Ho Chi Minh City offers numerous affordable late-night pho restaurants, serving a variety of northern and southern styles, from beef and chicken pho to pho with meatballs, satisfying hungry customers into the wee hours.

Ho Chi Minh City earned the highest tourism revenue and welcomed the most visitors in Vietnam during the first six months of 2025, with nearly 118,000 billion VND and 22 million visitors.

Locals and tourists alike flock to Chi Dep to savor Saigon's steamed baguette, a dish made with day-old bread.

Using five-spice pho broth and anchovy fish sauce, Thao Nguyen, owner of a handmade ice cream shop in Ho Chi Minh City, has created unique ice cream flavors that attract both local and international customers.

The new Ho Chi Minh City will form a multi-center tourism area, blending urban life, industrial and MICE tourism, and coastal resort tourism, according to experts.

A cafe in Go Vap district, decorated with nearly 1,000 teddy bears, is attracting hundreds of visitors daily.