Guidebook for Ho Chi Minh City

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Guidebook for Ho Chi Minh City

Food Scene

Beefsteak Hai Con Bò - This is a restaurant with indoor seating. You can expect to have steak with a little mix of Vietnamese. It is fairly priced for steak.
85 Nguyễn Cư Trinh
85 Đường Nguyễn Cư Trinh
Beefsteak Hai Con Bò - This is a restaurant with indoor seating. You can expect to have steak with a little mix of Vietnamese. It is fairly priced for steak.
Ốc Trang - Cống Quỳnh. Very popular local place to eat seafood and have a few drinks. Expect this place to be very local. You will be seated either in the alleyway or just before the streets. This is not an indoor restaurant.
102 Cống Quỳnh
102 Đường Cống Quỳnh
Ốc Trang - Cống Quỳnh. Very popular local place to eat seafood and have a few drinks. Expect this place to be very local. You will be seated either in the alleyway or just before the streets. This is not an indoor restaurant.
Mr. Park - Korean BBQ - This place is fairly priced and has an indoor setting. The servers will usually help cook your food on the grill infront of you.
212 Đ. Nguyễn Công Trứ
212 Đường Nguyễn Công Trứ
Mr. Park - Korean BBQ - This place is fairly priced and has an indoor setting. The servers will usually help cook your food on the grill infront of you.
Phở Hùng - Very popular Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup restaurant. Very affordable pricing.
241 Nguyễn Trãi
241 Đường Nguyễn Trãi
Phở Hùng - Very popular Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup restaurant. Very affordable pricing.
Phở Lệ - Very good Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup restaurant. Very affordable pricing.
305 Võ Văn Tần
305 Võ Văn Tần
Phở Lệ - Very good Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup restaurant. Very affordable pricing.
San Fu Lou Cantonese Restaurant - The name says it all, Chinese Resturant on the main level of AB Tower, open till late night. Very good food, the price is a just a bit on the expensive side. Definitely not recommended if you are on a lower budget.
76 Lê Lai
76 Đường Lê Lai
San Fu Lou Cantonese Restaurant - The name says it all, Chinese Resturant on the main level of AB Tower, open till late night. Very good food, the price is a just a bit on the expensive side. Definitely not recommended if you are on a lower budget.
Espy Pizza - This place is a hidden gem for pizza lovers. Here you can buy single pizza slices. There are usually different types of pizza slices to choose from. Each slice is approximately ~60K VND and is fairly large in size.
154 Cống Quỳnh
154 Đường Cống Quỳnh
Espy Pizza - This place is a hidden gem for pizza lovers. Here you can buy single pizza slices. There are usually different types of pizza slices to choose from. Each slice is approximately ~60K VND and is fairly large in size.
McDonalds - Self explanatory! McDonalds! Expect similar western pricing and similar tasting McDonalds.
2 Trần Hưng Đạo
2 Đường Trần Hưng Đạo
McDonalds - Self explanatory! McDonalds! Expect similar western pricing and similar tasting McDonalds.

Drinks & Nightlife

212 Club - This is one of the hottest Vietnamese night clubs in the city. You will have to book a table to enter the club. It usually costs around 3-5 million VND for a table, which comes with a bottle, water, coke and fruits. It is cheapest to go with a group of friends. Tables can be booked before hand or through reception when arriving but due to popularity I would suggest calling ahead. https://www.facebook.com/212nguyentrai/
212 Nguyễn Trãi
212 Đường Nguyễn Trãi
212 Club - This is one of the hottest Vietnamese night clubs in the city. You will have to book a table to enter the club. It usually costs around 3-5 million VND for a table, which comes with a bottle, water, coke and fruits. It is cheapest to go with a group of friends. Tables can be booked before hand or through reception when arriving but due to popularity I would suggest calling ahead. https://www.facebook.com/212nguyentrai/
Cafe Napoly - Recommended for single gentlemen after 8 PM. If you head to this place, keep following the path walking to the back and up the stairs, there you will find a bar. This is an upscale bar/lounge and is not budget friendly. You can book a table/sofa but be expected to order a bottle, recommended only if you go in groups, if you have a table you can ask a female to sit with you, you would have to tip her 500K VND for her company afterwards. You can also sit at the bar and play drinking games with the bartenders, if you would like a female to sit with you at the bar the tip is recommended around 300K VND for her company.
7 Phạm Ngọc Thạch
7 Phạm Ngọc Thạch
Cafe Napoly - Recommended for single gentlemen after 8 PM. If you head to this place, keep following the path walking to the back and up the stairs, there you will find a bar. This is an upscale bar/lounge and is not budget friendly. You can book a table/sofa but be expected to order a bottle, recommended only if you go in groups, if you have a table you can ask a female to sit with you, you would have to tip her 500K VND for her company afterwards. You can also sit at the bar and play drinking games with the bartenders, if you would like a female to sit with you at the bar the tip is recommended around 300K VND for her company.
Fox Beer Club - Beer clubs in Vietnam is a mix between a club and restaurant. This is one of the most popular beer clubs in the city. You will be seated on high top tables with stools where you can order food and beer. There will usually be a DJ playing music just like a club. Sometimes there will be live performances.
21 Hàm Nghi
21 Hàm Nghi
Fox Beer Club - Beer clubs in Vietnam is a mix between a club and restaurant. This is one of the most popular beer clubs in the city. You will be seated on high top tables with stools where you can order food and beer. There will usually be a DJ playing music just like a club. Sometimes there will be live performances.
Apocalypse Now Bar-Cafe - This is one of the older nightclubs in Vietnam. This club is more geared towards male Westerners to meet local girls. You can also come here as a group to have some fun.
2B Thi Sách
2B Thi Sách
Apocalypse Now Bar-Cafe - This is one of the older nightclubs in Vietnam. This club is more geared towards male Westerners to meet local girls. You can also come here as a group to have some fun.
Bùi Viện - This place is very live at night time and can be very crowded. Both Westerners and locals both come here to have drinks at night time. Expect it to be a very local scene with a mix of both Westerners and locals. There will be entertainers along the street doing performances in hope of receiving tips. There will be people trying to sell you items or services. There are bars in which you can interact with local people.
690 locals recommend
Bùi Viện
Đường Bùi Viện
690 locals recommend
Bùi Viện - This place is very live at night time and can be very crowded. Both Westerners and locals both come here to have drinks at night time. Expect it to be a very local scene with a mix of both Westerners and locals. There will be entertainers along the street doing performances in hope of receiving tips. There will be people trying to sell you items or services. There are bars in which you can interact with local people.
Vuvuzela Beer Club - This Beer Club is located at the top of Zen Plaza. Beer clubs in Vietnam is a mix between a club and restaurant. There will usually be a DJ playing music just like a club.
54 Nguyễn Trãi
54 Đường Nguyễn Trãi
Vuvuzela Beer Club - This Beer Club is located at the top of Zen Plaza. Beer clubs in Vietnam is a mix between a club and restaurant. There will usually be a DJ playing music just like a club.
XOXO Club & Lounge - Lounge on the 21st floor of Ben Thanh Tower. This club plays hip hop, r&b and techno. A table usually has to be booked at this club for entry. Tables usually can be booked on arrival but suggested to be booked before hand. This club is suggested for a group as the tables can be fairly pricey. Tables usually start at about $150 USD. https://www.facebook.com/xoxohcm/
136 Lê Thị Hồng Gấm
136 Đường Lê Thị Hồng Gấm
XOXO Club & Lounge - Lounge on the 21st floor of Ben Thanh Tower. This club plays hip hop, r&b and techno. A table usually has to be booked at this club for entry. Tables usually can be booked on arrival but suggested to be booked before hand. This club is suggested for a group as the tables can be fairly pricey. Tables usually start at about $150 USD. https://www.facebook.com/xoxohcm/

Essentials

Massage - This is a proper massage parlor. The cost is 100K VND for the service & you should tip 100K for the masseuse, totaling 200K for a massage which lasts approximately 90 minutes.
53 Trần Hưng Đạo
53 Đường Trần Hưng Đạo
Massage - This is a proper massage parlor. The cost is 100K VND for the service & you should tip 100K for the masseuse, totaling 200K for a massage which lasts approximately 90 minutes.

Shopping

Vincom Center B Shopping Mall
72 Lê Thánh Tôn
72 Đường Lê Thánh Tôn
Vincom Center B Shopping Mall
Chợ Bến Thành - Very iconic market place. There are many vendors that you can shop from in this market place. Some of the prices that the vendors give you to at first are fairly high, don't be shy and do a little bit of haggling.
1702 locals recommend
Ben Thanh Market
Đường Lê Lợi
1702 locals recommend
Chợ Bến Thành - Very iconic market place. There are many vendors that you can shop from in this market place. Some of the prices that the vendors give you to at first are fairly high, don't be shy and do a little bit of haggling.
Co.opmart Cống Quỳnh - Supermarket selling almost everything that you need for your stay from groceries to supplies.
189 Cống Quỳnh
Co.opmart Cống Quỳnh - Supermarket selling almost everything that you need for your stay from groceries to supplies.

Sightseeing

Notre Dame Cathedral Nhà Thờ Đức Bà - Very popular tourist attraction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_Cathedral_Basilica_of_Saigon
15 locals recommend
Công xã Paris
Công xã Paris
15 locals recommend
Notre Dame Cathedral Nhà Thờ Đức Bà - Very popular tourist attraction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_Cathedral_Basilica_of_Saigon
Bitexco Financial Tower - This is the tallest building in the city. There is a cinema in this tower, shopping and food. You can also go to the top of the tower for a fee of about 200K VND for sightseeing, there is also a cafe at the top. The view is amazing, you can see the whole city from up here. I would suggest going almost at sunset so that you can see the city both during the day and at night.
2 Hải Triều
2 Đường Hải Triều
Bitexco Financial Tower - This is the tallest building in the city. There is a cinema in this tower, shopping and food. You can also go to the top of the tower for a fee of about 200K VND for sightseeing, there is also a cafe at the top. The view is amazing, you can see the whole city from up here. I would suggest going almost at sunset so that you can see the city both during the day and at night.