Many restaurants and eateries in Ho Chi Minh City are full of customers after Tet.

On the evening of February 2 (the 5th day of Tet), the last day of the Tet holiday, the streets of Ho Chi Minh City were bustling again. Traffic was heavy, restaurants and eateries were packed with customers.

Nhà hàng, quán ăn TP.HCM chộn rộn trở lại sau Tết - Ảnh 1. — Crowded customers at a pub on Le Van Sy Street (District 3) - Photo: NHAT XUAN

According to Tuoi Tre Online , central streets such as Vo Thi Sau, Cach Mang Thang Tam (District 3), 3 Thang 2 (District 10), Dien Bien Phu (District 1)... were crowded, completely different from the quiet atmosphere of the previous days.

"Eating is like hunting"

At entertainment spots such as Nguyen Hue Flower Street (District 1), Turtle Lake (District 3), and Le Thi Rieng Park (District 10), many people and tourists took advantage of the last day of Tet holiday this year to stroll around and take souvenir photos.

Nhiều nhà hàng, quán ăn TP.HCM kín khách sau Tết - Ảnh 2. — Le Thi Rieng Park (District 10) is bustling with visitors on the last day of Tet holiday - Photo: NHAT XUAN

Nhà hàng, quán ăn TP.HCM chộn rộn trở lại sau Tết - Ảnh 3. — Many tourists take advantage of the last day of Tet holiday - Photo: NHAT XUAN

Sharing with Tuoi Tre Online , Ms. Thuy Tien (living in District 10) said that tonight she and a group of friends made an appointment to go to the "homegrown snail restaurant" on Truong Son Street (District 10) for a New Year's gathering, but when they arrived, the restaurant was full.

"I thought the restaurant wouldn't be too crowded after Tet, but when we got there, there were no more seats. We had to turn around and look for another restaurant. We searched for a long time but couldn't find a satisfactory snail restaurant nearby, so the whole group had to switch to hot pot," Ms. Tien said with a laugh.

Nhiều nhà hàng, quán ăn TP.HCM kín khách sau Tết - Ảnh 4. — A pub on Truong Son Street (District 10) is packed during evening rush hour - Photo: NHAT XUAN

Similarly, Mr. Pham Tin (22 years old, living in Thu Duc City) also fell into the situation of "eating like hunting" when he made an appointment with friends to eat New Year's Eve on the 5th day of Tet.

Mr. Tin said the group had planned to have a date at the beginning of the year, go to a coffee shop, and play board games together, but they didn't expect every shop to be packed.

"We went around several downtown areas, but every restaurant was packed. The staff said we would have to wait a long time, so we had to keep going. We went to 2 or 3 restaurants before finding a place with an empty table," said Mr. Tin.

Mr. Tin added, "While driving, I saw a lot of traffic, many technology drivers and shippers were also working again, probably many people were taking advantage of the time to enjoy the rest of the holiday before returning to work."

Many shops have not reopened yet.

Although the street atmosphere has become more bustling, according to observations, there are still many restaurants, eateries, coffee shops, fashion and beauty stores that have not reopened.

Many shops are expected to reopen from February 3 (the 6th) when workers and employees return to work after the holiday.