Ho Chi Minh Nightlife

Saigon's status as the nightlife capital of Vietnam is undisputed. While a pesky curfew hampers denizens of Hanoi from tearing the capital up too much, bars and clubs in the southern hub throb with energy into the wee small hours of the morning. From sophisticated wine bars and dressy cocktail lounges to hole in the wall dives and bawdy venues targeted squarely at the western male, there's no lack of options in this party town. Most, if not all, the decent bars are in District 1 and District 3, but there's also a growing selection of more upmarket joints in the expat 'ghetto' of District 2, or An Phu as it is known to pretty much everyone. The bars in District 1 can be split into two distinct areas. The downtown area around Dong Khoi, Pasteur and Le Than Ton offer a fairly confusing mixture of seedy girl bars, civilized girl bars and pretty much everything else including Apocalypse Now, probably the city's most famous (but far from its best) nightclub. For unreconstructed night owls, however, the place to head is Pham Ngu Lao. The backpacker area is overloaded with bars, both in its narrow alleyways and on its main drags, De Tham and Bui Vien. There's not much of the way in refinement in this part of town but drinks are generally cheap, the people watching is often fascinating and the place throbs with the kind of all-night verve that you won't find anywhere else in the country.

Ala Mezon

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10 Chu Manh Trinh

French Flair Combines With Japanese Design Flair to Create the Most Imaginative bar in Saigon...
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Cafe Acoustic

61 Ngô Thời Nhiệm, 4th Ward, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Local and International Musicians Play Live...
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Yoko

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22A Nguyen Thi Dieu

Be Here Early for Live Music...
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Insomnia

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Lê Thánh Tôn, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Good Music, Friendly Staff and Late Opening Hours. What's Not to Like?...
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Gringo's

Ton Thap Thiep

Mexican-influenced bar and taqueria...
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Apocalypse Now

2B-2C Thi Sach

Dance Club, Bar and Cafe...
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Long Phi

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207 Bui Vien

French-themed Late Night Drinking Venue With Food...
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Go2 Bar

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187 De Tham St
District 1

Love it or Loathe it, You'll Probably End Up Here at Some Stage in Saigon...
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Gossip

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1 Tran Hung Dao

Banging House Tunes For a Local Crowd...
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Lush

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2 Ly Tu Trong Street

Trendy, Hip Hop Club...
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Cloud Nine

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Cong Truong Quoc Te

Sleek New Elevated Style Bar...
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La Fenetre Soleil

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44 Ly Tu Trong

Visually Stimulating Café...
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Pacharan

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97 Hai Ba Trung
District 1

Cool Bodega Style Restobar...
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La Habana

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6 Cao Ba Quat

Cuban-Spanish Flair...
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Q Bar

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7 Cong Truong Lam Son Street
Below City Theatre

Historical Bar in Opera House...
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Le Pub

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175/22 Pham Ngu Lao

Comfortable Place to Chill & Enjoy a Beer...
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Carmen

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8 Ly Tu Trong

Live Music and Cocktails...
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Chu Bar

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158 Dong Khoi

Stylish Bar...
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Saigon Saigon Bar

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19 Lam Son
Caravelle Hotel

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Gloria Jeans Coffee

131 Dong Khoi

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