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The Yoko story — the live-music venue since 2002 at 22A Nguyen Thi Dieu
A stage since 2002 — where live music lives every night.
Yoko opened in 2002, named after Yoko Ono — and has been one of Saigon's longest-running live stages ever since. By day it's a quiet café: warm wood, paper lanterns, wooden tables, plants, the stage resting with instruments parked. At night the stage lights come on — rock, pop, ballad, indie, jazz in rotation, and open mic for anyone who wants to sing.
Yoko is one corner of old Saigon's "underground triangle" — with Acoustic Bar and RFC, where new-generation bands meet their first audience. English-language acoustic sets draw the international crowd; the posters on the wall say it straight: "Good music · Good drinks · Good people" and "Where music lives!"
The unmistakable mark: the glowing yoko letters on the stage wall with the peace-symbol logo — around them, vinyl records and gig photos layered over two decades. Special event nights are ticketed per event — check the posters at the venue or Facebook for details.
- A live stage since 2002 — one of Saigon's longest-running music rooms.
- The glowing yoko sign + peace-symbol logo — the unmistakable mark.
- The vinyl wall — records and gig photos layered 20+ years around the yoko letters.
- The "underground triangle" — with Acoustic Bar and RFC, where new bands debut.
- Café by day, stage by night — one room, two rhythms.
- Open mic — anyone can take the stage.
A band every night — rock, indie, acoustic, jazz.
Open till midnight Tue–Sat — a true night spot.
English-language acoustic sets draw the expat crowd.
Quiet by day with wifi and wooden tables — laptop-friendly till afternoon.
Loud music and crowds at night — not for quiet chats.
Opens 16:00 on Sundays — no Sunday-morning coffee.