The story
The heart of the Pham Ngu Lao backpacker quarter, Bui Vien closes to traffic on weekend nights and becomes a wall-to-wall corridor of bars, clubs, shisha lounges, and street vendors. Quieter craft-beer bars hide in the side alleys for when the main drag gets too much.
It is loud, chaotic, and absolutely not sophisticated — and that's the point. One night on a plastic stool with a cheap beer watching Bui Vien's circus go by is a Saigon rite of passage.
Local tips
Keep your phone zipped away and agree on drink prices from the menu, not verbally. The street peaks from 22:00.
Say it in Vietnamese
“Em chụp ảnh được không ạ?”
May I take a photo?Plan your visit
Opening hours
- Monday
- 00:00–23:59
- Tuesday
- 00:00–23:59
- Wednesday
- 00:00–23:59
- Thursday
- 00:00–23:59
- Friday
- 00:00–23:59
- Saturday
- 00:00–23:59
- Sunday (today)
- 00:00–23:59
Getting there
Grab drops at either end of the street on Fri-Sun nights since the middle is pedestrian-only after 19:00.
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- Google Maps listing · Traveler reviews · 2026
