Restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam
Two Michelin stars. Book well ahead.

Gia holds two consecutive Michelin stars (2024 and 2025) and a La Liste Top Restaurants placement, making it one of Hanoi's strongest cases for Vietnamese contemporary fine dining. Chef Sam Tran's kitchen operates at a ₫₫₫₫ price point with a Star Wine List-recognised wine program. Book three to four weeks ahead minimum — this is a hard reservation in a city where demand for top tables is rising fast.
Gia is one of the most credentialed restaurants in Hanoi right now, and for explorers who want Vietnamese contemporary cooking at its most considered, it belongs near the leading of your shortlist. Two consecutive Michelin stars (2024 and 2025), a La Liste Leading Restaurants score of 75 points, and a Star Wine List recognition for 2026 put Gia in a tier occupied by very few tables in northern Vietnam. Book at least three to four weeks ahead — this is a hard reservation to land — and time your visit thoughtfully, because seasonal availability shapes the menu here in ways that matter.
Gia sits at 61 Văn Miếu, steps from the Temple of Literature in Hanoi's Đống Đa district, and the address alone signals something deliberate. This is not a venue designed for casual drop-ins. Chef Sam Tran's kitchen operates in the Vietnamese contemporary register, meaning the cooking draws from the country's deep larder of regional ingredients and techniques but applies a more composed, course-driven structure than you would find in a traditional Hanoian dining room.
For the explorer who reads a menu as a document rather than a list, Gia rewards attention. The Star Wine List award for 2026 confirms that the wine program is worth engaging with, not just tolerated alongside the food. At a ₫₫₫₫ price point, you are paying for that full picture: kitchen precision, a developed drinks offering, and service attuned to a multi-course format.
The ambient feel at Gia is calm and intentional, closer to focused attention than ambient buzz. This is not a restaurant you come to for a loud, social evening in the Old Quarter mold. Expect a room where the energy is directed inward, toward what is on the plate and in the glass, rather than outward toward the street. If you are arriving from a full day of Hanoi's noise and movement, the shift in register is part of the experience. That said, the atmosphere is not austere , with a Google rating of 4.4 across 354 reviews, the experience clearly lands well across a broad range of diners, not just those who seek out fine dining as a discipline.
Timing your visit to Gia is worth thinking through on two levels: the calendar and the clock. On the calendar, Hanoi's seasons run cooler and drier from October through March and hotter, more humid from May through September. Vietnamese contemporary kitchens that source seasonally will shift their menus accordingly , expect lighter, more herb-forward profiles in the summer months and richer, more grounded preparations when temperatures drop. October through February is broadly considered the most comfortable period to eat your way through Hanoi's fine dining scene, and Gia is no exception.
On the timing-within-a-trip level, Gia works leading when you are not front-loading the experience. If this is your first night in Hanoi and you are jet-lagged and disoriented, the attentive multi-course format may feel like effort rather than pleasure. Give yourself a night or two to calibrate to the city's pace, then come to Gia when you have the appetite , literal and contextual , to give it proper attention. A mid-trip dinner, when you already understand something of what Vietnamese flavours are doing in the city, will pay back the most.
Weekday evenings are the safer bet for atmosphere without the weekend crush. Demand is high enough that the room fills regardless, but midweek service tends to run at a slightly more deliberate pace.
Booking difficulty at Gia is rated Hard. Two Michelin stars and limited seating in a city where fine dining reservations are increasingly competitive internationally means you should not assume availability on short notice. Plan for three to four weeks minimum, more if you are visiting during peak travel months (October to December and around Tết in late January or early February). The booking method is not listed in current data, so confirm directly via the restaurant's channels. Do not leave this to the last day of trip planning.
See the comparison section below for a full peer breakdown. Among Hanoi's top-tier Vietnamese contemporary options, T.U.N.G dining is Gia's closest peer in terms of price tier and format. For a different angle on the city's fine dining scene, Hibana by Koki offers a teppanyaki-driven experience at the same price tier. If you are building a broader picture of Vietnam's contemporary restaurant scene, CieL in Ho Chi Minh City and La Maison 1888 in Da Nang are worth cross-referencing for what the genre looks like across the country.
| Detail | Gia | T.U.N.G dining | Hibana by Koki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuisine | Vietnamese Contemporary | Innovative | Teppanyaki |
| Price tier | ₫₫₫₫ | ₫₫₫₫ | ₫₫₫₫ |
| Michelin recognition | 1 Star (2024, 2025) | Check current listings | Check current listings |
| Booking difficulty | Hard | Hard | Moderate–Hard |
| Leading for | Special occasion, explorer dining | Creative tasting formats | Group experience, theatre |
| Google rating | 4.4 (354 reviews) | N/A | N/A |
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Gia | ₫₫₫₫ | — |
| Hibana by Koki | ₫₫₫₫ | — |
| Tầm Vị | ₫₫ | — |
| Chào Bạn | ₫ | — |
| T.U.N.G dining | ₫₫₫₫ | — |
| Bun Cha Ta (Nguyen Huu Huan Street) | ₫ | — |
What to weigh when choosing between Gia and alternatives.
Yes, Gia is one of the stronger special-occasion choices in Hanoi right now. Two consecutive Michelin stars (2024 and 2025) and a La Liste Top Restaurants ranking give it the kind of verifiable credibility that holds up for a milestone dinner. The ₫₫₫₫ price point signals a full-format experience, so come with the evening free rather than fitting it between other plans.
Hours and seating details are not confirmed in available data, but Michelin-starred tasting-menu restaurants in this format typically run limited covers and are not structured for large groups. Parties of more than four should check the venue's official channels before assuming availability — the address is 61 Văn Miếu, Đống Đa, Hanoi.
Book at least four to six weeks ahead. Gia holds a Michelin star and a La Liste ranking in a city where top-tier dining reservations are increasingly competitive. Booking difficulty is rated Hard, and leaving it to the week of travel is a real risk — especially around Vietnamese public holidays.
Tasting-menu restaurants at this level can work well for solo diners, and Gia's position near the Temple of Literature makes it a considered choice for a solo special-occasion evening. That said, confirm the format directly — counter seating, if available, tends to be the better solo configuration than a table for one.
If Vietnamese contemporary cooking at a Michelin-starred level is what you are after, Gia is one of the only places in Hanoi to deliver it with back-to-back star recognition (2024 and 2025) and a La Liste Top Restaurants score. At ₫₫₫₫, it is a significant spend by local standards, but it sits at the top of what Hanoi's fine dining scene currently offers in this cuisine category.
T.U.N.G dining is the closest peer — also Vietnamese contemporary, also operating at the upper end of Hanoi's fine dining tier, and worth comparing directly on format and availability before committing. For a less formal take on Vietnamese cuisine, Chào Bạn offers a lower price point without the tasting-menu commitment. Hibana by Koki and Tầm Vị cover different cuisine categories if you want to widen the search.
At ₫₫₫₫, Gia is priced at the top of Hanoi's dining range, but the credentials justify the ask: two Michelin stars in consecutive years and a La Liste ranking are not common in this city. If you are spending a significant amount on one dinner in Hanoi and Vietnamese contemporary cooking is the format you want, Gia is the clearest choice. If you want something similarly serious at a lower spend, T.U.N.G dining is the comparison to make.
Keep this venue in your Pearl passport, rate it after you visit, and track it alongside every other place you collect.