Best Café With Rooftop View of Dreamy Saigon

Coffee dates are a caffinated, cultural feature for Saigonese people. For your next trip to the southern city, check out these spots.

March 16, 2022 | 14:13

We will help you find coffee shops for relax time after hours of work and study so that you can get away from the noise and dust to see the city at night with space for yourself.

1991 Rooftop Coffee & More

Young people's favorite weekend spot. Photo: 1991 Rooftop Coffee & More

1991 Rooftop Coffee & More is located near the center of the city, in a small alley, 37/4 Dinh Cong Trang, District 1. The coffee shop impresses visitors with a dreamy design with trees and flowers, wooden tables and chairs, and DIY decorations, etc.

This spot is open daily at 4:30 PM, with beautiful views of the famous Pink Church, Landmark 81, and Bitxeco buildings you can observe them all from 1991. With a completely open-air space, you can both sip a drink and enjoy the beauty of the surrounding scenery from above.

Be sure to secure a good seat to watch the sunset. Photo: 1991 Rooftop Coffee & More

There are several kinds of drinks you can try, including tea, juice, coffee, etc, with the prices ranging from VND 29,000 (US$1.27) to VND 50,000 (US$2.20).

May Chieu Rooftop

If a late afternoon in a secret rooftop garden sounds intriguing to you, check out May Chieu Rooftop.

Photo: May Chieu Rooftop

May Chieu Rooftop is located on the top of 82 Building, 12 Street, Hiep Binh Chanh ward, Thu Duc. Since its opening in April, the coffee shop has been a favorite place when the afternoon comes and the city light is on. From the rooftop, visitors can see Binh Loi bridge, Sai Gon river, etc, and enjoy the cool, comfortable atmosphere.

The shop is decorated with a simple, rustic Japanese style, providing a quiet space for people who enjoy their time alone, working, and reading. It opens at 4:30 pm every day of the week.

The shop is decorated with a simple, rustic Japanese style with hanging signs and retro-looking neon lights. Photo: May Chieu Rooftop

The menu includes cold drinks, juice, and the prices range from VND 15,000 (US$0.66) to VND 99,000 (US$4.36). Tourists can also order side dishes such as crispy fried calamari, fried meatballs, or French fries to snack with their friends.

Landing - Milk tea and Coffee

The 4-floor coffee shop has a comfortable, open space with lots of trees and beautifully decorated corners for guests to check in. However, that is not the most attractive thing about Landing. People get excited because this cafe has the view of planes flying in the sky and landing down the runway.

Photo: Landing - Milk tea and Coffee

The coffee shop opens at 7 am every day, and visitors often come here to see the sunset and the planes landing on Tan Son Nhat Airline.

Photo: Landing - Milk tea and coffee

The menu includes the most served drinks, including coffee, bubble tea milk, juice, and yogurt, with the prices ranging from VND 26,000 (US$1.14) to VND 46,000 (US$2.02).

2001 Rooftop

The last one on the list is the newly-opened Hai Le Mot Rooftop. Pay a visit to Hai Le Mot and you will feel as if feel like you are walking into a “fairytale world".

Photo: Hailemot Rooftop

2001 Rooftop (Hai Le Mot Rooftop) is where visitors can have coffee or cocktail with light snacks while watching the sunset on the ninth floor, No. 9, Vo Thi Sau, Đa Kao Ward, District 1. The open, comfy space is decorated with trees and flowers, combined with wooden tables and chairs to bring a natural feeling.

The coffee shop opens at 4 pm every day. The view includes the Landmark 81 building, which brilliantly lights up at the end of the day.