Guidebook for Ho Chi Minh City
Food Scene
Sushi Nhí
210 Đường Trần NãoDelicious and cheap Sushi Place!
An small, cozy and avant-garde Japanese Izakaya/restaurant. They do amazing fusion Japanese Italian food. Try their sea urchin pasta! The Bomb.
Kakinoki
12E Phạm Viết ChánhAn small, cozy and avant-garde Japanese Izakaya/restaurant. They do amazing fusion Japanese Italian food. Try their sea urchin pasta! The Bomb.
A street style restaurant with incredible duck noodles and dumplings. Very popular and busy all the time. Must have!
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Lương Ký Mì Gia
01 Huỳnh Mẫn ĐạtA street style restaurant with incredible duck noodles and dumplings. Very popular and busy all the time. Must have!
Looking for a hip local brewery? Come and taste their exotic crafted beers like the Jasmine IPA (My favorite) and a plate of Nashville chicken nuggets.
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Pasteur Street Brewing Co.
Looking for a hip local brewery? Come and taste their exotic crafted beers like the Jasmine IPA (My favorite) and a plate of Nashville chicken nuggets.
One of the most popular cafe right now in Saigon. Imagine a hybrid of Starbucks and communist propaganda. I'm kidding about the Starbucks part, their menu is way better.
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Cong Cafe
26/15 Lý Tự TrọngOne of the most popular cafe right now in Saigon. Imagine a hybrid of Starbucks and communist propaganda. I'm kidding about the Starbucks part, their menu is way better.
If you're looking for a nice authentic Vietnamese meal but with a slightly hip and modern vibe. Check this place out. Tucked all the way on a rooftop of an old building (inside an alley), Mountain Retreat is definitely worth the 4 storeys climb.
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Mountain Retreat Vietnamese Restaurant
36 Đ. Lê LợiIf you're looking for a nice authentic Vietnamese meal but with a slightly hip and modern vibe. Check this place out. Tucked all the way on a rooftop of an old building (inside an alley), Mountain Retreat is definitely worth the 4 storeys climb.
Hands down the best Vietnamese coffee you can get. You don't know what you've been missing! Perfect glass of ice cold Vietnamese coffee to kickstart your senses in the morning. You can sit there on the little chair on the sidewalk and watch Saigon lives go by. Highly recommended.
WARNING: The coffee is very strong. Don't drink it if you have cardiac issues.
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Cafe Vy
277E Lê Thánh TônHands down the best Vietnamese coffee you can get. You don't know what you've been missing! Perfect glass of ice cold Vietnamese coffee to kickstart your senses in the morning. You can sit there on the little chair on the sidewalk and watch Saigon lives go by. Highly recommended.
WARNING: The coffee is very strong. Don't drink it if you have cardiac issues.
Oh boi! This pizza place is something different. Something you never seen before. This is a Japanese run pizza place where they do organic crafted pizzas with a Japanese touch. They produce all of their ingredients including their beautiful cheeses in their farm in Da Lat.
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Pizza 4P's Le Thanh Ton
15 WardOh boi! This pizza place is something different. Something you never seen before. This is a Japanese run pizza place where they do organic crafted pizzas with a Japanese touch. They produce all of their ingredients including their beautiful cheeses in their farm in Da Lat.
The best coworking cafe in town. Nice quiet and productive place to work. They serve breakfast, lunch and real good italian coffee. You can meet a community of creatives there who're working on some really cool projects.
WORK Saigon
267/2 Đường Điện Biên PhủThe best coworking cafe in town. Nice quiet and productive place to work. They serve breakfast, lunch and real good italian coffee. You can meet a community of creatives there who're working on some really cool projects.
I'm not recommending you to go to KFC but to the place next to it. This is the best place to get "cơm tấm", the most notoriously delicious dish from Sài Gòn. It's steamed broken rice served with bbq pork ribs and eggs. You gonna love it. This place opens only from 11am til 3pm. Perfect lunch meal. Direction: Go to KFC at the corner of Tran Hung Dao and Nguyen Van Cu, you will see a bbq pit in front of the house next door, that's it!
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Nhà hàng Lotteria - (KFC cũ) Add zalo sở hữu vị trí map
95A Đ. Trần Hưng ĐạoI'm not recommending you to go to KFC but to the place next to it. This is the best place to get "cơm tấm", the most notoriously delicious dish from Sài Gòn. It's steamed broken rice served with bbq pork ribs and eggs. You gonna love it. This place opens only from 11am til 3pm. Perfect lunch meal. Direction: Go to KFC at the corner of Tran Hung Dao and Nguyen Van Cu, you will see a bbq pit in front of the house next door, that's it!
This place is called UT UT Quan. An open air bbq beer hall that serves serious American foods. Craving some tender Tennessee BBQ ribs and burgers? Some bourbon oyster shots and buffalo wings perhaps? Wide selections of local microbrewery beers? This is the place to be if you're in the meat feast mode. (no the other kind of meat feast). Best to go at night. It's a bit too warm for lunch.
60 Trường Sa
60 Đường Trường SaThis place is called UT UT Quan. An open air bbq beer hall that serves serious American foods. Craving some tender Tennessee BBQ ribs and burgers? Some bourbon oyster shots and buffalo wings perhaps? Wide selections of local microbrewery beers? This is the place to be if you're in the meat feast mode. (no the other kind of meat feast). Best to go at night. It's a bit too warm for lunch.
Sightseeing
A 60 years old market. It's interesting to observe all the bustling activities of a Vietnamese market.
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Thi Nghe Market
36R Phan Văn HânA 60 years old market. It's interesting to observe all the bustling activities of a Vietnamese market.
The Iconic market of Saigon ! If you decide to buy anything there then you should bargain for half of the price (at least). Got some cool food joints in there too.
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Isitolo saseBen Thanh
Đường Lê LợiThe Iconic market of Saigon ! If you decide to buy anything there then you should bargain for half of the price (at least). Got some cool food joints in there too.
Drinks & Nightlife
A nice and chill rooftop bar with cheap and good drinks ! Located in the backpacker area but it has completely different atmosphere. Ask the waitress for the secret 79k menu. They are very generous with their alcohol.
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The View Rooftop Bar
195 Đường Bùi ViệnA nice and chill rooftop bar with cheap and good drinks ! Located in the backpacker area but it has completely different atmosphere. Ask the waitress for the secret 79k menu. They are very generous with their alcohol.
Another chill rooftop bar right in the heart of the city. Drinks are a bit pricey but it has a very appealing location. You gotta climb all the way up to the roof which is 4th floor.
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Broma Not A Bar
41 Nguyễn HuệAnother chill rooftop bar right in the heart of the city. Drinks are a bit pricey but it has a very appealing location. You gotta climb all the way up to the roof which is 4th floor.
A speak-easy type of bar. Cozy and relax atmosphere. It's hid inside an old apartment building so it's going to be a bit of an expedition to find. No worries, just find Building number 14 Ton That Dam, go inside the alley, go up the first stair on the right then it'll right in front of you.
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Snuffbox Lounge
14 Tôn Thất ĐạmA speak-easy type of bar. Cozy and relax atmosphere. It's hid inside an old apartment building so it's going to be a bit of an expedition to find. No worries, just find Building number 14 Ton That Dam, go inside the alley, go up the first stair on the right then it'll right in front of you.
Fun little bar near the Opera House that offers a wide variety of music from hiphop to electronic bass to funk. It also has a chill rooftop overlooks the Opera house.
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Piu Piu
41 Hai Bà TrưngFun little bar near the Opera House that offers a wide variety of music from hiphop to electronic bass to funk. It also has a chill rooftop overlooks the Opera house.
Shopping
This is an old apartment building that recently became the habitat of the young and hip crowd. You can find indie fashion brands, diy stuffs, small coffee shops and many other things.
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42 Nguyễn Huệ
44 Đường Nguyễn HuệThis is an old apartment building that recently became the habitat of the young and hip crowd. You can find indie fashion brands, diy stuffs, small coffee shops and many other things.
This is another old building that now hosts many young Saigon fashion brands and hip cafes.
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26 Lý Tự Trọng
This is another old building that now hosts many young Saigon fashion brands and hip cafes.
Another great old building that was revived. It also has bunch off little cozy cafes and clothing stores on everyfloor. But here you will find more of a thrift clothing scene.
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14 Tôn Thất Đạm
14 Tôn Thất ĐạmAnother great old building that was revived. It also has bunch off little cozy cafes and clothing stores on everyfloor. But here you will find more of a thrift clothing scene.