129 Cong Quynh St, Dist 1, Utopia Map, 3832-4589, email. Gay-friendly bar located in the backpacker area of Saigon. Meet up with your friends and hang out. They also serve inexpensive, international comfort food. Busiest before 10pm. Ask to chat with the friendly owner and tell him you saw his place on Utopia. He'll give you a very warm welcome. Also see their listing under Accommodation. Utopia Member Discount

Cong Truong Quoc Te, Utopia Map, 083-601-5629. Enter down a long lane packed with motorcycles on busy nights, just off the large traffic circle. Two story gay club that gets packed on weekends. Karaoke bar downstairs. 2/F is a lovely and romantic chill-out lounge with couch seating, large screen TV and French pop music at a conversation-friendly level.

12 Alexandre de Rhodes, Utopia Map, 3823-8408. Spectacular, multi-level coffee shop, packed in the evenings and bristling with Vietnamese celebrities and high society gay and bi guys. Indoor seating, plus an outdoor terrace which, conveniently, overlooks a night time gay cruising park.

61 Nam Kai Khoi Nghia St, Dist 1, Utopia Map. Gay-popular dance club. Heaving on Sat nights. Half the space is a dance floor with wall-to-wall LED computer graphics display. and the other half is tables around which people drink and dance. Guys from neighboring tables will come over to toast you. Everyone gets shitfaced early on in the evening. Lots of chaste clusterfucks: everyone hugs everyone, irregardless of gender. Muscular security is everywhere at attention to prevent tables from tipping over and embraces from getting too sloppy. Sound system will make your hairs stand on end, literally. The DJs play a relentless, looping drone beat and mix dance songs into it, occasionally punctuated by a police siren. The crowd knows exactly when the DJ will momentarily cut the sound and everyone roars in unison. Many groups of gay friends in evidence and new friends will gravitate to wherever the alcohol is flowing. Crowd is 20s and 30s.

"Villa is closed. New place to be is Centro, next to Caravelle hotel." -- WhiteHCMC, Mar 30, 2012

DISTRICT 10

Bac Hai St, Dist 10, Utopia Map. Vietnamese dance club reported to be popular wth local gays. If you check it out, please report back!

See listing under Bars and Clubs.

DISTRICT 3

22 Ba Huyen Thank Quan P6, Dist 3, 930-2796. Crowded with cute gays who come to sing.

TAN BINH DISTRICT

Phan Xich Long St, Tan Binh Dist. Gay karaoke and café. Popular for singing and dancing from 9pm-midnight.

28 Tan Xuan St, Tan Binh District (near the Thing Nhat Hospital). Popular with gays from 8pm-midnight.