Rabbit Hole
A surreal underground speakeasy opposite Independence Palace, inspired by Magritte and Alice, with a piano and an L-shaped...
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City's cocktail bars are concentrated in District 1, many of them hidden in old apartment blocks and up narrow stairwells. Prices are lower than in Singapore or Hong Kong, and the bartenders are some of the most inventive in the region.
Snuffbox
One of Saigon's first speakeasies, hidden in an old apartment block and channelling Gatsby-era glamour since 2015.
2 Lam Son – Park Hyatt Saigon
Park Hyatt's lobby martini bar, framing Hai Ba Trung Street through floor-to-ceiling windows, with DJs and a Vietnam-themed...
Summer Experiment
A playful, sustainability-minded bar where it's 'summer all year round', with around 30 creative cocktails and a jazz bar...
Firkin Bar
A Mad Men-style whisky and cocktail bar off Dong Khoi, specialising in carefully 'remastered' classics.
Drinking & Healing
Bartenders play 'healers' in a 150-year-old colonial building, with neon-lit smoking terraces looking out to Bitexco Tower.
The Enigma Mansion
A dramatic brick-and-mirror bar under a giant suspended phoenix, known for technical, award-winning signatures.
Stir
A discreet speakeasy near Ben Thanh Market where a young Vietnamese team rework the classics with street-food flavours.