5 bars to sit alone after work in Ho Chi Minh City

After 8 hours working in the office, you can relax in a quiet bar, enjoy cocktails that match the mood and feel the rhythm of the city at night.

There are many ways to “chill” after work, some people choose to go home to relax in a warm room or with friends to drink, watch movies, drink coffee and chat … I often find a private place with good space to escape the noisy city and enjoy cocktails in colors that match the mood of the day. In the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, it is not difficult to find a bar, but want to go to a quiet location with soothing music, quality drinks suitable for “chill”, you can refer to the list below. I arrived at 52/3 Kitchen & Bar at the beginning of the week, there are many choices of seats because the bar is quite empty. This place is located in an old house in a small alley in the city center, spacious space, decorated simply but luxuriously with the main dark paint color. As the name suggests, the main idea of ​​the restaurant is to use recipes and ingredients available in the kitchen to prepare unique cocktails. Names of beverages that create a sense of closeness to Vietnamese people such as pho, glutinous rice, bread, toads, coconut snails, sour soup, perilla rice, cumin, kitchen buffalo … These drinks do not appear in the menu because the bartender created and named it on the spot. The bartender uses a variety of Vietnamese wine, soaked with vegetables such as perilla, dill, corn, chili … to create a new flavor. Every Wednesday and Thursday, the bar has Jazz live performances on the 1st floor. Suggested drink: Bespoke cocktail, brandy crusta, rose garden, sticky flowers … Inthe MOOD’s design is inspired by Hong Kong (China) films. The name of the restaurant is also derived from the movie In the mood for love (2000) by Vuong Gia Ve. Coming here, guests will feel lost in fragrant Port. The space of the restaurant has a romantic vibe from the layout of red lights to privately designed seats, suitable for dating couples. I am impressed by the whiskey menu here is made based on the taste, mood, and feelings of the enjoyer. Flavor groups include fruit, flowers, sherry, smoke, wood – malt. The emotional group includes Chilling Time, Classic Mind, Brave Heart, Misty Malt, and Glorious Bastards. Cocktails are divided according to the historical period of this drink in America. You can choose a cocktail flavor according to 3 phases: Before the alcohol ban (1860-1919), during the alcohol ban (1920-1933), after the alcohol ban (1934 up to now). Suggested drink: Kinds of emotional wishky Drinking & Healing is located on the 2nd floor of a hundred year old building located at the corner of Ham Nghi Street and Ho Tung Mau. Contrary to the narrow entrance, the space behind the heavy wooden door is a spacious and modern bar. This site is industrial-style with brick walls and surrounded by iron bars. The bar has an outdoor seating area, observing the bustling Bitexco building and Ho Tung Mau street. I do not like this seat, because it is the corner for those wishing to take check-in pictures. I prefer a private seat inside or close to the bar to watch the bartenders show off their bartender skills. If you are a fan of tonic alcohol, Drinking & Healing will not disappoint you when there are 15 different types. In addition, the menu of the bar also has a variety of spirits (spirit) including whiskey, rum, tequila, seductive cocktails and some kinds of wine flavored fruits and herbs prepared by the bar. In addition to the rich beverage menu, this address makes diners curious when the bartender here is called a “healer” – the mood healer. Drinking & Healing drinks are served in the spirit of soothing guests’ emotions. Depending on the mood of the diners, the flavor and color of each cocktail is prepared in its own way. Suggested drinks : Margarita, blue horse, New York sour, aviation … Rabbit Hole owns a quiet space in contrast to the busy Nam Ky Khoi Nghia street in the city center. The shop is located in the basement of a building. The space inside is designed like typical bars in the US and Japan with modern style, sophistication, and gentle light. The bartender here serves guests from classic cocktails to creations according to their own preferences. Here, you should try the signature cocktails of the restaurant, named after the character from the Alice in wonderland story. On Sunday night, this place usually takes place live music parties, visitors come quite crowded. Suggested drink: Emotional cocktails Different from the luxury of many bars, The Iron Bank – Cocktail Vault gives me a sense of closeness, simplicity, rusticness from deep-colored interiors, small candlelight, green pots … Cocktails here are diverse, divided into 3 main groups. New Money includes 20 cocktails with its own flavor. Old Money is a collection of classic drinks. Local Cocktails are unique wines formulated based on traditional Vietnamese wine. The staff here is enthusiastic, the bartenders talk openly with the guests, suggesting the type of wine based on taste and mood. The space is a bit tight, so it is difficult to find comfortable seats when arriving on the weekends. Suggested drink: Pina colanada, classic cocktails …