Comments from Utopians:

"I am having a great time in Hanoi. My girlfriend and I just had a wonderful dinner at Da Paolo Westlake. We had our own (non disturbed) time on the terrace of the restaurant with exellent Trenette vongole and Filetto di Manzo and Italian wine!" -- stefinguyen, Nov 8, 2010

HO CHI MINH CITY/SAIGON -- area code (84-8)

Vietnam’s largest and most free-wheeling metropolis is also one of Asia’s major economic and cultural centers. Youthful, vibrant, and bursting with opportunities to dine, shop and be entertained, old Saigon has morphed into a phoenix of creative, cutting-edge combustion.

The population of Ho Chi Minh City is nearing 7 million (that's 280,000 Utopians).

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Comments from Utopians:

"Hey gals, you should check out this very obscure, underground cafe. Chuon Chuon Café (Dragonfly Café) is a very small lesbian café at 333/12/22 Le Van Si, Phu Nhuan Dist (intersection of Le Van Sy and Pham Van Hai). All the lesbians there are really friendly, but none of them speak English, so make sure you have a Vietnamese friend to go with you. It has a really nice and cozy atmosphere. Everyone knows everyone else. They will try to make you feel at home. No men permitted." -- amesy17, Jan 29, 2011

"Q Bar (under the opera building) is the place to be for queers in HCMC on a Sat night. It's mainly guys who attend, but more and more lesbians are slowly coming out. Drinks are a little expensive. Great dance/hip hop music and a really great vibe. Dress to impress! If you like to dance, head to Q Bar." -- Nutella, Apr 16, 2010

• America Discotheque
  Windsor Hotel Tower, District 5. The disco is huge, the biggest one in HCMC. The DJs are very good and all the waitresses are hot. There is a dance floor in the middle and small tables all around. The place is really dedicated to dancing. The price is a little bit expensive, but you really have a lot of space to move your body compared to the other discos. Crowded on Sat. There are also some private rooms that you can close.
• Ben Thanh
  3/F 6 Mac Dinh Chi, District 1. After Sam Son Club closed, Ben Thanh became popular. Mon night from 8:30pm-11pm is the place for young local gays and lesbians to socialize (500+ people, with the majority being gay). No foreigners, almost no one above 25. Great Vietnamese pop music. Things go wild when the lights shut down for the last two love songs and the dance floor is a flickering sea of mobile phone LCDs. Lucky draw shortly before closing (you get the lottery ticket together with the entrance ticket).

• Bread and Butter
  40/24 Bui Vien (off Pham Ngu Lao). A mix of friendly teachers. The chef is a lesbian, the food is good and the beer cheap.
• Phuong Cac Café (coffee shop)
  Bis Nam Ky Khoi Nghia 213, District 3, mobile: 9-327-484. This garden café has beautiful flowers and very nice decor. Music videos play on the TV. Prices are very reasonable. There is no other place in HCMC where you will meet more friendly local men and women (a few hundred) than on Sun morning between 9am and 12 noon when they gather here for breakfast. Foreigners are welcome, but the staff speaks no English and the menu is in Vietnamese only. Other days of the week, and also after noon on Sun, the café has few guests. Free motorbike parking at the entrance -- only room for 600 bikes only!

Phu Quoc Island

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• Eden Bar (mixed)
  Tran Hung Dao St, Duong Dong Town, 077-994-208, email. Second and bigger branch of Saigon's Eden bar, restaurant and guesthouse. Gay and lesbian-friendly. Dancing from 9pm till late. Utopia Member Discount