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Until what time are most venues open at night?
As a rough guide by type: late-night bars and snack bars until around 2 a.m. (some until 3 a.m.), men's VIP massage until around 3 a.m. (some until 4 a.m.), and local clubs until around 4 a.m. The massage venues we list also close between 2 and 3 a.m. Regular restaurants and non-adult spas close around 22:00–23:00. Hanoi tends to close earlier than Ho Chi Minh City.
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