Editing Saigon (section)

==<FONT COLOR="#FF6600">'''TIPS'''</FONT>==

===<FONT COLOR="#3366CC">'''Free Wifi/Internet Access'''</FONT>===
Everywhere in any Hotel, Hostel, Bar, coffee and fast food shop.

===<FONT COLOR="#3366CC">'''Nice Places to Eat'''</FONT>===

There are so many nice places, this is just a random selection

'''La Fenetre Soleil:''' My first love in Saigon Cafes now reincarnated in the 1st floor of 44 Ly Tu Trong Str, D1 and known as " la fenetre soleil " on Facebook (Facebook is blocked in Vietnam, but there are ways around I'm told)
A point of interest: When I first met my great "Cafe-Love" she lived on the 2nd Floor, 135 Le Thanh Ton, D1, Saigon in June2010 she had to move when the whole block was demolished. The old location had these websites: agirlinasia.blogspot.com/2008/08/cafe-crush-la-fenetre-soleil.htm photos of the old location www.flickr.com/photos/toomanythoughts/3040703104

'''The Creperie Cafe:''' an old French mansion, overlooking the park in front of the Presidential/Reunification Palace. Staff are friendly and fast, the menu has Western food, Vietnamese traditional, Cafe food, Crepes of all types and my FAVOURITE: Chocolate Crepe !!!
It's in Han Thuyen Street, Ben Nghe Wrd, Dist 1 about 20 seconds from near the corner with Cong Xa Paris, and the Notre Dame Cathedral. To find on a map: go to http://www.diadiem.com/ enter: Han Thuyen, Dist 1
a review of the Cafe/Restaurant http://www.saigonscene.com/crepes.htm

'''Geisha’s Coffee and Tea House:''' Small an cosy, - a clothes shop on the ground floor, a coffee shop with table and chairs on next and for the adventurous: up some narrow head bumping stairs and you emerge into a nice top floor of sofa and laid back furniture. Balcony of plants and greenery and below you is the street. A perfect hideaway to write your magnus opus.
85 Pasteur, Dist. 1, HCMC, Vietnam pictures of the place on the Vietnamese site here http://giacucsoc.vn/rao-vat-tong-hop/72163-noi-ng-ai-m-cui-ng-geishaa-s-coffee-tea-house.html and this one http://24hmua.com/showthread.php?t=628966
WEB: www.geishaclothing.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ho-Chi...9195636?v=wall

'''Hoa Da Cafe:''' Sit on the floor on cushions in little areas in a designer loft Hoa Da Company LTD 20 Tran Cao Van P. Da Kao Phone 08 6299 1445 http://thodia.vn/cafe-hoa-da-ho-chi-minh-3.htm thanks A. for showing me this one.

'''Kita Coffee House''' 39 Nguyen Hue, D1, Saigon agirlinasia.blogspot.com/2009/01/cafe-crush-kita-coffee-house.html

'''Aisha Lounge''' It's actually down a tiny little alley and past a small shrine/temple: 63/1 Pasteur, Distrit 1, Ho Chi Minh City Phone: +84-8-6660 9040 www.aishalounge.com

'''Java Cafe''' near the opera house: http://heikorudolph.blogspot.com/2009/10/26nov09-java-cafe-saigon.html

'''Regina Cafe''' in the back is a hideaway of trees, running water and relative privacy outdoors http://www.hotspots-vietnam.com/en/coffee/cafe/regina-cafe.html http://www.reginacoffee.com 84 Nguyen Du, District 1.

'''Foreign cuisine'''

- Spanish cuisine (love this place most!): Pacharan restaurant - 97 Hai Ba Trung street, D.1 - (next to Caravelle Hotel). They serve variety of tasty tapas with affordable prices, 200k/person should be fine.

- French: Le Jardin restaunt -31 Thai Van Lung street, Dist. 1 (behind/inside Idecaf)- Tel: (08)3825 8465.

- Japanese: The Sushi Bar - 2 Le Thanh Ton street, D.1 or 54 NGUYEN DINH CHIEU St. Dist 1(they just closed the one in 3A Ton Duc Thang street to move this location). This place might cost slightly more than 200k/person.

- Korean: Seoul House - 33 Mac Thi Buoi street, D.1. Place for kimchi, meat and seafood lover :D

===<FONT COLOR="#3366CC">'''Nightlife'''</FONT>===


==== Places for concerts/gigs ====
[http://www.facebook.com/YokoCafe?sk=info Yoko] 22A Nguyen Thi Dieu, district 3, live music everyday

[http://anyarena.com/vn/cityguide/view/acoustic Acoustic bar], is not acoustic and plays nice rock to the hipsters

[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Th%E1%BB%8B-Caf%C3%A9/129427407121329?sk=info Thi Cafe] has a lot of music

[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ala-Mezon/131376103563794?sk=info Ala Mezon] and Tadao may have some music too

==== Places for drinking ====



==== Places for salsa dancing ====

'''La Salsa''' 
on FB: http://www.facebook.com/lasalsa.club
The address: 212 - 214 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu st, Dist 3

'''Swing 1 Studio''' NBK - 25 Nguyen Binh Khiem - D1
http://www.saigonswing.com/regForm1.html

==== Places for Karaoke ====
Tip Top karaoke, 9 Truong Dinh st, District 3
Price: 128k (VND) for standard room, 144k for VIP room and 200k for super VIP room per hour during 17h - 24h.
The English song lists here have more recent English songs than in other places

==== Places to enjoy the skyline ====

[http://anyarena.com/en/magazine/view/chill-sky-bar-3532 Chill sky bar]

[http://www.shri.vn/ Shri]

+ Thủ Thiêm Bridge, connecting Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh Road in Bình Thạnh District and District 2.

+ The riverside road in District 2, opposite of Saigon city center (The riverside street of District 1 and the cruise boat park).

+ Phú Mỹ Bridge : Very high and have a further look of the city center. Worthy to visit. About 30 mins from city by bike.

==== Places for Massage ====

body scrub and Sunflower therapy www.sunflower-spa.com

The Qi Swedish body massage http://www.qispa.com.vn/e/sebody.html at Qi at MÖVENPICK Hotel http://www.qispa.com.vn/e/lomni.html
Ngoc Anh Spa has a good staff that is trained: http://www.ngocanhspa.com/

==== Movies ====
Listing of all major theatres in Saigon by WordHCMC.com http://www.wordhcmc.com/listings/artsbooks/cinemas-and-movies-theatres<br />

Independent French movies at the [http://www.idecaf.gov.vn/fr/item/activites-culturelles/film/ Idecaf], ov subtitled in Vietnamese (i.e. the French Lang Institute ) <br />

Bobby Brewer's Cafe-movie place http://www.bobbybrewers.com English flicks at 45 Bui Vien Street, movie schedule http://www.bobbybrewers.com/bv_schedule.html<br />

Hollywood and British stuff:
Galaxy Cinema
- 116 Nguyen Du, Dist.1, Tel: 38 228 533 ; 38 235 235
- 230 Nguyen Trai, Dist.1, Tel: (08) 3920 66 88
- Website: http://www.galaxycine.vn/

MegaStar
- 126 Hung Vuong Street, Dist.5
- Megastar CT Plaza, Level 10, 60A Truong Son St.,Tan Binh Dist., Tel: +848 62 971 981
- Website : http://megastar.vn/en/

Lotte Cinema Nam Sai Gon
- 3 Floor, Lotte Mart, 469 Nguyen Huu Tho Street, Dist.7, Tel : 8 3775 2521

Diamond Multiplex Cinema
- 34 Le Duan, 13th floor, Dist.1, Tel: 3822-7897

Cinebox
- 240, 3thang2 street, Dist.10
- 212 Ly Chinh Thang street, Dist.3