We don’t pay much respect to tortoises in the West. Besides being smelly and wrinkly, they’re damn slow. In fact, they're the antithesis of what w
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Back in November of 2019, I posted about the much-anticipated opening of Summer Experiment in Ho Chi Minh City, a new garden craft cocktail bar by Ja
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Back in 1988 the Japanese animated post-apocalyptic film Akira debuted as the most expensive anime film of its time and was set in a dystopian 2019.
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It’s been a long time coming but Jay Moir (Layla Eatery & Bar) and his gang have finally flung open the doors to their much-anticipated new garde
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There’s something about the name of this bar that makes you want to list as many songs with the word telephone in them. And then you’re left with
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With a name like a short-priced favourite in one of the world's richest horse races, In The Mood is worth backing for a delightful bar experience.
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The Campari Bartender Competition Vietnam is back and as exciting as ever with the list of bartenders competing for that one solitary ticket to the w
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Located in the famed "Japan Town" neighbourhood in District 1 of Saigon, Vietnam, Corked Tales - The Cocktail Bar & Lounge and its signature
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Qui Cuisine & Mixology continues on its merry way with its elegant food and wine pairing dinners at its Le Thanh Ton location in Saigon's Distric
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Known primarily for its extensive whisky list, Kata Simon and her team have built a reputation over the past few years for their creativity and atten
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While every hotel stirs up a bar or two for guests, not every hotel offers a den as dark, moody and smouldering as Palace Hotel’s Royal Bar
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There are hotel bars and there are hotel bars. And then there’s The Elephant Bar – the number one must-snap on the agenda of any Instagammer or visit
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Negroni Week wrapped up recently with a record number of almost 50 Saigon bars participating. The week, which was also celebrating the
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Negroni Week Vietnam launches in style this Sunday Jun. 23 from 7pm with a Kick-Off Party hosted by Campo Group, the Vietnam distributors of Campari
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This Father’s Day, why not steer Dad towards something he’d really like - a good old-fashioned lip-tingling drink? If you happen t
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What do you get when you let two of our region's most innovative (and eccentric) champions of F&B off the chain to collaborate for an evening, wi
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NHAU NHAU's highly-anticipated NHAU NHAU – SESSIONS launched (along with the rainy season) with a bang this week with Elliot Faber flying in from Hon
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Chin Chin Bar derives its name from a time in Vietnam's dire colonial past when it was called Cochinchine by the French. In a twist of irony, there a
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It’s that time of year in Saigon when I’m caught in another early-evening monsoonal downpour at traffic lights somewhere between home and what feels l
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This industrial-style cocktail bar on the second floor of a French colonial-era building a short stroll from Nguyen Hue Street is one of the newest in
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