The culinary map of Saigon does not lack suitable chill restaurants for you to visit on dates with friends. One of the interesting entertainment and dining spaces that Vietnamtravelio wants to introduce to you is Shovel – Bait & Beer. So what is attractive and interesting about this chill shop? Let’s explore with Vietnamtravelio Travel Guide!
1 Shovel: Bait BEN – Drink ZUI – KINH to the dock !!!
Address: 22 – 24 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Dakao Ward, District 1 (corner with Nguyen Binh Khiem)
Opening hours: 11:00 – 00:00 (daily)
Reference price (year 2024): from 200,000 VND
Phone: 090 877 15 00
Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/Xeng.Bistro
If you are looking for a hybrid restaurant but don’t want to go anywhere far from the city center, please come to Xeng – Bait & Beer, a beer bar with a cool space right at the corner of Nguyen Dinh Chieu and Nguyen Binh Khiem streets.
The highlight of Shovel – Bait & Beer lies in the unique design space, diverse drink menu, rich food menu suitable for many ages and a series of interesting activities. Besides being a popular place after work or on weekends, Xeng also organizes many interesting and exciting entertainment activities and many special programs for young people who come here to enjoy chill parties such as: Buy 1 get 1 free. 1, birthday offer, free gift…
If you want to “make a bet” with your close friends but don’t know how to go yet, you can pick up the phone to book a table at Xeng with many attractive offers as well as follow the fanpage to know more special programs here. The combination of promotions at Xeng promises to bring you friendly, refreshing meetings at reasonable prices.
You will immediately see the ground floor space with a wall simulating famous places in Saigon and workers working hard.
On the way to the rooftop, there is a painting depicting a chaotic traffic jam at rush hour – a specialty that is all too familiar to Saigon residents.
The image of the childhood game Super Mario, dear to the late 8x and early 9x generations, is also recreated by the shop in a very realistic and fun way.
The shop also has a special mezzanine area for customers who are introverted, shy of crowds or like to sit in a position that can cover the bustling panorama of endless chill parties.
2 How to get to Xeng – Bait & Beer shop
Xeng’s address is located right at the corner of Nguyen Binh Khiem and Nguyen Dinh Chieu intersections, so finding here is not too difficult. From the center of Ho Chi Minh City, you only need to travel about 3 km to reach Xeng. The shop is located opposite famous places such as VOV building and Gem Center so it is quite easy to find. You can use taxis or technology car applications to get to the bar and back home for a safer drinking session.
The shop is located in a prime location in the center of District 1, easy to find and move to, with parking for large numbers of motorbikes and cars.
3 What’s special in the menu of Shovel – Bait & Beer?
3.1 Delicious food with attractive food menu
A hunting session at Xeng is indispensable for delicious bait with a delicious aroma. The food menu at Xeng will overwhelm you with a series of delicious and attractively seasoned dishes. When enjoyed with beer, it will create an impressive combination, exploding taste buds.
Xeng’s food menu is filled with delicious dishes divided into many different categories such as grilled dishes, fish dishes, vegetable dishes, filling dishes, hybrid dishes and other special dishes. In general, the dishes are seasoned with quite rich flavors, suitable for the taste of “drinkers”. Some dishes with attractive flavors that you should enjoy when coming to Xeng are frog salad, oven-baked ribs, worker hotpot, Hong Kong mushroom hotpot, grilled snails with pepper, fried mushrooms with seafood sauce…
With a food menu of around 90 dishes, Xeng promises to bring you a chill drinking space with diverse options. The prices of the dishes are quite affordable, ranging from 49,000 – 289,000 VND. A little tip that Vietnamtravelio wants to suggest to you is that the larger the group, the more opportunities you will have to enjoy the many dishes on Xeng’s special food menu.
The big plus point of Shovel Bait & Beer is that the delicious bait dishes are presented impressively and beautifully
The food menu is diverse with many delicious dishes prepared according to XANG’s exclusive recipe
3.2 Diverse drink menu
In addition to the delicious dishes, it would be a big mistake not to mention the delicious beer menu at Xeng restaurant. The shop has many familiar beers and non-alcoholic drinks at quite reasonable prices compared to pubs in District 1.
In addition to familiar beers, Xeng’s menu also serves a signature draft beer served in a tower or worker beer kettle, which is a feature of Xeng. The beer tower and beer kettle will be suitable for diners traveling in large groups.
Besides the beers and soft drinks mentioned above, Xeng also has a menu of fruit wines with attractive flavors. You can try a series of delicious soju with typical flavors such as plum, grape, peach, strawberry, grapefruit, and traditional wine. Especially the new product Peach cheek apricot wine with famous fragrance is making waves at Xeng.
If you want to get drunk on alcohol with a lighter drink, Xeo will also bring you an attractive and equally ecstatic cocktail menu. You can try some cocktails with unique names such as Hey Girl, Bad Boy, Sweet Lips, Mysterious Moonlight, Brilliant Aura.
The handmade Kettle of Cong Nhan signature beer is the choice of many diners
Peach cheek apricot wine brewed from plump peaches of the highlands is also a “must-try” drink when visiting Xeng
The restaurant also serves towers of draft beer to groups of diners who love original, traditional flavors
4 Some special discoveries and experiences at Xeng
Shovel is not just a simple restaurant, this place also has a few special activities for young people who come here to party. So what impressive experiences does Shovel – Bait & Beer have for you? Let’s explore with Vietnamtravelio Travel Guide!
4.1 Chill in a unique worker style space
Xeng’s space makes “drinkers” excited because it is designed quite uniquely, with the colors of a bustling, dusty construction site but extremely stylish. The meticulously painted walls depict a bustling picture of Saigon every off-hours, making the restaurant’s space more prominent.
The space is spacious and can accommodate up to 200 people
The place to celebrate major holidays of the year is chosen by many young people to send gold
Shovel – Bait & Beer is a Saigon pub on the Chill Friday list recommended by Saigon Chill.
4.2 Enjoy special birthday offers
Shovel always has special offers for those who come here to experience and explore, especially on birthdays. Just book a table and notify Xeng staff in advance and you can receive special offers on your birthday such as food discounts, party decorations as well as support in organizing. With the enthusiasm of the Shovel staff and delicious beer, we believe that you will have memorable memories at your birthday party with your friends.
Shovel is always the birthday celebration choice of Saigon youth
The shop always has incentives for simple birthday party table decorations and discounts for guests with birthdays during the month
4.3 Bustling with exciting dances
A special feature that you cannot miss when coming to Xeng on holidays or weekends is the loud music and attractive dances. In the vibrant space of a weekend pub, you will be entertained by the staff at Xeng with exciting modern dance songs with the most trending tunes of the moment.
Youthful, trendy, catchy music
Shovel – Bait & Beer with a unique space with good bait and delicious beer will be an attractive meeting place for you on occasions with relatives and friends. We hope that, with this travel guide, you will have more complete perspectives on this unique chill shop. If you want to have a few drinks with your friends in a cool space in the heart of District 1, don’t hesitate to come to Xeng right away.
