The story
Opened in 2016 on Nguyen Van Binh street, Book Street hosts a dozen bookshops (several with English-language shelves), vintage book dealers, and pop-up author events. Cafes with outdoor seating line the lane end to end.
One block of pure calm in the city center: independent bookstores, secondhand stalls, shaded benches, and coffee carts under old trees. It's the gentlest hour you can spend downtown.
Local tips
Look for vintage Indochina-era postcards and maps at the secondhand stalls — far better souvenirs than market trinkets.
Say it in Vietnamese
“Em chụp ảnh được không ạ?”
May I take a photo?Plan your visit
Opening hours
- Monday
- 08:00–21:00
- Tuesday
- 08:00–21:00
- Wednesday (today)
- 08:00–21:00
- Thursday
- 08:00–21:00
- Friday
- 08:00–21:00
- Saturday
- 08:00–21:00
- Sunday
- 08:00–21:00
Getting there
Right beside the Central Post Office — always combine, never a separate trip.
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- Google Maps listing · Traveler reviews · 2026
