Maxim's is/was a high class Viet restaurant. The sort of place you would take visitors or a corporate celebration. Never seen the dancing area - should go and take a look.
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Maxim's is/was a high class Viet restaurant. The sort of place you would take visitors or a corporate celebration. Never seen the dancing area - should go and take a look.
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Just as a side note, district 5 also contains a "China town". So, nearby at the Le Hong Phong and 3 Thang 2 ave. intersection is the Hoa Binh Theatre and some tall pagoda-like structure. I'm gonna be headed over there next time to check it out and make a report.
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Chinatown in D5 has a lot of bars etc geared to the locals but I hear it can get pretty rough. Have been told this by local guys, local bargirls and I even think I read it here somewhere.
If you go over there recommend you take some Viet company.
[QUOTE=Centaurus]Do they still dance viennese waltz in those cabarets?[/QUOTE]
Ballroom dancing, including dancers for hire, is alive and well in Saigon. My two favorites, although it's been awhile since I was there, are Maxim (next to the Majestic Hotel) and Tu Do, 2nd floor of the building on the corner of Dong Du and Dong Khoi.
As I remember it, admission is between 50-100k. Girls are about 200k per hour plus a tip. The dress code is all over the map from levis to coat and tie. A lot of visiting Viet kieu go to these places. Many of them are knockouts although they are usually there with husbands or boyfriends. These are generally not pickup places, but the girls for hire can often be taken out or met later.
Live music, lovely Vietnamese singers, dark booths and a very accommodating atmosphere.
[QUOTE=Sudsoz]Maxim's is/was a high class Viet restaurant. The sort of place you would take visitors or a corporate celebration. Never seen the dancing area - should go and take a look.[/QUOTE]
Maxim's restaurant is on the ground floor and it seems that you go up the stairs to the dance club. Not dressed appropriately so I did not go in.
You know, I am intrigued. I was married to my Viet wife in the Majestic Hotel in 2001. I saw Maxims then, and I wondered for a moment or two, but I got caught up in the moment of getting tied down again! Ha ha Now, I am wondering if it is the same Maxims that opened there back in 1967, during the war. That Maxims was also in the same spot. Sudsoz, has it been opened that long? Really? Or did it possibly re-open and use the same name?
Now, back during the war, if you went to where the Majestic stands today, you had to turn either right or left, (hell, I guess you still do! ) and, if you turned right, and walked a few doors down, there was a bar there called "Maxines", not to be confused with Maxims. Oh, the stories I could tell about that place! LOL The Mamasan in Maxines loved Cherry Boys. A buddy of mine took me in there one evening, and I was maybe 19 years old at the time, and convinced Mamasan I was a Cherry Boy, which I was not. LOL She begged me, and begged me and begged me. She even paid for my beer. She wanted to deflower me!
So, being a Southern Gentleman, as I am, and being as, where I come from, it is impolite to keep a lady waiting all night, I allowed her to do that! My gosh! Oh well, the free beer made it all worth while! LOL
Sudz, please let me know what you know about Maxims.
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Sudz, please let me know what you know about Maxims.[/QUOTE]I have only been coming to HCMC for about 4 years and it has been there all that time. All I know.
On hearing some of the comments about the girls asking prices at the dance joint I would tend to put it into the same category as Club Royale and Catwalk. The women do look good and they believe they are high class so they ask high prices but my experience is that they are primma donnas and clockwatchers.
Hey guys,
I'm a long time reader of the forum and it has definitly steered me in the right direction many a time, so I thought I would give a little something back. I don't if this place has been mentioned before but a couple of nights ago a checked out oblivion on bui vien st. In pham ngu lao. Its a pretty laid back girly bar. Drinks are reasonably priced and the girls not too pushy for lady drinks. I had a few drinks, bought a few lady drinks then offered to take the girl out. Aparently there is no bar fine policy and you agree on the price with the girl. She asked for 500k vnd but I got her down to 400k for st. She then took me to a st hotel right on bui vien which charged I think less then 10 bucks for st use. All in all a nice easy relatively inexpensive night. The bar doesn't have the best quality girls, but for a laid back inexpensive atmosphere I would highly reccomend it.
Hardlock
i think the same family owns it for ever
I don't quite understand why many of you think the WGs at Apocalypse Now are not that good looking, but I saw a lot awesome looking girls there, in side the club at least. I didn't ask about the prices, but it should be about 1mil/pop.
Happy hunting.
[QUOTE=Big T84]All in all a nice easy relatively inexpensive night. The bar doesn't have the best quality girls, but for a laid back inexpensive atmosphere I would highly reccomend it.[/QUOTE]I ended up in Oblivion a few months back. Was taken to Biu Vien by a motorbike and dropped off at Cheers. Had never been there before but it was dead and I noted as we drove past Oblivion that it looked busy so wandered back down the street (about 50m). Found a space at the end of the bar and had a beer. Barmaid very friendly and quite articulate, and I noticed that the G&T's she was mixing for others looked really good, so I ordered one too. That was my big mistake! They were damned good - huge block of ice, very generous slug of gin and a dash of tonic. So I had another and the waitress was suddenly next to me, so I bought her a drink and had another myself.
We were chatting away and then something completely bizarre happened - the manageress (I guess) suddenly took offence at the waitress talking to me (or neglecting her other duties) even though I had been dutifully buying drinks. Then she took her to the sofa, put her over her lap and starting spanking her - not gently. No-one could explain to me what had happened so at this point I thought I had better change positions and moved to the front of the bar, and ordered another Gin. This is where things start to get a little hazy ...
At some point I vaguely remember starting to talk to another woman, in any case the next thing I remember with any clarity is fucking a very attractive, slightly more mature (which I like) woman with lovely large firm breasts from behind. We were in a small hotel off Pham Ngu Lao and it was about 7am. Somehow I had lost about 3 hours of my life: I have no recollection of leaving the bar, no real recollection of talking to this particular woman, but I was very happy to find myself with her. (Her name is Suoung by the way).
So Oblivion lived up to its name but I vouch for the fact that the atmosphere was very relaxed, the prices reasonable (as far as I remember) and the G&T certainly one of the best I have ever had. Highly recommended!
I ended up in Oblivion a few months back. Was taken to Biu Vien by a motorbike and dropped off at Cheers. Had never been there before but it was dead and I noted as we drove past Oblivion that it looked busy so wandered back down the street (about 50m). Found a space at the end of the bar and had a beer. Barmaid very friendly and quite articulate, and I noticed that the G&T's she was mixing for others looked really good, so I ordered one too. That was my big mistake! They were damned good. Huge block of ice, very generous slug of gin and a dash of tonic. So I had another and the waitress was suddenly next to me, so I bought her a drink and had another myself.
We were chatting away and then something completely bizarre happened. The manageress (I guess) suddenly took offence at the waitress talking to me (or neglecting her other duties) even though I had been dutifully buying drinks. Then she took her to the sofa, put her over her lap and starting spanking her. Not gently. No-one could explain to me what had happened so at this point I thought I had better change positions and moved to the front of the bar, and ordered another Gin. This is where things start to get a little hazy.
At some point I vaguely remember starting to talk to another woman, in any case the next thing I remember with any clarity is fucking a very attractive, slightly more mature (which I like) woman with lovely large firm breasts from behind. We were in a small hotel off Pham Ngu Lao and it was about 7am. Somehow I had lost about 3 hours of my life: I have no recollection of leaving the bar, no real recollection of talking to this particular woman, but I was very happy to find myself with her. (Her name is Suoung by the way).
So Oblivion lived up to its name but I vouch for the fact that the atmosphere was very relaxed, the prices reasonable (as far as I remember) and the G&T certainly one of the best I have ever had. Highly recommended!
Has anyone had any experiences bagging a girl from Liquid before? I met this one really hot girl there and I offered her $200 USD and she refused. So I was left high and dry that night.
[QUOTE=Jacky33]Has anyone had any experiences bagging a girl from Liquid before? I met this one really hot girl there and I offered her $200 USD and she refused. So I was left high and dry that night.[/QUOTE]
Liquid seems to have mostly regular gals from monied families so you probably insulted her by offering money. You may have to work a little harder and maybe propose something different - like a couple of days in Phan Thiet or even KL.
[QUOTE=Sudsoz]Liquid seems to have mostly regular gals from monied families so you probably insulted her by offering money. You may have to work a little harder and maybe propose something different - like a couple of days in Phan Thiet or even KL.[/QUOTE]Sudsoz when was the last time you were at Liquid? I think they changed the format of the club. Its mostly hostess girls there now that work for the club. They just keep you company for the time you are there and you give them like 200k tip at the end. I obviously wanted more than just company...hehe....Has anyone else been to Liquid recently? Some very attractive girls there.
Nothing missing ? Like a kidney ?
[QUOTE=Ian Oxon]I ended up in Oblivion a few months back. Was taken to Biu Vien by a motorbike and dropped off at Cheers. Had never been there before but it was dead and I noted as we drove past Oblivion that it looked busy so wandered back down the street (about 50m). Found a space at the end of the bar and had a beer. Barmaid very friendly and quite articulate, and I noticed that the G&T's she was mixing for others looked really good, so I ordered one too. That was my big mistake! They were damned good. Huge block of ice, very generous slug of gin and a dash of tonic. So I had another and the waitress was suddenly next to me, so I bought her a drink and had another myself.
We were chatting away and then something completely bizarre happened. The manageress (I guess) suddenly took offence at the waitress talking to me (or neglecting her other duties) even though I had been dutifully buying drinks. Then she took her to the sofa, put her over her lap and starting spanking her. Not gently. No-one could explain to me what had happened so at this point I thought I had better change positions and moved to the front of the bar, and ordered another Gin. This is where things start to get a little hazy.
At some point I vaguely remember starting to talk to another woman, in any case the next thing I remember with any clarity is fucking a very attractive, slightly more mature (which I like) woman with lovely large firm breasts from behind. We were in a small hotel off Pham Ngu Lao and it was about 7am. Somehow I had lost about 3 hours of my life: I have no recollection of leaving the bar, no real recollection of talking to this particular woman, but I was very happy to find myself with her. (Her name is Suoung by the way).
So Oblivion lived up to its name but I vouch for the fact that the atmosphere was very relaxed, the prices reasonable (as far as I remember) and the G&T certainly one of the best I have ever had. Highly recommended![/QUOTE]