District 2, Thao Dien Italian Restaurant Antica Modern Italian Cuisine Review(2025.03)
- Hochiminh Gourmet
- Apr 5
- 4 min read
Updated: Apr 17
#1. District 2, Thao Dien Italian Restaurant Antica Modern Italian Cuisine Review
Italian restaurant Antica Modern Italian Cuisine is located in Thao Dien Alley, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City. Last year, the luxury villa that used to house a cafe was remodeled and opened as a new restaurant specializing in modern Italian cuisine. It is an attractive place where you can enjoy special dishes and wine at reasonable prices in a luxurious atmosphere.
Antica Modern Italian Cuisine has a great outdoor table atmosphere, making it a great place to sit and eat on a nice evening. The front yard is nice, but the back yard with the pool and outdoor bar is also good.
If you are sensitive to heat, it is recommended to sit in the cool indoor air-conditioned room. The atmosphere is luxurious and quiet, and the tables are spaced far apart, so you can have a private meal even though there are no private rooms.
Antica Modern Italian Cuisine's wines are reasonably priced compared to other Italian restaurants in the area. They do not have a carafe, but they do sell a variety of wines by the glass.
For an appetizer, I ordered the Polipo Alla Griglia, an Italian octopus salad with charcoal-grilled octopus, peperonata salsa, and vegetables.
The large octopus legs were soft and not at all tough, contrary to their appearance. The freshness of the vegetables, the flavor of the roasted vegetables, and the spiciness of the peperonata salsa all came together really well, and it was a dish that went well with red wine.
For the main dish, I ordered Lasagne Di Maiale(pork ragu lasagna) and for a side dish, Asparagi Bianchi(white asparagus dish).
Lasagne Di Maiale is lasagna with Nduja(spicy pork sausage), pork jowl ragu sauce, and topped cracklings and parsley. The portion was larger than it looked, and the ragu sauce, pork, and cheese were well-balanced between the thin noodles, making it a much more delicious dish than I expected.
Asparagi Bianchi, ordered as a side, had a grape emulsion sauce on the plate and had roasted white asparagus sprinkled with crackling and parsley. The crunchy texture and sweet asparagus were cooked to perfection, but the taste of the sauce was not to my liking.
After I finished my meal and paid the bill, they gave me limoncello for free. The drink, which had a strong lemon flavor, was not too sour, was sweet, smooth and creamy, and was a great to end a meal. The alcohol content is much higher than it looks, so be careful not to get drunk.
#2. Antica Modern Italian Cuisine Menu
Antica Modern Italian Cuisine is an Italian restaurant specializing in modern Italian dishes. It is a place where you can enjoy special dishes with wine at a reasonable price in a luxurious atmosphere. It is a bit disappointing that it does not serve classic dishes that come to mind when you think of Italy, such as Margherita and Caprese, but it has a different charm from dozens of other Italian restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City.
I visited alone on a Wednesday evening and ordered and ate as follows:
Polipo Alla Griglia: 210,000VND
Lasagne Di Maiale: 280,000VND
Asparagi Bianchi: 110,000VND
Luccarelli Negroamaro: 130,000VND x 2 EA = 260,000VND
Louis Latour: 160,000VND
The total amount was 1,165,500VND including 5% service charge, 8% general VAT, and 10% alcohol VAT. Antica Modern Italian Cuisine is a special restaurant where can enjoy modern Italian dishes with a different charm from classic Italian dishes, and I was able to have a satisfying meal.
#3. Antica Modern Italian Cuisine Hours and Location
Italian restaurant Antica Modern Italian Cuisine is located in Thao Dien Alley, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City. It is a neighborhood where many foreigners live and where many restaurants from various countries gather, so it is a place where visit often while living in Ho Chi Minh City. For the detailed location, click the Check Location button below to check it on Google Maps.
Address: Street 39/No 1 Ward, Thảo Điền, Thủ Đức, Hồ Chí Minh
Phone: 0909410148
Hours: 11:00 ~ 15:00 / 17:00 ~ 23:00(Sat, Sun 09:00 ~ 23:00)
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