Half of our map is restaurants: 141 of them. This guide keeps only those rated 4.8 stars or higher with at least a few hundred reviews at the time we saved them (October 2026). The stars are Google's; we only recorded them and sorted by the kind of night.
A BBQ night
- JUJU Nướng, Kzone — Bình Thạnh. 4.9★ from nearly 10,000 reviews. Korean BBQ, crowded and loud the way a Friday should be.
- The Chill Buffet, branch 1 — Bình Thạnh. BBQ buffet at 139k, 4.9★ from 10,000+ reviews. The price is in the name.
- Sarangheo Korean BBQ — Gò Vấp. A flat 5★ from 3,500+ reviews, the highest on this list.
- Trạm Hầm Quận 3 — D3. Cellar-style grill in Nhiêu Lộc, 4.9★ from 1,600+ reviews.
A Japanese night
- Izakaya Unatoto, Ba Tháng Hai — D10. A 5★ izakaya from 4,000+ reviews. For couples who like ordering lots of small plates and staying late.
- Renge Ramen — Tân Bình. 4.9★ from nearly 1,200 reviews. Ramen is a quick meal, so keep it for a night when you still want to go somewhere after.
Korean without the grill
- Kpamine — D10. Korean food on Sư Vạn Hạnh, 4.9★ from 700+ reviews. It is the middle stop of our itinerary "Friday night in District 10": alley coffee, dinner here, then street food at Hồ Thị Kỷ market.
An Italian night
- Pizza 4P's Võ Văn Kiệt — D1. 4.9★ from 12,700+ reviews, the most on this list. Book ahead on weekend nights.
- PizzaX — D1. Pizza on Lý Tự Trọng, 4.8★ from 750+ reviews, gentler on the wallet than 4P's.
- Ơ Bistro Bình Thạnh — Bình Thạnh. Steak and pasta, 4.8★ from nearly 1,400 reviews, under 150k a head.
A Thai night
- Ăn Cơm Uống Nước Garden — D3. Thai food in a garden in Xuân Hòa, 4.8★ from nearly 2,800 reviews.
- Kiin Thái — Gò Vấp. 4.9★ from 1,100+ reviews, under 150k a head.
How to use this list
Tap a name to open it on the map, then tap Google Maps on the card for opening hours and the latest photos. We don't print hours here because they change faster than articles do. And if you've been to one of these, post an experience with a photo right on the card. Your photo becomes that place's cover.
All twelve are in the collection Friday dinners.