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District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake Review(2024.05)


#1. District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake Review

Sake bar Mua Craft Sake is located in District 3 of Ho Chi Minh City, near Ben Thanh Market, War Museum, Independence Palace and Tao Dan Park. Although it is not an area visited by many tourists, it is not far from Ben Thanh Market, less than 10 minutes by taxi. Compared to the luxurious atmosphere, the menu prices are reasonable, making it a great restaurant to casually enjoy homemade sake with Japanese-based fusion cuisine.

District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake

On a Saturday evening, four friends and I made a reservation and visited. The interior has a trendy and sophisticated feel, and there are many local Vietnamese customers, and the ratio of young women in particular seems to be higher than other restaurants.

District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake, Restaurant Atmosphere

For my first sake, I ordered Sake Carafe Cloudy Nigori(350ml). It was sweet with a vanilla scent, had a high density, and had a smooth mouthfeel. Along with the sake, they offer a variety of glasses to choose from. Each glass has a different size, so if you want to drink a lot, choose a large glass, or if you want to drink a little, choose a small glass.

District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake, Sake Cloudy Nigori & Sake Cups

For my first dish, I ordered Beef Tataki. After lightly cooking only the outside of the beef, it was sliced ​​thinly and placed on top of ponzu sauce, followed by onions, lime slices, and caviar. The texture of the meat and the harmony of the meaty flavor with the subtle smoky aroma and sweet and sour ponzu sauce went really well with the sake.

District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake, Beef Tataki

For my second dish, I ordered Raw Tiger Prawn. This dish is similar to Thai-style shrimp sashimi kungchae nam pla, with tiger shrimp pickled in a passion fruit-based sweet and sour sauce. It has a very pungent taste, but has a clean finish, so it goes surprisingly well with sake.

District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake, Raw Tiger Prawn

For my second sake, I ordered Sake Carafe CT25 Pure Rice(350ml). It had a slightly sweet taste, a coconut flavor, and a dry finish. It was suitable for people who do not like light and sweet sake.

District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake, Sake CT25 Pure Rice(350ml)

For my third dish, I ordered Chicken & Mushroom Skewers. It was a delicious skewer made with chicken thigh meat and pine mushrooms covered in sweet and salty tare sauce and grilled over charcoal.

District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake, Chicken & Mushroom Skewers

For my fourth dish, I ordered Tsukune(chicken meatballs). You can eat salty chicken meatballs by dipping them in ponzu sauce with egg yolk, but the taste wasn't that special compared to the special appearance.

District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake, Tsukune

For my fifth dish, I ordered Duck Breast. Pink, tender duck breast steak cooked sous vide is quite delicious when dipped in pepper sauce. It goes well with dry sake rather than sweet sake.

District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake, Duck Breast

For my last five or six dishes, I ordered Furikake Potato Fries and Chicken Heart in Soy Butter. The French fries sprinkled with furikake, a Japanese seasoning sprinkled on rice, were good, but the savory and salty stir-fried chicken hearts were especially delicious. If you visit Mua Craft Sake, I highly recommend ordering the Chicken Heart in Soy Butter.

District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake, Furikake Potato Fries & Chicken Heart in Soy Butter



#2. Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake Menu

Mua Craft Sake serves handmade sake, sake-based cocktails, Japanese-based fusion dishes, and Western cuisine. Compared to the luxurious atmosphere, the menu prices are reasonable, making it a great restaurant to casually enjoy handmade sake with Japanese-based fusion cuisine.

District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake, Menu(1)
District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake, Menu(2)
District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake, Menu(3)
District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake, Menu(4)
District 3, Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake, Menu(5)

On Saturday evening, four friends and I visited and ordered the following.

  1. Raw Tiger Prawn: 185,000VND

  2. Beef Tataki: 185,000VND

  3. Tsukune: 100,000VND

  4. Duck Breast: 275,000VND

  5. Chicken & Mushroom Skewers: 35,000VND x 4 EA = 140,000VND

  6. Furikake Potato Fries: 60,000VND

  7. Chicken Heart in Soy Butter: 85,000VND

  8. Sake Carafe Cloudy Nigori(350ml): 365,000VND

  9. Sake Carafe CT25 Pure Rice(350ml): 320,000VND

  10. Sake Carafe Classic(350ml): 275,000VND

  11. Sake Carafe Hibicus(350ml): 335,000VND


For a reasonable price of 2,817,800VND, including 8% general VAT and 10% liquor VAT, I was able to enjoy a variety of handmade sake as a side dish with high-quality Japanese-based fusion dishes. Mua Craft Sake is an attractive restaurant for those who like sake, as it has a trendy and sophisticated feel and is reasonably priced.




#3. Sake Bar Mua Craft Sake Hours and Location

Sake bar Mua Craft Sake is located in District 3 of Ho Chi Minh City, near Ben Thanh Market, War Museum, Independence Palace and Tao Dan Park. Although it is not an area visited by many tourists, it is not far from Ben Thanh Market, less than 10 minutes by taxi. For detailed location, click the Check Location button below to check on Google Maps.






Address: 7 Lê Ngô Cát, Ward, Quận 3, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

Phone: 0869010739

Hours: 11:00 ~ 23:00

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