Casual dining is where personality often speaks loudest. From neighbourhood bistros and modern izakayas to pizza counters, wine bars and kitchens rooted in home-style cooking, the Best Casual Dining Restaurant nominees reveal how relaxed hospitality, distinctive flavours and a strong sense of place continue to shape Vietnam’s everyday dining culture.

Fusion cuisine is most compelling when different traditions meet with purpose. The Best Fusion Cuisine Restaurant nominees celebrate kitchens that move beyond borders, drawing on memory, technique and curiosity to create dishes that feel both familiar and unexpected,...