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Booze Cruise Sports Bar & Grill
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Booze Cruise Sports Bar & Grill

3.9
(126 reviews)
Old Quarter, Nha Trang

Booze Cruise Sports Bar & Grill operates on Nguyen Thien Thuat as Nha Trang's longest-running expat sports bar, with live football coverage on multiple screens, a Western and Vietnamese food menu, and regular drink promotions through the week. The venue runs from 6 AM to 3 AM, making it the city's most consistently available bar across all hours. Live music plays Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The crowd is heavily expat regulars, longer-stay travelers, and the steady flow of foreign tourists who want a Western-style sports bar with proper kitchen and reliable hours. Pricing sits at the lower end of the Nha Trang range, with happy hour deals pushing draft beer down to budget rates.

Where to stay near Booze Cruise Sports Bar & Grill

Hotels and rentals within walking distance.

What to Expect

A reliable expat sports bar with proper food, screens for live sport, and consistent hours. Western-style operations rather than Vietnamese local format.

Atmosphere

Casual expat sports bar with consistent hours and reliable food. The Nha Trang regulars' choice.

Music

Live music Wed-Thu, classic rock and pop the rest of the week kept moderate

Dress Code

Fully casual; shorts, sandals, beachwear all work

Best For

Expats, sports fans, longer-stay travelers, and reliable Western-style food.

Payment

Cards, Vietnamese dong, USD accepted

Price Range

Draft beer 30,000-55,000 VND, imported beer 60,000-100,000 VND, mains 120,000-280,000 VND

Beer ~$1.20-4/~1-3.50 EUR, mains ~$5-11/~4.50-10 EUR

Hours

Daily 6 AM to 3 AM

Insider Tip

Happy hour pricing typically runs 4-7 PM with deep cuts on draft beer. The 6 AM opening makes this the city's most reliable hangover venue. The Wednesday and Thursday live music sets pull a younger crowd.

Full Review

Booze Cruise occupies a mid-sized space on Nguyen Thien Thuat at the heart of the Old Quarter, with the entrance open to the street and seating spread across an indoor bar area and a small outdoor terrace. Multiple TV screens dominate the wall space, showing football, rugby, and other live sport that pulls the Western expat crowd specifically. The bar runs along one wall and the kitchen handles food service from open hours through the night.

The positioning as a 6 AM to 3 AM operation makes Booze Cruise distinct in the Nha Trang nightlife landscape. The early opening pulls the breakfast and morning-after crowd that needs a venue serving food and coffee before most Vietnamese restaurants get going. The late closing pushes past the 1-2 AM cutoff that most other Old Quarter bars enforce, making this the natural late-night extension venue for visitors who don't want the night to end yet.

The food menu runs Western pub fare (burgers, fish and chips, pizza, breakfast plates) alongside Vietnamese standards (pho, banh mi, fried rice). The kitchen produces reliable food at fair prices: mains 120,000-280,000 VND. Quality is functional rather than impressive; this is bar food, not restaurant cuisine. The drinks program runs through standard cocktails, beer (with happy hour discounts), and basic mixers.

Live music plays Wednesday and Thursday evenings, typically smaller acoustic acts working rock and pop covers. The rest of the week handles standard background music at moderate volume. The crowd is heavily expat regulars who treat Booze Cruise as a daily anchor, alongside the rotating flow of foreign tourists, Western backpackers, and the occasional Vietnamese local. Service is friendly and the staff knows many regulars by name and order.

The Neighborhood

Old Quarter sits two blocks inland from Tran Phu Beach in Nha Trang's Loc Tho ward, with the cluster of backpacker bars and Western-friendly venues concentrated on Biet Thu, Hung Vuong, Nguyen Thien Thuat, and Tran Quang Khai streets. The whole zone fits inside a 500-meter square and is walkable end to end. Booze Cruise sits on Nguyen Thien Thuat in the southern part of the Old Quarter, with Red Apple Club nearby.

Getting There

Grab or Xanh SM from anywhere in central Nha Trang costs 25,000-60,000 VND. Walking from any Tran Phu hotel takes 5-10 minutes through the cross-streets. Most Old Quarter accommodation puts you within 5 minutes' walk of any venue.

Address

110 Nguyen Thien Thuat, Nha Trang

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