Hue Night Walking Street is an extremely attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists when coming to the ancient capital. This place has brought Hue city a dynamic and bustling new look. If you don’t know what’s fun in Hue at night, try to experience Hue night walking street. There are 2 famous pedestrian streets, Nguyen Dinh Chieu and West Quarter. If Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street is suitable for sightseeing and walking along the Perfume River, the Western Quarter is full of tourist services and bustling entertainment.

Nguyen Dinh Chieu pedestrian street in Hue

Address of Night walking street Nguyen Dinh Chieu

Nguyen Dinh Chieu Night Walking Street is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Hue , located in the heart of Hue city, beside the romantic Perfume River.

  • Address: Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Phu Hoi Ward, City. Hue, Thua Thien Hue province.
  • Opening hours: from 16h to 22h Monday to Saturday and open all day Sunday.

On January 15, 2019, the ironwood-floored walkway on the Perfume River with a length of more than 380m was inaugurated. This route and Nguyen Dinh Chieu pedestrian street have created a new highlight and appearance for the south bank of the Perfume River, making it an extremely attractive destination for tourists.

Interesting activities in Nguyen Dinh Chieu pedestrian street

Visitors here can freely enjoy the scenery, walk or check-in by the Perfume River and enjoy extremely delicious and attractive snacks.

Check-in by the Perfume River is very chill

The beauty of the Perfume River(Huong River) has long become a symbol of the culture and soul of Hue people. And when coming to Nguyen Dinh Chieu pedestrian street, visitors can admire the poetic and peaceful beauty again. Perhaps that’s why this place has become a popular check-in point for tourists.

Check-in on the romantic Perfume River

Visiting traditional and ancient wooden house

If you take a walk around Nguyen Dinh Chieu night walking street, visitors will have the opportunity to witness the quintessential and ancient carved lines still preserved in the houses of his father. Ruong house is also a traditional cultural beauty of Hue people.

Shopping for handicraft souvenirs

From Phuong Nam bookstore to Trang Tien bridge  is an area selling a lot of souvenirs and handicrafts. There are hundreds of stalls displaying products from traditional craft villages in Hue. Visitors will easily find Hue-style souvenirs as gifts for friends and relatives.

Strolling to see the romantic Perfume River

There is nothing more wonderful than walking by the romantic Perfume River, watching the sunset and admiring the shimmering, fanciful beauty of Truong Tien Bridge when the lights are on. This will definitely be a memorable experience in your Hue travel itinerary.

Enjoy a variety of delicious snacks

In the walking street, there are many delicious Hue specialties at very affordable prices. Highlights include mussel rice, mussel vermicelli, skewered meat, grilled corn, and banh beo. And it is impossible not to mention the crispy, hot, and fragrant Truong Tien breads, just need to eat once to remember forever.

Visitors can also visit the fragrant, colorful tea burdens to enjoy the traditional tea bowls of Hue. There are also many different types of tea for visitors to choose from such as taro tea, red bean tea, filtered powdered tea, beaten green tea, and bean curd tea.

Hue Walking Street – Western Quarter

Address of West Hue Quarter

  • Address: Phu Hoi ward, City. Hue, Thua Thien Hue province.
  • Opening hours: 6pm to 2am the next day on Friday and Saturday nights and from 6pm to 24pm on Sundays.

On the evening of September 29, 2017, Hue pedestrian street was officially opened and became a busy and bustling destination attracting thousands of domestic and foreign tourists. The pedestrian street extends for more than 1km, including 3 streets: Pham Ngu Lao, Chu Van An and Vo Thi Sau.

The neighborhood is extremely busy on weekends

Coming to the walking street, visitors not only can discover Hue at night but also have the opportunity to visit many interesting destinations around here such as:

  • An Dinh Palace : about 2.1km from Hue night walking street.
  • Dong Ba Market : about 1.5km from Hue night walking street.

What’s attractive in the new Hue pedestrian street?

Hue Walking Street is extremely attractive to tourists because it has many high-quality relaxation, tourism and entertainment activities. The street also contributes to changing the face of the city, making Hue more dynamic and bustling.

Relax, watch Hue life at night

Walking around a pedestrian street, you will feel the full rhythm of life here, all three streets are always filled with lights along with vibrant and bustling sounds.

Enjoy a unique musical performance

One of the things that makes visitors, especially young people excited to come here, is probably enjoying the extremely unique street music performances. These performances have contributed to creating an interesting exchange playground between artists and visitors.

Check-in coffee shops with “awesome view”

West Hue Street is also filled with lovely cafes designed in vintage style or dusty style. You can refer to some cafes with beautiful views and very reasonable prices such as:

The Coffee House

  • Address: No. 11 Vo Thi Sau, City. Hue
  • Reference price: 29,000 VND/ cup

Gecko Cafe

  • Address: No. 09 Pham Ngu Lao, City. Hue
  • Reference price: 15,000 VND/ cup

Sweet Kingdom

  • Address: No. 05 Pham Ngu Lao, City. Hue
  • Reference price: 10,000 – 40,000 VND/cup

La Gare Bistro

  • Address: 14 Phan Chu Trinh, City. Hue
  • Reference price: 20,000 VND/ cup

 

It’s great to sip a delicious cup of coffee in this “chill” space

Western style drinking in Hue West Street

Western-style drinking is not only a favorite activity of foreign guests, but even domestic tourists are extremely interested. With a few glasses of fresh beer and some delicious drinks, you’ve had a jubilant evening with your best friends.

Buy unique souvenirs

Walking along Hue pedestrian street, visitors will feel overwhelmed by countless stalls displaying items from clothes, shoes, bags, jewelry to conical hats or traditional souvenirs. And don’t forget to stop by to buy some items for yourself or as gifts for friends.

The conical hats here are elaborated by the craftsmen themselves, so it is very beautiful (Photo: collectibles)

Enjoy irresistible delicious specialties

Hue Walking Street is also a culinary paradise that any visitor coming here can hardly resist. From luxury restaurants to sidewalk eateries, from Hue-style dishes to famous dishes from other regions, they are all available.

With only a few tens of thousands in hand, you can enjoy a variety of attractive dishes such as:

  • Bridge foot bread
  • Hue cakes : Beo cake, Nam cake, filter cake, ram cake…
  • Hue traditional tea: purple potato tea, banana tea, areca flower tea, filter powder tea, green bean tea.

If there are 36 streets in Hanoi, there are also 36 different types of tea in Hue (Photo: collectibles)

In addition, visitors can also enjoy cheap western dishes such as pizza, spaghetti sauce, fried chicken. The price usually ranges from 50,000 – 200,000 VND / dish. Some shops you can refer to such as: Ta Vet, Taboo Pub, La Gare Bistro.

Experience walking Hue walking street

Directions to Hue Walking Street

From points in the city area, you move towards Truong Tien bridge, then turn onto Le Loi street, go straight to Doi Cung and then turn right for a further part to arrive.

 

Visitors should note that you should not travel by car because the roads here are very crowded and traffic jams are common. Motorcycles and cyclos will be more appropriate means, you just have the opportunity to watch the street without wasting time because of traffic jams. Also do not forget to learn the Hue tourist map to be able to discover many attractive tourist attractions here.

Some notes when visiting Hue walking street

In your Hue travel itinerary, you should immediately pocket the following experiences when visiting Hue walking street.

  • Visitors should schedule a tour of the pedestrian street in advance so that it can be combined with other places of the city.
  • It is advisable to ask the parking price in advance and ask the closing time of the parking lot.
  • The pedestrian street is very crowded, so visitors need to actively protect their personal belongings to avoid pickpockets or robberies.
  • Check prices in advance and ask for prices before deciding to shop for items here.
  • Prepare a phone with full battery and dress well to check-in at every corner of Hue pedestrian street. If you want to comfortably take photos without sticking to people, you should come earlier than about 5pm.

Not sad or quiet like what we often see about this land, Hue pedestrian street is a place where you will feel a completely different atmosphere. A dreamy Hue but also full of excitement and bustle. And this will definitely be a great destination in your next discovery journeys.