Ho Chi Minh City has one of the world's oldest café cultures and is now adding specialty precision to it — District 1's third-wave scene is worth the trip alone.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
“A long-running café up a flight of stairs on Ngo Duc Ke, District 1 — pour-over, syphon, Chemex and AeroPress sit alongside espresso.”
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
“Bosgaurus's original roastery in Saigon Pearl, Bình Thạnh — hand-drip and siphon bars alongside espresso and cold brew, all from its own roast.”
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
“Bosgaurus's Opera House outpost near Nguyen Sieu, District 1 — the same in-house-roasted specialty program as the Saigon Pearl original.”
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
“Đà Lạt's pioneering specialty roaster, with a Saigon branch in District 3 — farm-to-cup highland arabica from its own farms and roastery.”
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
“Shin's Heritage flagship in Bến Thành, District 1 — Vietnamese robusta and imported arabica share a menu built on third-wave technique.”
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
“French colonial architecture meets third-wave coffee in the heart of District 1 — the design alone is reason to linger over a second cup.”
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
“North Vietnamese army-chic aesthetic with a coconut cold brew that defines the genre — the communist nostalgia décor is very deliberate and very effective.”
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
“Nine floors of independent cafés inside a 1960s Nguyen Hue building — the rooftop views and the street-level espresso bars each reward a different floor stop.”
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