Thọ

Founded in more than 20 years ago and considered as a cafe with delicious coffee and low price, Thọ attracts many locals despite locating in a coffee street named Trieu Viet Vuong full of coffee shops. Milk coffee and “nếp cẩm” yogurt are two most preferred by drinkers when coming here.

Address: 117 Triệu Việt Vương street, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi

Open – close: 9.00 am – 2300 pm

Phone number: 04 3629 29597

Price: 15.000VND - 40.000VND

Thái

Another choice for you when dropping by Triệu Việt Vương street is Thái café. Like Thọ, drinks at Thái are quite cheap. This cafe was once listed in 'Top 100 best coffee products in Hanoi' and one interesting thing should be mentioned is that Thai Coffee has been using only one coffee roaster that has been passed through 3 generations in this family business.  Moreover, even if you just order a 3000VND iced tea – approximately 0.14 $, you can spend hours chatting with friends here - in a cozy place.

Address: 27 Triệu Việt Vương street, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi

Open – close: 6.00 am – 22.00 pm

Phone number: 04 3822 6922

Price: 12.000VND – 35.000VND

Năng

Many Hanoians say that getting up early with a cup of coffee at Năng, a more than 50-year-old coffee house, on weekend is a lovely relaxing thing to do. Although it is located in a small bustle street of Hanoi making parking quite difficult, Năng still enchants the locals, especially the artists, by its strong coffee and traditional decorations around the shop. The café is, of course, crowded all day but do come and have a drink as it is worth trying. One last thing to bear in mind, the coffee shop’s name is “Năng” – not “Nắng”, watch out!

Address: 6 Hàng Bạc, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi.

Open – close: 8.00 am – 23.00 pm (whole week)

Phone number: 04 3824 0459

Price: from 15.000VND

Lâm

Lâm café was opened in 1952 and named after its founder – Mr. Lâm. The coffee bean here is naturally ground without adding any additives and has a distinct taste. One plus mark for this café is that there are many art pictures of famous painters featuring people and ancient streets of Hanoi, giving you a feeling of living in the capital city decades ago.

Address:

• 60 Nguyễn Hữu Huân, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi. (1)
• 91 Nguyễn Hữu Huân, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi. (2)

Open – close: 6.30 am – 22.30 pm (whole week)

Phone number:

• 04 3824 0459 (1)
• 090 455 85 68 (2)

Price: 15.000VND – 50.000VND

Nhĩ

Nhĩ used to be one of the top 4 cafés in Hanoi along with Nhân, Giảng and Dĩ long time ago (Dĩ is an old café but it is now hardly found in Hanoi and people rumor that it is out of business). Although it is not a spacious café like any other old coffee shops, Nhĩ is always crowded. One special thing is that the café does not have its name on the signboard – all you can see is “cafeteria” – “café giải khát”. So, make sure you come to the right address! And once again, the café’s name is “Nhĩ” – not “Nhi”, don’t be mistaken!

Address: 2 Hàng Cá, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi

Open – close: 7.00 am – 22.30 pm (whole week)

Price: 15.000VND – 33.000VND

Mai

The last coffee shop on our list today is Mai café. Mai was opened in 1936 and in the first place just sold packed roasted coffee along with raw coffee bean. Mai’s coffee is distinct for its aroma that can be traced from far away. Nowadays, besides selling coffee bean, it serves coffee at a store as well and if you feel like, you can make coffee yourself right here. Last but not least, the price here is quite high compared to other shops with the cheapest drink is black coffee(hot/cold) – 34.000VND (1.5$).

Address:

• • 96 Lê Văn Hưu, Q. Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội (1)

• • 79 Lê Văn Hưu, Q. Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội (2)

• • 52 Nguyễn Du, Q. Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội (3)

• • 75 Trần Nhân Tông, Q. Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội (4)