‘Rocking around’ Bui Vien super HOT pedestrian street in Saigon
If Hanoi has Ta Hien stele street, which is famous for its sleepless street, Saigon is not inferior with the presence of Bui Vien pedestrian street. The street is not only an attractive destination for Saigonese people but also attracts many foreign tourists to have fun every weekend.
About Bui Vien pedestrian street
Bui Vien Walking Street or West Street is a neighborhood located in Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, with about 20 alleys through the routes De Tham, Pham Ngu Lao, Do Quang Dau … and near 1,000 people live.
Realizing the development potential of this neighborhood, on August 20, 2017, the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Department in coordination with District 1 People’s Committee officially opened Bui Vien pedestrian street on Bui Vien street from the section from De Tham street to Cong Quynh to serve local entertainment activities at weekends.
What’s so attractive about Bui Vien pedestrian street?
Unlike Nguyen Hue pedestrian street , the characteristic of Tay Bui Vien street is “staying up late” and “getting up late”, so it attracts mainly young people to come play here. The space is not too spacious, the number of people is “uncountable”, so it is always crowded and bustling. That is why this street is considered as the never-sleeping street of Saigon.
Moreover, coming to Bui Vien pedestrian street , all visitors will enjoy the “four free” services including: wifi, toilet, information, support the most visitors. is the “free smile” of the super friendly and sociable store owners. Therefore, for anyone who has once set foot here, it is impossible to forget the interesting “specialties” here.
Attractive fun activities
As soon as you walk to the beginning of Bui Vien street, you can immediately feel the bustling and joyful atmosphere of attractive entertainment activities such as art performances on the sidewalk, the music performances of the Young people on the street or on big stages, sometimes there will be well-known domestic and international artists coming to “dance” with tourists … On the stage is the tumultuous music, below is the cheers. , cheers of the audience can not be so exciting.
In addition, folk games such as jumping rope, eatery … also attract a lot of tourists to participate, especially foreign tourists because of its newness and originality.
Shops and shops are close together
Another impression that Bui Vien Walking Street gives visitors is the colorful lights emanating from the shops along the road, and of course you can only watch them at night.
It will not be difficult for you to find a restaurant, coffee shop or bar, pub… on Bui Vien street with cool air conditioning and genuine service for you to enjoy. You can even use services such as massage, haircut or beauty … after having fun for life. Utilities like that who do not fall in love.
There are many delicious and attractive dishes
In addition to the attractive games, the diverse and rich cuisine of Bui Vien pedestrian street also makes visitors “drunk”. Whether in luxury stores or in simple sidewalk restaurants, it is easy for you to find your favorite foods, revealing the “amazing” cat food that you should enjoy at here:
Grill
Grilled skewers from chicken feet, chicken wings, goat meat, beef to seafood with many eye-catching colors and rich, delicious flavors and a sore nose will definitely make anyone passing by. enjoy. Especially when it is dotted with “divine” green chili salt, even sitting on simple plastic chairs on the sidewalk will make you “dazed” to see.
Their prices are very affordable, only 10k / skew and with spending about 100k you have a full meal and extremely great with friends on the weekend. The hottest bars on Bui Vien pedestrian street that you can visit are Ba Sau small grill and Co Le grill …
Beer
You may also know that, like Ta Hien, Bui Vien has another very famous name, beer street, so coming here without making a beer bottle with a little drink is a plate of dried squid or dried beef It’s a waste of the trip.
Snails
Not a new dish, but snail is an impressive specialty that Bui Vien pedestrian street leaves for visitors. Fresh, firm snails, all sizes and sizes, including fresh crab and clams, deliciously cooked, delicious, enjoying and chatting with friends, your trip is gone. Any regrets.
Smoothie
For those who do not like alcohol, you can choose a gentle but equally attractive method of delicious, cool smoothies from fresh fruits. You can choose to grind separately or mix a variety of favorite fruits together, trust me, they will ensure their results will not disappoint.
The price of each cup will range from 20 to 25k / cup.
Snacks
Referring to Saigon, no one will not know the famous Saigon snacks such as: mixed rice paper, fried corn, baked potatoes or salty squash … And of course, these dishes are indispensable in the beer street. Bui Vien is fine. You can easily find them and buy them at the street vendors of the ladies, aunts along the road or on beautiful bicycles all the way and street.
Some note when going to Bui Vien pedestrian street
Not operating all days, only on weekends, Saturday and Sunday, Bui Vien banned vehicles from traveling in a distance of about 500m from De Tham to Do Quang Dau between 19:00 and 2 a.m. for the pedestrian street.
You can park your car at the parking lot near the intersection of Do Quang Dau – Pham Ngu Lao, the bow of Nguyen Thai Hoc – Tran Hung Dao or the 23/9 park at the Sen Hong Children’s Theater for between 6k and 20k / car then enter and have fun at Bui Vien pedestrian street .
If you come to Saigon without ever stopping by Bui Vien pedestrian street , you will be sure your trip will be extremely flawed.
Đăng bởi: Trịnh Ngọc Thùy Linh
