Restaurants, bars, cafes and hotels in Ho Chi Minh City: 190,000+
Dashmote counts 190,000+ on-premise outlets in the Ho Chi Minh City metro area, within 25 km of the centre (an outlet between two listed cities counts only for the nearer one); that is 20% of all outlets in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City is among the Asia Pacific metro areas on our map where cafes and coffee shops make up the largest share of outlets.
Ho Chi Minh City has the most outlets in Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Hanoi
- Da Nang
- Hai Phong
- Can Tho
What stands out in Ho Chi Minh City
- Ho Chi Minh City is in the bottom third of metro areas on our map for outlets with 100+ public reviews.
- Ho Chi Minh City is in the bottom third of metro areas on our map for the share of bars and pubs in the outlet mix.
- Restaurants are a smaller part of the outlet mix in Ho Chi Minh City than in the typical Asia Pacific metro area on our map.
Where Ho Chi Minh City stands
Ho Chi Minh City has the most outlets among metro areas in Vietnam
Open on-premise outlets per metro area in Vietnam, ranked
By outlet type
| Outlet type | Share |
|---|---|
| Restaurants | 49% |
| Cafes and coffee shops | 32% |
| Hotels | 11% |
| Quick service and fast food | 5% |
| Bars and pubs | 3% |
Ho Chi Minh City has slightly fewer hotels than Vietnam as a whole
Share of outlets by type, Ho Chi Minh City (bar) against all of Vietnam (tick)
Outlet profile
| Measure | Ho Chi Minh City | All outlets in Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 96% | 98% |
| Listed on a delivery app | 26% | 11% |
| Website listed | 14% | 11% |
| 100+ public reviews | 9% | 6% |
Sample from the list
| Venue | Category | Google rating band | Website | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeoLen Pizza | Pizza restaurant | 4.5+ | Website shown | Phone shown |
| Phở Plus | Pho restaurant | 4.5+ | Website shown | Phone shown |
| Bánh Xèo Ăn Ghiền | Vietnamese restaurant | 3.5 to 3.9 | Website shown | Phone shown |
What the numbers show
Against the rest of Vietnam: hotels are scarcer, at 11% against 13% nationally.
Ho Chi Minh City is the largest metro area in Vietnam.
Across the whole database it is one of the 25 largest metro areas.
20% of the outlets in Vietnam are in the Ho Chi Minh City metro area.
Working the Ho Chi Minh City area
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Start from the delivery menus
26% of outlets in Ho Chi Minh City are on a delivery app, against 11% across Vietnam; their delivery menus show what they list before the first visit.
Frequently asked questions
How many restaurants and bars are there in Ho Chi Minh City?
170,000+ restaurants, cafes, quick-service outlets, bars and pubs, hotels excluded (95,000+ restaurants, 61,000+ cafes and coffee shops, 9,400+ quick-service and fast-food outlets and 5,300+ bars and pubs); with 21,000+ hotels, 190,000+ on-premise outlets in the Ho Chi Minh City metro area.
How common are cafes and coffee shops in Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City is among the Asia Pacific metro areas on our map where cafes and coffee shops make up the largest share of outlets. Cafes and coffee shops are 32% of outlets in Ho Chi Minh City.
How well reviewed are outlets in Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City is in the bottom third of metro areas on our map for outlets with 100+ public reviews. 9% of outlets in Ho Chi Minh City carry 100+ public reviews.
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