Bo Gia Ho Chi Minh City

The ever thriving and developing city of Ho Chi Minh is also the largest city in Vietnam located along the Mekong River delta. Previously known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh was a Cambodian hamlet before it was annexed by Vietnam in the 16th century. It was renamed as Ho Chi Minh after it was merged with Gia Dinh province.Regarding the geographical and population extent (9 million) Ho Chi Minh is the single biggest metropolis in Vietnam and Indochina. Ho Chi Minh’s history dates back to its beginning as a minor fishing village which was occupied by Khmer People prior to the arrival of the Vietnamese population.

The year of 1976 saw the establishment of the union of communist Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the finally the renaming of the city as Ho Chi Minh after the great communist political leader Ho Chi Minh. This Vietnamese city has a tropical climate as the average humidity is 75% and the place experiences a combination of two distinct seasons. While the average temperature is 28 degree C, the highest temperature ranges to 39 degree in late April and the lowest being 16 degree C in the late December. The majority of the population of Ho Chi Minh is ethnic Vietnamese which amounts to about 90% while other ethnic minorities consist of Chinese forming 8% and a conglomeration of Khmer, Cham, Nung, and Rhade shaping 2% of the population. The city of Ho Chi Minh is also economically important operative center in Vietnam with some 300,000 business associations striving to survive including numerous big entrepreneurial houses indulging in various latest fields of electronics, light industries, construction and industries producing building materials and agricultural products etc. Regarding the field of education Ho Chi Minh is quite advanced with approximately 50 universities and colleges.

Ho Chi Minh as the largest metro in Vietnam has a thriving night life making it a happening place for the youngsters and tourists, who enjoy their stay in Ho Chi Minh to the fullest amidst the blasting night life and booming expansion of night clubs. Bo Gia is one such prominent name in the realm of the social life of Ho Chi Minh. This café serves also as a bookshop and is simultaneously a comfortable place for people of varied tastes. The ones who just want to have a comfortable evening tea or coffee and sit back and enjoy the bustling city life but from a distance will love this place and simultaneously the bookworms will also cherish the books decorating the wall of this café. Another feature enticing more visitors to this café is the availability of the books for sell. These books are either photocopied in English or in French dealing with Vietnamese topics to be precise.

Being in Ho Chi Minh City, one should not miss out on the savoring taste of Bo Gia ice cream. This department has been recently inaugurated and has excellent flavors for ice cream lovers. The ice cream shop has introduced itself under the name of Bo Gia 2 ice cream and this parlor not only serves delectable ice creams it also provides you with an equally good ambience and a decent crowd to interact with. In fact this totally complements the night life of the city in case you want to have a quiet time to yourself with a delicious ice cream for company as you sit back and enjoy the hues of darkness from a distance.

In case you want to celebrate your stay in Ho Chi Minh City then do check out Bo Gia at,

Address: 20 Ho Huan Nghiep, District 1,
Ho Chi Minh City
Phone: +84 8 824 4388