Comments on: The best cafes in Saigon

By: thanhtu93

thanhtu93 — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:06:52 +0000

Thank you very much for this detailed listing, you can tell the passion for good coffee! Trust to be in HCMC soon to check out the town’s best bakeries. Ciao, Donatella (coffee loving baker based in Germany)

By: DAO YEN NHA TRANG

DAO YEN NHA TRANG — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:21:35 +0000

James, great post and love the map. I am fairly new to Saigon, been here for a month, and wanted to share some info on where to get really good coffee beans. I love coffee and drink it every morning. I especially enjoy the process of using a manual drip coffee cone and the head buzz when I get when I drink really good coffee. I took me a while to find some good coffee beans here, since most of the stores sell traditional coffee grounds, which I find over roasted or burnt.

By: HappyLuke

HappyLuke — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 05:56:36 +0000

Love this list James! It’s amazing how this post is still relevant after almost six years from date of posting. I’m a self proclaimed coffee addict so this was one of the things I’ve been researching before my trip to Vietnam. Glad I came across this page.

By: Khuyenmai HappyLuke

Khuyenmai HappyLuke — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 02:50:54 +0000

You covered all of the nicest coffee shops in Ho Chi Minh. I usually go to She and Thoai Vien Cafe to work or hangout with my friends since they have a good ambiance and I like their interior.

By: Nha Trang Today Travel

Nha Trang Today Travel — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 07:57:57 +0000

By: Guy

Guy — Mon, 09 May 2016 09:41:43 +0000

Great list! I’d recommend The KAfe too (the one on 18 Phạm Hồng Thái, D1) although it’s a chain.
Also, Decibel just recently closed down.

By: Thao Ha

Thao Ha — Sun, 01 May 2016 16:46:38 +0000

Hi James
First of all, I’m very grateful when you introduced Vietnamese Coffee Shop. I don’t know whether you are still in VietNam or not. If you were still in Viet Nam, I would like to invite you try my own coffee brand: Đỏ Cafe. This is my first own coffee business. When i built Đỏ Cafe, I hope that the foreigner living in Viet Nam can drink Vietnamese coffee culture.

Regards
Thao

By: WNomad

WNomad — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 06:35:24 +0000

Great list! Wow!

I visited a couple of you recommendations and these are my thoughts…

ID CAFE

Loved the decor and ambience, but when I was in there (Mar 16) there were hardly any desks, just low tables and seats. The only tables were out on the balcony or downstairs, neither really suitable as you are exposed to the heat.

THE WORKSHOP

Again great vibe, but I found the staff in there to be too helpful. What I mean is, they just kind of hung around near where I was sitting and kept looking over at me, in an expectant way. I know they are just doing their job, but I find this attention a little off putting in a work environment. I suppose you could argue it’s not really a work environment!

I will be going against the grain here, but I actually prefer the Starbucks in HCMC, because you are just left alone, however long you are in there, more like you’d expect in Western countries.

This is just my take on cafes in Asia. I found the same in Bangkok. If a cafe is over-staffed, it kinds of puts me off!

By: James Clark

James Clark — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 04:27:47 +0000

In reply to Christian. Excellent! Glad you are making use of the list :)

By: Christian

Christian — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 05:10:19 +0000

Thx for this James. My first time in HCMC this week, and great to shamelessly leech off these recommendations. In L’Usine II for lunch as I write this, after post-breakfast Ca Phe in ID Cafe, and now looking for Cafe number 3 of the day. Cheers.