Follow Me to explore the “sleepless” city through many activities like seeing the bamboo circus, eating late at night, admiring the scenery from a double-decker bus, sitting in a cafe and chatting all night. .
Unlike the crowded, busy, traffic-filled roads often seen during the day, Ho Chi Minh City has a shimmering beauty at night thanks to the lights of architectural works, bustling streets and wine shops all night long. .., attracting guests. many different and new experiences.
Nicknamed “the city that never sleeps,” Ho Chi Minh City takes on a new look at nightfall, with a series of experiences that make young people and tourists want to live. In “12 hours without sleeping in Ho Chi Minh City”, I present fun activities typical of the city.
▸ 6:00 p.m.: Attend the A O Show artistic performance
- Place : Municipal Theater, Ben Nghe neighborhood, district 1
- Price: 800,000-1,750,000 VND/ticket
Over the past 10 years, the A O Show art performance program has continuously innovated, becoming one of the cultural experiences that tourists cannot miss when coming to Ho Chi Minh City.
During the show, you will discover Vietnamese culture, people and stories of life from the village to the streets through a bamboo circus show that combines acrobatics, contemporary dance and live music from more than 20 traditional and modern musical instruments.
For 2 hours, spectators could not take their eyes off the creative and surprising performance, the harmonious and perfect combination in every detail of the team of young artists. The vivid sound of the stage takes guests through many different levels of emotions.
A O Show is held every week according to the schedule, depending on the seat location, there are different ticket prices, divided into 3 types: 800,000 VND, 1,250,000 VND and 1,750,000 VND.
▸ 8:30 p.m.: Dinner in the dark at Le Noir – Dinning in the dark
- Place : Dinning in the dark, Da Kao district, district 1
- Price: From 720,000 VND/person
Eating a meal in complete darkness will certainly be a particularly interesting experience for diners. After choosing the menu, you will be blindfolded and get used to feeling everything by touch. Then, blind restaurant staff will take customers through many layers of darkness, until they reach a space completely covered in darkness.
Not being guided by sight, the other senses become stronger and sharper. Diners will enjoy a journey of complete culinary experience through smells, tastes, sounds and sensations. Conversations also become higher quality when customers are not distracted by electronic devices or activities happening around them.
Currently, the restaurant serves 2 secret menus including 11-14 dishes of Vietnamese and Asian-European cuisine and a vegetarian menu with 11 delicious dishes. Local ingredients are treated in creative ways, offering diners new and unpredictable experiences.
After dinner, restaurant staff will show customers photos of the dishes they enjoyed. You will surely be very surprised because they are not like the previous judgments.
▸ 10 p.m.-11 p.m.: Visit Ho Chi Minh City by night by double-decker bus
- Location : Hop on Hop off, 92-96 Nguyen Hue, Ben Nghe neighborhood, district 1
- Price: 150,000 VND/person
Unlike the noise and hustle and bustle of the day, the double-decker night bus takes guests to the central streets of Ho Chi Minh City late at night, feeling the peace and tranquility of the city.
The bus takes tourists through 30 of the city’s most beautiful routes, visiting 20 notable attractions such as the city’s Central Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ba Son Bridge, Ben Thanh Market, Bitexco Tower, department of the city People’s Committee, the municipal theater…
There are no more traffic jams, the city at night becomes soft and airy, visitors can enjoy the cool breeze, take photos with iconic buildings from above, and observe the different rhythms of life of Ho Chi Minh -City. The vehicle is equipped with an automatic interpretation system in many languages, providing a lot of interesting information about the destinations crossed by the vehicle.
▸ 11:30 p.m.: Party all night at the Acoustic Bar
- Place : Acoustic Bar Thao Dien, Thao Dien district, Thu Duc town
- Price: 200,000-300,000 VND/person
The bar is located in Tay Thao Dien Street with a bold western design combined with a live music model that promises to bring you a very “hot” experience. Coming here, people have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of alcoholic/non-alcoholic drinks, cocktails, premium craft beers…
Unlike other bars, Acoustic Bar Thao Dien focuses on experience, new space, singers and quality music. The music here has a unique Rock n Roll character, a little Blues, a little Deep Country, combined with trending contemporary music genres, promising to bring an extremely impressive polygonal experience to diners.
▸ 1h00: Eat frog porridge in Tan Dinh
- Place :: Cháo ếch Singapore Tân Định, 366 Hai Ba Trung, Tan Dinh neighborhood, district 1
- Price: From 75,000 VND/portion
A bowl of steaming braised frog eaten with a bowl of hot black sesame porridge will warm the hearts of those who eat and drink at night. Open from 6:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., the frog porridge restaurant located just around the corner from Tan Dinh Market always attracts crowds of customers who come to eat late at night.
The frog meat is cut into pieces, braised in a cast iron pot with a rich sauce, adding some ginger, green onions and fresh chili to help tantalize diners’ taste buds. The porridge is cooked well, adding a little oil and black sesame to create a characteristic aroma and sweetness.
Savoring every spoonful of white porridge mixed with rich broth, served with delicious and flavorful frog meat will leave an impressive experience for visitors. Plus, you can order fresh, crispy garlic beans to dip in the broth, bringing a cool, refreshing flavor.
▸ 2 a.m.: Chat all night at Racket Coffee
- Place : 330/2 Phan Dinh Phung, Ward 1, Phu Nhuan District
- Price range: From 11,000 to 22,000 VND/glass
With over 70 years of age, Phan Dinh Phung Raccoon Cafe has become a favorite experience for many young people and tourists in Ho Chi Minh City. The store is famous for its coffee made by putting coffee powder in a cloth paddle and dipping it in boiling water several times. However, young people come here to go out in the evening, not because of the drinking but because of the friendly atmosphere.
The store is open 24 hours a day, with the hours of 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. being the busiest.
Unlike the usual traffic jams, you can now sit on the sidewalk sipping coffee, enjoying a variety of snacks, chatting with friends, or simply relaxing and watching the traffic go by.
▸ 5:30 a.m.: Watch the sunrise at Bach Dang Quay
- Place : Ben Bach Dang Park, Ben Nghe district, district 1
- Price: 0 VND
Not shimmering and colorful like the evening, Bach Dang Wharf looks peaceful under the morning sunlight. Here you can stroll along the banks of the Saigon River, enjoy the fresh air and wait for the sunrise on the other side of the river.
As soon as the sun rises, the golden sunlight makes the lawns shine, visitors can play with the pigeons, take beautiful photos, before returning to the hustle and bustle of life in Japan.
