In the delicate dance between wine and cuisine, sommeliers are the unseen maestros who turn moments into memories. The Gourmet Vietnam Awards 2025 honours nine visionaries whose passion and precision are shaping a new chapter in Vietnam’s fine dining and wine culture.

Awarded Best Omakase Restaurant at the Gourmet Vietnam Awards 2025, Fume stands as one of Vietnam’s most thoughtful Japanese dining experiences. Guided by Chef Shozo, the restaurant reinterprets omakase as an evolving conversation between Japan and Vietnam, tradition and intuition, seasonality and quiet creativity.