PinGuide is a curated travel guide to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The guide covers restaurants, cafés, cocktail bars, and cultural sites across the city. Coverage focuses on District 1, District 3, and District 4. A local team verifies each place before publication. Ho Chi Minh City replaced its old districts with 168 new wards in July 2025 — the PinGuide map compares old and new areas side by side.
Each guide maps a walkable route through Ho Chi Minh City. Local curators pick, visit, and verify every stop.
PinGuide organises the city into guides, places, an interactive map, and photo galleries.
Photography galleries documenting Saigon's streets, markets, cafés, and districts.
The newest restaurants, cafés, and bars added to the collection, each verified in person.
Assembly Halls, Market Aisles, and Heritage Bowls
Begin early while the morning dim sum steamers are freshest and the pagodas remain quiet before noon heat sets in. The mid-day noodle break and sidewalk coffee split the temple visits, leaving late afternoon for wholesale trading stalls and an evening satay supper.
Morning –
Học Lạc Dimsum offers Cantonese-style dim sum. The restaurant sits on Học Lạc Street in District 5. It operates from a street-front…
Check it →Start early at Học Lạc Dimsum to catch the baskets straight off the morning steam carts before the surrounding shophouses open.
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Morning –
Thien Hau Pagoda is a Chinese-style temple on Nguyễn Trãi Street in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. The temple honors Thiên…
Check it →Arrive at Thien Hau Pagoda directly after breakfast while the courtyard remains calm and morning incense coils are newly lit.
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Morning –
Phước An Hội Quán, also known as Chùa Minh Hương, is a Cantonese assembly hall and Taoist temple on Hồng Bàng Street…
Check it →Step into Phước An Hội Quán mid-morning to take in the intricate woodwork and brass fittings before the midday heat picks up.
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Lunch –
Quan Âm Pagoda sits on Lão Tử Street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5. This Chinese-style Buddhist temple is also Ôn…
Check it →Spend the half hour leading into noon inside Quan Âm Pagoda, moving quietly through the main shrine before heading off to lunch.
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Lunch –
Phúc Ký Mì Gia is a Chinese-style noodle shop located at Lô F of the Ngô Gia Tự apartment complex in District…
Check it →Head to Ký Hòa Mì Gia right at lunchtime for freshly boiled egg noodles and dumplings after a long stretch of morning temple walking.
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Lunch –
Chất Coffee is a sidewalk coffee shop on Hùng Vương street in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. The establishment primarily serves…
Check it →Take your post-lunch break at Chất Coffee, pulling up a sidewalk stool to cool off with an iced brew while the neighborhood traffic restarts.
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Afternoon –
Lưu Xuân Tín Street sits in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. This street market specializes in ornamental fish and aquarium supplies.…
Check it →Wander Luu Xuan Tin Aquarium Street during the early afternoon lull when shopkeepers restock their sidewalk tanks and water filters.
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Afternoon –
Chợ Bình Tây is a wholesale market on Tháp Mười street in District 6, Ho Chi Minh City. The market is a…
Check it →Hit Chợ Bình Tây in the late afternoon to browse the central courtyard and wholesale lanes just before vendors pack down their day stock.
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Sunset –
Nguyên Phát is a Vietnamese-Chinese eatery on Nguyễn Trãi street in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. The restaurant specializes in hủ…
Check it →Finish your evening at Nguyen Phat Eatery with a bowl of venison satay noodles, a rich specialty best enjoyed after sundown.
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Every guide on PinGuide comes from local curators and travellers in Ho Chi Minh City. Each curator visits, photographs, and verifies every place in person before it becomes a pin. Meet the curators →
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