Thao Dien Thảo Điền
Riverside dining, cafes, and evening hangouts
Thảo Điền, east of the center: eat and drink along Xuân Thủy and the quiet streets off it. Lupin, SÓNO, I Hate Monday, and Haedam sit in this ward. One brunch room holds a Saigon mural under a high ceiling. That room is not the whole ward. Metro Line 1 stops at the station named Thảo Điền. Check on arrival for a clock.
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One brunch room in Thảo Điền, the Saigon mural under a high ceiling
Photo: Beyond Guide Network · Owner supplied
Thảo Điền is the riverside neighborhood east of the center, the relaxed side of the city beside District 1 and District 3. A short stroll on Xuân Thủy passes eateries and bars. You are not in the Japanese alleys off Lê Thánh Tôn. You pay for what you order.
Photo: Beyond Guide Network · Owner supplied
Lupin Bistrot et Vins is at 17 Nguyễn Cừ: a wine boutique and a French bistro. Its own site lists the bistro at 11:30–15:00 and 17:30–23:00 every day, and the wine shop at 10:00–23:00. SÓNO is at 215B37 Nguyễn Văn Hưởng, An Khánh Ward: Vietnamese ingredients with Western technique. Its own site lists Tuesday–Sunday 17:00–23:00. I Hate Monday Dining is at 25A Nguyễn Duy Hiệu. Listings print 11:00–22:00; the hour is Check on arrival. Haedam is listed at 9 Lê Thước as a Korean seafood room. Its hour is Check on arrival. Amane, the nigiri room, is on Lê Thánh Tôn in the centre, opposite Saigon Sky Garden, not on this stroll.
One brunch room, L'Usine, holds the Saigon mural, cyclists and the skyline under a high ceiling, with tables set beneath it. That room is not the whole ward. The walk is outside, along Xuân Thủy. Metro Line 1 from Bến Thành stops at the station named Thảo Điền. Check on arrival for a clock, and for the minutes.
Getting there and around
Thảo Điền is east of the center. Metro Line 1 from Bến Thành stops at the station named Thảo Điền. Check on arrival for the minutes.
If the night is in the centre, search centre hotels.
From Bến Thành
Metro Line 1 to the station named Thảo Điền. Check on arrival for the minutes.
Hours and fees
- Hours
The streets have no single clock. Lupin bistro: 11:30–15:00 and 17:30–23:00 every day. Lupin wine shop: 10:00–23:00. SÓNO: Tuesday–Sunday 17:00–23:00. I Hate Monday and Haedam: Check on arrival.
- Closed
SÓNO lists Monday closed. Other doors: Check on arrival.
- Admission
Check on arrival. You pay for what you order.
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