Soul Burger
$$ | District 1
This hidden gem, run by Chicagoan Gabe Boyer, a runner-up in the second series of Next Iron Chef Vietnam, serves gourmet burgers named after the greats of America's soul scene, such as the James Brown (200-gram house-ground U.S. beef glazed with sweet and spicy brown sugar barbecue sauce, topped with pulled smoked pork shoulder, cheddar cheese, crisp beer-battered onion rings, and a creamy coleslaw). Order a side of truffle garlic fries and wash it all down with one of the many international beers on the menu. No one will mind if you serenade your meal with that classic James Brown line: "so good, so good, 'cause I got you ... dant-dant-dant-dant."
