Tan Dinh's house of secrets

'Himitsu' is Japanese for secret — and the bar keeps that spirit: a small, plant-covered front at 154bis Tran Quang Khai, no loud promotion, and a quiet bar room waiting behind the door.

Himitsu House's front with its planting and warm lights in Tan Dinh

Chapter 01

The plant-covered front

Himitsu House tucks itself behind planting and warm light on Tran Quang Khai — a Tan Dinh kind of front: discreet, more like a home than a bar calling out for guests.

Himitsu House's bartender behind the counter, by a cognac bottle and a cocktail

Chapter 02

The omotenashi spirit

The bar runs on omotenashi — Japan's art of hospitality, where care is prepared before the guest even realises what they need. The Dot Magazine featured Himitsu House as a home of this service style in Saigon.

Himitsu House's long bar room with its wooden counter and green rattan seats

Chapter 03

Thirty seats

The small scale is the bar's statement: around thirty guests, one wooden counter, no DJs. For anyone looking for a quiet bar night of conversation in District 1 — this is the room made for them.