• Chez Moi Disco
  Chez Moi (near Xuan Huong Lake)

  Young crowd with plenty of gays on Sat nights.
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Da Nang/Danang

Da Nang is a major developing city and air hub for visits to Central Vietnam and its nearby heritage cities of Hoi An (30 minutes by car) and Hue (2 hours). The population has swollen to over 1 million (that's 40,000 Utopians).


The long and picturesque beach is the main draw here, but it's mostly Vietnamese tourists enjoying the beach in there own unique way. For starters, it can be very noisy with over-amplified music starting at sunrise and running until nearly midnight (be well advised if you are considering a lovely seasview room at a beachside hotel). Secondly, the Vietnamese avoid the sun like the plague and so they hit the surf before sunrise until about 10am and again once the sun is setting (the beach will be nearly devoid of locals during the sunny part of the day). Vietnamese also tend to wear many more layers of clothing than westerners, so don't expect glimpses of Speedo-clad flesh. You can, however, expect glimpses of wet underwear substituting for bathing suits.



While a gay scene is only recently beginning to develop, smart device apps like Jack'd and Growlr will be buzzing with messages from local Utopians interested in meeting up.

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• Marble Mountains UTOPIA VERIFIED JUL 2015

  On the southern edge of the city, on the way to Hoi An, is a very tourist trappy conglomeration of stone and "gem" carving shops where you driver will get a complimentary rest stop (and 30% commission on any sales) while you visit the nearby limestone karst dotted with shrines and pagodas and riddled with dank caverns that descend into some wonderfully lurid folk art tableaus depicting the horrors awaiting sinners in Asian Hell.
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• JohnPhanVietnam UTOPIA VERIFIED AUG 2020
  Hoang Sa St (opp Furama Resort)
  012-2743-1219, email

  Gay-managed massage for men by men. Choose your massuer.
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• New Golden Pine Pub UTOPIA VERIFIED JAN 2024
  325 Trần Hưng Đạo
  +84 90-177-0000, email

  Gay-popular pub with decent food and reasonably priced beer. Friendly and nice place to enjoy the riverside area with local Utopians. Crowd is about 50% LGBT and gets more so after 10pm. Some lesbians.
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Haiphong

Population is a half million (that's 20,000 Utopians).

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HANOI

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HO CHI MINH CITY / SAIGON

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Hoa Binh

The capital of Hoa Binh Province, located 76k from Hanoi.

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Hoi An

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Hue

Hue is a charming, slow-paced and relaxed city perched on the banks of the Perfume River and blessed with heritage treasures that make a stay of two or three days worthwhile for tourists. As night falls, the river bank comes alive with carefree strollers, polite hawkers, and citizens of all ages. There are great eats to be found here for foodies on the hunt for Central Vietnam's unique flavors and cooking styles.



Hue's "Rainbow Bridge" is thoughtfully painted in shifting hues of light each evening, no public gay scene has yet to develop here. While a small town atmosphere prevails, apps like Jack'd and Growlr may prove useful in unccovering local Utopians eager to make friends.

• Imperial Citadel UTOPIA VERIFIED JAN 2024

  It's a huge expanse of temple-like courtyards and ruined gardens being slowly restored using traditional construction materials and methods. Take lots of bottled water for your trek in the heat.
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• Imperial Tombs UTOPIA VERIFIED JAN 2024

  Head out early to beat the heat and tour bus groups.
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• Incense Village UTOPIA VERIFIED JAN 2024

  You might like to stop here for a demonstration of incense-making and great photo opps as you tour the tombs and pagodas in the countryside.
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• Pagodas UTOPIA VERIFIED JAN 2024

  The countryside is dotted with quiet pagodas that are worth exploring for their peaceful charm and color.
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• Pansee Senses Spa UTOPIA VERIFIED APR 2019
  Level 5, Block B, Parkview Hotel, 09 Ngo Quyen St
  +84 94-3332-1077, email

  Gay-friendly spa in a comfortable four-star hotel. Staff are attentive, well trained and offer traditional Vietnamese massage remedies, as well as western, Swedish, Balinese, and Thai styles.
  Utopia Member Benefit: 10% DISCOUNT for any treatment and FREE SAUNA.
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• Two cruising areas. 1) GPS location: 16.467449,107.584585 in the evening, these gardens along the Parfum River on side of road become a cruising area where some gays come to have fun. There are also some public facilities. Mostly locals, usually driving or sitting on their motorbikes and trying to be discrete. 2) GPS location: 16.4725963, 107.5791634 in the evening, at the foot of the ramparts throughout the Imperial City on the side of the East Gate. Locals come by scooter and have fun there directly or for others it's just a pick-up area and they go somewhere else for fun. Mostly locals and very discrete.
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• Lac Thanh UTOPIA VERIFIED JUL 2015
  6A Dinh Tien Hoang
  054-352-4674

  Foodie alert! Find this tiny restaurant just before entering Hue's Imperial Citadel. The owner - full of personality - not only serves up tasty local flavors, but will helpfully mark your map with the local points of interest which have free admissions or which were less interesting or over-priced (using smiling, disinterested, or frowny faces). He'll also show you how to combine condiments for each dish he serves, even comically delivering a perfectly composed bite direct into your mouth with chopsticks. Try the chewy banh khoai (shrimp and pork fried crisps), wrapped in leafy herbs, and dipped into a slightly fermented, pudding-like, nutty dipping sauce. Also try banh nam, a savory and chewy rice delicacy steamed in banana leaves and sprinkled with spicy fish sauce. The banh cuon, which looks rather like a wilting spring roll, contains an unctuous crispy pork surprise when you bite into the custardy rice pancake wrapper. Humble and tasty.
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Mekong Delta / Cai Lay (Tien Giang)

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Nha Trang

• 3K Tourist Service Office UTOPIA VERIFIED JAN 2013
  3K Hung Vuong St
  090-509-7272, (058) 352-7008, email.

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• Sailing Club

  There is no 100% gay club in Nha Trang yet. Most bars and pubs are along the intersection between Tran Phu St (seaside main road) and Tran Quang Khai, and Nguyen Thien Thuat. You can get cheap drink with flyers and during happy hours. After 11pm, people hang out at Sailing Club. This is the only club on the seaside open till 2am. It is straight club, but, as usual, you will detect a gay corner.
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• Walk past the fun fair and hotel on the beach to a garden area and derelict beach resort. Lots of action most evenings, 7pm-midnight.
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Comments from Utopians:

"Swing coffee bar has become a Starbucks. It's much smaller and not gay at all now. " -- John S, Jul 28, 2023

Phan Thiet / Mui Ne

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• Dragon Beach UTOPIA VERIFIED OCT 2017
  120/1 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Ham Tien Ward (in the center of the tourist strip)

  Popular beach bar and dance venue that's active with local gay clientele. It consists of two dance floors, each with its own DJ and music style, one inside and outside. The outside bar often has fire dancers and pole dancers. There is a large Vietnamese crowd on the weekends (a good portion is gay), especially on Sat night. The Vietnamese tend to sit inside while the outside area is mostly tourists. It usually picks up at around 11pm and goes until 4am, with the largest crowd just after midnight.
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• Rainbow Bar UTOPIA VERIFIED NOV 2018
  181 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Ham Tien Ward

  Sun nights after 6pm.
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Phu Quoc Island

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Comments from Utopians:

"Friends Gay Guesthouse, Bar and Sauna closed during Covid. :-(" -- allways, Feb 10, 2023

• Family Inn (Vietnamese) UTOPIA VERIFIED DEC 2019
  Ong Lang Beach

  Ong Long Beach is a quiet area with many new hotels. This gay-friendly restaurant serves up typical Vietnamese food and they'll also give you suggestions about the island.
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Quy Nhon (Binh Dinh)

Quy Non is a large coastal city in central Vietnam and the capitol of Binh Dinh province.

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• Nam's House UTOPIA VERIFIED AUG 2021
  24 Tố Hữu, P Đống Đa Quy Nhon
  +84 89-920-1610, email

  A gay run, LGBT-friendly bar and coffee shop. A place to relax and make friends. Quiet corners aand mood lighting. Hosting regular events.
  Utopia Member Benefit: 10% DISCOUNT.
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Sapa

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Tam Hai / Tam Ky

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Vung Tau

• The Beer Club N Pub UTOPIA VERIFIED SEP 2019
  18 Nguyen Truong To, Ward 3
  +84 90-920-1234

  Gay-owned, gay popular bar and restaurant. Serving barbecue, beer, wine, soft drinks. Especially crowded on weekend evenings. Open 4pm-4am.
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• Blue Moon
  Behind the Grand Hotel on Ha Long St

  A regular hangout for gays and lesbians.
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• Vitamin C
  Corner of Nguyen Truong To and Hoang Hoa Tham St, Ward 3

  Mixed, but a number of gays go here. Good crowd gathers after Blue Moon closes.
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• Club 7
  At the end of Quang Trung St (near former post office, on the way from Front Beach to Back Beach)

  A nice place to go after 8pm. Popular with gays. No entry fee, but drinks are a must.
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• Beach O Quan

  A small, secluded beach located between Back Beach (Bai Sau) and Strawberry Beach (Bai Dau), right underneath the Jesus statue. At low tide some hot activities can occur between the rocks. Some nude sunbathing.
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• Dolphin Swimming Pool facing the sea on the one side and the Sammy Hotel on the other side. Check out the shower cabins in the basement.
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• Promenade on Quang Trung St. Gays cruise here after 11pm.
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