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BAR RESTAURANTS
alibi
11 Thai Van Lung, D1 Tel: 3822 3240
Hip without being showy, this versatile
venue has a pleasant front porch, stand
up bar and comfortable lounge seating
with bright, warm décor and great tunes.
Drinks list is extensive and the food menu
boasts French-style mains.
Bread & Butter
40/24 Bui Vien, D1 Tel: 3836 8452
Small eatery with a lunch menu of
American classics (California burritos, po
boy sandwiches, etc.) and a Brit-centric
dinner selection of bangers & mash, fish
& chips and more. Good veggie burger.
Serves Huda Beer from Hue.
Buddha Bar
7 Thao Dien, D2 Tel: 3744 2080
An Phu institution serves up tasty meals
and good drinks in a friendly, chilled environment.
Plenty of room to relax inside or
out, plus a pool table on premise.
K Cafe
28 Do Quang Dau, D1 Tel: 3913 4673
This down-to-earth bistro-bar is a haven
for French-speaking emigrés looking for
an alternative in the backpackers’ area.
Prop up the bar with a beer or Ricard,
or tuck into the tasty Gallic fare. Good
atmosphere for conversation.
la Habana
6 Cao Ba Quat, D1 Tel: 3829 5180
This charming little place has seating indoors
and outdoors, upstairs and downstairs
to fit your dining pleasure.Relaxed
environment with frequent live music.
Offers Spanish and Cuban fare including
paella and a tapas fiesta comprising three
plates. Open late daily.
feast broaden your palette with promotions around town
Café Central Nguyen Hue
For the month of April, Café Central
Nguyen Hue is featuring a pulled pork
burger covered in BBQ sauce, cheddar
cheese and served with French fries
and pineapple coleslaw (65,000++ VND)
and a cherry tart for only 40, 000 VND
Call 3.821.9303.
Corso Steakhouse & Bar
Throughout April, Corso Steakhouse
& Bar is offering an a la carte Italian
promotion
that includes shrimp scampi, Italian
tossed salad, Italian chicken pizza, fillet
fiorentina, fettuccine Alfredo and vanilla
panacotta. Call 3829 5386 Ext. 6614.
Gardenstadt
Throughout April, Gartenstadt is offering
Austrian striploin steak in onion
sauce served with homemade German
noodles and vegetables and Montepulciano
Rosso DOC red wine (225,000++
VND). Call 3822 3623.
le Pub
175/ 22 Pham Ngu Lao, D1
One of Pham Ngu Lao’s favourite
watering holes, Le Pub also has a good
menu of well-executed pub grub and
international favourites. Hearty breakfast
is available all day and specials are
offered daily.
Mogambos
50 Pasteur, D1 Tel: 3825 1311
This restaurant has been around since
the mid-1990s, which offers an insight
into its enduring quality. Specialises in
American grain-fed steaks, hamburgers
and salads served in a pleasant
atmosphere.
O’Brien’s
74/A2 Hai Ba Trung, D1 Tel: 3829 3198
A large Celtic-style pub popular with
media types that has an interior done in
brickwork and wood, and an upstairs
dining area. Draught beer is happy hour
between 3pm and 7pm. Great pizzas.
Peaches: The Curry Pub
Sky Garden 2, S57-1, Phu My Hung,
D7
Tel: 5410 0999
Serves up dishes from Thailand, Viet-
Saigon Café
On Mondays from 6 to 10 pm, Spanish
night returns, featuring tapas, paella
Valencia, regional cheese and cured
Spanish ham (725,000++ VND includes
a free flow of Sangria). Call 3827 2828.
Gia Dining Room
Throughout April, Gia Dining Room
is featuring a set four-course yellow
fin tuna dinner and a two-hour free
flow of wine. Dishes include yellow fin
tuna salad with egg, French beans,
tomato and olive; fresh yellow fin tuna
marinated with herbs, yogurt and
olive oil; grilled yellow fin tuna served
with pan-fried French scallops with
nam, Malaysia, China, Japan, Singapore
and Indonesia with a focus on healthy
preparation and fresh produce.
Phatty’s
46-48 Ton That Thiep, D1
Tel: 3821 0705
Jaspa’s Steve Hardy and Ben Winspear’s
sports bar has five widescreen TVs, a
large drop-down screen and lots of pub
grub and beer for fans looking to take in
a game or two.
Qing
110 Pasteur, D1
Sophisticated downtown bar just off Le
Loi specialises in Asian tapas, Asian/
South American fusion dishes and a few
delectable deserts. Variety of good wines
by the glass or bottle.
Rockit Bar & Grille
Lucky Plaza, 69 Dong Khoi, D1
rockitsaigon@gmail.com
British/American sports bar meets bistro
serving local draught beers and pubstyle
food, as well as signature dishes
like stuffed chicken wings and gourmet
wagyu burgers. Pool table, darts and live
sports telecast.
cognac and fried yellow fin tuna with
tomato sauce, steamed vegetables
and steamed rice (USD $35.00++ per
person). Call 3827 9399/3825 6257.
Yu Chu Chinese Restaurant
Dim sum brunch at Yu Chu happens on
Sundays from 11.30am to 2.30pm. The
menu features a variety of barbecued
appetizers, cold dishes and hand
pulled noodles and features steamed
scallop and coriander dumplings,
Beijing pot stickers, baked apple barbequed
pork puffs and more (550,000
VND per person or 730,000 VND per
person with free flow of Trivento
white and red wine, tiger draught, soft
drinks, Illy coffee and Chinese tea.
Email dine@icasianasaigon.com.
Caravelle Lobby Lounge
From April 12 to 25 the Lobby Lounge
will feature a selection of five cupcakes
that include sweet bitter
chocolate, tanguy lime sensation,
Iranian pistachio, Swiss carrot and
Asian lotus, served with Ronnefeldt tea
or Lavazza coffee (114,000 VND per
person). Call 3823 4999.
Olivier
Through April 4, Chef Nicolas Isnard,
head chef of one-Michelin Star
Burgundy restaurant L’Auberge de la
Charme will be preparing his specialties
at Olivier including an avocado tart
with seashell, quinoa tart, tuna ceviche
and raspberry mille-feuille (threecourse
Menu Emotion/500,000++
VND per person and five course Menu
Magnifique/1,100,000++ VND per
person, wine not included). Lunch is
served from 11.30am to 2.30pm and
dinner from 6.30 to 10.30 pm. Email
fb@sofitelsaigon.com.vn.
Sheridan’s irish House
17/13 Le Thanh Ton, D1 Tel: 3823 0793
Cosy Irish pub with authentic Irish decor,
a pleasant atmosphere and regular live
music. Wide range of classic pub grub,
East Asian dishes and a fantastic breakfast
fry-up available from 8am.
Storm P Bar & Restaurant
5B Nguyen Sieu, D1 Tel: 2240 7477
This friendly hangout is a favourite with
both the Scandinavian community and
English-speaking expats. Offers Danish
cuisine to go with the drinks.
Tam Tam Bar
24-26 Ho Tung Mao, D1
Multi-level exposed brick space encompassing
a first-floor lounge that hosts
live music, a spacious second floor with
an expansive bar and billiards table and
rooftop barbecue restaurant serving a
range of tasty dishes served at the table.
The Tavern
24 Hung Gia 3, Bui Bang Doan, D7
Tel: 5410 3900
Boasts good international food, a pool
table, dartboards and sports coverage
on large screens. Outdoor seating on
mutiple levels. Second floor sports
lounge hosts DJs at the weekends.
Vasco’s Bar
74/7D Hai Ba Trung, D1 Tel: 3824 2888
Chic bar decked in deep reds that gets
packed to capacity on weekends. Open
Monday to Saturday with live music on
Fridays. Food menu by chef with over 10
years experience at La Camargue. Also
does excellent pizza.
ZanZBar
41 Dong Du, D1
41 Vo Truong Toan, D2
Funky, modern interiors are a dominant
feature of both ZanZBar locations, and
both offer varied international breakfast,
lunch and dinner cuisine. Imported beers,
cocktails, gourmet espresso coffee, and
happy hours make them great after-work
spots but are also open late.
CAFES
annam Cafe
16-18 Hai Ba Trung
Cosy corner cafe with free Wi-Fi overlooking
Hai Ba Trung. Serves a slate of
gourmet sandwiches, coffee and wine.
Bobby Brewer’s
45 Bui Vien, D1 Tel: 3920 4090
70 Nguyen Cong Tru, D1 Tel: 3821 8100
86 Pham Ngoc Thach, D3 Tel: 6299 1990
www.bobbybrewers.com
This is an attractive fast-food style coffee
shop with friendly staff and good lattes.
All the coffee is roasted on the premises
and there are comfortable couches and
travellers aplenty making it a chilled place
to hang out.
Bull’s Cafe
113C Bui Vien Street, D1
Tel: 3836 1925
www.bullcafe.com.vn
MotoGP-themed lounge serving up coffee,
smoothies and cafe house special,
fruit cocktail.
Cafe Terrace
Saigon Centre, 65 Le Loi, D1
This funky café is frequented by trendy
types attracted by the leather lounges,
outdoor terrace and 52 non-alcoholic
fruit concotions.
Coffee Bean & Tea leaf
12-14 Thai Van Lung, D1
94 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, D3
Nowzone, 235 Nguyen Van Cu, D5
Metropolitan Building, 235 Dong Khoi, D1
International café chain with a wide variety
of coffees and teas, as well as light
snacks and food. Also sells fresh-roasted
coffee beans and tins of whole leaf tea.
Jubarcalypse
35 Dong Khoi, D1 Tel: 3827 7930
Jubarcalypse has an interesting underground
design. Playing jazz music, it’s
the perfect place to re-energize with a
refreshing selection of juices and snacks.
Kita Coffee House
39 Nguyen Hue, D1, Tel: 3821 5300
Small cafe with a clean and pleasant
atmosphere. Serving quiches, wraps,
vegetables, bread with humus and other
dippings and a variety of coffee and fresh
fruit juices.
la fenetre Soleil
135 Le Thanh Ton, D1
Tel: 3822 5209
A Parisian style shabby chic hideaway. It
is a perfect spot to chill out over coffee,
juice or snacks like muffins and cakes.
loaves and fishes
5 Street 11, Thao Dien, D2
Tel: 3547 0577
Coffee house on a side street near Riverside
Apartments serves up drinks and
serves the full line of Western-style baked
goods from Harvest Baking.
Mojo
88 Dong Khoi, D1
A top-end cafe pulling in a mix of tourists
and upper-class Saigonese. Boasts an
attractive interior, outdoor terrace at street
level and comfortable lounges upstairs.
Good business coffee or lunch venue.
Nirvana
14Bis Nguyen Dinh Chieu, D1
Tel: 3910 0745
Pleasant retro-styled cafe with outdoor
water features and welcome modern
touches like free Wi-Fi. Live music at
night.
Paris Deli
35 Dong Khoi, D1
Saigon Centre, 65 Le Loi, D1
Tel: 3821 6127
Grand View Building, Nguyen Duc Canh,
Phu My Hung, D7 Tel: 412 2179
Petite boulangerie/cafe decked out with
French-style furnishings. Offering tasty
French and international dishes with a
range of lunchtime specials at reasonable
prices.
X Cafe
58 Pasteur, D1 Tel: 3914 2142
212 A2 Nguyen Trai, D1 Tel: 3925 9307
Bright, spacious foreign-run cafe
decorated in the style of an Alpine chalet.
Popular with local makers and shakers,
has a great open-plan upstairs area and
two outdoor terraces. Regular live music
and homemade ice cream. Nguyen Trai
location includes children’s playground.
Catering available.
Zenta
41 Mac Dinh Chi, D3
A large, extravagant, kitsch cafe with
several rooms resembling airport departure
lounges. Customers, though, tend to
gravitate to the more attractive outdoor
terrace with its pond and waterfall-style
water features.
CHINESE
Dragon Court
11-13 Lam Son Square, D1
Open until 2am, this vast, no-frills eatery
gets packed with hungry locals who savour
generous portions of tasty dim sum.
All the Chinese staples are here. Expect
a good feed for under VND100,000 per
person.
Dynasty Restaurant
New World Hotel, 76 Le Lai, D1
Tel: 3822 8888
Fine Chinese dining in an opulent
restaurant reminiscent of the Middle
Kingdom’s imperial days. Delicacies clock
in at VND500,000, but most dishes fall
between VND80,000 to VND180,000
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