Nguyen Hue Walking Street Đường Nguyễn Huệ
The walking street at sundown
District 1 walk from City Hall to Bach Dang, liveliest at sundown. Sleep here for walkability. Bui Vien is the louder night street. Apartment 42 is the cafe block on the paving.
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Nguyễn Huệ after dark: the paving, the crowd, and the buildings on both sides
Photo: Steffen Schmitz · CC BY-SA 4.0
The walking street runs from City Hall to Bach Dang wharf. City Hall, the administrative seat of the People's Committee, stands at 86 Le Thanh Ton, Quan 1, and is closed to the public. You look at the front from the paving. Sundown is the hour this block fills. Midday is the same walk with more heat and fewer people.
Photo: choi kwangmo · CC0
Apartment 42 Nguyen Hue is a former residential block of cafes and shops along the walk. Dong Khoi meets this street in the center, so a room on either street puts the cathedral square, the post office, and this paving on foot. That walkability is the reason to sleep in District 1. The trade-off is noise and motorbikes on the square after dark. Bui Vien, branded the second official walking street in 2017, is the louder night across Pham Ngu Lao.
Getting there and around
If you are staying on Dong Khoi or Nguyen Hue, you are already here. Search centre hotels when the cathedral square is the base.
Ben Thanh is a walk. Bach Dang wharf is the river end of this street.
From the cathedral
Walk. Nguyen Hue and Dong Khoi meet in the center.
From Bến Thành
Walk.
Hours and fees
- Hours
Liveliest at sundown. Check on arrival for a pedestrian-only clock.
- Closed
Check on arrival.
- Admission
Check on arrival. City Hall is closed to the public.
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