Where Ho Chi Minh City drinks local: brewpubs, taprooms and the new wave.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Ho Chi Minh City worth taking a tram to.
Pasteur Street opened in 2014 and helped start Saigon's craft-beer boom, brewing American styles laced with Vietnamese ingredients like passion fruit.
OrderThe Jasmine IPA or the Cyclo Imperial Chocolate Stout.
TipThe original taproom is up an alley off Pasteur; the tasting flight is the way to sample widely.
Heart of Darkness is one of Saigon's most ambitious breweries, its Ly Tu Trong taproom pouring 20-plus taps of experimental beers under Conrad-inspired names.
OrderA flight across the rotating experimental taps.
TipThe 20-plus taps rotate fast; the shaded patio is the seat to grab on a hot afternoon.
East West is a large modern brewpub on Ly Tu Trong with an on-site brewery and a broad kitchen, the most polished of Saigon's craft-beer halls.
OrderA pint of the Far East IPA with a plate from the kitchen.
TipIt doubles as a full restaurant; the industrial upstairs bar is quieter than the ground floor.
BiaCraft is a homegrown Saigon taproom pouring 50 craft beers on draft, mixing its own brews with guest taps from craft breweries across Vietnam.
OrderA tasting paddle of Vietnamese craft brews.
TipThe Le Ngo Cat branch has the biggest tap wall; pair the beers with the chicken feet.
Winking Seal is a craft brewery whose District 1 taproom on Dang Thi Nhu pours its own hop-forward and easy-drinking cans and drafts, a relaxed spot.
OrderA flight across the core range of Winking Seal cans.
TipThe beer is brewed south of the city but the Dang Thi Nhu taproom pours the full range fresh.
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