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Open late cafés in Ho Chi Minh City

Open until 22:00 or later, for the hours after the heat and the afternoon storm.

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A good part of Saigon's social life happens after dark. In the rainy season, May to November, the afternoon storm usually breaks around 15:00 or 16:00 and is over within an hour.1 The city's best-known nightlife is in District 1, where Bùi Viện, a 652 m street of small bars and beer gardens, runs from Trần Hưng Đạo to Cống Quỳnh.2

Counting the 24-hour places, District 1 has the most cafés serving until 22:00 or later at least one day a week, with Phú Nhuận second and Bình Thạnh, District 3 and District 7 next. Among the cafés that do close, 22:00 is by far the most common time, and only Le Café des Stagiaires in Thảo Điền stays open past midnight, until 01:00 on Thursdays and 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

Local tip: On weekend nights Bùi Viện closes to traffic from 19:00, so get dropped at the Trần Hưng Đạo or Cống Quỳnh end and walk in; Cà Phê Bookworm on Đỗ Quang Đẩu serves until 23:30.

Where these cafés are: District 1 (20), Phú Nhuận (12), Bình Thạnh (9), District 7 (9), District 3 (9), Tân Bình (8), Gò Vấp (7), Đa Kao & Tân Định (6), Tân Phú & Bình Tân (6), Thảo Điền & District 2 (6), District 5 & Chợ Lớn (5), Thủ Đức (5), District 8 (4), District 10 (2), District 4 (1).

At a glance

109Cafés listed
109With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: 2PM Coffee, from 06:00 (Daily 06:00–23:00).
  • Closes latest: Le Café des Stagiaires - Saigon, until 02:00 (Mon–Wed 16:00–00:00 · Thu 16:00–01:00 · Fri–Sat 16:00–02:00 · Sun 16:00–00:00).
  • Most listed streets: Hàn Thuyên (2), Quang Trung (2), Hai Bà Trưng (2).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (72%), open by 6am (33%), outdoor seating (25%).

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Around Bùi Viện and Nguyễn Huệ

Bùi Viện opened as the city's second walking street, after Nguyễn Huệ, on 20 August 2017, and vehicles are kept out on weekend nights from 19:00 until 02:00.2 The first pedestrian stretch ran between Trần Hưng Đạo and Đỗ Quang Đẩu.3 Cà Phê Bookworm, at 4 Đỗ Quang Đẩu, stays open until 23:30, and Đảo Space at 137/2 Cống Quỳnh until 22:30. Cà Phê Snob, at 147A Trần Hưng Đạo, never closes.

Vietnam approved a national night-time economy scheme in July 2020, and a 2023 policy article in Tạp chí Ngân hàng reported restaurant takings on Bùi Viện of nearly 3 billion to about 8 billion₫ a day.4 On Nguyễn Huệ itself, Cà Phê Ciao at 74-76 serves until 23:00, and Sova Café on Tôn Thất Đạm opens at 11:00 and closes at 23:00.

Phú Nhuận after dark

On the evening of 26 January 2024, Phú Nhuận opened Phan Xích Long and its side streets toward the Rạch Miễu residential area as a food street, with the stated aim of developing the night economy.5 Cà Phê Đô Hội, at 65 Phan Xích Long, is open around the clock.

Several late cafés are in the streets around it. Thành Coffee at 1 Nhiêu Tứ stays open until midnight, Hannah's Kitchen VN in an alley at 53 Nhiêu Tứ until 23:30 and Cafe Lafam at 199 Hoa Lan until 22:30. Elsewhere in Phú Nhuận, Tĩnh Books and Coffee, off Lê Văn Sỹ, serves until 22:00.

The park and the pavement at night

The cheapest night out is on the grass. Vietnam Coracle described hundreds of 16- to 24-year-olds gathering in Reunification Park, the green strip between Reunification Palace and Notre-Dame Cathedral, from sunset until late at night.6 Vendors sold iced robusta, tapioca pearl tea and snacks such as grilled squid, with not a drop of alcohol in sight.6 Park rules forbid sitting on the grass, and police occasionally ride through to break the gatherings up.6

Cà Phê Au Parc, at 32 Hàn Thuyên a short walk from the park, stays open until 22:30 from Monday to Saturday but closes at 17:00 on Sundays. Cà Phê F.r.i.e.n.d.s, in an alley off Thủ Khoa Huân, serves until midnight.

Night-only cafés and the latest closers

A few cafés keep night hours by design. Cà Phê Gao Trần at 20 Lương Nhữ Học in District 5 opens only from 19:00 to midnight, and Kafka Café in Đa Kao & Tân Định breaks from 15:00 to 17:00 before an evening session until 22:00. Cà Phê Điện in Tân Bình also serves until 00:00.

Away from the center, 23:00 is a common closing time: Mako Coffee on Vành Đai Trong in Tân Phú, MossCoffee on Dân Chủ in Thủ Đức, Zerus Caffe on Bến Bình Đông in District 8 and Neo Cafe at 635 Điện Biên Phủ in Bình Thạnh all close then. After midnight, the 24-hour cafés are nearly all that is left.

Sources

  1. Ho Chi Minh City: when to visit around heat and rain, Vietnam Tourism (updated August 29, 2026), accessed October 2026
  2. Bùi Viện Street, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. HCM City to make Bùi Viện walking only, Việt Nam News (January 20, 2018), accessed October 2026
  4. Giải pháp phát triển kinh tế ban đêm ở Việt Nam, Tạp chí Ngân hàng (August 30, 2023), accessed October 2026
  5. TP.HCM: Chính thức ra mắt phố ẩm thực Phan Xích Long, Pháp Luật TP.HCM (January 26, 2024), accessed October 2026
  6. Cà Phê Bệt: Street Coffee, Saigon, Vietnam Coracle, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Open late in Ho Chi Minh City: questions

Which cafés in Ho Chi Minh City are open late at night?

Thành Coffee on Nhiêu Tứ in Phú Nhuận, Cà Phê F.r.i.e.n.d.s off Thủ Khoa Huân in District 1, Cà Phê Điện in Tân Bình and Cà Phê Gao Trần in District 5 serve until midnight. Cà Phê Bookworm on Đỗ Quang Đẩu and Hannah's Kitchen VN close at 23:30, and Cà Phê Ciao on Nguyễn Huệ at 23:00.

What time do late-night cafés close in Ho Chi Minh City?

Most late cafés in Ho Chi Minh City close at 22:00, with 22:30 and 23:00 the next most common times. A handful stay open until midnight, including Thành Coffee in Phú Nhuận and Cà Phê Gao Trần in District 5, which opens only from 19:00 to midnight. After midnight, nearly all the cafés still open are 24-hour ones.

Where is the late-night café and nightlife area in Ho Chi Minh City?

District 1 is the center: Bùi Viện, a 652 m street of bars and beer gardens, is closed to vehicles on weekend nights from 19:00 to 02:00, and Cà Phê Bookworm on Đỗ Quang Đẩu serves until 23:30. In Phú Nhuận, the Phan Xích Long food street opened in January 2024, with late cafés on nearby Nhiêu Tứ.

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