Boudoir Lounge
Cloud 9 Rooftop Lounge
Go2
Designed to look like a lived-in yet immaculately styled Parisien home with plush leather sofas, silk cushions and velvet armchairs, Boudoir Lounge serves up everything from afternoon tea to evening cocktails along with signature dishes for any occasion from informal meals and business lunches to gourmet canapés accompanying evening drinks.
Located near Turtle Lake, this stunning bar offers panoramic views of Saigon. Guests can peruse an extensive international wine list or choose from an array of creative cocktails and international beers.
Go2 is a popular nightspot in the backpackers area. This two level bar offers dancing, shisha, and a streetside view with comfortable seating. The bar also has a pool table and extensive western food menu.
Ground floor, Saigon Sofitel Plaza 17 Le Duan, D1 3824 1555
Brotzeit German Bier Bar & Restaurant The HCMC venue is in the flashy Kumho complex on the edge of the central district, and features a wide 24-meter restaurant frontage on the mezzanine level and a contemporary and chic setting with German-inspired wooden benches and a long wooden bar counter. Serving authentic Bavarian cuisines and premium beers. 39 Le Duan, D1 9822 4206 brotzeit.co/kumholink
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Chilli Pub Saigon
Oi’s Pick
A fun place to unwind, with cold drinks, good music (customers can choose the music) friendly staff, light pub food, weekly quiz night (Mondays), darts and televised sport. Try a challenge shot from the big Chilli on the bartop. 104 Ho Tung Mau, D1 09 8376 3372 fifi291182@yahoo.com
Chu Bar At this beautiful, laid back venue, tourists and locals alike can sit around Chu’s large oval bar or on luxurious padded benches. It has a full cocktail menu as well as a short menu of snacks and sandwiches. 158 Dong Khoi, D1
Level 6&7, Hai Nam Building, 2 Bis Cong Truong Quoc, D3 090 944 5544
Cold Beer Club The bar features Beer of the Day Promotion all day, and also offers a 2 for 1 deal on the beer of the day. Prices start at VND30,000. The upstairs room can accommodate big groups. 64 Ton That Thiep, D1 3914 3999
Eon51 Eon51 includes a fine dining restaurant, a champagne lounge, a cigar bar and a heli pad cocktail bar. Spread on three levels, Eon51 is a destination for bespoke private and corporate events in Saigon. Levels 51-52, Bitexco Financial Tower, 2 Hai Trieu, D1 6291 8751
Game On
Oi’s Pick
Opened in July, Game On is Saigon’s newest and biggest sports bar that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. The bar also has an extensive drink menu that includes coffees, juices, beers, wines, vodkas and more. Besides being a good place to watch games, Game On also boasts a function room for corporate meetings or private parties. 115 Ho Tung Mau, D1 6251 9898 gameonsaigon@gmail.com
Ginger 60 A low-key expat bar with an extensive drink menu and live music in a friendly atmosphere. 60 Ton That Thiep, D1 093 772 1011
187 De Tham, D1
Hair of the Dog A large space creating an interesting bar with an alfresco sidewalk area downstairs, and an upper lounge area overlooking the lower bar that allows for a view of the DJ station. If it follows its Hanoi theme, it will be a DJ musicfocused nightclub. 194 Bui Vien, D1
Hard Rock Café Memorabilia from Hard Rock’s iconic collection adorns the walls of Hard Rock Café Ho Chi Minh City and there is live music most nights. Located in the Kumho Plaza complex. 39 Le Duan, D1 6291 7595 www.hardrockcafe.vn 11.30am - 2am
Heaven Bar Saigon Standing out from other nightclubs, Heaven Bar impresses their guests with nice decor in tone of red and blue, a broad range of sparkling drinks, Ladies’ night, awesome DJ at weekend, and many exciting events for expats. 8 Le Quy Don, D3 090 534 3316 www.barsaigonheaven.com
Ice Blue A small, atmospheric, emphatically English-style pub, Ice Blue is a popular meeting place for Ho Chi Minh City’s
expats with reasonably priced drinks, friendly staff and a cozy atmosphere. Great place to play darts. 54 Dong Khoi, D1
Kim’s Tavern An expat bar on the edge of the downtown shopping district renowned for friendly, attractive staff, cold beer, and a relaxed ‘local pub’ environment. 20 Huynh Thuc Khang, D1 090 777 5141
Last Call
Oi’s Pick
A fine hole-in-the-wall cocktail bar in the centre of town opposite the Sheraton Hotel, Last Call is a 70's themed lounge with a permanent neon glow. Now one of the most popular expat/hip local late evening bars, with a small deck from which to overlook the nightlife set on Dung Du. 59 Dong Du, D1 3823 3122
Le Pub In a brawny Australian snub to the effete vestiges of French Colonialism that pervade in Saigon, Le Pub is a hearty Oz-styled pub proudly located in a small alleyway between Pham Ngu Lao and Bui Vien st, Opposite the Chua Au lac arch, where it is a magnet for backpackers and blokey expats. The manager and staff are friendly enough too, I suppose. 175/22 Pham Ngu Lao, D1 3837 7679 www.lepub.org
Lion Brewery and Restaurant The brewery offers its signature Lion beer, brewed by its German master brewer, who trained in Germany, along with other kinds of beer. The Lion restaurant has two banquet halls that can accommodate 530 persons. 11-13 Cong Truong Lam Son, D1
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