Nightlife of District 1, Saigon
Saigon or HCMC, the big and well-visited city in the world, has its awesome nightlife to serve not only expats but also its own residents especially the young.
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Rooftop Bars
If you want to have such modern and luxurious experience, then some interesting rooftop bars are for you. These bars were built on top of skyscrapers in HCMC with not only outstanding looks but also good music. Only in these bars can you enjoy the high-quality drinks while admiring the city's fascinating view.
The Saigon Saigon Rooftop Bar opened in 1959 and set on the ninth floor of Caravelle hotel, highlights itself with such a cozy atmosphere by enthusiastic staffs, especially wooden furniture and amazing views from Lam Son Square.
Opening Hours: Daily 11:00 am – 03:00 am
Address: #19 Lam Son Square, District 1, Ho Chi Minh
Tel: (+84) 83 823 4999
Prices: 200.000 - 1.100.000vnd
The luxurious and flashy Chill Sky Bar, up on the 25th floor of Saigon’s AB Tower, attracts many affluent residents and expats because of its live music held by the DJs. Its drinks such as cocktails, beers, and wines are very expensive but there are happy hours promos offered for customers.
Opening Hours: Daily 5:30 pm – 03:00 am
Address: #76A Le Lai, Ben Thanh, District1, Ho Chi Minh
Tel: (+84) 83 827 2372
Prices: 20.000 -550.000vnd
Rex Hotel Rooftop Bar, located on the fifth floor at the heart of Saigon, will bring you such happy moments at night. You can enjoy the cocktails while getting to see HCM People’s Committee, Saigon Opera House and especially the Nguyen Hue Pedestrian.
Opening Hours: Daily 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Address: # 141 Nguyen Hue Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh
Tel: (+84) 83 829 2185
Prices: 200.000-440.000vnd
Casino
Many grand hotels in HCMC have their own casinos, though incomparable with Las Vegas', they still are considered as an exciting way to spend your night. Two biggest casinos in the city at the moment are the Caravelle Hotel, Sheraton Saigon Hotel, and Towers. Get into the Casinos for gambling games and try out with your luck, why not?
Address: #19 Lam Sơn Square, Ben Nghe, District 1, Ho Chi Minh
Website: caravellehotel.com
Tel: (+84) 8 3823 4999
Address: #88 Dong Khoi Street, Ben Nghe, District 1, Ho Chi Minh
Website: sheratonsaigon.com
Tel: (+84) 8 3827 2828
Ben Thanh Night Market
Ben Thanh is one of the greatest attractions in the evening. When the night comes, vendors appear with delicious foods as well as fashion items together with a variety of souvenirs. The night market, set up to become a tourist attraction along the Phan Boi Chau side of the Ben Thanh market, has caught a lot of expats and residents’ attention.
Opening Hours: Daily 6:00 am –12:00pm
Address: #Phan Boi Chau Street, Ben Thanh, District 1, Ho Chi Minh
Tel: (+84) 83 521 0004
Nightclubs
There are a number of nightclubs in Saigon, which are served as important leisure to the modern society. With a range of premium to affordable service, these nightclubs attract mostly the youth as well as international tourists who are interested in going out for drinks, socializing with people and having fun.
Apocalypse Now is one of my favorite nightclubs in Saigon. This place is where you can enjoy a lot of fun. You can chill out with tasty snacks and some cool drinks when observing the others or asking to join them to dance cheerfully with the music.
Opening Hours: 8:00pm- 04:00am
Address: # 2B-C-D Thi Sach Street, Ben Nghe, District 1, Ho Chi Minh
Tel: (+84) 8 3825 6124
Prices: 50.000 - 5.500.000vnd
The lush nightclub is more premier than the Apocolypse Now. Set into two floors, with the place upstairs for seating and the downstairs for dancing, the nightclub plays different types of music such as hip hop, pop and so on, and it is full of the youth who are energetic and sociable, having fun with their sparkles.
Address: #2 Ly Tu Trong, Ben Nghe, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: (+84) (0) 9 1863 0742
Opening hours: 8:00pm - 4:00am
Prices: 20.000-440.000vnd
Saigon River Dinner Cruise
Exhausted of visiting so many places in Saigon? How about contemplating the City on a cruise along the Saigon River? The Saigon River Dinner Cruise gives you a chance to dine in a floating restaurant while enjoying a beautiful traditional puppet show. During that excursion, you can get a significant view of Saigon at night with the Bitexco Tower charmingly shining, many imposing constructions, highly-crowded streets and so on. This experience will make you feel the soul of this lively city.
Address: #Saigon River ( Hotel Pickup)
Time: from 6:00pm
Price: 70$/Adult
Live music bars
There are many bars in Saigon, especially in District 1, which have live band performance. Drinking at the bar, you will enjoy the music, from acoustic to rock and from ballads to underground. These places will make you feel the high-standard mental life of the citizens.
Hardrock Cafe is remarkable for its tasty cocktails, pretty decoration, delicious food and, most importantly, live bands. These bands perform a variety of rock ballads.
Opening Hours: Weekdays 11:00 – 24:00, Weekends 11:00 – 02:00 (Live music from 21:00)
Address: #39 Le Duan street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh
Tel: (+84) 8 6291 7595
Prices: 20.000 - 440.000vnd
Sax n’ Art, with dark and smoky atmosphere, is a famous bar in Saigon where you can listen to the Jazz music played by the band of the bar’s owner with many traditional instruments. Sax n’ Art’s drinks are quite more expensive than these at some other bars in the city but they are trying for you, especially when you are able to listen to one of the best jazz bands in Vietnam.
Opening Hours: 19:00 – 24:00 (live music from 21:00)
Address: 28 Le Loi, District 1, Ho Chi Minh
Tel: (+84) (0) 8 3822 8472
Prices: 150.000 - 275.000vnd
Wanna try some heavy rock? How about Seventeen Saloon with a high volume of rock performed through night? This is one of the most famous bars in Saigon where you can excessively enjoy an overnight-show of heavy rock with friends.
Opening Hours: 7:00 pm – 02:00 am (live music from 21:00)
Address: #103A Pham Ngu Lao Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh
Tel: (+84) (0) 8914 0007
Prices: 200.000-1.100.000vnd
Bui Vien Night Street
Bui Vien night street is the most popular one among foreign tourists in Saigon. This street, crowded from day to night, has a great number of restaurants, pubs, galleries, backpacker hostels and more with appropriate prices and high quality. Walking along the street at night, you will be confused with the number of foreigners here that makes the street looks international.
Address: Bui Vien Street, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh