5-word guide to Saigon’s districts

Photo from Vogue

You just got a new job at the biggest city in Vietnam. After a long day of work, you

decided to hit the road and have a little adventure. You got your bike, got the map,

searched for cool places to go, and before you knew it, you were driven crazy

jumping around twenty-four “number districts” and “word districts” overlapping each

other all over the city in no particular order. Worry not, 5 words for each district are

all you need to find out where to do what in Saigon.

A map of 24 districts in Saigon, Vietnam (Photo from Property Data)

District 1: Expensive Places For New Tourists

District 2: Private Mansions And Artistic Hubs

District 3: Great Houses For Laid-back People

District 4: A Paradise Of Cheap Seafood

District 5: Cheap Food And China Town

District 6: Market Here And Market There

District 7: Village Scenery And Expensive Restaurants

District 8: Bridges And Gangster Hubs

District 9: Village Scenery And Industrial Parks

District 10: Heaven Of Food And Karaoke

District 11: Biggest Amusement Park In City

District 12: Peaceful Place With Cheap Apartments

Binh Thanh: Expensive Apartments And River View

Phu Nhuan: Café Capital Of The City

Go Vap: Fashion Street Vendors And Temples

Tan Binh: Cheap Food For Local Taste

Tan Phu: First To Have Aeon Mall

Binh Tan: Traffic Jam And Cheap Food

Thu Duc: Highways, Containers And Public Universities

Binh Chanh: Pagodas And Real Estate Bubble.

Can Gio: Stunning Mangrove Forest And Beaches

Hoc Mon: Village Scenery And Wild Life

Nha Be: Village Scenery Beside Expensive Apartments

Le Thanh Nhien (2018)