Vietnamese Foodies is a family-run restaurant with cooking inspired by the vibrancy of Saigon city to leave you feeling right at home. Our mission is to bring the tastiest, most healthy and authentic Vietnamese cuisine to people outside of Vietnam.
Vietnamese Foodies is an award-winning concept created by Co-Founder and Executive Chef, Lily Hoa Nguyen.
Vietnamese Foodies is an award-winning concept created by Co-Founder and Executive Chef, Lily Hoa Nguyen. Since opening doors to its first location in JLT in January 2018, Vietnamese Foodies has now expanded operations to include four other locations for a total of seven locations across Dubai.
All Vietnamese Foodies’ locations offer authentic, fresh, naturally healthy, and affordable dishes including Pho, Banh Mi and Goi Cuon (rice paper rolls) among many others. Each location’s menu takes inspiration from the culinary diversity of Ho Chi Minh City and its abundance of flavorful and affordable dishes.
Authentic, fresh, naturally healthy, and affordable
Many dishes cooked in broth or water instead of oil.
Variety of naturally healthy paleo, vegan, keto, dairy-free and gluten-free dishes
Including Pho, simmered for 14 hours – with the aromatic flavors of the food transporting diners from Dubai to the bustling streets of the Vietnamese capital.
All Vietnamese Foodies’ dishes feature the richness and abundance of textures and flavors that southern Vietnamese cuisine is recognized globally.
Honours & Awards
- 2022 – Lily Hoa Nguyen was included on Caterer Middle East’s Women in F&B Power List
- Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards -2022 - highly commended in the Best Asian Category Award
- Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards -2021 - highly commended in the Best Budget Category Award
- Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards 2020 – winner of the ‘Best Budget Restaurant Award’
- Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards 2020 - highly commended ‘Best Asian Restaurant’
- Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards 2019 – winner of the ‘Best Budget Restaurant Award’
- Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards 2019 - highly commended ‘Best Asian Restaurant’
- JLT Dining Awards 2018 - winner of the ‘Best Newcomer’ award and runner up as the ‘Best South East Asian’ restaurant
Locations
A variety of naturally healthy paleo, vegan, keto, dairy-free and gluten-free dishes, with many dishes cooked in broth or water instead of oil.