Saigontourist October food programs

International tourists join the fastive atmosphere of Oktoberfest at the Lion Restaurant last year - Photo: Courstesy of Saigontourist

Three Saigontourist restaurants and tourist sites announce new food programs for October.

Lion Restaurant (11 Lam Son Square, District 1, tel: 3823 8514)

On Friday and Saturday the German beer festival, Oktoberfest, will be awash with a variety of German draft beers and 1,000 liters of a special beer made exclusively for the festival from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Try traditional German dishes and dance to the live music, see a fire dance and bartender performance and enjoy exciting games.

Oktoberfest is organized annually in October by Lion Restaurant. This year it coincides with the 200th anniversary of the festival in Germany.

Participants will receive attractive gifts, including a chance to win two vouchers for free beer-drinking at the restaurant for one year. Tickets are VND549,000.

Van Thanh Tourist Area (48/10 Dien Bien Phu Street, Binh Thanh District, tel: 3512 3025)

A buffet program named “Thang Long specialties” will be held on the nights of October 9-10 featuring more than 50 old and new specialties of Hanoi such as Hanoi fish paste, am fish porridge, day grilled chopped meat and edible snail cooked with green banana. Enjoy folk songs of the North while you eat. Tickets are VND190,000 per adult and VND120,000 per child.

Van Thanh Tourist Area has organized many big events including “Saigon ngay toi 30” on Reunification Day in 2005 feeding over 5,000 people, “Taste of the World” festival in 2007 and 2008, “Thang Long gastronomy in the South” festival in 2009 and “Ngay hoi que toi” festival from 2005 to 2009.

Dam Sen Cultural Park (3 Hoa Binh Street, District 11, tel: 3865 0921)

Take part in the “Phutho Tourist’s gastronomy towards the Grand Anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi” will be held from October 8 to 10 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. featuring more than 100 unique cuisines from Hanoi and around the country made by Dam Sen’s talented cooks.

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Lion Holds Oktoberfest 2010

The Oktoberfest at Lion Restaurant last year

On the nights of October 1 and 2, the German beer festival, Oktoberfest, takes place at Lion Restaurant from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. This is a program organized annually in October by Lion Restaurant. This year’s program is held in coincidence with the 200th anniversary of the traditional festival of Germany.

The program introduces a variety of German draft beer and 1,000 liters of exclusive beer for the festival. This year’s Oktoberfest also features traditional, unique German dishes and music show, fire dance, bartender performance as well as fun and exciting games. In addition, participants will receive attractive gifts, including two vouchers of drinking beer at the restaurant free of charge for one year. Tickets are priced at VND549,000/guest. Booking the tickets before September 15 will be offered a 10% discount.

One of the advantages of Lion Restaurant is producing German-style beer. The beer is made from barley grown in Bavaria, Germany, and high-quality rosemary also imported from Germany.

Located in the heart of HCM City, Lion Restaurant has been a favorite destination for local and foreign gourmets. Guests have been welcomed since June 2002 and served with Asian and European dishes with distinctive flavors. The restaurant has steadily improved and expanded its menu, decoration and services.

Lion Restaurant also holds gastronomic programs periodically. A beer buffet program featuring natural flavor of German draft beer in Bavaria is offered to guests on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are priced at VND120,000/guest and guests can enjoy black and gold beer within four hours.

From October this year, the restaurant will serve Sunday lunch buffet instead of only weekday buffets previously. With elegant and airy atmosphere, lunch buffet varies every day with more than 45 Asian and European dishes, such as boiled vegetable served with braised sauce, salad, chicken and banana flower salad, and female diners’ favorite dishes, such as bánh bèo, bánh úc, bánh nm and bánh xèo of the three regions of Vietnam.

Diners should not miss main courses and desserts, including cakes, fruits and sweet soups. Lunch buffet at Lion is for not only white-collar workers but also families and foreign diners.

Lion Restaurant has opened an amusement area for children on weekends since April. Children can paint and watch animated cartoons while their parents can enjoy a comfortable weekend with their children.

Lion RestaurantAdd: 11 Lam Son Square, Dist. 1, HCM City. Tel: 08.3823 8514, email: sales@lionsaigon.com

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