Hanoi has just opened the first nightlife area in the outskirt district of Gia Lam.
Open daily from 4pm until 2am, the area offers visitors various experiences on gastronomy, entertainment and shopping.
People visit Hanoi’s first nightlife area in Vinhomes Ocean Park in Gia Lam District on its opening day on October 25. — Photo by Vinhomes Ocean Park
The inauguration of the nightlife area, the first ever in the north, is part of a development plan for the night-time economy that the Government has orientated to promote the domestic economy, especially in the post-Covi-19 pandemic period.
Huynh Van Son, Board Chairman of the Sea Star Sai Gon Company, the group implementing the model, said that the purpose of Hanoi's first nightlife area is to be a new magnet for tourists by diversifying tourism products of the capital city.
He also said that the nightlife area also creates business opportunities that are suitable for small-scale traders, helping Hanoi become one of the leading localities in developing the night economy.
The Ocean Park nightlife area has nearly 200 booths and mobile trucks selling regional specialities, food and beverage, clothing and accessories, handicraft products, and handmade souvenirs.
The new nightlife area is also expected to be a check-in hotspot for Hanoi's youth.
