District Federal

Lived in Los Angeles for 9 years so the bar is high for Mexican food! This hit the spot. Tried chicken tinga, al pastor, and beef barbacoa tacos. All were fantastic. Only lackluster part was the salsa was flavorless but I can overlook that for the great tacos.

I really enjoyed my experience at District Federal! The tacos were delicious, but what made this visit particularly memorable was the passion fruit margarita. I’ve had plenty of meals with cocktails before, but this was one of the first times I genuinely noticed how much the right drink could complement the food. The passion fruit margarita paired so well with the tacos that it actually enhanced the entire dining experience. It was something I hadn’t really appreciated before, and I walked away with a whole new understanding of how food and cocktails can work together. The portions were a little smaller than I expected, but I didn’t mind too much because I enjoyed what I ordered. Overall, District Federal was a great experience. I came in looking for some good Mexican food and left having discovered something new about my own palate. That’s the kind of dining experience I appreciate, and I’d definitely return!

WOW! My wife and I were so fortunate to stop by. We're from Texas and District Federal hit the spot for Authentic Mexican food or just authentic food from the southern border. Apparently District Federal is already known with Google. I took a picture of just the mural on the wall and asked Google where in Mexico could this restaurant be found and the answer was this place just from the picture without the establishments name came back per Google as District Federal in Ho Chi Minh City as a top rated restaurant. All gooooooood.

What an amazing spot for mexican food. I can highly recommend both the baja fish tacos and the guacamole! Very authentic flavours. The horchata was so good that I ordered two of them. If you enjoy some real mexican food then do pay them a visit. The atmosphere is great and they serve you properly.

You'd think I'd want Vietnamese food on my last night in the country but I wanted my last meal before I moved away from Vietnam after 4 years in the country to be here. It's my favorite restaurant in the city for a reason. For four years they gave me nothing but good service, great food and always made me feel welcome every single time. I grew up in Southern California right next to the Mexico border eating Mexican food like it was practically my native cuisine. I've been to Mexico more times than I could possibly count. So when I say I have a very high standard for good Mexican food, please believe me. Restaurants usually do not live up to my standards. In HCMC, only three places did and DF is the best of them. It's definitely the most expensive of the Mexican restaurants in the city, but you're paying for authentic quality. Usually I get the nachos because they're the best I've ever had outside of Cali, but for my last meal I wanted to finally taste some different things on the menu. Now I can say they make great mole, amazing ceviche, savory soup and that both the coconut and strawberry margaritas are well worth a try. Gonna miss this place and all the other great places I discovered here in Saigon. Thanks to Peter (the owner) and his fantastic crew for always being so terrific.