Guidebook for Ho Chi Minh City
Essentials
Co.opMart Cống Quỳnh
108A Cống QuỳnhFor all your grocery needs
Everything Else
Wet market, opens early for fresh fruits and produce, as well as local breakfast
72 locals recommend
Thai Binh Market
Đường Cống QuỳnhWet market, opens early for fresh fruits and produce, as well as local breakfast
a city botanical garden. Great to visit early in the AM when the locals are out exercising...or just hide under the shades, taking a break from your city tour
477 locals recommend
Tao Dan Park
Trương Địnha city botanical garden. Great to visit early in the AM when the locals are out exercising...or just hide under the shades, taking a break from your city tour
Shopping
Ben Thanh Market
Đường Lê LợiTourist shops and night market
Arts & Culture
Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City
07 Công Trường Lam SơnCatch the entertaining A O Show
Food Scene
Hum Vegetarian, Café & Restaurant
32 Võ Văn TầnIf you wish to go veg
Pizza 4P's Le Thanh Ton
15 WardBest pizza in town!
L'Usine Shop
70B Đ. Lê LợiA good place to take your laptop and work
Secret Garden Restaurant
158 PasteurA rooftop restaurant serving Vietnamese cuisine
A great rooftop restaurant if you want to try local food
213 locals recommend
Mountain Retreat Vietnamese Restaurant
36 Đ. Lê LợiA great rooftop restaurant if you want to try local food
Cuc Gach Quan Restaurant
10 Đặng Tất52 page-menu of local dishes
Best hot chocolate in town, hands down! Marou is a Vietnamese artisanal chocolate brand
30 locals recommend
marou chocolate
Best hot chocolate in town, hands down! Marou is a Vietnamese artisanal chocolate brand
Drinks & Nightlife
Cafe Thị
224 Đề ThámGo here for live music. Right in the heart of Bui Vien
La Fenetre Soleil
44 Lý Tự TrọngAwesome for a night out
Broma Not A Bar
41 Nguyễn HuệA wonderful rooftop bar atop Walking Street
Fantastic rooftop bar with even better 360-deg views of Saigon
347 locals recommend
Air 360 Sky Lounge
136 Lê Thị Hồng GấmFantastic rooftop bar with even better 360-deg views of Saigon
This rooftop bar has one of the most beautiful view of the Saigon skyline. Happy hour from 5:30 - 8:00 pm. Drinks are 50%
877 locals recommend
Chill Skybar
76A Lê LaiThis rooftop bar has one of the most beautiful view of the Saigon skyline. Happy hour from 5:30 - 8:00 pm. Drinks are 50%
Sightseeing
Place where the war ended when a Northern Vietnamese tank crashed through its gates
1160 locals recommend
Independence Palace
135 Nam Kỳ Khởi NghĩaPlace where the war ended when a Northern Vietnamese tank crashed through its gates
Beautiful colonial building that still functions as a post office. Send cards to your loved ones!
832 locals recommend
Saigon Central Post Office
02 Công xã ParisBeautiful colonial building that still functions as a post office. Send cards to your loved ones!
Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral
01 Công xã ParisModeled to look like the real one in Paris
Beautiful colonial building that serves as a government building
228 locals recommend
People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
Số 86 Lê Thánh TônBeautiful colonial building that serves as a government building
Nguyen Hue
Đường Nguyễn HuệFamous pedestrian street of Saigon
Bùi Viện
Đường Bùi ViệnBackpacker Central