In Vietnam, one of the world's leading coffee-producing countries, a distinctive coffee culture has taken root.
The capital Hanoi in particular is a city where old-fashioned cafés and modern, stylish cafés coexist, and you can enjoy a wide variety of Vietnamese coffee.
In the streets of Hanoi, you'll come across locals enjoying coffee everywhere. This time, we've carefully selected recommended cafés in Hanoi.
Store information is as of March 2026. Hours, closing days, and prices may change, so please check official information before visiting.
A quick-reference comparison table of Hanoi cafés
| Shop name | Area | Characteristics | Price range | Recommended points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habakuk Fine Coffee | Near the Old Quarter | Modern, choose your beans | 50,000～90,000VND | An elegant space where you can relax |
| Blackbird Coffee | Lan Ong Street | Stylish | 45,000～80,000VND | Versatile, with a courtyard and second-floor seats |
| Dream Beans Coffee Roastery | Near the Old Quarter | Sourced directly from farms | 40,000～70,000VND | A perfect score on TripAdvisor |
| Cafe Giang | Old Quarter | Birthplace of egg coffee | 25,000～55,000VND | A long-established shop founded in 1946 |
| TOKA COFFEE | Old Quarter | Calm atmosphere | 50,000～90,000VND | For work or chatting |
| The Sipping Bar | Phan Ke Binh Street | A hideaway | 45,000～85,000VND | Suited to work and reading |
| Capella Coffee Roaster | Tay Ho (West Lake) | Open and airy | 50,000～90,000VND | High ceilings, natural light |
| Simple Coffee | Outskirts of Hanoi | Spacious, with a roastery | 35,000～65,000VND | Clean, with a breakfast set |
*Roughly 1 VND ≈ 0.006 yen as a guide.
Cafés you absolutely want to visit in Hanoi
Hanoi is called a "café paradise." Among them, we introduce recommended cafés you'll want to visit at least once. At every one, you can savor authentic coffee.
Habakuk Fine Coffee & Bistro
Set a little apart from the bustle of the tourist areas, it's characterized by a modern, calm interior. You can choose your coffee from your favorite beans and enjoy the differences in taste.
The interior lets in natural light easily, with an elegant atmosphere where you can enjoy your coffee at leisure. It's recommended as a place to catch your breath during a walk around town.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Area | Near the Old Quarter |
| Hours | 8:00～22:30 |
| Price range | 50,000～90,000VND |
[PR] Restaurant Reservation Service "AutoReserve"
On days when you want to get away from the bustle of the tourist areas and savor your favorite coffee beans at leisure, you can reserve a table before heading over.
Bookable location: 4 Ngõ Phan Huy Chú (Hoan Kiem District).
Blackbird Coffee
Blackbird Coffee is a stylish café in Hanoi.It's on Lan Ong Street, lined with traditional-medicine shops, and its subdued orange, a little different from other shops, is the landmark.
The interior has a refined design and a calm atmosphere where you can focus on your coffee.
It's usable for a wide range of purposes, with a courtyard perfect for spending time chatting and a second floor where you can concentrate on laptop work.
You can savor your coffee slowly while taking in the distinctly Vietnamese streetscape.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Area | Lãn Ông Street, Old Quarter |
| Hours | 7:00～21:00 |
| Price range | 45,000～80,000VND |
Dream Beans Coffee Roastery
DreamBeans Coffee Roastery is a homey café started by a Vietnamese couple. Partnering with farms across Vietnam such as those in Son La and Quang Tri provinces, you can savor authentic Vietnamese coffee.
Its coffee, made with attention even to the brewing equipment, and its warm service are popular with tourists too, andit has earned a perfect score on TripAdvisor.
The author's recommendation is the Arabica from Son La Province. It has a clean taste with no off-flavors or sourness.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Area | Near the Old Quarter |
| Hours | 7:30～17:30 |
| Price range | 40,000～80,000VND |
TOKA COFFEE
For a distinctly Vietnamese hideaway café, "TOKA COFFEE" is recommended.
Its charm is the calm atmosphere of an interior pulled together in brown and white that feels somehow nostalgic. It's an easy café to use both when you want to relax and as a workspace.
The building is split into two, and it's also perfect for chatting at the courtyard terrace seats. There seem to be busy times, so visiting on a weekday morning is recommended.
Cafe Giang
Located in Hanoi's Old Quarter,Cafe Giảng"Cafe Giang" is a long-established café known as the birthplace of egg coffee.
Made with a secret recipe since its founding in 1946, the egg coffee has an outstanding match between the creaminess of whipped egg yolk and condensed milk and the rich coffee.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Area | Near the Old Quarter |
| Hours | 7:00～22:00 |
| Price range | 25,000～55,000VND |
The Sipping Bar
A hideaway café in an alley off Phan Ke Binh Street, which has many Japanese restaurants.In the small interior spreads a soothing space based on brown-toned furniture.
It's perfect for working with a carefully made coffee in hand. Beyond coffee beans, the original goods with cute designs, such as tote bags and aprons, are also a must-see.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Area | Ba Dinh District |
| Hours | 8:00～21:00 |
| Price range | 45,000～85,000VND |
Capella Coffee Roaster Hanoi
Capella Coffee Roaster Hanoi is a café in the Tay Ho (West Lake) area.
The interior has high ceilings and an open space that lets in natural light easily. The spacious space suits casual chats with friends and reading at leisure.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Area | Tay Ho District, West Lake area |
| Hours | 7:00～18:00 |
| Price range | 50,000～90,000VND |
Simple Coffee
A café on the outskirts of Hanoi. The interior is spacious and has a sense of cleanliness, and you end up lingering. Inside is a full-fledged roastery with a rich variety of beans. It also sells coffee beans, making it perfect for souvenirs.
There's also a bread-and-coffee set, recommended for days when you want to enjoy breakfast at leisure.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Area | Outskirts of Hanoi |
| Hours | 7:30～21:00 |
| Price range | 35,000～65,000VND |
Distinctive Vietnamese Coffees to Taste in Hanoi
The appeal of Vietnamese coffee is its rich variety. Beyond the standard coffee with condensed milk, americanos, and lattes, you can savor coffees full of individuality.
Egg coffee | Cà phê trứng
A coffee that originated in Hanoi, topped with whipped egg yolk turned into a foam. Its custard-pudding-like flavor matches the coffee's bitterness.
Salt coffee | Cà phê muối
A little saltiness added to the milk layer on top of an iced latte. It's a surprising combination at first glance, but the saltiness brings out the coffee's flavor, making it deliciously easy to gulp down. On hot days in particular, you can enjoy a pleasant refreshing feeling.
Yogurt coffee | Sữa chua cà phê
Like egg coffee, a coffee that originated in Hanoi. Yogurt's tartness pairs well with coffee's bitterness. You can enjoy it everywhere, from local cafés to chain shops.
Avocado coffee | Cà phê bơ
In Vietnam, avocado is a staple ingredient enjoyed as a smoothie. Avocado coffee combines an avocado shake with coffee.
The avocado's creaminess layers with the coffee's slight bitterness, and the sweetness is restrained. Since it's hard to come across in Japan, it's a distinctive coffee you'll definitely want to try during your trip.
Cold Brew Coffee
Cold brew extracts coffee over a long time with cold or room-temperature water.
In Hanoi's cafés too, you'll find shops that feature cold brew. Some are blended with orange or lychee, and the freshness of the fruit and the coffee's bitterness are addictive.
Tips for Enjoying a Hanoi Cafe Crawl
In Hanoi, distinctive cafés are dotted all over the city. The options are diverse, from rustic local shops frequented by residents to refined chains.
The key to enjoying a café crawl is to deliberately not fix on a style and to experience a variety of shops.
On day one, a standard shop listed in a guidebook; on day two, a spot that caught your eye during a walk around town; on day three, a chain with a sense of reassurance—by changing the theme each day, you can savor Hanoi's café culture.
Bringing Your Hanoi Coffee Experience Home
If you want to bring your café memories from Hanoi back to Japan, souvenirs like coffee beans and filters are recommended.
Here we introduce souvenirs you can buy within Hanoi.
CONG Cafe
The distinctly Vietnamese retro design is very popular with Japanese people living in Vietnam too.They also sell instant coffee of bac xiu and coconut coffee, which you can rarely taste in Japan.Since it's individually wrapped, it's just right as a souvenir to hand out to many people.
You can buy it at CONG Cafe stores as well as at supermarkets and Japanese-run souvenir shops such as Em Hanoi and Hanoi Shop.
La Viet
If you're after Arabica, La Viet is recommended.It uses high-quality Arabica beans grown in the highlands of central Vietnam, with a taste that suits Japanese palates too.
Besides its directly run cafés, you can get it at shopping malls such as AEON.
L’ANGFARM
"L'ANGFARM," which stocks organic products from Da Lat in central Vietnam. It operates over 40 stores in Vietnam, and in Hanoi it has a shop inside the Lotte Center.
Da Lat is famous as a production area for Arabica.Buy it together with a colorful coffee filter and you can easily enjoy Vietnamese coffee at home too.
Hanoi's café culture, to enjoy alongside a walk around town
In Hanoi, you can encounter a wide variety of coffee, from a traditional cup handed down at long-established cafés to distinctive coffees savored in modern spaces.
Unique cultures like egg coffee and salt coffee make your travel memories all the more vivid. Through a café crawl and choosing souvenirs, be sure to visit and take home your own Hanoi coffee experience.
