Nightlight in Dalat

Nightlife in Dalat is when you wear many layers of clothes, feel hungry all the time, and desire to explore silent lives under the dark sky. So what could be more enchanting than these symbolic features: Xuan Huong Lake, Hell Market, and Cung To Chieu Cafe?

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Xuan Huong Lake (Hồ Xuân Hương)

Xuan Huong Lake has been bringing the holy soul of Dalat since the city was born in the early twentieth century. You can get to the lakeside in any moment of the day to enjoy the peaceful flow of water, but that kind of experiences may turn much more special at night. Go with your friends, hire a double bike at Dalat Night Market, and ride around the lake to crazily enjoy extreme coldness.

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Dalat Night Market
Chợ đêm Đà Lạt, 4/2013
Photo credit: Khánh Hmoong via Flickr

This well-known destination is also called Hell Market (Chợ Âm Phủ) due to its scary atmosphere without electricity a long time ago. Nowadays, the market has turned much more crowded and colorful with a considerable number of travelers wandering around for street foods, woolen clothes, souvenirs, etc. Dalat Night Market is only one kilometer long, but it seems to become endless for visitors to discover.

Opening hours: 5:00 pm – 5:00 am
Address: Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street, ward 1, Dalat, Lam Dong (Beside Dalat Market)

Cung To Chieu Cafe (Cafe Cung Tơ Chiều)

Lying on a bleak hill near Bao Dai’s Summer Palace, Cung To Chieu Cafe is considered one of the four craziest features of Dalat. Visiting here, you will absolutely get impressed by creepy surroundings, as well as a female singer with untidy hair holding a guitar and a cigarette. This is Mrs. Giang, the owner of the coffee shop. She has such a glamorous voice that it has become a specialty of City of Eternal Spring for more than a decade. Another noticeable factor is that you are not allowed to speak louder than music and use a phone so that everyone could enjoy their night to the fullest.

cung to chieu cafe-ĐL
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Opening hours: 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Prices: 100 000 vnd
Address: #27K Le Hong Phong street, ward 3, Dalat, Lam Dong
Telephone: (+84)633821185

3 thoughts on “Nightlight in Dalat

  1. I have been to these places before and I really loved spending time their. However, the cafe is really hard to find and I’m really surprised that you also know this place. Thank you for sharing this article. Your writing clearly reflects the beauty of Dalat’s nightlight. Thank you very much.

  2. I’ve had one chance to visit Dalat and I could tell you that was such a fantastic and memorable experience. Apart from Cafe Cung To Chieu, other places where I had been were amazing. I would highly recommend anyone visiting Dalat should put these spots on his must-visit list.

  3. I’ve been to Dalats before. These destinations are all ideal locations. We can have a chance to explore the energetic life of the local at night, where there were no high-rise buildings, too much traffic; as visitors may have used to those skyscrapers and shopping centers in other parts of the city, but not at all less lively and vigorous. Thanks for sharing your post.

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