desserts afterwards or drinks. Again, I'd say Apero is a must-try, and I only regret that it took me a few years to finally stop by.

Dropped by for quick brunch with my cousins after a long day. Servers and staff attended to us right away. Menu are in English with prices explicitly stated on there as well aka prices exactly as menu shows. We ended up order a bunch since portion sizes are to our liking … they are all great tasting, my fav are sweet potato fries, beef (medium rare — but I wish we order another portion of additional medium as well since it was yummy), and tiramisu — soft and melt immediately after it touched my tongue. Prices are reasonable for everything we ordered. Parking are on site with clear signage and security officers standing by … the clearance for parking entry is capped at 2 meters and 1 (2.1 m) which our car standing 2.0 m can fit right in. Underground Parking also have elevator going up directly to the restaurant as well. My cousins been here plenty of times so they knew the ins and outs, for us it’s first time and wasn’t disappointed. Note: they can only process VISA at the moment if you plan to use your credit cards here.

One of the best italian res in TĐ. The salad was fresh with lettuce and bacon bits. We also ordered the spicy vodka with extra fried chicken. Never tasted anything like that before. It was creammy and a lil bit spicy with a hint of tomato sauce. The steak frites we ordered was served medium rare. The texture was not there but still a decent dish. We finished off with a piece of tiramisu, which was the best way to end the night.

If i say they make good food, they MAKE GOOD FOOD! The chicken is cripsy on the outside and tender on the in, truffle mayo sauce is bomb! Beef cheek is tender almost perfect, but what i love is the sauce that come with this dish, i tasted a bit of wine, cream and parmesan cheese! Their pasta is always on point, there is nothing to say about it!! And this is just the lunch menu. Would definitely come back! Highly recommend.

Let's say the Spicy Vodka was indeed the star of the meal! Was recommended to try it and definitely was not disappointed 😋 Creamy & spicy (- from both the vodka and the spice I supposed?) - were what made it exceptional! Unfortunately the rest was not as good, I'd give the other dishes an "ok", the medium rare steak was tough yet the flavor was alright, especially the tiramisu was underwhelming - I was expecting more with that price and personally I was not really a fan of runny tiramisu. However the portions did make up for that :) The space and lighting can be improved too - can easily tell with how bad lighting and blurry my pics were lol All in all the pasta saved the show and it has been worth a 45-minute trip to get there and I'll defo come back to try more! Also the staffs were lovely and helpful 🥰