Places to eat and visit in Ho Chi Minh City and Siem Reap

77 hand-picked places across Ho Chi Minh City, Siem Reap — where to eat, what to see, and honest notes from visiting each one.

Ho Chi Minh City

• Banh Mi Huynh Hoa — Famous stuffed banh mi shop.
• Banh Xeo 46A — Classic Vietnamese sizzling pancake restaurant.
• Ben Thanh Market — Famous central market in HCM City.
• Binh Tay Market — Large wholesale market in Cho Lon.
• Bitexco Financial Tower Skydeck — Observation deck with panoramic city views.
• Broma: Not a Bar — Rooftop bar overlooking Nguyen Hue.
• Bui Vien Walking Street — Nightlife street in HCM City.
• Cong Caphe Nguyen Hue — Retro Vietnamese coffee chain.
• Hotel Continental Saigon — One of the oldest hotels in the city.
• Independence Palace — Former South Vietnamese presidential palace.
• Jade Emperor Pagoda — Taoist pagoda thick with incense smoke.
• Landmark 81 Skyview — Observation deck in Vietnam's tallest building.
• Nguyen Hue Walking Street — Popular walking street in the city centre.
• Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon — Historic cathedral and photo location.
• Pho Le — Long-running pho restaurant in District 5.
• Phuc Long Coffee and Tea — Popular Vietnamese tea and coffee chain.
• Quan An Ngon — Courtyard restaurant with street-food stalls.
• Rex Hotel Saigon — Historic hotel with a famous rooftop garden bar.
• Saigon Central Post Office — Colonial-era post office next to Notre-Dame.
• Saigon Railway Station — Main train station for HCM City.
• Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens — One of the oldest zoos in the world.
• Tan Son Nhat International Airport — HCM City's main international airport.
• Tao Dan Park — Large shaded park in central Saigon.
• The Cafe Apartment — Multi-floor cafe building overlooking Nguyen Hue.
• The Workshop Coffee — Industrial-style specialty coffee shop.
• Thien Hau Temple — Historic Chinese temple in Cho Lon.
• Turtle Lake (Ho Con Rua) — Roundabout fountain, popular local hangout.
• Vincom Center Dong Khoi — Upscale shopping mall in the city centre.
• War Remnants Museum — Museum documenting the Vietnam War.

Siem Reap

• 855 Cafe& Eatery — Open 7:30am to 7pm, Let's try palm tofu dessert here
• A Ma - អាម៉ា​ — Open 6am to 9pm, Food $1.25 and Drink starts from $0.62
• Angkor Enterprise — Open 5:30am to 5pm. Here to buy tickets to enter Angkor Temples Park
• Angkor National Museum — A modern museum on Khmer history and the Angkor temples.
• Angkor Night Market1 — A sprawling covered market for souvenirs and crafts.
• Angkor Thom — The last and most enduring capital of the Khmer Empire.
• Angkor Wat — The largest religious monument in the world.
• Angkor Wildlife & Aquarium — Open 8am to 5pm. Need to buy ticket
• AROM Caffè — Open 6:30am to 7pm
• Asanak D'Angkor Boutique Hotel — 850m from Pub Street, $20 up per night, also can rent a bike from hotel
• Banteay Srei — A small 10th-century temple in pink sandstone.
• Bayon Temple — Temple at the centre of Angkor Thom, famous for its stone faces.
• Chanrey Tree — Upscale Khmer restaurant on the riverside.
• Chantan Pancakes — Delicious Roti Pancake with $1 for each kind
• Chicken Porridge at Phnom Bakheng Temple (គឹមហោបបរមាន់ស្រែភ្នំបាខែង) — Open 12pm to 6pm,
• Flied Shell - លៀសអ៊ីទុំ​ — Open 8am to 8pm
• Gate of the Dead — To see a statue with green hair
• Gelato Co | Angkor Parvis — the same as Galato.co Siem Reap
• Gelato.co Seim Reap — Open 7am to 9pm, a plate of Gelato with 5 flavors costed $2.95
• Grandir at lake side សាច់អាំងមាត់ស្ទឹង — Open 3pm to 11pm
• Grilled Food near Terrace of the Elephants — Cheap Food for low budget, Start from $0.5
• Indochine Serenity Boutique — 1.5m from Pub Street, the price start from $17 per night
• KANMU #かんむ កាំមឹ កាហ្វេ — Open 7am to 6:30pm
• Khmer Noodle with Sweet Sauce - នំបញ្ចុកទឹកផ្អែម — Open 7am to 5pm
• Little Red Fox Espresso — Specialty coffee shop popular with expats and travelers.
• Lot Cha - លតឆាសៀមរាប ១៩៩១ វត្តបូព៌ — Open 7am to 9pm, From $1.75 to $3.25
• MING by Latte Bar — Open 7am to 10pm
• Neak Poan Temple — Beautiful lotos lake
• Old Market (Psar Chas) — The oldest and most central market in town.
• Palm Cake at Preah Dak — a must-try snack
• Phare, The Cambodian Circus — A contemporary circus run by a Cambodian arts NGO.
• Phnom Bakheng Temple — A temple to see sunset
• Preah Ang Chek Preah Ang Chorm Shrine — For visitors, even if you’re not religious, it’s worth stopping by to experience a different side of Cambodia
• Preah Khan — A sprawling, atmospheric temple with fewer crowds.
• Ptes Kbeung Siem Reap ( ផ្ទះក្បឿងសៀមរាប ) — Open 5pm to 12am
• Pub Street — The pedestrianized heart of Siem Reap nightlife.
• Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor — Colonial-era luxury hotel dating to 1932.
• Roast Honey Pork at Preah Dak — Open 9am - 8pm
• Sbov café​ — Open 7am to 6pm
• Siem Reap Angkor International Airport — Siem Reap's new international airport.
• Street Food at Wat Kesararam — Evening Food, start from $3
• Ta Prohm — The "jungle temple" left mostly as it was found.
• Tasty Roasted Chicken Rice near Po Lang Ka Pagoda — Open 6am - 11am (បាយមាន់ វត្តពោធិលង្កា)
• The Palm Coffee House — Open 7am to 11pm, Hainan Chicken Rice set $2 only
• The Scooter Rental 2 — Very good services with reasonable price
• Tonle Sap Lake — Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake.
• Total Energies Siem Reap III — Open 5am to 12am
• Yi Nget BBQ Beef Sticks — Open 2pm to 9pm