Hanoi coffee scene

Filter coffee bars in Hanoi

Where Hanoi takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.

11 cafés · Vietnam

Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.

Outdoor seats
Hoan Kiem / Old Quarter

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…

V60AeroPressFrench PressEspresso
Laptop-friendly
Hoan Kiem / Old Quarter

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…

V60AeroPressEspressoCold brew
Outdoor seats
Tay Ho

Capella Coffee Roaster

Capella at 27 Alley 12, Dang Thai Mai in Tay Ho is a spacious, art-gallery-style roastery where paintings hang…

V60EspressoPour overChemex
Laptop-friendly
Hoan Kiem / Old Quarter

Dream Beans Coffee Roastery

A young couple runs this three-floor roastery at 79 Ly Nam De, balancing respect for Vietnamese coffee traditions…

V60Pour overCold brewDrip
Laptop-friendly
Hoan Kiem / Old Quarter

Habakuk Fine Coffee & Bistro

Habakuk at 4 Ngo Phan Huy Chu holds Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2023, 2024, and 2025, an unusual…

V60Pour overEspressoCold brew
No laptops
Hoan Kiem / Old Quarter

Phin Bar by refined.

Led by Tu Vu, 3rd-place finisher in the 2021 Vietnam Open Roastmasters Championship, Phin Bar is an intimate…

DripEspressoPour overAeroPress
Laptop-friendly
Tay Ho

Simple Coffee (Dang Thai Mai)

Simple Coffee was the first cafe in Hanoi to specialize in pour-over brewing and operates as a social enterprise…

V60Pour overChemexAeroPress
Laptop-friendly
Hoan Kiem / Old Quarter

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,…

V60Pour overEspressoDrip
Laptop-friendly
Tay Ho

Ta Ca Phe 2 (Tay Ho)

The Tay Ho outpost of the Ta Ca Phe seed-to-cup roastery at 41 Duong Hoa brings the brand''s Vietnamese highland…

V60Pour overEspressoDrip
Laptop-friendly
Hoan Kiem / Old Quarter

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…

V60Pour overAeroPressCold brew
Outdoor seats
Hoan Kiem / Old Quarter

VULAB Specialty Coffee

Pharmacist-turned-roaster Le Quang Vu opened VULAB in 2023 at 30B Xom Ha Hoi, bringing SCA sensory certification and…

V60Pour overAeroPressSiphon

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