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1. Binh Minh Jazz Club
Vietnam's first jazz club, founded in 1997 by saxophonist Quyen Van Minh, with live jazz every night from 9pm on Trang Tien Street.
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2. Chill Skybar
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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3. Hoi An Night Market
The evening market on Nguyen Hoang Street on An Hoi, across the river from the old town, with around 50 stalls of street food, lanterns and souvenirs.
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4. Hoi An Lune Center (Teh Dar bamboo circus)
A bamboo dome theatre where the Hoai and Thu Bon rivers meet, staging Teh Dar, a bamboo circus inspired by the music and traditions of the Central Highlands.
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5. Polite & Co
A long-running Hoan Kiem bar that began as a beer pub in 1995 and is now a whisky, cigar and cocktail lounge with a seasonally changing drinks menu.
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6. Saigon Saigon Rooftop Bar
The Caravelle hotel's historic open-air rooftop bar on Lam Son Square, a 1960s haunt of war correspondents with live music most nights.
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7. Ne Cocktailbar
A 40-seat counter bar on Tong Duy Tan Street named after the Negroni, known for infused Negronis and a competition-winning pho cocktail.
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8. Social Club Rooftop Bar
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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9. The Hill Station Hoi An
A European-style deli, cafe and wine bar in a 100-year-old colonial villa on Nguyen Duy Hieu Street, known for its charcuterie, wines and craft beer.
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10. Mad Botanist
A gin bar hidden upstairs in a building near St Joseph's Cathedral, with 1920s-style decor and house-infused gin and tonics in nine flavours.
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11. Pasteur Street Brewing Company Original Taproom
The rooftop taproom in an alley off Pasteur Street where Pasteur Street Brewing poured its first beer in 2015, serving craft beers made with Vietnamese ingredients.
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12. Soul Kitchen
A long-running beach bar and restaurant on An Bang Beach, known for sunset drinks, seafood and live music on weekend evenings.
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13. Market Bar
An open-air terrace bar above the Central Market at the corner of Bach Dang and Hoang Dieu, with river views, wines by the glass and Vietnamese craft beers.
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14. Rex Rooftop Garden Bar
The rooftop garden bar of the Rex Hotel on Nguyen Hue, a wartime gathering place for officers and correspondents, named by Newsweek in 1996 among Southeast Asia's best bars.
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15. Top of Hanoi
An open-air bar and restaurant on the very top of the 65-storey Lotte Center Hanoi, the highest rooftop bar in the city, with views in every direction.
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16. Bamboo Bar at Sofitel Legend Metropole
The bar of Hanoi's historic Metropole hotel, above the 1964 bomb shelter where Jane Fonda and Joan Baez sheltered during the 1972 air raids.
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17. M Bar
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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18. Tadioto Hoi An
A bohemian bar, cafe and gallery on Phan Boi Chau Street run by writer and artist Nguyen Qui Duc, known for craft spirits, whiskies and a quiet courtyard.
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