Bui Vien Street in District 1 is pedestrian-only after 7pm, and the bars run its entire length. A Saigon beer costs 30,000 VND, under £1. Two organised crawls leave from this strip: the Hideout Pub Crawl from De Tham Street (free) and the Pub Crawl Saigon from Base Backpackers (250,000 VND, Thursday and Saturday). Both visit five bars and end at a club with free entry before midnight. The street does not stop.
District 1 handles almost everything. Bui Vien Street goes pedestrian-only from 7pm and runs wall-to-wall bars for its full length, a structure that means you do not need a plan: just walk the strip and stop when something works. Pham Ngu Lao Street feeds in from the west; De Tham Street holds the hostel cluster. The crowd is overwhelmingly backpacker international, particularly between 8pm and midnight.
Beers at street-facing bars on Bui Vien cost 25,000 to 40,000 VND. Cocktails run 80,000 VND at the cheaper spots; rooftop venues on Nguyen Cu Trinh Street charge 120,000 to 150,000 VND. Club entry on the strip is typically free before 11pm, 100,000 VND after. A realistic night from 8pm to 2am, including drinks and one club entry, lands around 250,000 to 400,000 VND (£8 to £13). Prices verified April 2026.
Thursday and Saturday carry the most energy on the strip. Weeknights are still busy because the hostel population turns over constantly. March through May offers the most comfortable conditions for outdoor drinking; the dry season keeps beer gardens and rooftop terraces full. Major Vietnamese holidays can thin out bar staffing unexpectedly.
A free pub crawl that visits five bars in District 1, starting at The Hideout Hostel. Each stop includes a free shot or beer, and the crawl ends at a club with free entry before midnight. The group meets at 8 PM, and the crawl kicks off with a drinking game at the first bar.
Check availabilityThis crawl visits five bars and finishes at a club, with a free pub crawl cap and one free beer on arrival. The group is usually 20–30 people, mostly backpackers. Tickets can be booked online or at Base Backpackers. The crawl starts at 8:30 PM and runs until around 2 AM.
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The Hideout Pub Crawl is free: five bars, a free shot or beer at each stop, and free club entry before midnight. The Pub Crawl Saigon costs 250,000 VND (around £8) and includes a crawl cap and one beer on arrival. Given that Club Love on Bui Vien charges 100,000 VND entry after 11pm, the paid crawl pays for itself by the third stop.
If you skip the organised crawl, Bui Vien is still a bargain. The beer garden on Pham Ngu Lao Street charges 25,000 VND per beer; Base Backpackers' happy hour drops to 30,000 VND. The speakeasy on Nguyen Cu Trinh Street runs cocktails at 80,000 VND during its 5–7pm window. A full night out costs 200,000–400,000 VND (£6–12) depending on where you finish.
Thursday and Saturday are busiest, which is when Pub Crawl Saigon runs. The Hideout crawl goes nightly, so any night works if you want a guided route. March to May (dry season) sees rooftop bars and outdoor beer gardens at their most comfortable. Avoid major Vietnamese holidays, when club staffing can be thin.
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Bui Vien Street goes pedestrian-only at 7pm and the bars run wall to wall. Club Love is at the far end; the crawl leaves from Base Backpackers at 8:30pm.
Bui Vien Street Hostel rates 9.6 with beds from €6.74, on the strip itself, so the crawl starts at your front door. Saigon Chill Hostel scores 9.5 at a slightly higher price point; the walk to the crawl meeting point is under two minutes from either. See our pick of the best party hostels in Ho Chi Minh.
