This bustling and rapidly changing Asian city is now a magnet for younger travellers.
Saigon is back, baby, and it slams you like a whiff of fish sauce in a hot pho as soon as you set foot in the city. Vietnam’s southern metropolis is not only bouncing back, post pandemic, it’s kicking on.And where younger travellers might have headed for Bali’s Kuta Beach or Pattaya in Thailand, the city’s trendy cocktail bars, Bu Vien “walking street” and huge drinking barns, complete with DJs pumping out beats from elevated stages, are relatively new magnets for younger travellers.
Meanwhile, the mad swirl of the massive Ben Thanh roundabout that once made crossing the road a daredevil dance through swarms of scooters, has been tamed by lights and a large traffic-free plaza containing the impressive terminus of the new rail line. Saigon is awash with trendy bars, many of the most popular are on rooftops dotted around the city centre, others part of the growing “hidden bar” scene. And this is another area where the contrasts come into stark relief.
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