PASAPOT
Seven stops, all in District 1. Here they are on the map, then all on one page.
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Stop 1 · Our pick for the first coffee
Hidden specialty café · Hidden find
You have to look for it: a narrow alley, a steep staircase, and at the top a small room with art on every wall and a round window over the lane. Worth every step.
39/10 Mạc Thị Bưởi, Quận 1
Stop 2 · Our pick for a bowl of crab noodles
Crab noodle soup · Street table
A proper local bowl: thick noodles and crab, steel tables on the pavement and green tiles on the wall. Nothing fancy, and that is the point.
25 Nguyễn Công Trứ, Quận 1
Stop 3 · Our pick for a noodle lunch
Chicken & fish noodles · Old school
An old Chinese-Vietnamese noodle house with a carved wooden noodle cart at the front. The kind of place that feels like it has always been there.
69 Ký Con, Quận 1
Stop 4 · Our pick for coffee that turns into cocktails
Café & cocktail bar · Day and night
Dark wood, a green marble bar, a crystal chandelier and a staircase lined with old photos of Saigon. Coffee by day, cocktails from 1 pm.
14 Tôn Thất Đạm, Quận 1
Stop 5 · Our pick for a Thai dinner
Thai restaurant · Long-time favourite
Open for many years and still the Thai food in Saigon that tastes most like Thailand: bold, spicy and served the way it is at home.
34 Hai Bà Trưng, Quận 1
Stop 6 · Our pick for a grill night with friends
Thai mookata · Small and warm
A small, warm room: low tables, floor cushions, party bulbs under a bamboo ceiling and a wall of retro posters. You grill at the table, so bring friends.
36 Chu Mạnh Trinh, Quận 1
Stop 7 · Our pick for the last round
Whisky & cigar bar · Night owl
A quiet whisky and cigar bar in the corner of an old shophouse, open since 2021. Leather chairs, low light, good company.
17/7 Lê Thánh Tôn, Quận 1
THE PASAPOT PICKS · DISTRICT 1
Seven spots in District 1 we go back to again and again. Take the walk with Pa, from the first coffee to the last round.
THE ROUTE
All of it on foot. Start with coffee near the river, finish with a whisky by the old shophouses.
Illustrated map, not to scale.
THE PICKS · SEASON 1
We visit every spot, eat there and look for what makes it worth the walk. If it is on this list, we would send a friend.
01Hidden specialty caféHidden find
39/10 Mạc Thị Bưởi, Quận 1Open in Maps
You have to look for it: a narrow alley, a steep staircase, and at the top a small room with art on every wall and a round window over the lane. Worth every step.
Look forCoffee by phin, AeroPress, siphon or pour-over, and a seat at the little balcony counter.
02Crab noodle soupStreet table
25 Nguyễn Công Trứ, Quận 1Open in Maps
A proper local bowl: thick noodles and crab, steel tables on the pavement and green tiles on the wall. Nothing fancy, and that is the point.
Look forFried dough sticks (quẩy) to dip in the broth.
03Chicken & fish noodlesOld school
69 Ký Con, Quận 1Open in Maps
An old Chinese-Vietnamese noodle house with a carved wooden noodle cart at the front. The kind of place that feels like it has always been there.
Look forChicken or fish noodles, with egg or rice noodles, and the pork curry puff.
04Café & cocktail barDay and night
14 Tôn Thất Đạm, Quận 1Open in Maps
Dark wood, a green marble bar, a crystal chandelier and a staircase lined with old photos of Saigon. Coffee by day, cocktails from 1 pm.
Look forThe photo gallery on the stairs and the Tiffany lamp at the bar.
05Thai restaurantLong-time favourite
34 Hai Bà Trưng, Quận 1Open in Maps
Open for many years and still the Thai food in Saigon that tastes most like Thailand: bold, spicy and served the way it is at home.
Look forTom yum, som tam, and the red Thai gable over the door.
06Thai mookataSmall and warm
36 Chu Mạnh Trinh, Quận 1Open in Maps
A small, warm room: low tables, floor cushions, party bulbs under a bamboo ceiling and a wall of retro posters. You grill at the table, so bring friends.
Look forThe brass mookata dome, with broth bubbling around the rim.
07Whisky & cigar barNight owl
17/7 Lê Thánh Tôn, Quận 1Open in Maps
A quiet whisky and cigar bar in the corner of an old shophouse, open since 2021. Leather chairs, low light, good company.
Look forThe crested lapwing, the bar’s own bird, hiding in the details.
Stamps and arts by wr.crk for Pasapot. Concept sets, made before our first talks with the owners. Opening hours and perks will be in the app.
FOR SPOT OWNERS
Founding spots get their own stamp, drawn by a local artist and paid by us, and Spot Pro free for all of Season 1.
PICKEDSEASON 1