Guidebook for Ho Chi Minh City
Food Scene
Lẩu Cá Kèo Bà Huyện
87 Bà Huyện Thanh QuanOne of famous hot-pot in Ho Chi Minh city.
Làng Nướng Nam Bộ
302A Tô Hiến ThànhOne of the big restaurant where you can eat most of the famous foods in Vietnam.
One of the restaurants where you can enjoy a special food in Ho Chi Minh city. That is my famous food "Com Tam".
Cơm tấm, or broken rice, is a Vietnamese dish made from rice with fractured rice grains. Tấm refers to the broken rice grains, while cơm refers to cooked rice.[1][2] Although there are varied names like Cơm tấm Sài Gòn (Saigon-style broken rice), particularly for Saigon, the main ingredients remain the same for most cases.
29 locals recommend
Cơm Tấm Kiều Giang
192E Trần Quang KhảiOne of the restaurants where you can enjoy a special food in Ho Chi Minh city. That is my famous food "Com Tam".
Cơm tấm, or broken rice, is a Vietnamese dish made from rice with fractured rice grains. Tấm refers to the broken rice grains, while cơm refers to cooked rice.[1][2] Although there are varied names like Cơm tấm Sài Gòn (Saigon-style broken rice), particularly for Saigon, the main ingredients remain the same for most cases.
Drinks & Nightlife
Pham Ngu Lao Street in Ho Chi Minh City is on the western edge of District 1 and is renowned as the place where most backpacking travelers stay during their holiday.
Set along these alleyways are western-style restaurants, coffee shops, and international bars, countless tour companies and kiosks, affordable motels, hostels and guesthouses (as well as many of the so-called ‘mini-hotel’ buildings usually with six to seven floors, rarely offering an elevator), internet cafes, pharmacies, and souvenir-and-craft shops.
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Pham Ngu Lao
Pham Ngu Lao Street in Ho Chi Minh City is on the western edge of District 1 and is renowned as the place where most backpacking travelers stay during their holiday.
Set along these alleyways are western-style restaurants, coffee shops, and international bars, countless tour companies and kiosks, affordable motels, hostels and guesthouses (as well as many of the so-called ‘mini-hotel’ buildings usually with six to seven floors, rarely offering an elevator), internet cafes, pharmacies, and souvenir-and-craft shops.
Parks & Nature
The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden, established in 1865, is Vietnam's largest zoo and botanical garden. Located on Nguyen Binh Khiem Street in District 1, T.P. in Ho Chi Minh City, it is home to over a hundred species of mammals, reptiles and birds, as well as many rare orchids and ornamental plants.[1] It also contains the Museum of Vietnamese History, which houses 25,000 documents of history, culture and ethnography from the country's history and the culture and history of South Vietnam, and a monument to Vietnamese people who were killed in World War I. Ranked the eighth oldest zoo in the world,
462 locals recommend
Zoo and Botanical Gardens
2 Nguyễn Bỉnh KhiêmThe Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden, established in 1865, is Vietnam's largest zoo and botanical garden. Located on Nguyen Binh Khiem Street in District 1, T.P. in Ho Chi Minh City, it is home to over a hundred species of mammals, reptiles and birds, as well as many rare orchids and ornamental plants.[1] It also contains the Museum of Vietnamese History, which houses 25,000 documents of history, culture and ethnography from the country's history and the culture and history of South Vietnam, and a monument to Vietnamese people who were killed in World War I. Ranked the eighth oldest zoo in the world,
Shopping
Vincom Mega Mall
161 Xa lộ Hà NộiIt is one of biggest malls in District 2. It's next to my unit.
The Ben Thanh Traditional Market (Cho Ben Thanh) is the most famous shopping destination in the city. This is not the cheapest market in the city but it has a good reputation, a central location and a history. The market was first set up as an informal gathering of vendors and was then organized by the French into a formal market in 1859. In 1870 a fire destroyed the market and it was rebuilt. The whole market was moved in 1912 to the new building and renamed The New Ben Thanh Market. The building received a facelift in 1985. Just outside the market is a hub of public transport.
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Ben Thanh Market
Đường Lê LợiThe Ben Thanh Traditional Market (Cho Ben Thanh) is the most famous shopping destination in the city. This is not the cheapest market in the city but it has a good reputation, a central location and a history. The market was first set up as an informal gathering of vendors and was then organized by the French into a formal market in 1859. In 1870 a fire destroyed the market and it was rebuilt. The whole market was moved in 1912 to the new building and renamed The New Ben Thanh Market. The building received a facelift in 1985. Just outside the market is a hub of public transport.
Arts & Culture
War Remnants Museum
28 Võ Văn TầnWhere you can know about Vietnam History.
Entertainment & Activities
Very nice park. You can go by bus number: 50, 19, 12. There is a crowd if you visit on holiday. You can bring your own food, if not you can buy not too expensive. Buy a ticket and you can play the almost game inside Park.
54 locals recommend
Suoi Tien Theme Park
120 Xa lộ Hà NộiVery nice park. You can go by bus number: 50, 19, 12. There is a crowd if you visit on holiday. You can bring your own food, if not you can buy not too expensive. Buy a ticket and you can play the almost game inside Park.
Sightseeing
It's has a bus interchange which is in front of the Ben Thanh market.
From my unit 159 Xa Lo Ha Noi, Masteri Thao Dien. You can take a bus 52 to be there.
You take a Uber at an estimated cost $6 to be there.
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Nguyen Hue
Đường Nguyễn HuệIt's has a bus interchange which is in front of the Ben Thanh market.
From my unit 159 Xa Lo Ha Noi, Masteri Thao Dien. You can take a bus 52 to be there.
You take a Uber at an estimated cost $6 to be there.