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269/2 Nguyen Trai—An alley filled with the sound and aroma of roasting. 269 Nguyen Trai, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Down the alley that runs deep behind this number, at the second establishment, is "IM:MI Coffee Roasters." The moment you enter this roastery café, which opened in early 2026, the smell of roasting coffee beans...

Vietnam's capital Hanoi is drawing worldwide attention in 2026 as a hub of café culture. In Hanoi, known as the birthplace of egg coffee (cà phê trứng), traditional café culture and the specialty coffee trend have fused, and among travelers a "Hanoi café tour"...

Southeast Asia's modern coffee and tea chain market reached 9.9 billion dollars in 2025, up 52% from 2021. In the latest report, Vietnam leapt to third at 725 million dollars. Domestic majors Milano Coffee and Highlands Coffee ranked among Southeast Asia's top chains...

From April 16 to 18, 2026, “Cafe Show Vietnam 2026” will be held at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City. On March 20, a kickoff workshop for the barista competition was held, and the World Coffee Events (WCE)-sanctioned national barista champion...

If you'd like to learn more about Vietnam's cafés, be sure to also check out Every Half Coffee Roasters' gallery page. A new challenge from the founder of The Coffee House: If you're familiar with Vietnam's coffee scene, you've probably heard the name The Coffee House...

Few people, holding a white cup with the "%" mark at a café apartment in Ho Chi Minh, realize that the scene of Kyoto's Higashiyama cobblestones lies beyond it. %Arabica is a coffee brand that, while based in Kyoto, has spread to more than 20 countries and regions...

If you'd like to see more photos of this café, please see the café directory page for La Viet Coffee. Da Lat, the mecca of specialty coffee. Da Lat, a highland city in south-central Vietnam, sits at about 1,500 meters elevation. Since the French colonial era, this city has served as a summer retreat...

Vietnam is the world’s second-largest coffee producer, yet most of it has been exported as commercial-grade Robusta. Bucking that current, the ones working to reconnect origin, roasting, and brewing with their own hands are Every Half Coffee Roasters. In Ho Chi Minh ...

A minimalist space in white and that “%” mark on the sign — %Arabica, the specialty coffee brand from Kyoto, is a hit that draws lines in cities around the world. It first arrived in Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City in 2024. With its globally consistent high-quality beans and offerings like the Spanish latte and the Kyoto la ...

Vietnam is the world’s second-largest coffee producer, but most of it is commercial-grade Robusta, and the “specialty” culture in which consumers engage with origin is still young. Là Việt Coffee, in the highland city of Da Lat, integrates everything from farm to roasting and brewing, becoming a pioneer of that ...