Coffee in District 1

District 1, Ho Chi Minh City · 19 cafés

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

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District 1

% Arabica (Cafe Apartment)

The first % Arabica outpost in Vietnam opened on the fourth floor of the iconic Cafe Apartment building at 42 Nguyen…

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Open late
District 1

% Arabica Roastery

The % Arabica Roastery at 2 Cong Truong Cong Xa Paris places the brand''s in-house roasting operation in direct view…

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Laptop-friendly
District 1

96B Cafe and Roastery

Located at 96B Phan Ngu in the Da Kao quarter of District 1, 96B has roasted specialty-grade Vietnamese coffee since…

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Single origin
District 1

Bosgaurus Coffee Roasters (Opera House)

Founded in 2016 by roaster Nguyen Canh Hung, Bosgaurus has trained multiple Vietnam national barista champions and…

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Great view
District 1

Cafe Apartment Building (42 Nguyen Hue)

The nine-storey apartment building at 42 Nguyen Hue on Saigon''s pedestrian walking street hosts more than thirty…

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District 1

Cong Caphe

Founded in Hanoi in 2007 and now spread across over 100 locations in Vietnam, Cong Caphe at 26/15 Ly Tu Trong brings…

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Laptop-friendly
District 1

Every Half Coffee Roasters (Ngo Van Nam)

Co-founded in 2016 by a team rooted in Vietnam''s Central Highlands coffee region, Every Half has grown into one of…

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Open late
District 1

Katinat Dong Khoi

Katinat, the Vietnamese cafe brand established in 2016, holds a position on the upscale Dong Khoi corridor at 91 Dong…

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Brunch
District 1

Okkio Caffe (District 1)

The original Okkio location at 120 Le Loi occupies a third-floor apartment in a French colonial building near Ben…

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District 1

Phuc Long Coffee and Tea

Phuc Long began as a Da Lat tea and coffee trader in 1968 and has grown into one of Vietnam''s most beloved homegrown…

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Great view
District 1

Saigon Oi Cafe

Saigon Oi occupies the fifth floor of the Cafe Apartment building at 42 Nguyen Hue with some of the best balcony…

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Laptop-friendly
District 1

Shin Coffee

Shin opened in 2015 at 27 Luu Van Lang and is considered by many coffee insiders to be the finest practitioner of…

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District 1

Shin Coffee Heritage

The Shin Heritage store at 26 Ly Tu Trong faces the east side of the Ben Thanh Market district and presents the…

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Great view
District 1

The Letter Cafe

The Letter at 42 Nguyen Hue, Floor 6 combines a vintage coffee and clothing boutique with a cafe that serves…

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Laptop-friendly
District 1

The Workshop Coffee

Perched on the second floor of a colonial-era office building at 27 Ngo Duc Ke, The Workshop is widely credited as…

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Laptop-friendly
District 1

Tonkin Specialty Coffee

Tonkin at 91 Ly Tu Trong weaves Vietnamese folk culture into a specialty coffee setting through traditional hats,…

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District 1

Trung Nguyen Legend (Le Loi)

The second prominent Trung Nguyen Legend address in District 1 sits at 66 Le Loi, a few minutes walk from the Nguyen…

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District 1

Trung Nguyen Legend Cafe

Trung Nguyen, Vietnam''s largest and most internationally recognised coffee brand, operates its District 1 flagship…

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Single origin
District 1

XLIII Coffee (Pasteur)

XLIII Coffee at 178A Pasteur in Ben Nghe presents an all-black minimal interior that reads as a visual art…

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