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Best Nightlife in Ho Chi Minh City (2026)

Evenings in Ho Chi Minh City often begin high above the streets. The rooftop bars of the historic hotels are part of the city's story: the Caravelle's Saigon Saigon Rooftop Bar was a gathering place for war correspondents in the 1960s and now has live music most nights, the Rex Rooftop Garden Bar overlooks Nguyen Hue, and M Bar at the Hotel Majestic looks out over the Saigon River with live local musicians.

For a bigger night, Chill Skybar on level 26 of AB Tower combines a 360-degree view with DJ nights and a strictly enforced dress code. Social Club Rooftop Bar at Hotel des Arts is smaller and calmer, with the emphasis on cocktails. Craft beer fans should head to the original Pasteur Street Brewing taproom, a rooftop in an alley off Pasteur Street, where the company poured its first beer in 2015. Most rooftop bars open in the late afternoon and close between midnight and 02:00, and prices are usually quoted before service charge and VAT. Arrive before sunset for the best seats, dress smartly for the hotel and club rooftops, and use a ride-hailing app to get home.

6 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 nightlife in Ho Chi Minh City

  1. Chill Skybar Rooftop bar and club, District 1 (Ben Thanh)One of the city's longest-running rooftop bars, on level 26 of AB Tower, with 360-degree views, DJ nights and a strictly enforced dress code.
  2. Saigon Saigon Rooftop Bar Historic rooftop bar, District 1 (Saigon)The Caravelle hotel's historic open-air rooftop bar on Lam Son Square, a 1960s haunt of war correspondents with live music most nights.
  3. Social Club Rooftop Bar Rooftop cocktail bar, District 3 (Xuan Hoa)A small, stylish rooftop cocktail bar on the 24th floor of Hotel des Arts Saigon, with views over the city from above the boutique MGallery hotel.

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1. Chill Skybar

Rooftop bar and club$$$$District 1 (Ben Thanh)

One of the city's longest-running rooftop bars, on level 26 of AB Tower, with 360-degree views, DJ nights and a strictly enforced dress code.

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6. M Bar

Rooftop bar with live music$$$District 1 (Saigon)

The rooftop bar of the Hotel Majestic Saigon, opened in 1925, looking out over the Saigon River with live music from local musicians.

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