Country & territory directory · 2026
Best bars in Vietnam
Explore 11 current listings and 1 closed record across 4 cities in our 2026 awards-led global corpus. The Hudson Rooms in Hanoi ranks #1 in Vietnam and #156 globally.
- Current
- 11
- Cities
- 4
- Closed
- 1
2026 country ranking
Vietnam ranking
Country rank is each venue's position among the 11 current listings shown here. Global rank is its position in the worldwide Kinda Decent ranking. Profiles with unverified operating status are labeled.
How to read the signal scores
Signal charts show scores out of 100 before weighting. Open a venue for sources.
Est. = proxy estimate · None = checked, none found · Out = outside the scoring window · — = unavailable.
- 1Country
Global #156
The Hudson Rooms is a rooftop bar at Capella Hanoi inspired by 1920s New York, pairing oysters and caviar with whiskey and cocktails.
French Quarter / Hoan Kiem · 1920s New York-inspired rooftop bar · site · IG
45.6
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 78 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 49 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 66 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 16 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 62 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 78 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 49 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 66 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 16 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 62 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Scores before weighting. Source records are linked from the venue page.
- 2Country
Global #371
Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamA leafy second-floor cocktail bar with a balcony herb garden. Local herbs shape the drinks, which range from a watering-can serve to a nitro-frozen cocktail, alongside small plates.
Bến Thành / District 1 · Garden-to-glass experimental cocktail bar · site · IG
36.8
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 91 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 15 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 32 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 8 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 62 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 91 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 15 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 32 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 8 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 62 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Scores before weighting. Source records are linked from the venue page.
- 3Country
Global #473
Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamStir is a modern-classic cocktail bar on the first floor of an old building on Lê Thánh Tôn Street. Tatler describes a speakeasy-inspired room and drinks drawing on Vietnamese ingredients and culinary culture.
District 1 · Modern-classic cocktail bar · site · IG
34.6
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 75 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 47 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 67 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 8 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 56 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 75 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 47 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 67 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 8 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 56 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Scores before weighting. Source records are linked from the venue page.
- 4Country
Global #490
Hanoi, VietnamWorkshop14 turns a former architect's studio near West Lake into a calm, radically minimal cocktail room, with raw textures, warm wood, broad windows and a garden-like veranda. A restrained seasonal list uses Vietnamese produce and modern lab technique, favouring contemplative drinks and precise flavour over spectacle.
Tây Hồ · Minimal seasonal cocktail workshop · site · IG
34.2
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 71 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 29 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 57 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 12 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 62 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 71 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 29 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 57 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 12 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 62 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Scores before weighting. Source records are linked from the venue page.
- 5Country
Global #541
Hanoi, VietnamThe Haflington combines a private-museum setting with European-style wine-bar influences and a cocktail list.
Hoàn Kiếm / Hàng Mã · Museum-inspired cocktail and wine bar · site · IG
32.9
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 72 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 37 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 58 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 15 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 59 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 72 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 37 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 58 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 15 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 59 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Scores before weighting. Source records are linked from the venue page.
- 6Country
Global #719
Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamThe Enigma Mansion pairs contemporary cocktails with the preserved character of a century-old Ho Chi Minh City residence. Its warm, artful rooms offer a quiet setting for inventive drinks.
Bến Nghé / District 1 · Heritage mansion cocktail bar · IG
28.5
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 77 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 9 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 43 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 62 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 77 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 9 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 43 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 62 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Scores before weighting. Source records are linked from the venue page.
- 7Country
Global #783
Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamDOT is a first-floor drinkery and kitchen in central Ho Chi Minh City, combining a cocktail programme with food, happy-hour offers and a changing calendar of weekly activities and events.
Cocktail drinkery and kitchen · site · IG
26.7
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 86 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 4 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 63 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 86 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 4 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 63 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Scores before weighting. Source records are linked from the venue page.
- 8Country
Global #1110
Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamDrinking Healing is a second-floor cocktail bar in a historic District 1 building, centred on Vietnamese ingredients and regional stories.
District 1 / Hồ Tùng Mậu · Vietnamese ingredient-led cocktail bar · site · IG
20.3
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 61 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 19 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 56 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 61 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 19 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 56 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Scores before weighting. Source records are linked from the venue page.
- 9Country
Global #1172
Nha Trang, VietnamA Nha Trang cocktail bar combining seasonal local produce with contemporary techniques. Its ocean-inspired room pairs flowing light with minimalist textures, and the kitchen reuses bar ingredients in its dishes.
Lộc Thọ · Seasonal molecular cocktail bar
19.5
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 67 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 12 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 45 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 67 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 12 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 45 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Scores before weighting. Source records are linked from the venue page.
- 10Country
Global #1264
Hanoi, VietnamA Hanoi cocktail bar led by Phạm Tiến Tiếp, using drinks to express Vietnamese food traditions. The room has red brick, sofas, curtains and candlelight; signatures draw on pho, tofu pudding, snail dipping sauce, green rice and preserved fruit.
Hàng Bông / Hoàn Kiếm · Cocktails inspired by Vietnamese food
17.6
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 79 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 12 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 48 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 79 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 12 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 48 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Scores before weighting. Source records are linked from the venue page.
- 11Country
Global #1300
Ho Chi Minh, VietnamAn upstairs Saigon eatery and cocktail bar on Dong Du, with separate food and drinks menus, a happy-hour menu and Sunday Sessions.
Restaurant & cocktail bar · site · IG
16.9
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 91 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 2 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- evidence exists outside the scoring window; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- not scored because evidence is unavailable; contributes zero
Seven signal scores
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 91 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 2 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- evidence exists outside the scoring window; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- not scored because evidence is unavailable; contributes zero
Scores before weighting. Source records are linked from the venue page.
Evidence key: — unavailable · Est. proxy estimate · None checked with no qualifying signal · Out outside the scoring window. Unavailable, none and outside-window signals contribute zero; estimates use their disclosed proxy score. The published weights stay fixed.
Historical record
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