Sports Bars & 24/7 Cafes Near Noi Bai for the World Cup

Every [YY] World Cup kickoff falls between 02:00 and 08:00 Vietnam time, so the only venues that matter are the ones that stay open through the small hours. Cafes shutting at 22:00 are out.

Noi Bai (HAN) sits in Soc Son, 25 to 30 kilometres outside the city, so the genuine football crowd is in Hanoi proper.

This guide lists each venue with the same details: 

1. Address
2. Distance From The Airport
3. Opening Hours
4. Price in VND and USD.

Why World Cup timing decides where you watch

Every [YY] fixture is hosted in the United States, Canada, or Mexico, and Vietnam is 11 hours ahead. That pushes most kickoffs into the small hours, so opening time matters more than anything else when you’re picking a venue.

Confirm exact fixtures in local time with a 2026 World Cup schedule in Vietnam time. Overnight arrivals at Noi Bai can still hit slow immigration queues, so some fans book a Noi Bai Fast Track Service to skip the line and make the opening whistle.

24/7 and late-night cafes near Noi Bai

These are the spots that actually stay open for an overnight kickoff, ordered from the airport outwards. Always ask whether your match will be on screen before you settle in.

McDonald’s Noi Bai

The only genuine 24-hour option inside the terminal building, in the public area on the domestic side. Bright, well-lit, free wi-fi, food and coffee on tap, plenty of seating. There’s no live football on screen, so plan to stream the match on your phone or tablet. Bring headphones.

• Address: Domestic Terminal public area, Noi Bai International Airport – Google Maps
• Distance from HAN: At the airport
• Hours: 24/7
• Price: 60,000-130,000 VND (around $2.30-5)
• Good for: Any-hour kickoff the moment you step out of arrivals.

Xofa Café & Bistro

A 24/7 European-style villa cafe in the Old Quarter, on Tong Duy Tan right next door to Puku. Wood touches, mosaic tiles, a brick fireplace, comfy sofa-style seating. The vibe is calm rather than rowdy, and there are no built-in sports screens, so this is the spot for streaming on your own device with strong wi-fi and a Vietnamese-European menu running all night.

• Address: 14 Tong Duy Tan, Hang Bong, Hoan Kiem – Google Maps
• Distance from HAN: About 28 km (40 min by car)
• Hours: 24/7
• Price: 50,000-150,000 VND (around $2-5.80)
• Good for: A quiet 2:00 AM stream when you don’t want a crowd.

Highlands Coffee, Noi Bai T1 & T2

Vietnam’s biggest coffee chain has airport branches in Terminal 1 (3rd floor, Domestic Departure) and Terminal 2 (3rd floor, West Wing). The hours don’t reach a 2 AM kickoff, but they cover the 06:00 and 08:00 morning matches the day after arrival. A phin coffee, fast wi-fi, and a quiet corner before the airport gets busy is exactly the setup for a morning kickoff.

• Address: T1 3F Domestic Departures / T2 3F West Wing, Noi Bai Airport – Google Maps
• Distance from HAN: At the airport
• Hours: From around 06:00 to 22:00
• Price: From 30,000 VND a coffee (around $1.20)
• Good for: A 06:00 or 08:00 kickoff right out of arrivals.

A few more late-night Hanoi cafes work for early-hours kickoffs. Hours can change, so check before an overnight game:

• Aroi Dessert Café, Tong Duy Tan, modern with a weekend overnight crowd – Google Maps
• Contrast Coffee 24h, To Hieu, true round-the-clock – Google Maps
• 25 Xuan Dieu, Tay Ho, all-night fried rice and a big menu – Google Maps

Worth knowing: most “24-hour cafes” in Hanoi are quieter than their HCMC counterparts. Northern Hanoi runs to a calmer rhythm, so for a real football crowd you want a sports bar rather than a cafe. Bring headphones as a backup either way.

For terminal facilities and current hours, check the Vietnam Airports Official Site or our full Noi Bai Airport Guide.

Sports bars that stay open late

For a wall of screens and a proper crowd, these are the venues that run into the early hours. Only one is genuinely 24/7. The rest stay open until midnight or 02:00, with some extending hours for big matches. Confirm the night’s hours before you travel, especially for a 2:00 AM kickoff.

Puku Café & Sports Bar: The only 24/7 sports bar in Hanoi

The single venue built for exactly this situation: a Hanoi sports bar that doesn’t close. Multiple big screens running different fixtures, and staff who will switch to your match if you ask. A long-running expat favourite on Tong Duy Tan, Hanoi’s late-night food street, right next door to Xofa. There’s a blackboard outside listing the week’s match schedule, so you can check before you commit.

• Address: 16-18 Tong Duy Tan, Hang Bong, Hoan Kiem – Google Maps
• Distance from HAN: About 28 km (~40 min by car)
• Hours: 24/7
• Price: Beer 60,000-130,000 VND (around $2.30-5)
• Good for: Any overnight kickoff, especially 02:00 ICT matches.

Puku is the easy answer for an overnight game, but a 2 AM kickoff still needs you out of the terminal by 1 AM at the latest. See our breakdown of Fast Track Versus Regular Immigration at Noi Bai for typical wait times.

Sportivo Bar

The Old Quarter’s wall-to-wall sports bar, on Ta Hien (Hanoi’s beer street). Countless screens around the room, with English Premier League, NRL, and AFL on priority but staff happy to switch for any mainstream request. The menu mixes Italian, American, and Vietnamese dishes, with a craft beer tap list and outdoor seating that spills onto the street. Closes at 02:00, so check whether they’re extending hours for late matches.

• Address: 39 Hang Buom, Hoan Kiem – Google Maps
• Distance from HAN: About 30 km (45 min by car)
• Hours: 10:00-02:00
• Price: Beer 50,000-130,000 VND (around $2-5)
• Good for: An evening kickoff or a match starting before 02:00.

The Local Sports Bar

The biggest sports bar in Hanoi by floor space, on the north side of West Lake in Tay Ho. Plenty of screens, a free dart board and pool table for paying customers, and the best Western pub food in the city: pies, sausage and mash, sausage rolls, pizza. Happy hour runs from 12:00 to 21:00, which makes it the natural choice for early-evening kickoffs. Closes at midnight, so it’s a pre-midnight venue rather than a 2 AM one.

• Address: 63 Ngo 52 To Ngoc Van, Nhat Tan, Tay Ho – Google Maps
• Distance from HAN: About 23 km (30 min by car; Tay Ho is on the airport side of the city)
• Hours: 12:00-00:00
• Price: Beer 60,000-150,000 VND (around $2.30-5.80)
• Good for: A pre-midnight kickoff with proper Western food.

The Republic

A three-storey expat bar in Tay Ho with a terrace overlooking West Lake. The ground floor has the upgraded audio-visual setup for live sport; the second floor is the after-match social. Reliable Western and Vietnamese menu, and one of the easier rides from Noi Bai if you’re staying in the Tay Ho expat district.

• Address: 12 Quang An, Tay Ho – Google Maps
• Distance from HAN: About 22 km (30 min by car)
• Hours: 09:00-00:00
• Price: Beer 60,000-120,000 VND (around $2.30-4.60)
• Good for: An evening kickoff in Hanoi’s expat district.

A few more sports-leaning pubs are worth knowing for backup or specific matches. Hours vary, so check before a late game:

• The Fat Pig, 74 Quang An, Tay Ho. Western menu and multiple screens (open from 16:00 weekdays)
• Boom Bar, 51 Luong Ngoc Quyen, Old Quarter. One big screen, just off Ta Hien (open until 02:00)
• Thao’s Pub, 64 Bat Su, Old Quarter. Friendly, cheap beer, one screen (open until 02:00)

Getting downtown from the airport is simple once you know your options. Our guide to Hanoi Airport To City Centre covers taxi, ride-hailing, and the airport buses.

All venues at a glance

Sorted by how late they stay open, the single factor that matters most for World Cup kickoffs.

Catch the match, not the queue

A 2:00 AM kickoff is hard to enjoy after a long-haul flight and an hour stuck at immigration. Fast Track Vietnam puts an agent at your gate when you land, walks you through the priority lane at Noi Bai, and gets you to the arrivals hall in 10-20 minutes in most cases. 

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