Guidebook for Ho Chi Minh City

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Guidebook for Ho Chi Minh City

Food Scene

This is the place to sign deals for Vietnamese business. You'll meet famous business people here. Good food, ok services, very pricy: $12 for a grilled quail
Yeebo Seafood & Hot Pot Restaurant
1 Lê Thánh Tôn
This is the place to sign deals for Vietnamese business. You'll meet famous business people here. Good food, ok services, very pricy: $12 for a grilled quail
decor with woods, good selection of authentic Southern food. Very reasonable price, local scene. Live Vietnamese music sometimes. Make reservation in advance from guidebook on your living room table.
Mộc Thạch Quán
147 Đường Trần Não
decor with woods, good selection of authentic Southern food. Very reasonable price, local scene. Live Vietnamese music sometimes. Make reservation in advance from guidebook on your living room table.
Green ambiance, very close to home. Very reasonable price for food. You can order to do as well. Please be careful with traffic before you cross the street. Phone number is in guide book.
Ẩm Thực Nam Bộ
200 Đường Trần Não
Green ambiance, very close to home. Very reasonable price for food. You can order to do as well. Please be careful with traffic before you cross the street. Phone number is in guide book.
A great airy place to enjoy Australian steak. Enjoy river view. Good for date night, expats gathering. Pricey. Drinks: order wine, NO cocktails. See guidebook on table
144 localnici recomandă
The Place Saigon
113 Tôn Thất Đạm
144 localnici recomandă
A great airy place to enjoy Australian steak. Enjoy river view. Good for date night, expats gathering. Pricey. Drinks: order wine, NO cocktails. See guidebook on table
Order seafood and specialty dishes. Pricey but great ambiance if you are not fan of street food at all. Credit card accepted. Reservation in advance. See guidebook.
Banian Tree Restaurant
170 Nguyễn Văn Hưởng
Order seafood and specialty dishes. Pricey but great ambiance if you are not fan of street food at all. Credit card accepted. Reservation in advance. See guidebook.
Much to say: excellent food. Fans of fine dining must come. Pricey but worth it. Check out the spa next door in the day time, beautiful! $25 for 1 hr massage is cheap. I had a membership here.
18 localnici recomandă
La Villa French Restaurant
14 Ngô Quang Huy
18 localnici recomandă
Much to say: excellent food. Fans of fine dining must come. Pricey but worth it. Check out the spa next door in the day time, beautiful! $25 for 1 hr massage is cheap. I had a membership here.
take a $2 taxi ride from centre Saigon for a excellent vegetarian meal. You'll never think vegetable is boring anymore. Good price. It's right next to the War Museum so you may as well do the visit.
138 localnici recomandă
Hum Vegetarian, Café & Restaurant
32 Võ Văn Tần
138 localnici recomandă
take a $2 taxi ride from centre Saigon for a excellent vegetarian meal. You'll never think vegetable is boring anymore. Good price. It's right next to the War Museum so you may as well do the visit.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had dinner here. Authentic Vietnamese food though pricey. Worth a detour ($4 taxi ride from centre) Rustic communist decor.
311 localnici recomandă
Cuc Gach Quan Restaurant
10 Đặng Tất
311 localnici recomandă
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had dinner here. Authentic Vietnamese food though pricey. Worth a detour ($4 taxi ride from centre) Rustic communist decor.
Very teenager - type cafe smoothies. They have same stuff like Starbucks blends.
99 Trần Não
Very teenager - type cafe smoothies. They have same stuff like Starbucks blends.
The city’s most popular Spanish restaurant is also a very popular bar. Live music and DJs appear on Wednesdays and weekends. The rooftop is a good downtown spot for a drink and tapas.
Nhà Hàng Pacharan
97 Hai Bà Trưng
The city’s most popular Spanish restaurant is also a very popular bar. Live music and DJs appear on Wednesdays and weekends. The rooftop is a good downtown spot for a drink and tapas.
Very unique cafe shop with lots of precious stones painting, Good drink menu. Friendly and nice staff. Good for business meeting
52 Trần Não
Very unique cafe shop with lots of precious stones painting, Good drink menu. Friendly and nice staff. Good for business meeting
Fresh cononut juices, little cute cafe
Đường 3
Fresh cononut juices, little cute cafe
Good coffee shop
106 Trần Não
Good coffee shop
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Cafe Cosmo
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Sleek cafe shop - artsy and hippie crowd
68 localnici recomandă
L'Usine Shop
151 Đồng Khởi
68 localnici recomandă
Sleek cafe shop - artsy and hippie crowd
very beautiful cafe shop
L'Anmien Cafe
very beautiful cafe shop
I used to come here to hang out with friends for hours, looking at the park, it's nice to see the green after shopping next door at Diamond plaza
Window's 4 Cafe (Park View)
12 Alexandre de Rhodes
I used to come here to hang out with friends for hours, looking at the park, it's nice to see the green after shopping next door at Diamond plaza
decor with woods, good selection of authentic Southern food. Very reasonable price, local scene. Live Vietnamese music sometimes. Make reservation in advance from guidebook on your living room table.
147 Trần Não
decor with woods, good selection of authentic Southern food. Very reasonable price, local scene. Live Vietnamese music sometimes. Make reservation in advance from guidebook on your living room table.
worry about food and cannot eat Vietnamese food (which I doubt it,) you can come here to pick up KFC for yourself or kids.
72 Trần Não
worry about food and cannot eat Vietnamese food (which I doubt it,) you can come here to pick up KFC for yourself or kids.
Vietnamese seafood. No English menu but you can look at the picture and order at your own risk
157 Trần Não
Vietnamese seafood. No English menu but you can look at the picture and order at your own risk
order the fried fish calls "ca da bo nuong" it's delicious and reasonable price.
Quán Lá 2
64 Đường Trần Não
order the fried fish calls "ca da bo nuong" it's delicious and reasonable price.
Order bun bo hue and all types of banh beo, banh nam. Traditional Hue food (the royal city in the middle of the country)
165 Trần Não
Order bun bo hue and all types of banh beo, banh nam. Traditional Hue food (the royal city in the middle of the country)
Very good vegetarian restaurant, reasonable price. This restaurant is not fancy as it is part of a temple.If you want fancy vegetarian food, go to Hum restaurant in District 1, but expect to pay a lot
Chùa Diệu Giác
Đường Trần Não
Very good vegetarian restaurant, reasonable price. This restaurant is not fancy as it is part of a temple.If you want fancy vegetarian food, go to Hum restaurant in District 1, but expect to pay a lot
Authentic 3 types of duck dishes. Don't try it if you are not adventurous!
25 Lương Định Của
Authentic 3 types of duck dishes. Don't try it if you are not adventurous!
very fast paced food place, people come and go, always crowded so they serve your food quite fast. Order all the normal meals here from breakfast, chicken and beef pho - all Vietnamese daily dishes
Quán Thu Hiền 2
1 Đường Trần Não
very fast paced food place, people come and go, always crowded so they serve your food quite fast. Order all the normal meals here from breakfast, chicken and beef pho - all Vietnamese daily dishes
good traditional Vietnamese food, reasonable price
6 Đường Số 2
good traditional Vietnamese food, reasonable price
Have you heard of Banh Xeo- Vietnamese savory crepe? a very nice place to get banh xeo and other types of soup.
274 Trần Não
Have you heard of Banh Xeo- Vietnamese savory crepe? a very nice place to get banh xeo and other types of soup.
Fancy dinner place, river view, professional staff, English menu, quite pricey
195 Nguyễn Văn Hưởng
Fancy dinner place, river view, professional staff, English menu, quite pricey
Perfect for quick Hanoi lunch before heading back to the house
26 Lê Thánh Tôn
Perfect for quick Hanoi lunch before heading back to the house
Strangely lamb hotpot is a local favourite. You'll find them here. I'm not a fan of lamb but I heard people said it's delicious. Order at your own risk
119 Trần Não
Strangely lamb hotpot is a local favourite. You'll find them here. I'm not a fan of lamb but I heard people said it's delicious. Order at your own risk
Like strange food like snail? Try this in Vietnamese style. Local place, cheap
2 Đường Số 2
Like strange food like snail? Try this in Vietnamese style. Local place, cheap
famous lamb hotpot among the locals. The restaurant looks very local but expect to order food in Vietnamese.
11 Lương Định Của
famous lamb hotpot among the locals. The restaurant looks very local but expect to order food in Vietnamese.
Chic restaurant that serves Bun Bo Hue, a spicy soup base broth with noodle and pork sausage. If you love Korean or Japanese Ramen, this is the fix
84 Xuân Thủy
Chic restaurant that serves Bun Bo Hue, a spicy soup base broth with noodle and pork sausage. If you love Korean or Japanese Ramen, this is the fix
Around the corner after visit Spa Authentic? You can visit this corner with many restaurants and enjoy Northern pho. very tasty flavour broth
83 Xuân Thủy
Around the corner after visit Spa Authentic? You can visit this corner with many restaurants and enjoy Northern pho. very tasty flavour broth

Everything Else

ATM right here. Please don't withdraw too much money (USD $1 = VND 22,000)
DongA Bank
6 Đường Trần Não
ATM right here. Please don't withdraw too much money (USD $1 = VND 22,000)
Friendly staff, order bo` luc lac
95 Trần Não
Friendly staff, order bo` luc lac

Sightseeing

Even the casual historian will question some of the displays in this controversial museum depicting the horrors of the Vietnam conflict, but it’s worth a visit.
1053 localnici recomandă
Muzeul Rămășitelor de Război
28 Võ Văn Tần
1053 localnici recomandă
Even the casual historian will question some of the displays in this controversial museum depicting the horrors of the Vietnam conflict, but it’s worth a visit.

Arts & Culture

A display of talent, very unusual but something you'll see once in your lifetime
45 localnici recomandă
Teatrul de Păpuși de Apă Dragonul de Aur
55B Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai
45 localnici recomandă
A display of talent, very unusual but something you'll see once in your lifetime
This is almost the centre of everything you can see in Saigon. Q Bar on the side for gay community, shopping right in front and Dong Khoi (shopping street) in right there. Rooftop bar on Rex hotel!
687 localnici recomandă
Teatrul Municipal din Ho Chi Minh
07 Công Trường Lam Sơn
687 localnici recomandă
This is almost the centre of everything you can see in Saigon. Q Bar on the side for gay community, shopping right in front and Dong Khoi (shopping street) in right there. Rooftop bar on Rex hotel!

Drinks & Nightlife

Upscale bar spot that would charge $15 USD a drink but you'll see the models and actresses typically hanging out here
23 localnici recomandă
Park Hyatt Saigon
2 Lam Son Square
23 localnici recomandă
Upscale bar spot that would charge $15 USD a drink but you'll see the models and actresses typically hanging out here
You can find expats and live music here
ZanZBar
19 Đồng Khởi
You can find expats and live music here
Rooftop bar, beautiful at night, very friendly staff and great wine collection. It's on the same building with Yahoo Vietnam office
49 localnici recomandă
Shri Restaurant & Lounge
72 74 Đường Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai
49 localnici recomandă
Rooftop bar, beautiful at night, very friendly staff and great wine collection. It's on the same building with Yahoo Vietnam office
Quite good life music bar, cheap and cool crowd. But full of smoke in there
173 localnici recomandă
Acoustic
6E Hẻm 6 Ngô Thời Nhiệm
173 localnici recomandă
Quite good life music bar, cheap and cool crowd. But full of smoke in there