Archbishop's Residence

This stunning example of grand French colonial architecture is still in remarkably good shape considering... More

Ben Thanh Market

Saigon’s main public market sells everything from dried spices and live chickens to cheap clothing... More

Bon Banh Mi Bakery

Catherine Denoual Maison

Owner-tastemaker Catherine Denoual’s freestanding shop has additional items not available at her sister emporium, Gaya,... More

Cu Chi Tunnels and Cao Dai Cathedral

If time allows, consider a half-day excursion northwest of the city to these fascinating, albeit... More

Dau Pagoda

An Indian monk arrived during the third century in what is now the Ha Tay... More

Fahasa Bookshop

Saigon’s largest selection of English-language books, travel guides, and magazines is also a good bet... More

Fine Arts Museum, Ho Chi Minh City

Peeling ocher walls, sun-bleached curtains, musty corridors, a fountain full of pond scum: Saigon’s oldest... More

Gallery Dogma

Irony comes to Ho Chi Minh City at this perfectly named boutique that trades in... More

Gaya, Ho Chi Minh City

Make this three-story emporium—run as a collective by five expat designers—your first stop for chic... More

Glow Spa

Tucked away in the landmark Eden Mall, right off busy Dong Khoi Street, this centrally... More

Ipa-Nima, Ho Chi Minh City

The fabulously embellished, often downright zany handbags of Hong Kong native and Hanoi resident Christina... More

Living & Giving

Specializing in Art Deco furniture (both reproduction and antique), this densely packed multistory shop may... More

MG Decoration

This friendly store—one of many similar cotton shops on Le Thanh Ton—ranks as one of... More

Minh Khoa

Pick up a Vietnamese ao dai (a woman's costume of tunic and flowing pants) reinvented... More

Pacharan

Every expat in town eventually winds up on Pacharan’s fourth-floor terrace (directly opposite the Park... More

Q Bar, Saigon

What was once Vietnam’s hippest nightspot—in the mid-1990s pioneer days—has lost a bit of its... More

Reunification Palace

The delirious pastiche of the former presidential palace, completed in 1966, calls to mind the... More

Rooftop Garden at The Rex Hotel

Since the “Five O’Clock Follies” (the U.S. military’s daily press briefings during the Vietnam War)... More

Saigon, Saigon

The vintage ‘60s soundtrack (from the Fifth Dimension to the Shangri-Las), lengthy cocktail list, and... More