De Tham Street

This district actually consists of three streets intersecting in an H-shape, with De Tham the bar of the H, and Bui Vien and Pham Ngu Lao Streets the legs. Travelers from all over the world converge on this area and it is rapidly becoming one of the great crossroads of Asia. All backpackers want to go there and once in country, a sizable percentage of them spend time on De Tham Street. For the hungry budget traveler, De Tham fries, boils and bakes just about anything you could want to eat. Street stalls, cafes and restaurants prepare everything from springrolls to pizza.

Bui Vien Street

It was hard to imagine Bui Vien street Vietnam as such a busy and bustling area as we see today, even for its residents. Before 1975, journalists and artists referred to this area as the International Intersection, referring to the five streets surrounding the Nguyen Van Hao cinema (now called Ho Chi Minh City Drama Theater). The name was popular among journalists and writers because the area used to be densely packed with printing shops and newsrooms.