Coffee in Hoan Kiem / Old Quarter
Hoan Kiem / Old Quarter, Hanoi · 16 cafés
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All Day Coffee
All Day Coffee at 37 Quang Trung gained a degree of international recognition when U.S. Secretary of State Antony…
Blackbird Coffee (Chan Cam)
Blackbird is both a specialty roaster and a cafe, with its flagship at 5 Chan Cam near St. Joseph''s Cathedral in the…
Blackbird Coffee (Lan Ong)
The Lan Ong branch of Blackbird sits in the heart of the traditional medicine street at 63B Lan Ong in the Old…
Cafe Dinh
Owned by the daughter of Nguyen Van Giang, the man credited with inventing egg coffee, Cafe Dinh occupies a…
Cafe Giang (Cafe Giảng)
Founded in 1946 by Nguyen Van Giang, this is the cafe where ca phe trung (egg coffee) was invented. A thick,…
Cafe Pho Co
Hidden behind a silk shop at 11 Hang Gai, Cafe Pho Co rewards those who find it with a rooftop terrace offering some…
Dream Beans Coffee Roastery
A young couple runs this three-floor roastery at 79 Ly Nam De, balancing respect for Vietnamese coffee traditions…
Habakuk Fine Coffee & Bistro
Habakuk at 4 Ngo Phan Huy Chu holds Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2023, 2024, and 2025, an unusual…
Loading T Cafe
Set in a preserved 1930s French colonial villa at 8 Chan Cam, Loading T retains original geometric floor tiles,…
Phin Bar by refined.
Led by Tu Vu, 3rd-place finisher in the 2021 Vietnam Open Roastmasters Championship, Phin Bar is an intimate…
RuNam Cafe (Nha Tho)
RuNam on Nha Tho Street occupies a two-floor French colonial building with a balcony overlooking St. Joseph''s…
Ta Ca Phe (Original)
Ta Ca Phe operates as a seed-to-cup roaster sourcing exclusively from Vietnamese highland farms in Son La, Quang Tri,…
The Note Coffee
Every surface of this Hoan Kiem cafe at 64 Luong Van Can is covered in colorful sticky notes left by visitors from…
Third Wave Roastery
Located at 17 Yet Kieu in the Nguyen Du ward, Third Wave Roastery runs a compact, focused pour-over bar that takes…
Tranquil Books & Coffee (Nguyen Quang Bich)
Founded in 2015 by poet Nam Lu, Tranquil combines floor-to-ceiling bookshelves housing thousands of volumes with…
VULAB Specialty Coffee
Pharmacist-turned-roaster Le Quang Vu opened VULAB in 2023 at 30B Xom Ha Hoi, bringing SCA sensory certification and…
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