Where to eat in Ho Chi Minh City after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Ho Chi Minh City after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
Oc Dao is a perpetually packed snail house where Saigon comes to eat oc, working through plates of shellfish over cheap beer late into the night.
OrderA spread of snails, scallops and clams cooked to order.
TipOrder several small plates to share; the tamarind and coconut snails are the ones to start the night.
Vua Cua, the Crab King, is a lively evening seafood joint on Vo Van Kiet where the draw is crab cooked every way, from tamarind to salted-egg, with cold beer.
OrderSalted-egg crab and a plate of butter-fried snails.
TipCome hungry with a group; crab is priced by weight and meant to be shared.
Oc Xuyen is a no-frills District 3 snail stall down an alley off Nguyen Thien Thuat, a local evening spot for plates of oc at neighbourhood prices.
OrderGrilled scallops with scallion oil and peanuts.
TipIt is deep down a hem; follow the plastic stools and the smell of the grill to find it.
Nong Thon Dai Viet is a 24-hour seafood kitchen on the Bui Vien walking street, built for the after-party crowd with grilled and steamed seafood.
OrderGrilled prawns and a hotpot to share after midnight.
TipIt runs around the clock; the busiest, most fun hours are well after the bars close.
Pho Ha is a 24-hour institution near the Bitexco tower, a dependable bowl of Southern beef pho at any hour for night workers and post-bar crowds.
OrderA bowl of pho tai nam in the small hours.
TipIt never closes, making it the safe fallback for a 3am bowl of pho downtown.
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