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Saigon Cafe is Atlanta’s premier restaurant group of Southeast Asian cuisine. Our business is founded on a simple idea: offer each customer the best possible experience in service, quality, value, and selection. We have 5 locations across the Greater Atlanta Metro Area.

David Lee is the CEO & Founder of Saigon Cafe. His is a story of the American dream. He came to America as a refugee child and obtained his first job in the restaurant industry by working as a part-time server and kitchen help while going to school. After graduating with an architectural degree, he spent a few years as a draftsman before moving to Atlanta and starting his own construction company. Then the events of 9/11 impacted him in a way that made him change his career direction. He longed to build a more grounded life for his family. Following the footsteps of his family back in Vietnam, he decided to take the dive into the restaurant industry.

The first Saigon Café was opened in January of 2002 in the Market Fair Plaza on Satellite Blvd in Duluth. It was created to give guests a traditional Vietnamese experience, to make them feel that they were eating street food in Vietnam through the selection of food and décor. The feedback he received from the first restaurant was so overwhelmingly positive that he decided to focus seriously on becoming a restaurateur.

Now each location offers an authentic and delicious array of Vietnamese and Thai dishes. Lawrenceville, Decatur, Buford, Smyrna, and Woodstock have well-loved locations that cater to those specific neighborhoods.

Visit us today and enjoy the aromas and flavors of the real Southeast Asia!