Honored to be in the top 50 best neighborhoods in the world voted by Time Out magazine, District 3 is one of the central areas of Ho Chi Minh City. District 3 Ho Chi Minh City concentrates many famous tourist and entertainment places, on a total area of 4.92km² with 12 wards, numbered from 1 to 5, from 9 to 14, and Vo Thi Sau Ward. As a district with a high density of trees, this is also the place where French colonial buildings, Saigon Railway Station, Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, Xa Loi Pagoda, etc.

Commercial area adjacent to District 1

District 3 Ho Chi Minh City is an extremely busy and bustling district with business, commercial and service activities of Ho Chi Minh City, not inferior to District 1. It is located in a prime location right in the city center, acting as the connecting point of many important arterial roads in the city. From District 3 Saigon, you can easily move to other districts and famous attractions quickly. In particular, the price of service packages here is also not too high, saving you both money and travel time. District 3 has many different sized hotels next to many local restaurants, very convenient for tourism.

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The place where ancient architecture is concentrated

District 3 Ho Chi Minh City owns a lot of ancient architectural works, especially the architecture from the French colonial period, which is very beautiful and has its own mark, being preserved to attract tourists. There are many buildings and ancient villas with French influences on Tran Quoc Thao, Ba Huyen Thanh Quan, Tu Xuong Streets, as well as consulates such as Consulate General of Japan, India, Virtue.

Coming to District 3 of Saigon, you will surely fall in love with an outstanding pink architecture named Tan Dinh church. This site always attracts a lot of visitors to check in and get unique, impressive photos. Tan Dinh Church is not only outstanding by its colors, but also its European-style architecture, making anyone passing by have to look up.

Above are the reasons why Time Out magazine voted this place as the intersection of local and international cultures. Although District 3 Ho Chi Minh City still retains the excitement of a “never sleeping city”, it is not too noisy and bustling. This is the place of modern development but still preserves the historical value of the city.

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Owning numerous green spaces

District 3 owns the typical big streets of Ho Chi Minh City with rows of green trees on both sides of the road such as: Ngo Thoi Nhiem, Vo Van Tan, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Ly Chinh Thang, Ba Huyen Thanh Quan, Dien Bien Phu. Meanwhile, on Ngo Thoi Nhiem Street, there are many famous acoustic cafes of Saigon, attracting many locals and tourists who love to explore.

Le Thi Rieng Park in District 3 Ho Chi Minh City, also known as the White Rabbit Paradise, has many green trees and thrilling games, extremely suitable for groups of young people. In addition, in front of the park gate, there are many famous Saigon snacks for sale and there is a cafe inside to help you have a space to chat with friends after having fun. Meanwhile, located in the heart of Saigon, Turtle Lake is always crowded with people, especially in the afternoon after work until evening. This is a place for young people to gather or couples to date, comfortably walking and taking photos with ease.

Diverse cuisine

If you are a lover of discovering the cuisine of countries around the world, District 3 Ho Chi Minh City is clearly a convergence of culinary quintessence in Vietnam. In addition to luxury food restaurants, you can also easily discover street food here. From mixed rice paper, snails and seafood, cake molds, spring rolls to milk tea shops, lemon tea is sold on street vendors that are loved by many Saigon people.

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Having come to District 3 Saigon, you also cannot ignore Ba Huyen goby fish hotpot, with its unique sweet and aromatic flavor, rich hot pot sauce just to eat. In addition to hot pot, the restaurant also has an equally attractive water goby dish, you can order more to eat with hot pot. The shop is always crowded, so go at an empty time or call to reserve a table in advance so you don't miss this delicious dish.