Specialty coffee– tag –

When talking about Vietnam's café culture, there's one chain that deserves the most attention right now. Its name is The Coffee House. Starting from an alley in Ho Chi Minh City, this café grew in just 10 years to about 93 locations across 15 cities nationwide. Not just a place to drink coffee...

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...

A thorough explanation of civet coffee (kopi luwak)—its flavor, production process, the state of things in Vietnam and other countries, why it’s expensive, and animal welfare. We also introduce how to spot the real thing and precautions when buying.

An explanation of what specialty coffee is, written for beginners. We cover the definition, evaluation criteria, how it differs from regular coffee, and even traceability and sustainability in plain terms.

An explanation of what third-wave coffee is, from the basics. We cover light roasts, single origin, traceability, and producer support, presenting the shift in coffee culture and its appeal in plain terms.

An explanation of what single-origin coffee is. We cover how it differs from blends, the flavors of each origin, how to choose and enjoy it, and even the producers' stories, in plain terms.

Vietnam, the world's second-largest coffee producer. From its Robusta-centered traditional culture to the rise of the third wave, Arabica production, and trends in the international market, we explain the present and future of Vietnamese coffee.

A guide to the scenic cafés of Da Lat in Vietnam's central highlands. We cover the appeal of Da Lat coffee enjoyed at serious cafés befitting a coffee-growing region, farm-adjacent spots, and renowned shops by the lake or atop the hills.