22 December 2025
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Get a taste of One MICHELIN-Starred CieL in Ho Chi Minh City, where Chef Viet Hong Le cooks with one guiding principle: freedom. Free from rigid culinary schools or labels, CieL’s cuisine is driven by individuality, the originality of ingredients, and inspiration drawn equally from land and sea, East and West. Trained at Three MICHELIN-Starred SÉZANNE in Tokyo, noma in Copenhagen, and Disfrutar in Barcelona, this Vietnamese chef is raising the bar for Vietnam’s culinary scene in ways rarely seen — earning high praise from MICHELIN Inspectors.
The dish that says it all is Chef Viet Hong Le’s fish maw — a quiet showstopper inspired by Hong Kong and reimagined with Western techniques. Paired with silky steamed eggs and layered umami, it turns a rare ingredient into a deeply personal statement. More than a signature, it’s CieL on a plate: refined, balanced, and unapologetically free.
4 minutes
