Vietnam, a key participant within the international espresso trade, ranks second amongst espresso exporter with an annual income of $3 billion. The U.S. newspaper labeled Vietnam as “the java big of Southeast Asia.”
For these craving authenticity in Vietnam, The New York Occasions recommends seven cafes in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis: Café Cheo Leo, Lacaph, 96B, The Workshop, Little Hanoi Egg Espresso, Bel, and Ca Phe Vot.
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For added richness, prospects can request a dab of French butter to their drinks at Cheo Leo. Photograph courtesy of Cheo Leo Cafe |
Situated at 109/36 Nguyen Thien Thuat Road, District 3, Cheo Leo is one in every of Saigon’s oldest espresso outlets. Established within the late Nineteen Thirties, it presents a mix of robusta, arabica and culi (additionally known as peaberry) beans, brewed over a charcoal fireplace and combined with condensed milk.
Lacaph, with branches at 151 Dong Khoi Road and 220A Nguyen Cong Tru Road, each in District 1, serves a wide range of espresso blends, together with lemonade with coffee-blossom honey and home coconut espresso. The café’s exhibition area showcases espresso historical past and presents themed lessons, offering perception into Vietnam’s espresso tradition.
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A gaggle of vacationers partake in a espresso workshop at 96B. Photograph courtesy of 96B Experiment |
96B, situated at 96B Phan Ngu Road, District 1, presents workshops on bean roasting and latte artwork. Alongside hand-brewed Vietnamese coffees with detailed taste descriptions, the store additionally serves experimental drinks.
The Workshop, located at 27 Ngo Duc Ke Road, District 1, offers numerous espresso beans and preparation strategies, together with high-tech choices just like the siphon, which brews espresso utilizing vapor strain and gravity.
Little Hanoi Egg Espresso has three branches in Saigon, all in District 1, at 119/5 Yersin Road, 212 Le Lai Road, and 169L Ky Con Road. They focus on serving the basic Hanoi-style egg espresso, made with whipped egg yolk, condensed milk, sugar, and vanilla flavoring.
Located at 40/8 Pham Viet Chanh Road, Binh Thanh District, Bel presents a minimalist, gallery-like ambiance the place patrons take pleasure in espresso drinks, juice blends, and house-roasted beans to go.
Ca Phe Vot, nicknamed “racket espresso,” is a quaint café working around the clock at 330/2 Phan Dinh Phung Road in Phu Nhuan District. Their technique of brewing robusta espresso entails inserting floor espresso into nets and pouring sizzling water onto it, a apply maintained for the reason that Sixties. The café stays busy all through the day, serving over 500 cups day by day.
Racket espresso in Saigon. Video by VnExpress/Khoa Lai