Martin Jr » Vietnam http://martinjr.net A Malaysian Chinese lost in Saigon Sat, 05 May 2012 17:08:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= New skyscraper in town, Vincon Center http://martinjr.net/2010/05/19/new-skyscraper-in-town-vincon-center/ http://martinjr.net/2010/05/19/new-skyscraper-in-town-vincon-center/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 16:02:34 +0000 Martin Jr http://martinjr.net/?p=254 A new skyscraper just appeared/launched early this month in the middle of Saigon directly opposite Parkson Grand. Officially named Vincon Center it is a mall filled with foreign luxury goods. I snapped quite a bit of pictures while I was there, however quite a lot of shops are still under renovation as you will see below:

Vincon Center Emporio Armani Caffe Vincon Center entrance Touch screen navigation panel The other side Random shot Look out below! Up and down Just Cavalli & Versus Versace opening soon Emporio Armani Caffee Opening Soon Jimmy Choo opening soon Mango under construction Vinpearl Games arcade center BUDS Ice Cream Highlands Coffee Bread Talk franchise Seoul Garden korean buffet restaurant Thai Express restaurant Kichi-Kichi ]]> http://martinjr.net/2010/05/19/new-skyscraper-in-town-vincon-center/feed/ 0 Seoul Garden buffet style in Saigon http://martinjr.net/2010/05/17/seoul-garden-buffet-style-in-saigon/ http://martinjr.net/2010/05/17/seoul-garden-buffet-style-in-saigon/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 15:27:05 +0000 Martin Jr http://martinjr.net/?p=226 After a tiring day of shopping and a rush to catch “Iron Man 2″ at Diamond Plaza Cinema, we decided to give Seoul Garden buffet restaurant a try last night as it was just around the vicinity. Upon entering the establishment it gave me an impression of a typical Taiwanese buffet joint. The process is easy, after being ushered to your table you can then go and grab whatever dish to your heart ‘s desire, assorted meats, seafood, veggies and etc. Don’t be too greedy though because whatever you picked and can’t finish you will be charged based on the weight of wastage. Drinks are separately billed while the whole dining cost VND300,000 per person.

I didn’t know you can’t take pictures inside the shop, I was happily snapping away upstairs and proceed to go down and snapped a few more until I was not to! Luckily they didn’t confiscate my camera :p Anyway, enjoy the photos below:
Assorted selection More selection Seafood selection Row of food Different sauces Dessert area Boil or fry, your choice Some of our selection Another look at our table

How to get there :
Branch #1 208 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Phuong 6, ,Quan 3, HCMC (Tel (08) 6299 1936)
Branch #2 33 Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi (Tel (04) 3944 9666)
Branch #3 Vincom Tower, 191 Ba Trieu, Hanoi (Tel(04) 3974 8455)
** New branch in Saigon, Vincom Tower which is directed opposite of Parkson Grand

My conclusion – The atmosphere is great, food is well laid out and beautifully displayed. The area to cook your food however is way too small! As for the taste I think it’s not up to my expectation. C+

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