Recently opened, the Australian-run Universal Bar & Café (90 Bui Vien, Q1) is becoming well known as a popular live acoustic venue and eatery.

Serving up hearty international fare such as English-style chips (VND45,000), seafood pizza (VND120,000), hamburgers, fish and chips, and Italian cuisine, as well as a selection of Vietnamese snacks and mains, draught beers go for VND30,000 and spirits VND55,000.

Open daily from 12pm till the small hours of the next morning, the venue’s second floor can accommodate live sports, private parties, DJs and sales presentations thanks to its big screen, sound system and multimedia facilities.