*Caravelle Hotel (17-19 Lam Son Square, District 1, tel: 38234999)

Restaurant Nineteen of the Caravelle Hotel offers a large selection of carving stations as well as a unique cooked to order fresh seafood selection for VND888,000++ per person including a glass of Mumm Champagne and unlimited orders of Margaritas & Martinis and free flowing house wines, Italian and Spanish wines.

*Duxton Hotel Saigon (63 Nguyen Hue Boulevard, District 1, tel: )

The hotel offers special Independence Day rates at only US$85++/night with breakfast included. An additional US$10++/night is charged for double occupancy. The rates are valid from August 27 till September 5.

*Legend Hotel Saigon (2A-4A Ton Duc Thang Street, District 1, tel:)

Chefs of Atrium Café of the Legend Hotel Saigon will add gourmet Vietnamese dishes to the buffet spread at the Café for the occasion. Gourmets can leisurely enjoy authentic Vietnamese delicacies from Northern, Central and Southern regions while enjoying live music from Jamm’n Essence Band. Vietnam National Day Buffet is priced at VND418,000++ Adult and VND209,000++ Child for Lunch (11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.); and VND722,000++ Adult and VND361,000++ Child for Dinner (6 p.m. to 10 p.m.).

*Ramana Hotel Saigon (323 Le Van Sy Street, District 3, tel; )

The four-star hotel is serving an authentic Vietnamese buffet dinner for VND299,000++ per adult and VND150,000++ per child. Diners are offered a sumptuous buffet with more than 60 Vietnamese dishes which vary between fresh herbs and deliciously spiced meats and lettuce and herb rolls with shrimp, rice noodle rolls with beef, grilled seafood with onion and oil, bitter squash broth with minced pork ball among others. Enjoy free flow of soft drink and take in the live music of a traditional band at the intimate Café restaurant. The promotion goes from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. only one day on September 2 at The Café Restaurant.

*Windsor Plaza Hotel (18 An Duong Vuong Street, District 5, tel: 3 833.6688)

The hotel’s Café Central An Dong offers a range of regional tastes from Japan this September. For starters there’s a choice from 20 kinds of tempura - crisp vegetables to fresh fish, lightly battered and fried to perfection. Other unique dishes abound like rice wrapped in seaweed to sukiyaki, a Japanese hot pot with glass noodles, vegetables and thin strips of beef among others. The regular dinner buffet runs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and costs VND295,000++ on weekdays and VND325,000++ on weekends and holidays. Children 10 years and under are half price.

The TOTT Bar and Restaurant on level 25 of the hotel presents genuine Australian rock lobster prepared with a wide selection of savory styles. Some recommendations are homemade ravioli stuffed with lobster mousse, saffron and pearl caviar or oven-roasted fresh lobster, basted with barbeque sauce and choron sauce and a touch of tarragon. The TOTT Bar and Restaurant opens daily from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.