Being a “first restaurant to specialize in dishes of the South-Western region” in Saigon with a unique style, characterized by a menu rich of the own taste of the Mekong River Delta. Each dish contains itself all the homely simplicity like the people living in the Mekong Delta region. In the rapid increasing popularity of the restaurants in bustling Saigon, Mekong Kitchen is like a breath of fresh air that brings peace and tranquility into the noisy and glorious city.
Taking a deep understanding of the people as well as the culture of Southwest region, Mekong Kitchen is open to introducing the Saigonese with the Vietnamese culinary quintessence, delicious dishes rich of rural flavours. The special dishes that helps establish the prestige of Mekong Kitchen are including: Grilled sea bass fish with young lotus leaves, Deep gourami with tamarind sauce, Smoked hay & sea salt chicken in clay jar, Seafood & rambutan salad, Steamed snails stuffed prawn and ginger, Fried tiny river-shrimp cake, and Baked beef chili leaves in bamboo tubes.
A special characteristic of Mekong Kitchen is the rustic design of the interior. The restaurant features the best of the Southwest region of Vietnam to bring the symbolic which represents the nature and the culture there. The cozy and warm interior located on one of the main road in District 1 with the quiet and open corners. It will remind the close shapes of homes inherently resided in the fine memories of any person living in the Southwest region used to spend their childhood in the field, or in the canals. There is an artificial lotus pond is designed in the restaurant with flocks of snakehead fishes and gourami swimming around.
To continue the journey to discover the Vietnamese cuisine of Southwestern region in the Mekong Kitchen Restaurant, you should enjoy the memorable flavors such as “ Giác” fruits hotspot, Grilled Common carp fish in banana leaf, Braised seabass with young tamarind leaves, “ Dệu” leaves of Mekong & prawns soup, Crispy Vietnamese pancakes or Mini pancakes… Surely you will enjoy the special moments.