Top 10 activities in Saigon for “Night owls”
Saigon – the “city that never sleeps”. The reason people say that is because Saigon is always such a lively and bustling place, day or night, winter or summer. However, the most beautiful is still Saigon at night. At nightfall, Saigon is like a “makeover”, more beautiful, more brilliant, making people’s hearts more passionate. And here is an extremely attractive nightlife place in Saigon for those who want to “wake up” to this beautiful city!
1. Dining on a cruise at Saigon river
The Saigon River not only serves the purpose of water transportation but also has a recreational meaning. One of the interesting experiences that many tourists love is booking a cruise to have dinner on the Saigon River and admire the romantic beauty of the night.
Having dinner on the Saigon River, you can admire the peaceful beauty and relax and dispel all the fatigue of life. If you want your anniversary to be meaningful with your loved one with a romantic dinner, then this exciting experience should not be missed. The yacht is designed with modern space, providing a quiet space, and is best-taken care of. Here are some interesting experiences when dining on a Saigon River Cruise:
– Admire the beautiful scenery on the Saigon River in a luxurious space, with modern furniture.
– Being fully cared for with excellent services and combining traditional and modern ethnic music. Bringing relaxation space during your trip.
– Enjoy the cool air on the Saigon River and admire the beautiful shimmering lights at night.
– You will own beautiful virtual check-in pictures on the Saigon River at night.
2. Walking at Nguyen Hue Walking Street
It can be said that Nguyen Hue Walking Street is the first mentioned place when talking about Saigon nightlife. This is also a destination that attracts young people in Saigon. Coming here, you will enjoy music, weekly music programs, or luxurious cafes with a view of the pedestrian street from above.
Especially at the intersection of Nguyen Hue – Le Loi and Nguyen Hue – Mac Thi Buoi are arranged 2 lakes of water music combined with concentrated artistic light shows.
Address: Nguyen Hue, District 1, HCMC.
3. Drink beer at Bui Vien West Street
Besides Nguyen Hue Street, Bui Vien Street is also an interesting place in the journey to discover Saigon at night. This street attracts a lot of foreigners from the US, UK, Canada, etc. to have fun, and feel the busy and multicultural life.
This crowded neighborhood includes 4 famous streets named: Bui Vien Street, De Tham Street, Pham Ngu Lao Street, and Do Van Dau Street. Regardless of skin color, nationality or language, everyone can start a friendly conversation with each other.
In August 2017, Bui Vien officially became the second pedestrian city in Ho Chi Minh City. In addition to a brand new look, this sleepless street also offers many exciting activities such as performing arts, exotic costumes, minibars, and BBQ.
Address: 50-82 Bui Vien, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, HCMC.
4. Snow Town Saigon amusement park
Snow Town Saigon amusement park is the largest and most modern snow amusement park in Vietnam today. With an area of nearly 4000m2 with real Japanese snowmaking technology, SnowTown is always a nightlife destination in Saigon that attracts many visitors. Here you can freely mold a snowman or simply take European-style “check-in” photos.
Address: 125 Dong Van Cong, Thanh My Loi Ward, District 2. HCMC.
5. Bitexco Tower, Saigon entertainment venue at night
Bitexco Tower is designed inspired by the image of a lotus flower, which is a symbol of the country and people of Vietnam. This 262m high tower represents the modernity and integration of the city with the common development of the world.
The special thing is that the skyscraper – the famous symbol of Ho Chi Minh City has a beautiful panoramic view of Saigon for visitors. In addition, the binocular system helps to see different nightlife angles from ancient to modern in Saigon from a height of 178m. If you have the opportunity to go out to Saigon at night, come here, it is a precious opportunity for you to see the whole vivid and magical picture of Ho Chi Minh City at night.
6. Saigon Starlight Bridge, a colorful nightlife venue
Starlight Bridge is one of the most beautiful photography locations in Saigon for photographers and many young people. The 170m-long bridge is arranged with more than 5,000 light bulbs from under the bridge road and the two sides of the bridge to create a shimmering, fanciful space.
Even more intensely attractive is the fountain with rainbow light that changes continuously, creating a romantic scene full of art. To get this special light, the architect used a solar energy storage system, the panels will collect energy during the day and light up at night. This not only saves energy and operating costs but also protects the living environment and neighboring ecosystems.
7. Night cinema
Watching movies late at night is one of the most popular nightlife activities in Saigon. For the “saints” who are addicted to movies, what could be more attractive? To satisfy the needs of young people to have fun and enjoy the nightlife, many cinemas in Saigon have added screenings to the time frame from 12 -1 am. What could be better than enjoying movies at night on chairs designed as extremely comfortable beds?
These cinemas are prepared with pillows and blankets so that you can enjoy the most relaxing moments with the movies at night in romantic Saigon.
The most popular sleeper cinemas in Saigon:
CGV Parkson Paragon District 7: 5th Floor, Paragon Building, 3 Nguyen Luong Bang, District 7
Cineb SaiGon Bed Cinema: No. 1 Le Cong Kieu, District 1
Hung Hoa Cinema: 5th floor, 11A Hoa Hung, District 10
L’amour – CGV Liberty Hoang Van Thu: 1st Floor, 2 Gala Center No. 415, Hoang Van Thu, Ward 2, Tan Binh District
8. Ben Thanh Street Food Market
Opening hours: 05:00 – 02:00
Address: 26-28-30 Thu Khoa Huan, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1
When it comes to experiencing nightlife activities in Saigon, eating and drinking cannot be ignored. It’s late at night, but the shops in Saigon are still very crowded and bustling. In particular, right next to Ben Thanh market, there is a food court of about 700m2 on Thu Khoa Huan Street, District 1 called Ben Thanh Street Food Market.
This place has about 60 snack stalls with a full range of dishes from Vietnamese cuisine from all over the world from Asia to Europe, …
The food stalls have very familiar and popular names such as Sister Ba, Anh Sau, Uncle Teo, Grandmother, etc. with very Vietnamese decoration style. The dishes here are very diverse with many delicious dishes from the North-Central-South regions from pho; bun cha; spring rolls; bread; noodle soup; fish noodles; broken rice; grilled skewers…
There are also other Asian-European food stalls such as fried chicken, Thai ice cream, Japanese sushi, Korean rice rolls, etc. that will stimulate the taste of any visitor.
9. Bars
For young people who like excitement, bars, pubs, or beer clubs are also great places to have fun in Saigon at night. Bars with Western-style are liberal and enthusiastic; professional dispensaries; cocktail towers; beer towers and exciting music played skillfully by DJs, etc. All bring a sense of excitement and stimulation to young people.
There are quite a few bars in Saigon and especially luxury bars on the busy West Street with all architectural styles such as:
- Twilight Skybar: 182 – 182 Ly Tu Trong, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1
- Crazy Buffalo Bar: 212 De Tham, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1
- Republic Bar: 19 Do Quang Dau, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1
- Boheme Pub: 195 De Tham, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1
- Krystalini Cocktail Bar: 42 Nguyen Hue, Ben Nghe, District 1
In addition to bars and pubs, in Saigon, there are also many cafes open all night for you to visit.
10. Saigon Outcast
Address: 188 Nguyen Van Huong, Thao Dien
Saigon Outcast is an ideal nightlife destination in Saigon because of its creative space. Saigon Outcast’s campus is filled with artistic spirit and creativity with 3 stacked containers, surrounded by low walls covered with vivid and colorful graffiti drawings. This place has a lot of fun, sure to make Saigon night in your heart full of memories.
Indeed, when it comes to places to discover Saigon at night, it is impossible to tell them all. Because this city is the convergence of almost all the quintessence of all three regions. Come to Saigon to try once, give yourself a few days to relax, and visit the 10 Saigon nightlife venues that Halo has shared above!