Local Trendy Neighborhood Walk: Cafe Apartment & Riverside Hipster Loop

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An Instagram route linking District 1's core on foot: the 'Cafe Apartment,' a whole old block filled with cafes and select shops, the pedestrian street, the vintage Ton That Dam alley, and the renovated Saigon River wharf.

Half-day5 stopsEst. budget 40,000 KRW

Itinerary

1
The Cafe ApartmentChung cư 42 Nguyễn Huệ (The Cafe Apartment)
Cafe · Landmark · 70 min stay
A 1960s worn nine-floor apartment block filled floor by floor with differently themed cafes, desserts and select shops — Ho Chi Minh City's signature hip spot. The sign-covered facade is itself a photo zone, and balcony seats look down on the pedestrian street.
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Walk 2 min
2
Nguyen Hue Walking StreetPhố đi bộ Nguyễn Huệ
District 1 · Street · Stroll · 30 min stay
A wide pedestrian plaza stretching from the People's Committee building (former city hall) to the river. The Ho Chi Minh statue, fountains and weekend busking show the city's day and night moods at once.
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Walk 8 min
3
The Workshop CoffeeThe Workshop Coffee (27 Ngô Đức Kế)
District 1 · Cafe · 50 min stay
A first-generation Ho Chi Minh City specialty coffee shop on the glass-walled loft second floor of an old French building. The hand-drip and single-origin lineup is serious, and the concrete-and-wood interior is good for both work and photos.
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Walk 6 min
4
Ton That Dam Vintage AlleyPhố Tôn Thất Đạm
District 1 · Alley · 40 min stay
A raw alley mixing seemingly-soon-to-be-demolished old colonial apartments, market stalls and indie cafes and bars (like Old Compass). Right next to touristy Nguyen Hue but the opposite mood, for strong photo contrast.
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Walk 7 min
5
Bach Dang Wharf Riverside ParkBến Bạch Đằng
Riverside · Night view · 45 min stay
A renovated riverside promenade. The silhouette of the Landmark 81 skyscraper and the water bus are visible across the river, and the city night view falls most beautifully at sunset to blue hour — a finishing point.
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