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12 hours without sleep in Ho Chi Minh City. HCM

Translated by Bing
Known as the "city that never sleeps", Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City put on a new shirt at night, a series of experiences that make young people and tourists excited to experience.

18h: Watch the art performance A O Show


Location: City Theater, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1

Price: 800,000-1,750,000 VND/ticket


Over the past 10 years, the art performance program A O Show has been constantly creating, becoming one of the cultural experiences that tourists cannot miss when coming to Ho Chi Minh City. HCM.


At the show, students will learn about Vietnamese culture, people and life stories from the village to the street through a bamboo circus performance combining acrobatics, contemporary dance and music performed live from more than 20 traditional and modern musical instruments.


Throughout the 2 hours, viewers could not take their eyes off the creative and unexpected performance, the smooth and perfect combination in every detail of the young artists. The vivid sound of the scene takes guests through many different emotions.


A O Show takes place every week according to the schedule, depending on the seat position, there are different ticket prices, divided into 3 types: 800,000 VND, 1,250,000 VND and 1,750,000 VND.


Photo: A O show


20h30: Dinning in the dark


Location: Noir - Dinning in the dark, Da Kao Ward, District 1

Price: From 720,000 VND/person


Enjoying a meal in a completely dark space will definitely be a particularly interesting experience for diners. After choosing the menu, you will be blindfolded, get used to feeling everything by touch. Next, the restaurant's visually impaired staff will take guests through many layers of darkness, to a space completely covered by darkness.


Unguided by vision, the remaining senses become stronger and sharper. Diners will have a complete culinary experience journey through taste, taste, sound and feeling. Conversations also become better when diners are not distracted by electronic devices or activities happening around them.


Currently, the restaurant serves 2 secret menus including 11-14 dishes from Vietnamese and Asian-European cuisine and a vegetarian menu with 11 healthy dishes. The close ingredients are creatively processed, bringing diners new and unpredictable experiences. After eating, the restaurant staff will show customers pictures of the dishes they have enjoyed. Surely you will be very surprised because they are not as they were previously predicted.


Photo: Noir - Dinning in the dark


22h-23h: See Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City at night on a double-decker bus


Location: Hop on Hop off, 92-96 Nguyen Hue, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1

Price: 150,000 VND/person


In contrast to the noise and bustle of the day, the 2-decker night bus takes passengers around the central streets of Ho Chi Minh City. Late at night, feel the peace and tranquility of the city.


The bus takes visitors through 30 of the city's most beautiful routes, seeing 20 outstanding attractions such as the City Center Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ba Son Bridge, Ben Thanh Market, Bitexco Tower, City People's Committee Headquarters, City Theater...


There is no longer a traffic jam, the city at night becomes gentle and airy, visitors can enjoy the cool breeze, take pictures with iconic works from above, and watch the other rhythms of life of Ho Chi Minh City. HCM. The car is equipped with an automatic narration system in multiple languages, bringing a lot of interesting information about the destinations the car passes through.


Photo: Linh Huynh


11pm: Wander through the night at Acoustic Bar


Venue: Acoustic Bar Thao Dien, Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City

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 a very "burning" experience to you. Coming here, everyone has the opportunity to enjoy a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, cocktails, fine craft beer...


Unlike other branches, Acoustic Bar Thao Dien focuses on experience, novel space, quality singers and music. The music here is bold with a unique Rock n Roll, a little blues, a little bit of deep Country, combined with contemporary music, promising to bring an impressive polygonal experience to diners.


Photo: Phuong Lam


1h: Eat Tan Dinh frog porridge late at night


Location: Singapore Frog Porridge Tan Dinh, 366 Hai Ba Trung, Tan Dinh Ward, District 1

Price: From 75,000 VND/piece


A bowl of smoke-soaked frogs and a bowl of hot black sesame porridge will warm the hearts of those who eat at night. Open from 18:30-1:30, the frog porridge shop located at the corner of Tan Dinh market always attracts a large number of customers to come to eat late.


The frog meat is cut into pieces, braised in a cast iron pot with a rich sauce, adding a little ginger, green onions and fresh chili peppers to help awaken the taste buds of diners. The porridge is cooked finely, adding a little oil and black sesame to create a characteristic aroma and sweetness.


Enjoying every spoonful of white porridge mixed with rich broth, served with delicious and delicious chewy frog meat will leave an impressive experience for visitors. In addition, you can order fresh crispy dragon beans to dip with stock, bringing a cool taste and less boredom.


Photo: Linh Huynh


2h: Talking through the night at Racquet Coffee


Location: 330/2 Phan Dinh Phung, Ward 1, Phu Nhuan District

Price: From 11,000-22,000 VND/glass


With a history of more than 70 years, Phan Dinh Phung Racquet Coffee has become a favorite experience for many young people and tourists in Ho Chi Minh City. HCM. The café is famous for its coffee that is made by putting coffee powder in a cloth racket, dipping it in boiling water several times. However, young people come here to play at night not because of the type of drink but because of the youthful and comfortable atmosphere.


The shop is open 24 hours, of which the time frame from 23h-4h is the most crowded. Along the sidewalks and alleys of 330 Phan Dinh Phung Street, hundreds of young people sit in toad chairs drinking water and chatting, making the empty street corner bustling.


In contrast to 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 traffic pass by on a deserted road.


Photo: Linh Huynh


5:30: Watch the sunrise at Bach Dang wharf


Location: Ben Bach Dang Park, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1

Price: 0 VND


Not shimmering and brilliant as in the evening, Ben Bach Dang wears a peaceful look in the morning sun. Here, you can take a walk along the banks of the Saigon River, enjoy the cool, fresh air, and wait for the sunrise to rise on the other side of the river.


The moment the sun appears, the golden sunlight makes the grass begin to shine, visitors can play with the pigeons, take beautiful photos, before returning to the bustling and bustling daily life.


Photo: Thang Phan



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