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Vietnam : Ho Chi Minh - June 2008
FROM THE AIRPORT
Taxi:
There is always a fleet of taxis outside the arrivals terminal waiting to pick up passengers from incoming flights. Ho Chi Minh City Centre is approximately 30 minutes from Tan Son Nhat airport and should cost about $4-5 or VND60,000 by meter.
TABLE TALK
Cheap chic
Nam Giao
(135/16 Le Thanh Ton, District 1. Tel. (0)8 825-0261)
Tuck into great Hue-style
dishes here â locals love their noodle
soup, ban beo rice cakes and rice
noodles with grilled pork.
Mid-range magic
Xu Cafe Bar
(71-75 Hai Ba Trung, District 1. Tel. (0)8 824-8468)
A younger, hipper
accompaniment to the more
sophisticated restaurant upstairs.
Try their delicious pizzas.
AFTER DARK
Cocktail hour
Pachara
(97 Hai Ba Trung, District 1,. Tel. (0)8 825-6024)
Whether you choose the
bar or the two floors upstairs or the
rooft op space, this restaurant serves
tapas, sangria and Spanish wines.
BODY & SOUL
Q Spa & Salon
(31 Ly Tu Trong, District 1. Tel. (0)8 905-4609)
This three-year-old
spa may be small, but it is known for
reliable facials and massages.
HOT SPOTS
The Courtyard –The attractions on
74 Hai Ba Trung Street offer different
temptations. The Refinery is a bistro
with great fare; wine importers Vino
has a bottle for every taste; Cafe Evita
has great pizzas; and head upstairs to
Vascoâs to dance it all off .
INSIDER TIPS
Bia Hoi –Homemade beer is served at
roadside stalls everywhere in the city.
The brews are cheap as chips and
utterly refreshing.
DAY TRIPPING
Hash House Harriers –They may call
themselves drinkers with a running
problem, but this is one of the best
ways to get out of town for some
exercise and a chance to see the
countryside at the same time.
Tel (0)90 337-4742, www.saigonh3.com
IN THE KNOW
Filled with all sorts of coffee
beans, Coffee Chateau (68 Mac
Thi Buoi, District 1) is a quaint
hole-in-the-wall coffee haven
amidst the busy tourist quarters.
Compiled by Thin Lei Win
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