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Drinking & Healing

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Vietnamese ingredient-led cocktail bar · Asia

Drinking Healing is a second-floor cocktail bar in a historic District 1 building, centred on Vietnamese ingredients and regional stories.

Owner website · Checked 2026-10-08

Owner text checked 8 October 2026; its publication and update dates are unknown. Offerings can change.

Plan Your Visit

Lầu 2, 25 Hồ Tùng Mậu, Sài Gòn, Hồ Chí Minh 700000, VietnamDistrict 1 / Hồ Tùng Mậu

Style
Vietnamese ingredient-led cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours
Daily 18:30–02:00.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Booking
An owned table-request form and private-outlet booking are available.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Menu
The venue publishes an owner-designated drinks-menu link. Check the venue for current availability.Checked 2026-10-01 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

20.3 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
61.3
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
19.5
Serious press
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Social Vibes
56.0

Guest-shift adjustment · −15%

Our annual audit records 10 hosted guest-shift dates. The published rule reduces the composite above seven dates to favor a consistent core bar experience.

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Social Vibes

Score read updated:

positive2 mentions· high confidence

Sentiment score

80/ 100

Score context

District 1 industrial speakeasy: metal door, raw brick, hip-hop and 'healer' bartenders who will freestyle. Guests like the loft and off-menu builds; recurring knocks are weekend DJ volume, water-at-bar-only, tax/service on the bill, and drinks that some find only decent.

Guest score details

What guests like

  • industrial loft and terrace
  • off-menu healer builds
  • hip-hop / DJ nights
  • accessible classics

What to know

  • weekend volume
  • service and water inconsistency
  • tax and weekend service charge
  • drinks polarise vs the list rank
Source excerpt
“I tried both the Negroni and the White Negroni, and both were superbly crafted—balanced, flavorful, and refreshing.”

Source: top-rated.online (linked below)

Crowd signal

Google 4.3★ across 690 reviews.

View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.

Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

No recorded global awards in the scored window.

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

Asia's 50 Best Bars

Reviews & press

No linked coverage yet.