A wine room above the city

Somme took the top floor of an office building on Pham Ngoc Thach for its wine room: glass all around, a terrace opening onto the skyline, and a wine list serious enough for a District 3 corner better known for coffee than cellars.

The view from Somme's 11th floor over the city at dusk

Chapter 01

Eleven floors above Pham Ngoc Thach

The bar sits on the 11th floor of The Nexx Building, some 300 metres from Turtle Lake. Guests advise each other to book before sunset — the room's moment is the city lighting up behind the glass.

Chapter 02

Seventy bottles, two schools

Somme's list runs through sparkling, rosé, red and white, setting traditional producers beside modern ones. That mix makes the list work for the wine-serious and for anyone who just wants a good glass at dusk.

Somme's interior at dusk, table lamps on

Chapter 03

The names in the reviews

Somme's reviews name the staff — manager Rachel, Binh — and name the dishes. For a wine room in the sky, that familiarity is what guests remember on the lift ride down.