ICHI Cat Café

Highlighted in the center of Saigon with the gentle white color, ICHI Cat Cafe is known as the first ‘miniature paradise’ of numerous mischievous yet adorable noble cats, namely Maine Coon, Bengal, American Shorthair. Sadly, only children above 7 are allowed to enter the café, you cannot bring your own cats here and there are also some other rules that you have to follow (Read here: http://www.ichicatcafe.com/ichi-rules.html ).

 

Website: http://www.ichicatcafe.com/  (English, Vietnamese)
Address: #221/2 Tran Quang Khai Street, Tan Dinh Ward, District 1
Opening hours: 10:30 am to 10:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 28 6277 2898
Price range (for food and drinks): 15,000 – 60,000VND
Cuddle charge (for cat service): 40,000VND per adult
30,000VND per child (under 1m2)

Tokyo Pet Center

On entering, you have to change your shoes into the shop’s slippers and the staff will spray hand sanitizer for you. You are free to hug, cuddle them and take pictures but you cannot feed them, grasp their tails or touch them while they are sleeping. There are 4 floors in total. The 1st floor is a pet shop that sells foods, utensils, and breeds of pure and rare dogs. The 2nd one is home to many cats from many countries in the world: Vietnamese Calico cats, Japanese dogs, long- or short-haired cats from the US and the UK, Persian cats, Russian cats with the fur as white as snow, etc. The 3rd one is for dog lovers with beautiful and adorable puppies like Toy Poodle, Miniature Schnauzer, Dachshund. And the uppermost floor is a pet hotel with air-conditioning and wide space, perfect for pets to play around freely, where you are guaranteed that your pet is safely taken care of while you are on vacation.

 

Address: #284C Nguyen Trong Tuyen Street, Ward 10, Phu Nhuan District / 1st floor
Opening hours: 8:30 am to 9:30 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 28 3997 0299
Price range: 35,000 – 60,000VND
Cuddle charge: 25,000VND

Hachiko Coffee

Hachiko Coffee is where you will be surrounded by Pug, Husky, Alaska or Poodle Chow Chow dogs. In addition to enjoying coffee and hugging these cuties, you can also get advice, discuss how to train your dogs and where to join with other animal enthusiasts. The interior design is very lovely with decorative items such as dog-printed pictures and cups. This place is also famous for drinks that will not disappoint you. And there is also a hand sanitizer on every table.

Address: #14 Hoa Sua Street, Ward 7, Phu Nhuan District
Opening hours: 7:00 am to 10:30 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 906 478 389
Price range: 40,000 – 70,000VND
Cuddle charge: 22,000VND

PETS N’ ENGLISH Coffee

With the ‘kawaii’ overwhelming pink color, long wooden tables, shelves, and other decorative items are neatly arranged to leave plenty of room to freely run and play with the dogs. The place is cleaned frequently and sprayed with lemon fragrance so the dogs' smell is really limited. On the ground floor, most of the dogs are quite small in size, the biggest and most popular of which is the rare Samoyed dog with fluffy snow-white fur called Sam. On the 2nd floor, the dogs are bigger, but only a few like to be hugged, stroked and surrounded by people. 

 

Address: #106A No Trang Long Street, Ward 14, Binh Thanh District
Opening hours: 8:30 am to 10:30 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 973 292 318
Price range: 39,000 – 59,000VND
Cuddle charge: 25,000VND

BABO Café

Babo Coffee is a unique cafe in Saigon with many reptiles such as snakes, pythons, salamanders, and lizards. However, don’t be scared or worried as they are all well-trained and guaranteed to be extremely safe. The staff will also instruct you how to cuddle and play with them. In addition to reptiles, there are owls, parrots, rabbits, turtles, and hamsters. The shop is spacious and drinks are cheaper in comparison with other pet cafés. I will definitely recommend you come here and experience the exciting feeling of touching these animals and seeing them crawling on the tables around your drinks.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/ReptileCoffee/ (Vietnamese)Address: #93/18 Pham Van Hai Street, Ward 3, Tan Binh District
Opening hours: 8:00 am to 11:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 933 069 399
Price range: 15,000 – 28,000VND

Pet Me

If you are a fan of Rio bird in the same named American film series and want to see the daily lives of birds in person, Pet Me is the place should not be ignored. This is the first and only parrot cafe in Vietnam. There are many kinds of colorful parrots in various sizes and from various countries, ranging from Asia, Australia to South America. Notably, there is a tour for children, guided in English and Vietnamese, introducing about birds and how to take good care of them. You can buy birds and accessories such as sliders or football courts. Apart from parrots, there are also squirrels, geckos, rabbits and guinea pigs.

 

Website: http://petmeshop.com/en/ (English, Vietnamese)
Address: #198 Nguyen Van Huong Street, Thao Dien Ward, District 2
Opening hours: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 917 096 677 – (+84) 916 399 299
Price range: 30,000 – 80,000VND

Black House Coffee

There are separate zones for those who want to enjoy the drinks with or without fish massage. You can also try fishing for free here.

 

Address: #480/58B1 Binh Quoi Street, Ward 28, Binh Thanh District
Opening hours: 6:00 am to 10:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 914 331 779
Price range: 20,000 – 100,000VND
Massage price: Free

* Board Game Station 01:

Address: #21 Trinh Van Can Street, Cau Ong Lanh Ward, District 1
Opening hours: 8:00 am to 11:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 909 361 556

* Address: #1401 Nguyen Van Linh Street, Tan Phong Ward, District 7 / 2nd floor
Opening hours: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 188 814 9256

TableTop Café

TableTop Café is a heaven for experienced gaming enthusiasts as most of the board games here are top-tiered like Kemet, Through The Ages, Agricola, Caverna or Cydades Titans. Moreover, they have a large menu with many food and drink options to choose from, but you can still bring your own dishes (and pay a fee of 20,000VND if you don’t order their food or drinks). The seats are plenty but not so comfortable if you were to spend over 2 hours there as they are made of wood. Cushions should be put on them for a better experience. And you should reserve in advance since the place gets crowded quickly, especially at weekends.  

Website: https://www.facebook.com/tabletopBC/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf  (Vietnamese)
Address: #324/1 Dien Bien Phu Street, Ward 11, District 10 / Alley 322, 1st floor
Opening hours: 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm (Weekdays)
8:00 am to 10:00 pm (Weekends)
Tel: (+84) 128 366 4936 – (+84) 903 438 903
Price range: 25,000 – 30,000VND
Game ticket price (you can stay and play for as long as you want): 15,000VND/person/game
20,000VND for unlimited games

HUB Tavern

The interior is designed in a medieval style, making you feel like being in a real castle. There is also a ‘Commander Room’ with a fireplace and torches lit up the whole place. With over 100 game titles, HUB Tavern frequently cooperates with many local gaming groups (such as BG Viet and BGVN) to organize offline gaming events and tournaments, one of which is the annual Catan Championship in November, a chance for gamers to compete and win valuable presents. The most exciting event here is still the Boardgame Trading Weekend held every 3 months where you can exchange board games with other players.

Website: https://www.boardgamehub.net/ (Vietnamese)
Address: #30 Nguyen Dinh Chinh Street, Ward 15, Phu Nhuan District
Opening hours: 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 28 9840 8265
Price range: 20,000 – 30,000VND
Game ticket price: 29,000VND/party game (with 1 soft drink included)
49,000VND/any game (with 1 any drink included)

Meet Coffee and Board Game

Located in the heart of District 3, Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, the gourmet style with dark colors and light décor of the place will help you feel relaxed and comfortable. Meet Coffee now owns over 40 board games and all are 100% free to encourage young people to know more about access board games. Also, many customers praised that drinks here are much better in comparison with those of other board game cafés.

Address: #290/52 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, Ward 8, District 3
Opening hours: 8:30 am to 11:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 941 909 51
Price range: 15,000 – 26,000VND
Game ticket price: Free

Nhã Nam Books N’ Coffee

On arriving, you will be impressed by its spacious front with glass windows. Combining books and cafes, Nha Nam Books N’ Coffee is where young people can find most of Nha Nam’s published books along with enjoying the peaceful and open space of more than 200 square meters. The place is divided into many areas with different decorative styles specializing in different genres of books. For instance, the Hobbit Cave: displaying all books of Nha Nam that are on the market; the Pigeon Nest: a small warm nest for young souls, possessing an impressive number of children’s books; the Don Quixote’s Windmill: the ultimate meeting room with two long tables and colorful chairs, suitable for groups to study and work, or the Green Corner: a small quiet study space dedicated to Korean-Chinese-Japanese literature where you can make tea by yourself and drift into the mysterious regions of Eastern Asia, etc. Nha Nam Books N’ Coffee serves only drinks and prices are quite high. Yet, every coffee-drinking area is facilitated with air-conditioners and strong wifi. So, what is more relaxing and refreshing than sipping a cup of coffee while reading books in such a nice place like this?

Address: #24A D5 Street, Ward 25, Binh Thanh District
Opening hours: 7:00 am to 10:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 28 3510 6778
Price range: 25,000 – 45,000VND

*Phương Nam Book Café:

Address: Nguyen Van Binh Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1

Opening hours: 8:00 am to 10:00 pm (Everyday)

Price range: 25,000 – 59,000VND

 

* Đẹp Café:

Address: #3 Nguyen Van Binh Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1

Opening hours: 7:00 am to 10:30 pm (Everyday)

Price range: 25,000 – 30,000VND

Ciao Café

With light yellow color and angel photos on the walls, Ciao Café brings out a friendly and cozy atmosphere. There are over 800 books and private sitting areas with small wooden tables and sofas so you can comfortably read for hours without feeling disturbed. In addition, the music of the restaurant is very romantic, so you can read the book and enjoy the mellow love songs. The menu of Ciao Café varies from delicious drinks to Italian fast food such as: Pizza, spaghetti with all kinds of coffee (cappuccino, espresso and Vietnamese coffee). And if you are a fan of ice cream, Ciao Café is the just the place for you with a diversity of flavors such as mint, vanilla, taro, chocolate, orange, coconut, peach, kiwi, strawberry, Rhum - raisins, almonds, peanut, lemon, chocolate - chestnut, ginger, durian, banana, etc.

Address: #40 Ngo Duc Ke Street, District 1
Opening hours: 7:00 am to 11:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 28 3829 1491
Price range: 50,000 – 165,000VND

FYI Bookcafé

The FYI Bookcafe looks rather modest but still impresses customers with its modern and elegant decoration, from the signboard to the meaningful name (FYI: For Your Inspiration). The books here are selected carefully and divided into five main categories: Chicken soup for your soul, Novels, Sales & Business, Marketing, and Communications. Not too many genres, but FYI Bookcafe will give you a lot of exciting experience that can not be ignored. Coming to FYI Bookcafe, you can enjoy reading with a glass of coconut juice, coffee or crispy golden French fries and plenty of other food and drinks at reasonable prices. At noon, they also serve thick noodle soup (aka ‘bánh canh’), broken rice or ‘bánh mì’.

 

Address: #205/2-3 Nguyen Trai Street, Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward, District 1
Opening hours: 7:00 am to 10:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 28 3925 3645
Price range: 22,000 – 72,000VND

Huy Hoang Book Café

Located on the 2nd floor of Huy Hoang Bookstore, Huy Hoang Book Café impresses everyone by the quiet space, relaxing yet modern and luxurious. The layout of bookshelves and the combination of books with fancy colors really attract its customers. You may also be pleased with the variety of its menus like coffee, ice cream, juice, tea, or pastries... at reasonable prices and the dedicated service of the staff members. And come before 10 if you want to study or read in a quiet atmosphere.

Address: #357A Le Van Sy Street, Ward 1, Tan Binh District / 2nd floor
Opening hours: 8:00 am to 10:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 28 3991 3636
Price range: 35,000 – 80,000VND

Ca Chep Bookcafé

As a bookstore everywhere is related to books; the walls of the café full of famous are written writes both in the country and abroad with their famous quotes. The space is luxurious and quiet with the layout of tables and chairs suitable for reading and viewing the beautiful scenery of Saigon. The menu at the bar is diverse with a variety of drinks, ice cream, and quality assurance, at affordable prices to serve the needs of customers when they are coming here.

 

Address: #211-213 Vo Van Tan Street, District 3
Opening hours: 8:00 am to 9:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 28 6290 6951
Price range: 20,000 – 39,000VND

HUB Book Coffee

With a large area, Hub Book Coffee is divided into three main spaces: two spaces are quiet rooms hidden behind the mini library of the café, suitable for workshops or private meetings; the widest one uses transparent glass for natural light, where you can have lunch and relax. Hub Book Coffee’s book library is very large and located in the middle of the shop with hundreds of books from a variety of topics, culture, life to economics, science and many other useful books, including precious and rare books. Not only can you read books on the spot but you can also borrow and take them away.

Address: #18A Cong Hoa Street, Ward 4, Tan Binh District
Opening hours: 7:00 am to 11:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 28 6277 1422
Price range: 20,000 – 55,000VND

* L’Usine Heritage @ Dong Khoi:
Address: #151/5 Dong Khoi Street, District 1
Tel: (+84) 28 6674 9565

* L’Usine @ Le Loi:
Address: #70B Le Loi Street, District 1
Tel: (+84) 28 3521 0703

Khanhcasa Garden Café

Khanhcasa is spacious, airy and beautifully decorated in classical style. Still a nice, fresh café with beautiful view of Saigon. However, the difference here is its strange and meticulous detail in decoration. And if you pay close attention, you will notice that all table legs here are made of the familiar sewing machine legs, placed next to luxurious white mica chairs, which becomes the unmistakable beauty of Khanhcasa Garden café. There are many green trees both inside and outside, creating such pleasant feelings, close to nature. The menu specialises in tea and cakes, with free candied crystallized ginger to use along with tea. There is also a separate area for display and sale of pots, dishes made of ceramic, porcelain or glass.

 

Address: #66 Le Loi Street, District 1/ 1st floor
Opening hours: 7:00 am to 10:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 28 3822 7796
Price range (for food and drinks): 40,000 – 150,000VND

Bond Anime Café

As Saigon’s first anime café, Figure collectors, especially the Otaku or anime, manga, doujinshi enthusiasts will surely fall for Bond, because the shop devotes the whole ground floor to selling Japanese items. The 1st floor with comfortable sofas, the 2nd one with lovely manga style paper chair and the 3rd one with low tables and chairs for you, all are suitable for you to chat with friends and observe the dolls. While contemplating those on the spot, if you like any, you can ask to buy but their prices are quite expensive. In addition to the manga characters, the shop also owns a collection of more than 300 notebooks and hundreds of unique cartoon character keys. This is also the ideal place for groups with toys and board games such as Jenga, Uno, Werewolf, etc.

Address: #372 Hoa Hao Street, Ward 5, District 10
Opening hours: 7:00 am to 11:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 28 6264 5427
Price range (for food and drinks): 20,000 – 50,000VND

Me Café

Me cafe is decorated with sophisticated and pretty handmade stuffs. And if you like any item in the shop, feel free to ask the staff because those decorative items are also what the shop is selling.

Address: #8A Luong Huu Khanh Street, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1
Opening hours: 8:30 am to 10:30 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 28 3926 2828
Price range (for food and drinks): 20,000 – 60,000VND

THE LABAN

Located on one of the most prettiest and busiest streets of Saigon, from The Laban, it takes only a 10-minute walk to Ben Thanh Market and the same amount of time to reach Notre Dame Cathedral. Because of such convenience, therefore, besides with cheaper price than hotels, you can save more money for eating and drinking. The most popular and spacious room here is the Penthouse with a cute small garden and a terrace facing the center of the city. There are also large double rooms and separate dorm rooms with balconies for men and women. The ground floor is used as a café, with an extensive menu of egg coffee or Yofu Panda, and the must-try dish here is the rice field with a unique combination of yogurt, violet glutinous rice and brown rice. At the weekend, there are also acoustic performances.

 

Website: https://www.facebook.com/theLabanvn/ (Vietnamese)
Address: #23A Bui Thi Xuan Street, District 1
Opening hours: 8:00 am to 11:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 28 3925 2822
Price range:
For food and drinks: 30,000 – 50,000VND
For rooms: Penthouse: 1,899,000VND/night
Private rooms: 550,000 – 1,400,000VND/night
Dorm rooms: 200,000VND/bed/night

4221 Café & Homestay

Located on a quite street, the plus point of 4221 is its gentle, classical warm design reminiscing the old Saigon. What makes 4221 really different is the Vietnamese traditional dished literally homemade by the lovely owner and the staff. Particularly, the peach and lemongrass teas are very favored here. There is also a piano which customers can play freely. On Saturday and Sunday evenings, 4221 has acoustic sessions beginning at 8:30pm.

 

Website: https://www.facebook.com/4221.cafe.nhahang/ (Vietnamese)
Address: #157 Nguyen Dinh Chinh Street, Ward 11, Phu Nhuan District
Opening hours: 9:00 am to 10:30 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 963 175 577
Price range:
For food and drinks: 25,000 – 125,000VND
For rooms (breakfast included): Private rooms: 600,000VND/night
Dorm rooms: 250,000VND/bed/night

Prem Bishop & Café

Prem is a true gem for vegetarians in Saigon and is walking distance to Tao Dan Park and War Remnants Museum. The ground floor of Prem is the café, upstairs are dorm rooms. As the owner of Prem is a yoga trainer who is really health-conscious, everything from fresh smoothies to the healthful wraps are all made with care and love. On top of that, they also organize yoga classes on weekends.

Website: http://www.prembistro.com/welcome#about (English)
https://www.facebook.com/prembistro/ (English)
Address: #204 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Ward 6, District 3
Opening hours: 10:00 am to 10:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 983 189 911 (English) – (+84) 28 6279 9920
Price range:
For food and drinks: 40,000 – 195,000VND
For rooms: Dorm rooms: 220,000VND/bed/night

ChaosDowntown ( or Cháo Downtown)

On Saigon’s rainy days, if you want a warm place to rest, you can visit the beautiful tents of Chaosdowntown, which is 500m away from Tao Dan Park and 800m from Ben Thanh Market. Coming here, you can easily use many services such as bar, restaurant, café,… And though located in a small alley, this is a famous art space of Saigon which frequently organizes many art exhibitions and fashion fairs.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/chaosdowntown/ (English, Vietnamese)
Address: #121/61 Le Thi Rieng Street, District 1
Opening hours: 9:00 am to 8:30 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 931 818 824
Price range:
For food and drinks: 15,000 – 45,000VND
For rooms: Private rooms: 350,000 – 450,000VND/night
Dorm rooms: 160,000VND/bed/night

1. Cheo Leo

Opened in 1938, Cheo Leo is now the oldest café in the city and has remained practically unchanged ever since. The name ‘Cheo Leo’, which means ‘high and dangerous’ in Vietnamese, was due to the fact that the café was miles away from downtown when first built. Before Reunification Day, it was a favorite venue among students of Saigon’s high schools for the gifted such as Pétrus Ky (former name of Le Hong Phong), Chu Van An, Kien Thiet and many famous artists at that time. Presently, it is a preferred drink stop of many foreigners, expats and locals aspiring for a reminder of what Vietnamese coffee used to taste like. The process of making coffee is infinitely elaborate and meticulous. To have a good batch of coffee, tap water must be stored in a tank for 2-3 days to get rid of unwanted smell of disinfectants in water because of which determines the fragrance of coffee. Then the finely ground coffee will be put into a strainer and go through two filtration to produce a perfect cup of coffee. Notably, the best-known drink here is ‘bạc xỉu’- a Chinese-style coffee with a huge amount of condensed milk.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/cheoleocafe/ (Vietnamese)
Address: #109/36 Nguyen Thien Thuat Street, Ward 2, District 3, HCMC
Opening hours: 5:15 am to 6:45 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 1669 626 363
Price range: 8,000 – 15,000VND

2. Chiêu

Built in 1969, through numerous events, Chieu Café has been an iconic symbol for the persistence of Saigon’s coffee culture. The major space of the first floor, considered as Chieu’s ‘soul’, still remains intact, including its furniture and colors. With the interior design full of warm colors, the blend of orange and brown, Chieu Café gives you immensely comfortable vibe. Later, when the shop has more customers, the owner requisitioned the second floor as a small music stage. As the background is filled with music written by Vietnamese famous composers such as Ngo Thuy Mien, Vu Thanh An and Trinh Cong Son, the beautiful green lianas, and ornamental trees make it comfortable to stay for a while. The menu varies from many types of juices, coffee, cocktails to Vietnamese cuisine for breakfast and lunch.

Address: #124/1 Cao Thang Street, Ward 4, District 3, HCMC
Opening hours: 7:30 am to 10:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 28 3839 3217
Price range: 25,000 – 75,000VND

3. Âm Phủ

This was the first café in Saigon that was set on a trolley, has no official name, no brand and no stop for a long period of over 60 years. Therefore, it has such a creepy name Âm Phủ, or Hell café, called by its repeated customers. In Mr. Dang Ngoc Con’s memory, his father began pushing a trolley to the road to sell coffee during the French colonization in the mid-1950s. Then he followed his father’s footsteps and started a small business together with his wife. The coffee trolley is now set inside their small house along with one or two plastic stools and some more outside in the alley after sunset, when there is much more people’s arrival to enjoy this signature coffee.

Address: #330/2 Phan Dinh Phung Street, Phu Nhuan District, HCMC
Opening hours: 9:00 am to 10:00 pm (Everyday)
Price range: 15,000 – 40,000VND

4. Mr. Thanh’s

Mr. Luu Nhan Thanh, a Chinese-Vietnamese man in his 70s, is a coffee lover who used to make coffee for himself and some neighbors every morning. Then one day, one of them proposed a brilliant idea to open a coffee shop and now, the coffee shop has been opened for more than 30 years in the Chinatown of District 11. Like Âm Phủ café, this café has no signboard and is poorly-equipped with only a couple of wooden tables and stools. Yet, the neighbors are still able to find the place by following the combined smell of sweet coffee and firewood smoke. On a daily basis, he always gets up early at 5 am to light up a charcoal stove to boil water, put coffee powder in a racket kept inside a pot and pour in boiled water. After a few minutes, the coffee is poured into a steel kettle, which is heated on the stove before bringing to his very first customers, and many people also call this process coffee-braising. And the result is a fragrant cup of coffee with surprisingly cheap price unchanged for more than 3 decades. There is also a small diner near the shop with just VND 20,000 for a bowl of Chinese-style glass noodles. Then, what is more refreshing than kicking off your day with a bowl of hot noodles and a cup of Saigon coffee with just VND 30,000?

Address: Alley 313 Tan Phuoc Street, District 11 / Behind Thiếc Market
Opening hours: 6:00 am to 17:00 pm (Everyday)
Price range: 4,000VND – 10,000VND

5. Bâng Khuâng

The oldest coffee shop in the red basalt area called Bang Khuang (opened in 1967 at 176 Phan Boi Chau Street, Buon Ma Thuot City) was brought to Saigon by the daughter of the owner. In Vietnamese, ‘Bang Khuang’ is a dazing emotion of human, but here it’s the name of a beautiful purple flower known as Angelonia goyazensis in Latin. Renovated from an apartment in an old building, the path to the café are faded stairs. A nostalgic space with old floral tiles, old bookshelves, and tall, open ceilings. Its simple interior decor with paintings, bicycles, plant baskets hung on the wall are arranged randomly, making customers feel like visiting a close friend’s home. Interestingly, the cuckoo sound will resound whenever someone pushes the door in. The café is on a one-way street so it’s a bit inconvenient that you have to take a detour. Parking is free but just keep in mind to get the free parking ticket at the cashier after paying your bill!

Address: #9 Thai Van Lung Street, District 1, HCMC / 2nd floor
Opening hours: 8:00 am to 11:00 pm (Everyday)
Tel: (+84) 903 878 667
Price range: 40,000 – 110,000VND

Giảng

Giảng, one of the most popular cafés in Hanoi, was named after its founder - Mr. Nguyen Van Giang - a former bartender at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel from 1930 to 1945. After retiring, Mr. Nguyen himself created a new kind of coffee inspired by cappuccino - the egg coffee or “cà phê trứng” - and opened his first shop in 90 Cau Go in 1946. Egg coffee is the concoction of espresso, condensed milk, a little sugar, butter, cheese and egg yolk, resembling a tiramisu in taste. Except for the espresso, all the other ingredients are mixed until they become a lovely creamy foam in a small cup by a bamboo whisk originally – which is now replaced by a stainless steel one or egg beater. The mixture is then poured over the coffee to complete the drink. Giảng offers you two versions of this wonderful beverage - the hot and the cold one. Should you find espresso layer of egg coffee too bitter, try hot egg chocolate – “ca cao trứng” instead. And for you guys who don’t, why not trying all at one time as a coffee cup here is pretty small and may make you feel like having one after another.

 

Address:

• 39 Nguyễn Hữu Huân, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi
• 106 Yên Phụ, Tây Hồ District, Hanoi

Open – close: daily from 7.30 am to 22.30 pm.

Phone number:

• 04 3294 0495
• 098 9892 298/ 090 3479 032

Price: 15.000VND – 33.000VND ~ Egg coffee: 25.000VND & Egg with Chocolate: 20.00VND

Đinh

Situated on the second floor of a small old house in 13 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Dinh was named after this street and opened by the daughter of Mr. Nguyen Van Giang - Mrs. Bich in 1984, who was a former high school teacher. This used to be a popular spot for students in the 1900s as the price was pretty cheap while the coffee was delicious and the owners were very friendly. Dinh is still at the same address nowadays and because it is very small while everyone wants to have a seat in the balcony outside, make sure you set off early and don’t come at weekends as it would be very crowded. Last but not least, egg coffee is also Dinh’s specialty but it has a different taste from that of Giang. Try and experience yourself. The coffee shop opens the whole week from 7.00 am to 21.30 pm.

Video shot by Chi Le & Van Duong | Edited by Van Duong

 

Address: Second floor of a bag store, 13 Đinh Tiên Hoàng, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi

Open – close: 7.00 am - 21.30 pm (whole week)

Phone number: 04 3824 2960

Price: 12.000VND – 20.000VND ~ Egg coffee: 20.000VND

Nhân

Opened in 1946, Nhân café has been run by Mr. Thi’s family for decades. Starting out as a meeting place for Vietnamese communist people during the war, Nhân is now a well-known coffee shop with many branches, but the most popular one is still that in Hàng Hành. Famous for its self-roasted coffee bean, Nhân café will definitely please even the most punctilious drinker.

Address:

• 39D Hàng Hành, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi
• 9 Láng Hạ Street, Ba Đình District, Hanoi
• 143 Nguyễn Thái Học, Ba Đình District, Hanoi

Open – close: 8.00 am – 22.30 pm

Phone number: 098 4444 254 (39D Hàng Hành, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi)

Price: 25.000VND - 50.000VND
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Open – close: 7.00 am – 22.00 pm

Phone number:

• 04 3822 7751 (1)
• 04 3822 9653 (2)
• 04 3822 7713 (3)
• 04 3822 9652 (4)

Price: 34.000VND – 100.000VND

That's all about the beauty of the five Vintage Coffee shops in Hanoi. They always stay in all Hanoians' hearts. How about Saigon - the country's largest city. To see all the Vintage Coffee Shops in Saigon, click here

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