
Guided tour · 4 hours
Private Saigon City by Motorbike & Local Coffee
Explore Saigon by motorbike, visit iconic landmarks, and enjoy authentic Cà Phê Bệt like a local.
Cafe Slow Thao Dien is a cafe in Thao Dien, Ho Chi Minh City.
Editorially verified August 6, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.

Guided tour · 4 hours
Explore Saigon by motorbike, visit iconic landmarks, and enjoy authentic Cà Phê Bệt like a local.

4 hours
Step into the heart of Saigon at Vietnam Flavour Cooking Class, where the vibrant flavours and rich culinary traditions come alive in our exclusive cooking class.

Guided tour · 3 hours
Explore Ho Thi Ky Flower Market in Ho Chi Minh City and learn the art of Vietnamese flower. Enjoy local food and a drink at a hidden garden café.
Address: 53/10 Street 10, Thao Dien Ward, Ho Chi Minh City
Old Compass is a bohemian third-floor cafe and cultural space hidden down a Pasteur alley, a bookish, old-world room for drip coffee, tea and events.
OrderA Vietnamese drip coffee with a slice of cake.
DrinkVietnamese drip coffee
TipIt is up three flights down an alley by Liberty Citypoint; the entrance is easy to miss, so watch for the sign.
The Vagabond is a patisserie and cafe set in a restored old villa in Da Kao, pairing carefully made French pastries and cakes with coffee in a calm room.
OrderA French pastry from the counter with a flat white.
DrinkCoffee and French pastries
TipThe old-house setting is the draw; the pastry case is best stocked earlier in the day.
The Coffee House is a homegrown Vietnamese chain popular with students and remote workers, its Nguyen Trai branch a bright, reliable spot for iced coffee.
OrderA ca phe sua da or the peach tea.
DrinkVietnamese iced coffee
TipIt is a work-friendly chain, not a specialty roaster; the upstairs seating is quietest for laptops.
Highlands is Vietnam's biggest home-grown coffee chain, and its Ham Nghi branch is a dependable downtown stop for phin-brewed sua da and freeze drinks.
OrderA phin sua da and a Vietnamese-style banh mi.
DrinkPhin sua da
TipIt is a nationwide chain rather than a specialty spot, but handy and air-conditioned in the centre.
The Workshop was among the first cafes to take specialty coffee seriously in Saigon, a light-filled heritage loft up a staircase off Dong Khoi.
OrderA single-origin pour-over from the brew bar.
DrinkFilter coffee
TipIt is up a rickety staircase off Dong Khoi; the big windows make it a fine spot to work.
Okkio is a design-led Saigon coffee brand whose Dong Khoi flagship, up an alley and a flight of stairs, is a local favourite for coconut coffee.
OrderThe coconut coffee, blended thick over ice.
DrinkCoconut coffee
TipThe entrance is up an alley off Dong Khoi; look for the small sign and climb the stairs.