Italian restaurant runs by Mai Nguyet Ophely, a charming Swiss-Vietnamese woman paying close attention to details.

Le Crespo is a large, luxurious restaurant on Truong Dinh with tables with a view of one of the most beautiful streets in HCM City’s District 3. It serves Italian food, especially pizza prepared with homemade cheese, pastas.
The restaurant offers nearly 30 different dishes, all priced from VND150,000 (US$7) to VND360,000.
 

Concerning the atmosphere: The room on the first floor is quite amazing with large sofa, very comfortable.
Romantic music complement the tasty food. Twice a week a band is playing live music at night.

Concerning the food: the carbonara pasta with ham, mushroom, bacon, and homemade cream costs VND180,000 ($8) is very fragrant.
The ham and bacon are imported from Italy while the cream is homemade.
Pizzas are cooked in a wood-fired brick oven, they are crispier than those made in regular ovens and thin enough to allow clients to taste every topping.
Italian food is always appreciated with red and white wines. Le Crespo has wines from Chile and France.

Concerning the service: waiters are very efficient, polite and concentrated in their work. One of the guy was very helpful to choose a wine.
No problem of communication, most of the waiters seem to speak a good english.

More informations on the website: http://lecrespo.com