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Number Five Bar<br />
44 Pasteur, D1 Tel: 3825 6300<br />
Number Five Bar is older than it looks,<br />
having formerly been located at 5 Ly Tu<br />
Trong. The bar attracts a regular clientele<br />
of established expats.<br />
Park Lounge<br />
Park Hyatt Hotel<br />
2 Lam Son Square, D1 Tel: 3824 1234<br />
Elegant lounge bar, with classic songs<br />
played every night by international musicians.<br />
The salubrious surroundings are<br />
matched by the range of the drinks, with<br />
vintage wines from USD $6 to $10 per<br />
glass. Tiger is $4.50 a bottle.<br />
Purple Jade<br />
InterContinental Asiana Saigon, corner<br />
of Hai Ba Trung and Le Duan, D1<br />
Tel: 3520 9099<br />
Chic lounge blends the stylistic<br />
influences of contemporary design and<br />
opium dens. Hosts live music and serves<br />
special drinks, including Shaoxing and<br />
Maotai rice wines and an exclusive selection<br />
of luxury spirits.<br />
Q Bar<br />
Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, D1<br />
With low ceilings, intimate cubbyholes,<br />
colonial arches, gold paint, ultraviolet<br />
lighting and clubhouse beats, this is a<br />
bar that has a reputation for being a<br />
place to be seen. Great outdoor terrace<br />
and late-night indoor opening.<br />
QD Bar & Lounge<br />
138 Ton That Dam, D1, Tel: 3821 5338<br />
Sophisticated lounge with New and Old<br />
World wines served by the bottle or<br />
glass, modern decor and floor-to-ceiling<br />
windows overlooking Ton That Thiep.<br />
Saigon Saigon Bar<br />
9th floor, Caravelle Hotel, 19 Lam Son<br />
Square, D1 Tel: 3823 4999<br />
Popular bar usually packed out with tourists<br />
and business travellers searching<br />
for some delicious cocktails and a great<br />
view of the city skyline. Cuban band<br />
Warapo plays every night except Monday<br />
from 8.30 pm until late.<br />
Samsara Club<br />
131 Dong Khoi, D1<br />
A laid-back cosmopolitan drinking and<br />
dance venue with comfy lounge chairs<br />
around low-lying tables and an island bar<br />
bedecked in extravagant white-feather<br />
decorations. Pink neon gives the joint a<br />
contemporary edge.<br />
T&R Tavern<br />
57 Do Quang Dau, D1<br />
Classic expat dive bar with pool table,<br />
darts and comfortable yet simple decor.<br />
Daily happy hour and sportsfans can<br />
catch games on the big screen.<br />
Vibe Billiards & Lounge<br />
102 Suong Nguyet Anh, D1<br />
Tel: 3925 2599<br />
Sleek bi-level lounge with Scandinavian<br />
design, Bansky-esque murals and<br />
top-notch billiards and snooker tables,<br />
paid for by the hour. Hosts league play,<br />
half-price Mondays, ladies’ nights and<br />
DJ events.<br />
Voodoo Lounge<br />
92 Ho Tung Mau, D1<br />
Voodoo paintings adorn the white walls<br />
at this small, attractive bar south of Sunwah<br />
Tower. A daily happy hour, plenty<br />
of stool space and a pair of dartboards<br />
make it a good place to grab a drink.<br />
Yoko<br />
22A Nguyen Thi Dieu, D3<br />
Tel: 3825 1901<br />
Compact and popular joint with nightly<br />
live music boasts a refreshingly eclectic<br />
range of Western styles, with most songs<br />
sung in English.<br />
BREWHOUSES<br />
Alderbrau<br />
98 Nguyen Du, D1<br />
Small brewhouse decorated with antique<br />
brewing miscellanea, with an enclosed<br />
garden for outdoor swilling the small<br />
range of house brews and bottled imports.<br />
The kitchen dishes up sausages,<br />
German fare, and Vietnamese dishes.<br />
Gammer Czech Beer<br />
107 Pasteur, D1 Tel: 3824 8619<br />
www.biatuoitiepvn.com<br />
Attractive, multi-story Czech beer hall<br />
furnished with heavy wood and outfitted<br />
with a few flat screen TVs tuned in to<br />
sports. Dark and blonde beers are available,<br />
as well as a full menu of Vietnamese<br />
food from mussels to rabbit.<br />
Hoa Vien<br />
28bis Mac Dinh Chi, D1 Tel: 3829 0585<br />
www.hoavien.vn<br />
Expansive beer hall serves up pilsner<br />
beer crafted from malt, hops and yeast<br />
from the Czech Republic. There’s also<br />
a large food menu and imported Pilsner<br />
Urquell.<br />
Lion Brewery<br />
11C Lam Son Square, D1<br />
Tel: 3823 8514<br />
Microbrewery featuring traditional German<br />
brew technology and German fare<br />
like pork knuckle and wurst. Good spot<br />
to meet friends and enjoy a hearty meal<br />
and a whole lot of beer.<br />
NIGHTCLUBS<br />
Fuse Bar<br />
3A Ton Duc Thang, D1<br />
A popular bar that plays primarily hiphop<br />
music. Every Tuesday Fuse hosts a<br />
ladies night where women drink for<br />
free and two bottles of wine can be<br />
purchased for 2 million VND.<br />
Lush<br />
2 Ly Tu Trong, D1 Tel: 3824 2496<br />
A large and lavishly decorated bar and<br />
club popular on weekends. Good DJs<br />
playing the latest in beat-based music<br />
and the city’s beautiful people add to<br />
the sights and sounds. It’s on-par with<br />
Western clubs in both ambience and<br />
drinks prices.<br />
Velvet Bar<br />
26 Ho Huan Nghiep, D1<br />
Hip-hop and Viet trance club with both<br />
bottle service and bottle beer that isn’t<br />
prohibitively expensive. Circular center<br />
bar is ringed with tables, and VIP areas<br />
and sofa seating line the walls.<br />
at home<br />
BAKERIES<br />
Crumbs<br />
54 Truong Dinh, D1 Tel: 3825 7199<br />
www.crumbs.com.vn<br />
info@crumbs.com.vn<br />
Eat-in bakery offering a wide range of<br />
muffins, whole-grain breads and pastries.<br />
Many of the breads are dairy-free,<br />
baked fresh daily with unbleached white<br />
flower, no added sugar.<br />
Harvest Baking<br />
30 Lam Son, Tan Binh Tel: 3547 0577<br />
harvestbaking@yahoo.com<br />
This authentic bakery offers a range<br />
of specialty baked goods for delivery.<br />
Offering bagels, scones, breads,<br />
desserts,cakes, tarts and more.<br />
Chocolate fudge cake and cinnamon<br />
rolls with cream cheese icing highly<br />
recommended.<br />
La Dorée<br />
216 Ly Tu Trong, D1 Tel: 3822 1718<br />
65 Pasteur, D1<br />
Reminiscent of a luxurious Parisian<br />
bakery, La Dorée prepares and serves<br />
a variety of colourful breads baked with<br />
green, beige and brown buckwheat<br />
seeds plus baguettes, fougasse, le<br />
dieppois sandwiches and le montagnard.<br />
Must-try desserts include tiramisu,<br />
chocolate mousse and Monté Carlo.<br />
Pat A Chou<br />
65 Hai Ba Trung, D1<br />
25 Thao Dien, D2<br />
The home of the long and crusty<br />
baguette. Supplies many restaurants<br />
but also sells wholesale. The miniature<br />
patisseries such as crème brulée and<br />
cheesecake are worth a taste. Opens<br />
at 6.30 am.<br />
Schneider’s Finest<br />
27 Han Thuyen, D1<br />
Tel: 3829 1998<br />
www.schneiders-finest.com<br />
Traditional German bakery bakes 45<br />
different kinds of breads, rolls and<br />
baguettes and a wide range of danishes,<br />
pastries and cakes. Catering available.<br />
Tous Les Jours<br />
180 Hai Ba Trung, D3<br />
Part of the Korean bakery chain, Tous Le<br />
Jours stocks a superb range of freshly<br />
baked good from sugary treats like pain<br />
au chocolat to superior quality baguettes<br />
and loafs.<br />
Voelker<br />
17 A7 Le Thanh Ton, D1<br />
Tel: 7303 8799<br />
39 Thao Dien, An Phu, D2<br />
Tel: 6296 0066<br />
Small bakery turns out sweet and salted<br />
pies and mousses in addition to baguettes<br />
and a range of Western sweets.<br />
CATERING<br />
Au Parc Catering Services<br />
23 Han Thuyen, D1 Tel: 3829 2772<br />
Catering services available every day of<br />
the year for birthday cakes, dinner parties,<br />
wine tastings and corporate events.<br />
For a custom-made quotation e-mail<br />
auparc@hcm.vnn.vn or call Quynh on<br />
0908 196261.<br />
Saigon Catering<br />
84 Xuan Thuy, D2 Tel: 6281 8388<br />
Provide services of catering, banquets,<br />
event planning, BBQ’s, daily deliveries<br />
and cocktail parties. For a custom-made<br />
quotation e-mail SaigonGG@gmail.com<br />
or call Huong on 0913 981128.<br />
The Caterers<br />
46D Vuon Lai, Tan Phu<br />
Tel: 3816 2901<br />
sales@thecaterersvietnam.com.vn<br />
www.thecaterersvietnam.com.vn<br />
Catering company offering extensive<br />
services from location sourcing, décor<br />
designing and food catering. All functions<br />
can be catered for, from low-key<br />
barbeques at home to full-blown weddings<br />
and parties.<br />
Xu Catering<br />
71-75 Hai Ba Trung, D1<br />
Tel: 3824 8468<br />
www.xusaigon.com<br />
From the brains behind Xu Restaurant<br />
and Lounge comes this new catering<br />
service, promising the highest standards<br />
in service. Everything from the menu to<br />
the comprehensive bar service and the<br />
staff is tailor-made to your specifications.<br />
COOKERY CLASSES<br />
Caravelle Hotel Cooking Classes<br />
Caravelle Hotel, 19 Lam Son Square,<br />
D1 Tel: 3823 4999<br />
Full-day Vietnamese cooking classes for<br />
groups of up to 20 people. The classes<br />
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