Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon)

Please use only official Taxi companies such as:

     -   Mai Linh Taxi (tel: 822-6666)

-   Vina Taxi (tel: 811-1111)

-          Airport Taxi (tel: 844-6666)

For your information, Taxi fare in downtown costs around 9000 VND/Km (1/2 USD).

Here are some restaurants in downtown we recomend you:

1.      French cuisine:

-          Au Manoir De Khai       251 Dien Bien Phu str., D.3 (tel: 930-3394)

-          Le Bordeaux               F7-F8 D2 str., Binh Thanh dist. (tel: 899-9831)

-          Le Caprice                 Landmark Building, D.1 (tel: 822-8337)

2.      Vietnamese cuisine:

-          Mandarin                   11A Ngo Van Nam str., D.1 (tel: 822-9783)

-          Nam Phan                  64 Le Thanh Ton str., D.1 (tel: 829-2757) 

-          Temple Club               29-31 Ton That Thiep str., D.1 (tel: 825-9244)

-          Indochine                  32 Pham Ngoc Thach str., D.3 (tel: 823-9256)     

-          Hoi An                      11 Le Thanh Ton str., D.1 (tel: 930-8180)

3.      Vegetarian:

-          Com Chay                 79 bis Dien Bien Phu str., D.1 (tel: 829-2965)

-          Hoa Mai                    141 Nguyen Hue str., D.1 (tel: 829-2185)

4.      Cafes:

-          Brodard Café              131 Dong Khoi str., D.1 (tel: 822-3966)

-          Paris Deli                   31 Dong Khoi str., D.1 (tel: 829-7533)

The Dong Khoi area has a reputation as the centre for handicrafts and silk products. Besides, you can find nearly everything in the huge indoor markets of the city:

-          Ben Thanh Market       Hundreds of stalls cheap and colourfull.

-          Cho Lon Market          Chinese quarter full of lively shops.

-          Shopping centers        Diamond Plaza / Citimart / Zen

Some gift ideas: lacqueware, silk products, embroideries, wood and stone sculptures, paintings and ceramics, jade and other gems.

(Vietnamese and expat doctors, specialists)

1                   International Medical Center

1 Han Thuyen str., D.1 (Tel: 827-2366) / Emergency 24 hours (Tel: 865-4025)

2                   International SOS

65 Nguyen Du str.,D.1 (Tel:829-8520) / 24-hour clinic (Tel: 829-8424)

1        France                              27 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai str., D.1 (Tel: 829-7231)

2        Belgium                             11 Nguyen Hue str., D.1 (Tel: 824-5025)

3        Germany                            126 Nguyen Dinh Chieu str., D.3 (Tel: 822-4385)

4        Spain                                25 Phung Khac Khoan str., D.1 (Tel: 825-0173)

5        Great Britain                       25 Le Duan str., D.1 (Tel: 823-2604)

6        United States                     4 Le Duan str., D.1 (Tel: 822-9433)