Guidebook for Ho Chi Minh City

Julien
Guidebook for Ho Chi Minh City

Food Scene

Calibre restaurant on the mezzanine of this hotel. Go thru the door and up the stair. The best place to have "pho" in a rock hot bowl. Provide unobstructed view to the brand new walking street. $30.
Palace Hotel Saigon
66 Nguyễn Huệ
Calibre restaurant on the mezzanine of this hotel. Go thru the door and up the stair. The best place to have "pho" in a rock hot bowl. Provide unobstructed view to the brand new walking street. $30.
One of the best coffee restaurant in town for Western and some Viet fusion foods and drinks. Friendly staffs speak English. Best for breakfast and lunch. Working friendly. From $25/person.
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The Vintage Emporium
95 Đường Nguyễn Văn Thủ
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One of the best coffee restaurant in town for Western and some Viet fusion foods and drinks. Friendly staffs speak English. Best for breakfast and lunch. Working friendly. From $25/person.
There are Japanese, Chinese restaurant, bakery cafe with very good bread and bar in this 4 star hotel complex. The bakery cafe Cay Da is on the side of the complex. Price from $30/person.
Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon
253 Nguyễn Văn Trỗi
There are Japanese, Chinese restaurant, bakery cafe with very good bread and bar in this 4 star hotel complex. The bakery cafe Cay Da is on the side of the complex. Price from $30/person.
Good French fusion restaurant with wine options. The owner is a Vietnamese who stays in France for a long time. There is also cigar club here. Delicious food, fancy service. Price range $25/person.
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MZ Wine Restaurant
56 Đường Bùi Thị Xuân
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Good French fusion restaurant with wine options. The owner is a Vietnamese who stays in France for a long time. There is also cigar club here. Delicious food, fancy service. Price range $25/person.
Beautiful water garden setting with outside and inside seating. Always smell nice with woody incensed stick. Ok food and drink. Can be crowded with locals at night time. Price $10/person.
Cafe Trầm
100 Trần Huy Liệu
Beautiful water garden setting with outside and inside seating. Always smell nice with woody incensed stick. Ok food and drink. Can be crowded with locals at night time. Price $10/person.
Garden setting with lots of seating. The food is typical cafe lounge local food - ok. Drinks are good, especially the local condensed milk coffee (cà phê sữa đá). Price: $10/person.
Cafe Nến
110a Nguyễn Đình Chính
Garden setting with lots of seating. The food is typical cafe lounge local food - ok. Drinks are good, especially the local condensed milk coffee (cà phê sữa đá). Price: $10/person.
Zen atmosphere, Buddhism style decoration with tree and water. Comfortable seating and music. Nice healthy food, vegetarian options and local desserts. Price is quite reasonable. Service is ok. $15/pp
The Fig Cafe Lounge
Zen atmosphere, Buddhism style decoration with tree and water. Comfortable seating and music. Nice healthy food, vegetarian options and local desserts. Price is quite reasonable. Service is ok. $15/pp

Arts & Culture

The lotus flower shape building. There is shopping complex, restaurants, cafes and a cinema. The area is very lively and next to the brand new walking street Nguyen Hue of Hochiminh.
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Bitexco Financial Tower
2 Hải Triều
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The lotus flower shape building. There is shopping complex, restaurants, cafes and a cinema. The area is very lively and next to the brand new walking street Nguyen Hue of Hochiminh.
The newest cinema in town. Cinema room is not too big with very comfortable chair and big screen. Downstair there is Western restaurant and bar with buffet option. Price from $20/pp.
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CGV Liberty Citypoint
Pasteur
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The newest cinema in town. Cinema room is not too big with very comfortable chair and big screen. Downstair there is Western restaurant and bar with buffet option. Price from $20/pp.
Big Shopping complex with clothes, cosmetic shops, food court and cinema. Movies are in English with Vietnamese subtitles. Ticket $10/pp.
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CGV CT Plaza
60A Trường Sơn
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Big Shopping complex with clothes, cosmetic shops, food court and cinema. Movies are in English with Vietnamese subtitles. Ticket $10/pp.

Drinks & Nightlife

The highest rooftop bar in Hochiminh. Provide a beautiful breathtaking view of the city. DJ nights most weekend. The fancy place for tourists and locals. Price from $50/person. Mostly crowded.
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Chill Skybar
76A Lê Lai
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The highest rooftop bar in Hochiminh. Provide a beautiful breathtaking view of the city. DJ nights most weekend. The fancy place for tourists and locals. Price from $50/person. Mostly crowded.

Sightseeing

This is a typical Vietnamese wet market. Be prepared for crowded little alley of local stores. Recommend for sight seeing and (maybe) souvenir purchase, not for eating.
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Phu Nhuan market
123 Phan Đình Phùng
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This is a typical Vietnamese wet market. Be prepared for crowded little alley of local stores. Recommend for sight seeing and (maybe) souvenir purchase, not for eating.
A Buddhism temple, one of the biggest in Hochiminh. Give you a sense of a typical Vietnamese temple. Worthwhile a visit. Can be quite crowded during Buddhism holidays.
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Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda
339 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa
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A Buddhism temple, one of the biggest in Hochiminh. Give you a sense of a typical Vietnamese temple. Worthwhile a visit. Can be quite crowded during Buddhism holidays.

Essentials

Big C supermarket inside a small shopping complex with some clothing stores, furniture and food stores (Pho 24). From $5/person.
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Big C Hoàng Văn Thụ
202 Đường Hoàng Văn Thụ
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Big C supermarket inside a small shopping complex with some clothing stores, furniture and food stores (Pho 24). From $5/person.
24/7 convenience store with everything you need from toiletries to food.
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Family Mart
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24/7 convenience store with everything you need from toiletries to food.