The best of Ho Chi Minh City
45 places worth going across 4 lists — pick a list, or open the map.
The best coffee shops in Ho Chi Minh City
Our pick of Saigon’s best specialty coffee — the roasters working with Vietnamese arabica and robusta alongside the classic cà phê sữa đá counters that made the city a coffee capital. Sources: The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026 https://theworlds100bestcoffeeshops.com/top-100-coffee-shops/ · MICHELIN Guide Ho Chi Minh City https://guide.michelin.com/en/vn/ho-chi-minh/ho-chi-minh_2978179/restaurants. A favourite.place selection.
Ho Chi Minh City’s best bars
Our pick of Saigon’s best cocktail bars, cross-referenced from Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026, The World’s 50 Best Discovery and local consensus. Cocktail rooms and speakeasies, not clubs. Sources: Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026, 51–100 https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/asias-50-best-bars-2026-the-51-100-list-revealed.html · The World’s 50 Best Discovery https://www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/ · Asia Bars & Restaurants, Ho Chi Minh City 2026 https://www.asia-bars.com/2026/03/top-12-highly-rated-cocktail-bars-hcmc-vietnam-2026/. A favourite.place selection.
Ho Chi Minh City’s best casual eats
Our pick of Saigon’s best casual eats — the phở counters, bánh mì windows and cơm tấm shophouses worth crossing town for, cross-referenced against the 2026 MICHELIN Bib Gourmand selection and local consensus. Sources: MICHELIN Guide Vietnam 2026 Bib Gourmand https://guide.michelin.com/en/vn/ho-chi-minh/ho-chi-minh_2978179/restaurants/bib-gourmand. A favourite.place selection.
Ho Chi Minh City’s best restaurants
The best restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City — every entry is starred by the MICHELIN Guide or ranked by a major guide, and each note shows its exact credentials. MICHELIN has covered Vietnam since 2023; all six of the city’s stars are current as of the 2026 guide. Sources: MICHELIN Guide Vietnam 2026 https://guide.michelin.com/en/vn/ho-chi-minh/ho-chi-minh_2978179/restaurants · Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/asias-50-best-restaurants-2026-1-50-list.html