Hoi An is not Saigon. The town closes early, the streets are lantern-lit, and the loudest bar is still quieter than a Tuesday on Bui Vien. What it does have: Mad Monkey's pub crawl, which starts with free beer at 248 Cua Dai Road at 6:30pm and works through three or four spots in Ancient Town before finishing at a beach club. The Before and After Bar on Le Loi Street runs two-for-one until 8pm. An Bang Beach clubs stay open until 2am. Short scene, but a good one.
Hoi An runs short nights. Ancient Town closes to vehicles at night, which makes the alley bars genuinely walkable, but most venues on Le Loi and Nguyen Thai Hoc Streets wrap up by midnight or 1am. The exception is An Bang Beach, three kilometres outside town, where the clubs stay open until 2am and the crowd mixes backpackers with Vietnamese locals who drove out for the night.
Beers at bars in Ancient Town cost 25,000 to 40,000 VND. Happy hour at Le Loi Street spots runs from 5pm to 8pm and often halves the price. Beach clubs at An Bang charge 80,000 to 120,000 VND per drink; some apply a minimum spend of 100,000 VND for a sun lounger. A modest evening from 6pm to midnight, starting in town and finishing at the beach, costs around 150,000 to 300,000 VND (£5 to £10). Prices verified April 2026.
Friday and Saturday are the nights the beach clubs fill up and Ancient Town stays open past midnight. Weeknights feel quieter, particularly Sunday through Tuesday. April and May are the sweet spot before the summer rains arrive: beach venues operate at full capacity and the evenings are dry.
Starts at Mad Monkey Hostel with free beer at 6:30 PM, then visits three or four bars around Ancient Town. The crawl includes a free shot at each stop and a guide who keeps the group moving. The final bar is usually a beach club, where the crowd often splits off into smaller groups. Tickets include a welcome drink and discounts at some venues.
Check availabilityA smaller crawl that visits local bars and a beach club. The group is limited to 15 people, so it’s less chaotic than Mad Monkey’s event. Includes one free drink at each venue and a guide who shares tips on Hoi An’s nightlife. The crawl ends at a riverside bar with live music.
Check availabilityReal pub crawls with a local guide. Live prices, ratings, and availability updated weekly.
Mad Monkey's pub crawl costs 200,000 VND (around £6.50), running every Friday and Saturday from 248 Cua Dai Road. The ticket includes a free shot at each venue and a guide. Project Expedition's crawl costs 250,000 VND on Thursdays and Sundays, capped at 15 people with one free drink per stop, the better option if you want a smaller group.
Outside the crawls, drinks in Hoi An are reasonable. Beers at Before and After on Le Loi Street halve during the 5–8pm happy hour. Backhome Hostel's cocktails cost 50,000 VND; beers there are half that. Sound of Silence on An Bang Beach charges 80,000–120,000 VND per drink, which is the premium end. Budget 150,000–250,000 VND (£5–8) for a night if you start with the crawl.
Friday and Saturday for Mad Monkey; Thursday and Sunday for Project Expedition. Beach clubs on An Bang feel better in April and May when the sea is calm and the weather dry. November to January can bring heavy rain, which shortens the night at outdoor venues considerably.
Upcoming events worth timing your trip around.
Mad Monkey's pub crawl kicks off with free beer at 6:30pm on Cua Dai Road. Three bars through Ancient Town, then the beach. Tickets are 200,000 VND at the hostel.
Backhome Hostel and Bar on Nguyen Phuc Chu Street rates 9.8, the highest in this dataset, with beds from €4.21. The bar is downstairs, the crawl leaves from nearby, and the happy hour runs until 7pm. See our pick of the best party hostels in Hoi An.
