Cafes, Restos and Bistros in Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon/HoChiMinh City, Vietnam (B)

Is it 6:00 P.M. now – time to go out of the office? Even if the debilitating demands of Saigon’s typical workweek might be crushing at times especially when you find yourself drowning from a truckload of work and suffering from the heat and crazy traffic. If you’re looking for a respite from the demands of this Vietnamese city, you’d be happy to know that you can actually treat yourself to good food, good, company, and even some great view, and you don’t even have to go far and wide! According to my Vietnamese friends, there are a multitude of good options to pick from if you are in Ho Chi Minh City, and surprisingly enough, a lot of expats come to these places too! So, without further delay, here are the notable recommendations where you can watch the horizon’s breathtaking changes, or do some nice people watching while sharing good food and memories with those closest to you.

Before traveling to Vietnam, I read a lot about L’Usine le Loi in Saigon on blogs and in articles. Have you been to L’Usine le Loi? The place was packed at lunchtime and definitely had a hipster/expat/urban-nomad vibe going on. Does it look like your kind of hangout or coffee place?  ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).