Guidebook for Ho Chi Minh City
Food Scene
Great Vietnamese food in a well decorated place. English speaking staff
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Sh Garden Restaurant
Great Vietnamese food in a well decorated place. English speaking staff
GReat restaurant in an old alley of Saigon. Great Vietnamese food and atmosphere
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Secret Garden Restaurant
158 PasteurGReat restaurant in an old alley of Saigon. Great Vietnamese food and atmosphere
Great coffee, perfect choice of music and decent food. My personal favorite for a great relaxing Sunday
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The Old Compass Cafe
63/11 PasteurGreat coffee, perfect choice of music and decent food. My personal favorite for a great relaxing Sunday
Very well decorated coffee shop with independent designers boutique in the back. Food is decent, coffee is great and the interior design is definitely exquisite.
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An Café Saigon
10 Đ. Trần Ngọc DiệnVery well decorated coffee shop with independent designers boutique in the back. Food is decent, coffee is great and the interior design is definitely exquisite.
Best Vietnamese/Asian fusion menu of Pizza and pasta. Plus the staff is very helpful and very tastefully interior design. My personal favorite is the crab spagetti and the Pizza 4 cheese. They have several locations in the city. Reservation is strongly recommended especially for dinner.
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pizza 4p's
Best Vietnamese/Asian fusion menu of Pizza and pasta. Plus the staff is very helpful and very tastefully interior design. My personal favorite is the crab spagetti and the Pizza 4 cheese. They have several locations in the city. Reservation is strongly recommended especially for dinner.
Great choice for family with young children as the restaurant has a sand playground! Decent selection of western and Vietnamese food.
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The Snap Cafe
32 Đ. Trần Ngọc DiệnGreat choice for family with young children as the restaurant has a sand playground! Decent selection of western and Vietnamese food.
Beautiful coffee shop with a retail store attached: great selection of quirky clothing from Vietnam and overseas designers, home decor, souvenir...
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L'Usine Le Thanh Ton
19 Lê Thánh TônBeautiful coffee shop with a retail store attached: great selection of quirky clothing from Vietnam and overseas designers, home decor, souvenir...
Essentials
Great hair wash service and reasonable price for a pampering session of mani and pedi.
hair&nail salon hoa thủy tiên
208 Đ. Nguyễn Hữu CảnhGreat hair wash service and reasonable price for a pampering session of mani and pedi.
Arts & Culture
If you don't know how to draw and want to try drawing, try Tipsy art. Available in weekends for a small price, you'll have the chance to draw and have fun. Best leisure activity if you're having plenty of times in HCMC.
Tipsy Art Co-working Art Space
6B Nguyễn Cảnh ChânIf you don't know how to draw and want to try drawing, try Tipsy art. Available in weekends for a small price, you'll have the chance to draw and have fun. Best leisure activity if you're having plenty of times in HCMC.
Enjoy the traditional water puppet show with the Golden Dragon Water Puppet. Small theater, great kids' activities.
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Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater
55B Nguyễn Thị Minh KhaiEnjoy the traditional water puppet show with the Golden Dragon Water Puppet. Small theater, great kids' activities.
Parks & Nature
Biggest Park in HCMC with many sport and recreational activities available at no costs
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Vinhomes Central Park
Trần Trọng KimBiggest Park in HCMC with many sport and recreational activities available at no costs
Sightseeing
A short visit but will definitely leave you with many things to contemplate. A museum about the Vietnam War. Perfect if you are into history and cultural things.
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War Remnants Museum
28 Võ Văn TầnA short visit but will definitely leave you with many things to contemplate. A museum about the Vietnam War. Perfect if you are into history and cultural things.
I-Palace ye-Independence
135 Nam Kỳ Khởi NghĩaShopping
Tallest building in Vietnam. It's great to spend a leisure afternoon shopping many international brands here then head straight to the food court for snack or big hearty meals
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VINCOM ICE RINK
720A Đ. Nguyễn Hữu CảnhTallest building in Vietnam. It's great to spend a leisure afternoon shopping many international brands here then head straight to the food court for snack or big hearty meals
A small shopping hub containing Vietnam's most favorite boutique brands: from art and craft (The Craft House), to home decor (Sadec District) and homemade natural cosmetics (Naunau). There are also restaurants inside and nearby if you need to grab a quick bite.
63 Xuân Thủy
63 Xuân ThủyA small shopping hub containing Vietnam's most favorite boutique brands: from art and craft (The Craft House), to home decor (Sadec District) and homemade natural cosmetics (Naunau). There are also restaurants inside and nearby if you need to grab a quick bite.
A typical Vietnamese market. It is chaos, crowded, not so clean and relaxed but definitely is a great experience for the open minded, cultural lover.
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Ba Chieu Market
A typical Vietnamese market. It is chaos, crowded, not so clean and relaxed but definitely is a great experience for the open minded, cultural lover.
Lovely, warm and cozy bookstore hidden in the busiest part of Saigon. They only sell foreign books, English and a small selection of other languages. The owner is well read, and will happily spend time talking books with you. Perfect for a slow day.
BOA Bookstore
6 Công Trường Quốc TếLovely, warm and cozy bookstore hidden in the busiest part of Saigon. They only sell foreign books, English and a small selection of other languages. The owner is well read, and will happily spend time talking books with you. Perfect for a slow day.
Next to the huge Vincom shopping mall, up on a small, dark entrance of the old apartment building 42 Lý Tự Trọng nest a plethora of boutique shops well-known among Vietnamese youngsters. The building itself is a work of art with colonial architecture details still intact. Most of the apartments are now for rent already but some families still live there since before 1945. Featuring local designers, accessories, secondhand shoes, jewelry stores and coffee shops.
42 Lý Tự Trọng
42 Lý Tự TrọngNext to the huge Vincom shopping mall, up on a small, dark entrance of the old apartment building 42 Lý Tự Trọng nest a plethora of boutique shops well-known among Vietnamese youngsters. The building itself is a work of art with colonial architecture details still intact. Most of the apartments are now for rent already but some families still live there since before 1945. Featuring local designers, accessories, secondhand shoes, jewelry stores and coffee shops.