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My Dinh · Sit-down bar
Every room private, premium Korean dining with a dedicated host in My Dinh
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100,000 VND an hour to sit with you, twenty hostesses, private rooms — the value pick in Dinh Thon.
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So where should you go
We have visited and written up 3 Sit-down bar venues in Hanoi, and each one is different. Tell us how many people and what time, and we will check availability and work out the total in advance.
See all 3What is a sit-down restaurant?
It is a restaurant where a host sits with you while you eat. Think of it as halfway between a Korean restaurant and a karaoke room. You get a proper meal in a private room, with someone pouring and talking. Quieter than karaoke, less flat than a plain dinner — it is what people use for entertaining a client or catching up properly. The rooms have doors that close.
The bill has three parts
This is the part people get wrong. The menu price is not the whole bill. It comes in three separate pieces: 1. Food — per person, as printed on the menu. 2. Host time — charged by the hour. 3. Drinks — separate again; some places sell them as sets. People look at the food price, then get a surprise at the end. Add all three to get the real number.
How much is the host?
100,000 to 200,000 VND per hour. That is much less than a karaoke tip, because this is a meal, not a night out. Here are the three places we visit.
| Venue | Area | Host fee |
|---|---|---|
| Myeongwol | My Dinh | 100,000 / hour |
| K-Drama | Nam Trung Yen | 100,000 / hour |
| Sinsa 86 | My Dinh | 600,000 / 3 hours · +250,000 |
What do two people pay?
Food plus host time only, worked out from the actual price sheets. ⚠ Drinks and tax are not in these numbers. Drinks vary by venue and all three add tax on top, so the real bill lands higher. Tell us your group size, how long, and what you will drink — we work out the total before you go.
| Venue | What | For two (VND) |
|---|---|---|
| K-Drama | Texas set 2kg + host 2h | ~1,190,000 |
| Myeongwol | Set meal ×2 + host 2h | ~2,160,000 |
| Sinsa 86 | Dinner ×2 + host 3h | ~2,600,000 |
Cards work here
All three take cards — unlike VIP massage, where cards do not work at all. These are restaurants. Two things to know: tax is added on top of the menu price at all three, and paying by card can carry a fee — Sinsa 86 adds 8% on card, 10% on drinks. Cash is cheaper by that much.
Opening hours and booking
Myeongwol runs noon to 1am with no break; last orders 10:30pm. Sinsa 86 runs noon to midnight; lunch orders close at 3pm, dinner at 8pm. K-Drama runs 5pm to midnight. Sinsa 86 is booking-only. K-Drama's lobster and king crab sets need a day's notice. Give us the date and group size and we will check what is free.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a sit-down restaurant?
- A restaurant where a host sits with you during the meal, in a private room with a door. Halfway between a restaurant and a karaoke room.
- How much is the host?
- 100,000 to 200,000 VND per hour. Myeongwol and K-Drama charge 100,000 an hour; Sinsa 86 is 600,000 for three hours.
- What do two people pay?
- Food plus host time comes to roughly 1,190,000 to 2,600,000 VND. Drinks and tax are on top.
- Can I pay by card?
- Yes, all three take cards. Sinsa 86 adds an 8% card fee (10% on drinks), and all three add tax on top.