Conceptual Journey

Maison Man-Do Restaurant was founded by a Swiss “Viet Kieu” overseas couple in 2017 in Thao Dien, District 2 and then relocated to District 1 in 2022.

Masterfully modern vietnamese classics, Maison Mận-Đỏ restaurant presents vietnamese cuisine in contemporary ingredients and setting. The elegant cozy house setting fits all requirements for dinners and events whether corporate or private.

Its name sounds like a synthesis: this “maison” (house in French) and “Mận-Đỏ” (Red Plum Tree in Vietnam) is the place where East meet West, precisely French meet Vietnam. The restaurant name evokes the founder’s childhood memories with the Red Plum Tree in the front or back courtyard of the mansion.

Architectural Sketch

Inspired by the magnificent French colonial lifestyle and the contemporary architecture of the new millennium. Maison Mận-Đỏ emotional architecture highlight the delicate juxtaposition of tradition against progression and “East meet West” concept.

Opened in District 1 in 2022, Maison Man-Do restaurant is designed into a nostalgic Indochinese style, with three storeys floors, with refined dining room, cozy private rooms for a romance or confidential discussions, and certainly one of the most intimate outdoor courtyard in town. The elegance of the house, display of the dining room on the first floor with cozy private rooms of 2, 8 and 14 people (ideal for families or business dinner), made-to-order furniture, nostalgic pictures of the yesteryear’s capital city of Cochinchina… Everything is appealing. Tables are separated enough for a romance or confidential discussion, providing a comfort optimized by the generous volume of the room. The second floor is designed to fit all requirements for parties, with three cozy quiet premium private rooms of 12, 20, 40 people, projectors and speakers. The whole floor capacity is 60-70 people when all movable partitions are removed. 

Cuisine Approach

Maison Mận-Đỏ Restaurant presents the dual approach of “East meet West” and “Classic against Modern” Cuisine. The Vietnamese chef showcases fresh contemporary ingredients in his creations with an authentic yet innovative approach by staying true to the philosophy of Vietnamese cooking while incorporating East meet West culture.

Different from the authentic and fusion cuisine presented in Thao Dien, the new approach highlights the use of premium quality imported ingredients such as Foie Gras, Patagonian Toothfish, Spanish Iberico Pork, Japanese Wagyu, Abalone, and Scallop, etc.

Compared with the often excellent, though sometimes risky experience in the tiny local restaurants, the origin and freshness of the ingredients are carefully tracked by the chef. The excellent sauces for seafood, for the meats, and the superior stock of the soups, are prepared by using traditional secret recipes of both East and West cuisine.

Sampling some of the most delicious and sometimes surprising dishes, like “Abalone Glass Noodle” or “Seafood Garlic Fried Rice.” Those are very classic specialties, served around the world. Refreshing and sappy, indeed. Another classic, “Crab Square Roll”, paired well with a selection of aromatic sauces, which the restaurant also used to develop the unique savor of one of our favorite specialties from Hanoi or “Betel Leave Beef Roll” was one of the highlights of the Vietnamese starters. 

For dinner, guests can choose the whole dinner combo of 5 courses where the restaurant highlights the concept of East meet West dishes. The two starters can be either Vietnamese or Western style. The crunchy crab roll, the superior pumpkin abalone soup, the cheesy Japanese scallop, the amazingly tasty soft shell crab, etc. The two main courses could be either the delicious steamed Patagonian Toothfish, the famous Australian Steak, the prime Australian lamb rack, the Japanese Wagyu with garlic Fried Rice, etc. And homemade desserts such as crème brulé caramel, macadamia ice cream, caramel flan, or the Vietnamese sweet porridge will refresh the palate adequately. 

Maison Mận-Đỏ brings back the delicacy of hospitality where craft, service, and ambiance is swathed in velvet, old music, emotional architecture and sensational cuisine in a juxtaposition of tradition against progression, and “East meet West” culture.

MAISON MÂN-DO RESTAURANT:
27J TRẦN NHẬT DUẬT STREET, TÂN ĐỊNH WARD, DISTRICT 1,  HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
PHONE: +84 933 77 44 87
E-MAIL: info@maisonmando.com