Guidebook for Ho Chi Minh
Food Scene
Eating Blind - An amazing way to experience the food: you will have the meal in a completely dark room with waiters and waitresses are disabled.
Highly recommended it to who are active in exploring Saigon’s dining scene. The food is excellent, as is the service. The added twist of being totally deprived of your sight delivers a unique experience you won’t find anywhere else in town.
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Noir. Dining In The Dark Saigon
180D Hai Bà TrưngEating Blind - An amazing way to experience the food: you will have the meal in a completely dark room with waiters and waitresses are disabled.
Highly recommended it to who are active in exploring Saigon’s dining scene. The food is excellent, as is the service. The added twist of being totally deprived of your sight delivers a unique experience you won’t find anywhere else in town.
The restaurant will present to you a nice selection of home-style cooking, just as you would experience as a guest visiting a Vietnamese friend’s home.
The menu is built around the local habits and market products, going beyond a general Vietnamese meal, and focusing on the specialties of the Mekong Delta and a few classics from our cousins up north.
All ingredients are hand-selected by the best producers, to ensure the highest possible quality. We are also a 100% organic and free-range restaurant.
Ngon Villa Saigon
193 Hai Bà TrưngThe restaurant will present to you a nice selection of home-style cooking, just as you would experience as a guest visiting a Vietnamese friend’s home.
The menu is built around the local habits and market products, going beyond a general Vietnamese meal, and focusing on the specialties of the Mekong Delta and a few classics from our cousins up north.
All ingredients are hand-selected by the best producers, to ensure the highest possible quality. We are also a 100% organic and free-range restaurant.
Upon entering this Vietnamese Bistro, first of a kind in a country where delicious food is not necessarily thought of in the same line as wine, one is whisked off to another world.
A world of good-natured propaganda where slogans are replaced by easy-going dietary advice such as “Mỗi ngày ta chọn mọt món ăn” (“Every day we chose a new dish”), an echo to “Mỗi ngày tôi chọn một niềm vui” (“Every Day I Choose a New Joy” by Trinh Cong Son, Vietnam’s most famous composer, songwriter and poet).
All elements of design are locally sourced and produced by Vietnamese craftsmen and women, including the propaganda art mural
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Propaganda
21 Hàn ThuyênUpon entering this Vietnamese Bistro, first of a kind in a country where delicious food is not necessarily thought of in the same line as wine, one is whisked off to another world.
A world of good-natured propaganda where slogans are replaced by easy-going dietary advice such as “Mỗi ngày ta chọn mọt món ăn” (“Every day we chose a new dish”), an echo to “Mỗi ngày tôi chọn một niềm vui” (“Every Day I Choose a New Joy” by Trinh Cong Son, Vietnam’s most famous composer, songwriter and poet).
All elements of design are locally sourced and produced by Vietnamese craftsmen and women, including the propaganda art mural
A new adventure in authentic cuisine, Home Finest Saigon takes traditional Vietnamese food to the next level with a restaurant that exhales sophistication.
Located on important Dien Bien Phu Street in District 3, the renovated art deco style villa is close to a number of historic schools and landmarks. The restaurant is elegant and sleek, with the dark, earthy tones and navy hues synonymous with exquisite style
With floors of intimate balconies, and terraces, secluded enclaves, relaxing water features and lush greenery, Home Finest Saigon lives up to its name.
Sure to impress with its focus on authentic Vietnamese food, the restaurant is a flawless choice to entertain your guests.
HOME Finest Saigon
216/4 Điện Biên PhủA new adventure in authentic cuisine, Home Finest Saigon takes traditional Vietnamese food to the next level with a restaurant that exhales sophistication.
Located on important Dien Bien Phu Street in District 3, the renovated art deco style villa is close to a number of historic schools and landmarks. The restaurant is elegant and sleek, with the dark, earthy tones and navy hues synonymous with exquisite style
With floors of intimate balconies, and terraces, secluded enclaves, relaxing water features and lush greenery, Home Finest Saigon lives up to its name.
Sure to impress with its focus on authentic Vietnamese food, the restaurant is a flawless choice to entertain your guests.
Drinks & Nightlife
Air 360 Sky Lounge is unquestionably one of the best spots in Ho Chi Minh City for open-air drinking and lounging. The sky bar is the combination of top-notches, from vibrant music, cooling atmosphere, fancy designs to the cutting-edge service lies in every corner.
With the trendy deep house rhythm and swirls of city’s lights, Air 360 Sky Lounge will redefine your concept of a party. Let your hair down and enjoy the night with friends while we serve you world-class drink in high fashion.
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Air 360 Sky Lounge
136 Lê Thị Hồng GấmAir 360 Sky Lounge is unquestionably one of the best spots in Ho Chi Minh City for open-air drinking and lounging. The sky bar is the combination of top-notches, from vibrant music, cooling atmosphere, fancy designs to the cutting-edge service lies in every corner.
With the trendy deep house rhythm and swirls of city’s lights, Air 360 Sky Lounge will redefine your concept of a party. Let your hair down and enjoy the night with friends while we serve you world-class drink in high fashion.
Chill Skybar Saigon is one of the most popular nightspots in Ho Chi Minh City. Located in District 1, this rooftop bar and clubs sits on the 25th floor of AB Tower and attracts a lively crowd who are dressed to impress and keen to party.
The bar opens at 17:30, just about an hour or so before sunset, and plays down tempo, chill out music through dusk, before livening things up around 22:00 when the DJ spins popular hip hop and dance music. Unlike other cocktail bars in Saigon, there is a dance floor inside Chill Skybar which becomes packed with the elites and fashion-forwards on weekends.
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Chill Skybar
76A Lê LaiChill Skybar Saigon is one of the most popular nightspots in Ho Chi Minh City. Located in District 1, this rooftop bar and clubs sits on the 25th floor of AB Tower and attracts a lively crowd who are dressed to impress and keen to party.
The bar opens at 17:30, just about an hour or so before sunset, and plays down tempo, chill out music through dusk, before livening things up around 22:00 when the DJ spins popular hip hop and dance music. Unlike other cocktail bars in Saigon, there is a dance floor inside Chill Skybar which becomes packed with the elites and fashion-forwards on weekends.
Glow SkyBar Saigon is a trendy rooftop venue that has gained massive popularity amongst expats and trendy locals since its establishment in 2015. Located in District 1, it boasts a beach club atmosphere with plenty of tropical trees, black-and-white furnishing, spacious dancefloor, and a fully-stocked bar on the main deck. Offering expansive views of the city’s modern and colonial architecture, you can enjoy a chat with friendly staff and fellow travellers during the day, and dance to resident DJs spinning deep and tropical house tunes from sunset onwards.
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Glow Skybar
93 Nguyễn DuGlow SkyBar Saigon is a trendy rooftop venue that has gained massive popularity amongst expats and trendy locals since its establishment in 2015. Located in District 1, it boasts a beach club atmosphere with plenty of tropical trees, black-and-white furnishing, spacious dancefloor, and a fully-stocked bar on the main deck. Offering expansive views of the city’s modern and colonial architecture, you can enjoy a chat with friendly staff and fellow travellers during the day, and dance to resident DJs spinning deep and tropical house tunes from sunset onwards.
Saigon Saigon Rooftop Bar on the ninth floor of the Caravelle Saigon will be forever immortalised for its role in the Vietnam War as the location of the daily war correspondents briefing, and it was the professions’ watering hole of choice all through the decade long conflict.
There is a daily happy hour from 18:00 to 20:00 when draft beers and wine are buy one get one free and every night at Saigon Saigon Rooftop Bar there is an excellent live band performing Latino style lounge music from 20:00 that adds a lively touch to dinner or a few drinks.
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Saigon Saigon Rooftop Bar
Saigon Saigon Rooftop Bar on the ninth floor of the Caravelle Saigon will be forever immortalised for its role in the Vietnam War as the location of the daily war correspondents briefing, and it was the professions’ watering hole of choice all through the decade long conflict.
There is a daily happy hour from 18:00 to 20:00 when draft beers and wine are buy one get one free and every night at Saigon Saigon Rooftop Bar there is an excellent live band performing Latino style lounge music from 20:00 that adds a lively touch to dinner or a few drinks.
Sightseeing
Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, built in the late 1880s by French colonists, is one of the few remaining strongholds of Catholicism in the largely Buddhist Vietnam. Located in Paris Square, the name Notre Dame was given after the installation of the statue ‘Peaceful Notre Dame’ in 1959. In 1962, the Vatican conferred the Cathedral status as a basilica and gave it the official name of Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica. Measuring almost 60 metres in height, the cathedral’s distinctive neo-Romanesque features include the all-red brick façade (which were imported from Marseille), stained glass windows, two bell towers containing six bronze bells that still ring to this day.
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Katedral ng Notre Dame sa Saigon
01 Công xã ParisSaigon Notre Dame Cathedral, built in the late 1880s by French colonists, is one of the few remaining strongholds of Catholicism in the largely Buddhist Vietnam. Located in Paris Square, the name Notre Dame was given after the installation of the statue ‘Peaceful Notre Dame’ in 1959. In 1962, the Vatican conferred the Cathedral status as a basilica and gave it the official name of Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica. Measuring almost 60 metres in height, the cathedral’s distinctive neo-Romanesque features include the all-red brick façade (which were imported from Marseille), stained glass windows, two bell towers containing six bronze bells that still ring to this day.
Located in the Chinatown area (District 5) of Ho Chi Minh City and built back in the 19th century, Thien Hau Temple is dedicated to Thien Hau, the Lady of the Sea.
From the outside, the pagoda honestly didn’t look amazing.
The entrance wall face was well weathered, rather unmaintained (but this did also give it an ancient feel), and it had almost a haunted feeling to look at.
However, as soon as you step inside, the beauty of the temple, mostly through the intricate details and carvings, is revealed.
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Templo ng Bà Thiên Hậu
710 Nguyễn TrãiLocated in the Chinatown area (District 5) of Ho Chi Minh City and built back in the 19th century, Thien Hau Temple is dedicated to Thien Hau, the Lady of the Sea.
From the outside, the pagoda honestly didn’t look amazing.
The entrance wall face was well weathered, rather unmaintained (but this did also give it an ancient feel), and it had almost a haunted feeling to look at.
However, as soon as you step inside, the beauty of the temple, mostly through the intricate details and carvings, is revealed.
Everything Else
From a distance, or from the sky, it’s easily the most recognizable building in Ho Chi Minh City, for its tallness and for its modern design.
There are a number of things you can do when you’re at the Bitexco Financial Tower, but by far the most popular attraction is to take advantage of the height of the building to get a view of the city.
The bottom floor of the tower is a small shopping center, with a few cafes, but there’s not really much else. The majority of the building is occupied by offices.
There are two choices for visiting Bitexco Financial Tower for a chance to see the amazing view of the city.
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Bitexco Financial Tower
2 Hải TriềuFrom a distance, or from the sky, it’s easily the most recognizable building in Ho Chi Minh City, for its tallness and for its modern design.
There are a number of things you can do when you’re at the Bitexco Financial Tower, but by far the most popular attraction is to take advantage of the height of the building to get a view of the city.
The bottom floor of the tower is a small shopping center, with a few cafes, but there’s not really much else. The majority of the building is occupied by offices.
There are two choices for visiting Bitexco Financial Tower for a chance to see the amazing view of the city.
Arts & Culture
Being one of the largest fine arts centers of Vietnam, Fine Arts Museum is conveniently located near the Ben Thanh Market, at 97A Pho Duc Chinh Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. The building that houses the museum was originally a mansion of a Chinese during colonial time and after - Mr. Hoa, the wealthiest man of Saigon at the time, who also owned other famous buildings in the city such as Majestic Hotel and Tu Du Hospital.
This yellow-white grand colonial-era mansion is a combination of French and Chinese styles which brings about a typical colonial feeling through its marble floors throughout and the spacious, airy rooms. It’s no wonder that the building is considered as a masterpiec
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Museo ng Sining ng Lungsod ng Hồ Chí Minh
97A Phó Đức ChínhBeing one of the largest fine arts centers of Vietnam, Fine Arts Museum is conveniently located near the Ben Thanh Market, at 97A Pho Duc Chinh Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. The building that houses the museum was originally a mansion of a Chinese during colonial time and after - Mr. Hoa, the wealthiest man of Saigon at the time, who also owned other famous buildings in the city such as Majestic Hotel and Tu Du Hospital.
This yellow-white grand colonial-era mansion is a combination of French and Chinese styles which brings about a typical colonial feeling through its marble floors throughout and the spacious, airy rooms. It’s no wonder that the building is considered as a masterpiec
Shopping
TTTM Takashimaya
92-94 Nam Kỳ Khởi NghĩaSaigon Square Shopping Mall
77-89 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa