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The lab above Nguyen Du

On the 2nd floor of 57 Nguyen Du, Hybrid runs a molecular cocktail programme — and landed on the Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026 extended list.

A cocktail on the bar counter — Hybrid Saigon

Chapter 01

The molecular programme

Hybrid began with a question: what happens to Vietnamese ingredients through the most modern technique? Clarification, carbonation, re-distillation — each technique is a way of hearing local flavour more clearly.

Two cocktails raised — a toast at Hybrid Saigon

Chapter 02

The 50 Best extended list

That programme put Hybrid on the extended list of Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026 — international recognition for a small 2nd-floor bar with no street sign.

The cathedral view — from Hybrid Saigon's room

Chapter 03

The room above the street

To reach Hybrid you pass through Bar 57 on the ground floor and climb to the 2nd. Up there, Nguyen Du drops below, the cathedral appears at the window, and the minimal room keeps every eye on the pour.