Guidebook for Quận 2

Joel
Guidebook for Quận 2

Food Scene

Only one dish on the menu - An excellent taste of Hanoi.
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Chả Cá Lã Vọng
7 Hồ Xuân Hương
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Only one dish on the menu - An excellent taste of Hanoi.
Spendy, but lovely place for dinner or drinks.
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The Place Saigon
113 Tôn Thất Đạm
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Spendy, but lovely place for dinner or drinks.
If you don't have the decision energy to choose a place, go here.
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Mekong Merchant Saigon
23 Đường Thảo Điền
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If you don't have the decision energy to choose a place, go here.
Excellent local dish. Includes a garnish that tastes "chat" - this garnish is a vegetable that has a taste basically the opposite of umami though it is similar in that is has a mouthfeel for which there is no word in the English language.
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Banh Xeo 46A
46A Đinh Công Tráng
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Excellent local dish. Includes a garnish that tastes "chat" - this garnish is a vegetable that has a taste basically the opposite of umami though it is similar in that is has a mouthfeel for which there is no word in the English language.
Lovely riverside restaurant with excellent food. This is where we have family celebrations.
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Song Trang
233A Bình Quới
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Lovely riverside restaurant with excellent food. This is where we have family celebrations.
Vegetarian food so good even a meat eater will love it.
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Hum Vegetarian, Lounge & Restaurant
32 Thi Sách
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Vegetarian food so good even a meat eater will love it.
If your itinerary does not include Thailand, this is the place to go for a sampling of the food. Actually it is better than many of the places I've eaten in Thailand. A couple of my friends make this their first stop on arrival.
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Golden Elephant
34 Hai Bà Trưng
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If your itinerary does not include Thailand, this is the place to go for a sampling of the food. Actually it is better than many of the places I've eaten in Thailand. A couple of my friends make this their first stop on arrival.
Best Pho in the neighborhood.
Phở Trinh
Đường Nguyễn Đăng Giai
Best Pho in the neighborhood.

Essentials

Spendy. which keeps the crowds down. Great baked goods, broad selection of groceries and they take AMEX.
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Annam Gourmet An Phu
41 Đường Thảo Điền
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Spendy. which keeps the crowds down. Great baked goods, broad selection of groceries and they take AMEX.

Arts & Culture

In addition to the historical import, a unique chance to explore the home of a chief executive.
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Independence Palace
135 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa
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In addition to the historical import, a unique chance to explore the home of a chief executive.

Drinks & Nightlife

The quintessential Saigon night spot for foreigners. Wears the phrase "Den of Iniquity" like a badge of honor
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Apocalypse Now Bar
2B Thi Sách
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The quintessential Saigon night spot for foreigners. Wears the phrase "Den of Iniquity" like a badge of honor
A good place to get a feel for the local nightlife. Hold on to your bag.
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Lush
2 Lý Tự Trọng
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A good place to get a feel for the local nightlife. Hold on to your bag.

Entertainment & Activities

Our spot to see a movie. Sometimes we see our names on a poster.
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CGV Thảo Điền Pearl
12 Đ. Quốc Hương
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Our spot to see a movie. Sometimes we see our names on a poster.

Shopping

Good place to find fun gifts.
Saigon Kitsch
43 Tôn Thất Thiệp
Good place to find fun gifts.
All the typical local gifts without the hassle of Ben Thanh market.
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Saigon Central Post Office
02 Công xã Paris
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All the typical local gifts without the hassle of Ben Thanh market.
A lovely walking street entirely devoted to bookstores.
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Ho Chi Minh City's Book Street
Đường Nguyễn Văn Bình
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A lovely walking street entirely devoted to bookstores.

Sightseeing

Well worth visiting. Even better if you take the Vietnamese language tour with a translator. My translator highlighted the lethal bamboo traps and told me 'if you want to understand Vietnam, look at these.' Also has a firing range.
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Củ Chi
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Well worth visiting. Even better if you take the Vietnamese language tour with a translator. My translator highlighted the lethal bamboo traps and told me 'if you want to understand Vietnam, look at these.' Also has a firing range.