Eat well. Find your way.
Your Saigon guide.
Explore 13 restaurant picks and 79 MICHELIN selections with menus, verified selection years and maps. Plan airport transfers, Le Thanh Ton bars, KTV and your travel budget.
Restaurants & MICHELIN ↗13 picks · 79 selections · menus & maps
Plan your route ↗Neighbourhood maps & directions
An evening in Le Thanh Ton ↗Bars & private KTV · compare pricesBánh Xèo 46A · Martin Lewison · 2019 · CC BY 2.0 · WebP / crop
HCMC · a man's first trip
Read this before you leave the airport and open Grab. Not reviews — fare ranges, refusal phrases, and the way to Le Thanh Ton.
Quick links
Reference prices — 2026-08-28 data
| Item | Range |
|---|---|
| Airport → District 1 GrabCar | 120,000–280,000 VND |
| Short ride in District 1, GrabCar | 30,000–60,000 VND |
| Bui Vien beer | 15,000–50,000 VND |
| District 1 rooftop cocktail | 200,000–350,000 VND |
| Exchange rate | 1 USD ≈ 25,750 VND (reference rate used for calculations) |
Hochin data 2026-08-28. These are ranges; on-site and in-app prices take priority.
Start with these 3
Where to start
Photos: District 1 dronepicr (CC BY 2.0) · Le Thanh Ton 15B alley entrance (photo by Rabbit Bar) · Bui Vien Bahnfrend (CC BY-SA 4.0) · District 7, Phu My Hung Jypt9197 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikimedia Commons · cropped
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
All guides
Rabbit Bar Group KTV Cost in Ho Chi Minh City: Examples for 3 or 4
Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau by Fast Ferry: Pier and Booking Checks
Saigon Waterbus Guide: Bach Dang Pier, Tickets and River Route
Power Banks on Vietnam Flights: Checked and Cabin Baggage Rules
Ho Chi Minh City Airport T2–T3 Transfers: International and Domestic Flights
Paying in Vietnam
Transport, holidays, money and golf
Food, then the rest of your evening
Choose a dish and neighbourhood, check MICHELIN selection years, and plan late food and transport.
Nightlife & areas
01 How to Find the Le Thanh Ton 15B Alley
Grab drop-off point · alley entrance photos · message us at the entrance and the manager will meet you
10 Night — Entrances · Hours · Price Ranges
Le Thanh Ton · rooftops · Bui Vien. No venue lists
12 Travel Map
District 1 · Le Thanh Ton · Bui Vien · District 7 street maps · Food, sights, practical & caution pins · Filters
13 Night Map
Night & safety pins · Rabbit Bar yellow star · Switch areas
18 How karaoke works
Hourly rooms vs floor table charge · booking message · order of things · bill lines · Rabbit Bar current prices
20 Open at 2 am
20:00–04:00 daily · arriving late in 3 steps · home after 22:00
21 Same-day booking
4 things to send · message templates · after you arrive
22 Le Thanh Ton Bars
Three kinds of bar and how each is priced · 5 checks before you sit · Rabbit Bar's own prices · how to reach the 15B alley
Money & payments
02 Le Thanh Ton Bar Charges and 5 Things to Check Before Ordering
Charges differ by venue · Vietnamese for asking for the price list · checking the bill
06 Money Exchange
26 exchange counters in District 1 · Hà Tâm · Mai Vân · how to count at the counter
19 What two people pay
Hall $12 + drinks · KTV 1 hour 3,000,000 VND (1,500,000 per person) · per-person maths · USD
Getting around
Trip prep
04 First-Day Priorities (60-Minute Checklist)
Airport → hotel · cash · SIM · food. What not to do on day one
07 Where to Stay
District 1 · Bui Vien · District 3 · District 7 compared · first 3 nights in District 1
08 3 Nights, 4 Days
Dry and rainy season plans · Cu Chi or Mekong, just one
09 When to Go · Rainy Season Plan B
Monthly table · handling the rain · check the day's forecast first
14 Questions
Top 10 questions · Ask Rabbit Bar directly · Emergency numbers
15 38 Vietnamese Phrases
Directions for your Grab driver · ordering and paying · emergencies — with pronunciation and full-screen view
17 eSIM & SIM
Airport 185k–500k vs city 60k–200k vs eSIM $6–11 · passport rule · 3 traps
Safety & emergencies
FAQ
- Airport → District 1 Grab: how much?
- Where to change money
- Night one in District 1?
- Finding the Le Thanh Ton 15B alley entrance
- One line to refuse fake Grab
- eSIM or local SIM?
- Rainy months · Plan B
- Ben Thanh opening price
- Can I pay in dollars?
- If a stranger gets friendly fast
Rabbit Bar (hostess bar & karaoke, Le Thanh Ton 15B alley)
- Hours
- Daily 20:00–04:00 · same-day booking OK
- Where
- Le Thanh Ton 15B alley, District 1 (Japan Town). Message us at the alley entrance and the manager will come to meet you.
- Hall/bar
- $6 table charge per person + drinks
- KTV
- Soju set 1,500,000 VND per person for 1 hour · 2,000,000 VND for 2 hours (2 people for 2 hours: 4,000,000 VND)
Drinks ordered outside the set and other optional items (such as the hall hostess drink and seating fee) are billed at menu prices (check before you order). In-store information on the day takes priority.
Hem 15B Le Thanh Ton, District 1, HCMC