STORY

Ben Thanh's never-sleeping Indian kitchen

Swagat is an Indian restaurant at 23 Trinh Van Can: per the restaurant, its menu has carried posted prices since Feb 2025 — crisp fried starters 45k–80k, basmati rice 49k, and mutton saagwala 115k. The rare part: the kitchen still serves past midnight, till 02:00 (Wed–Sun) and 02:30 (Mon–Tue).

The street-facing bar counter with high stools (restaurant photo)
The street-facing bar
02:00

The kitchen fires past midnight

Wed–Sun till 02:00, Mon–Tue till 02:30 — few Indian kitchens in District 1 serve this late.

02/2025

Prices posted by the restaurant

The menu photo Swagat posted in Feb 2025: 10 priced items, from veg kathi roll 50k to mutton saagwala 115k.

23 TVC

The salmon-walled room

Salmon walls, a packed gallery wall, a bar counter facing Trinh Van Can street — cozy, unpretentious, a true late-night spot.

SWAGAT

A midrange Indian restaurant at 23 Trinh Van Can, District 1 — the kitchen fires till 02:00, prices clearly posted on the restaurant's own menu.