{"id":1619,"date":"2026-03-23T19:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/blog\/news\/hcm-unique-concept-cafe-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T08:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:09:18","slug":"hcm-concept-cafes","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/hcm-concept-cafes\/","title":{"rendered":"Surging in popularity in Ho Chi Minh City! 3 caf\u00e9s themed on animals, anime, and books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Answering the demand of travelers who find ordinary caf\u00e9s unsatisfying,<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/blog\/area\/hcm\/\">Ho Chi Minh City<\/a>one after another, distinctive \"concept caf\u00e9s\"\u2014with themes like animals, anime, and reading\u2014are appearing. Vietnam's caf\u00e9 culture is now evolving to a new stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Vietnam, a coffee superpower, Ho Chi Minh City is at the forefront of caf\u00e9 culture. In recent years, concept caf\u00e9s that sell not just \"the taste of coffee\" but \"the experience of visiting\" have won passionate support from young people and tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The anime caf\u00e9 \"The Other Person,\" where staff in French-maid and rabbit-ear costumes serve customers in a Japanese style, has become a hot topic. The founder says, \"I want to treat customers with a special experience,\" and the wave of anime culture spreading across all of Asia has arrived in Vietnam too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u30c9\u30c3\u30b0\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7\u300c\u30c9\u30ae\u30b3\u30fc\u30d2\u30fc\u300d\uff083\u533a\uff09\u3067\u306f30\u5339\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306e\u72ac\uff08\u8907\u6570\u306e\u72ac\u7a2e\uff09\u304c\u5e38\u99d0\u3057\u3001\u30ef\u30f3\u30c9\u30ea\u30f3\u30af\u4ed8\u304d\u306e\u5165\u5834\u6599\u306f\u7d04400\u301c420\u5186\u76f8\u5f53\u3068\u624b\u9803\u3002\u30cd\u30b3\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7\u300c\u30a2\u30a4\u30eb\u30ad\u30e3\u30c3\u30c8\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7\u300d\uff08\u30d5\u30fc\u30cb\u30e3\u30f3\u533a\uff09\u3082\u30cd\u30b3\u7d0420\u5339\u306b\u52a0\u3048\u30cf\u30e0\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u3084\u72ac\u3082\u63c3\u3048\u3001\u30da\u30c3\u30c8\u611b\u597d\u5bb6\u306b\u5927\u4eba\u6c17\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3055\u3089\u306b\u300c\u30d0\u30dc\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7\u300d\u3067\u306f\u30c8\u30ab\u30b2\u30fb\u30aa\u30a6\u30e0\u30fb\u30cf\u30ea\u30cd\u30ba\u30df\u30fb\u30ab\u30a8\u30eb\u307e\u3067\u63c3\u3046\u73cd\u3057\u3044\u52d5\u7269\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7\u3068\u3057\u3066\u6ce8\u76ee\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Chieu\" is a library caf\u00e9 boasting a collection of over 1,000 books. Regulars who visit say, \"You can cut yourself off from the busy everyday and face books at your leisure,\" and it also earns support from the growing number of urban<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/blog\/vietnam-cafe-nomad\/\">nomad<\/a>workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vietnamese readers' reactions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here we introduce Vietnamese reactions to Ho Chi Minh City's concept caf\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Ho Chi Minh City's caf\u00e9s keep evolving. Animal caf\u00e9s are great for families with kids too!\" (Ho Chi Minh City resident, woman in her 20s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"So Vietnam finally got a maid caf\u00e9 (laughs). I absolutely want to go with friends.\" (Hanoi resident, man in his 20s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"The library caf\u00e9 is quiet and work goes well. The coffee quality was authentic too.\" (freelancer, 30s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Some people worry about hygiene at pet caf\u00e9s, but the impression is that they're properly managed. The kids were overjoyed.\" (Ho Chi Minh City resident, mother in her 30s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Thanks to concept caf\u00e9s, Vietnam's caf\u00e9 culture has become richer. I hear they're popular with foreign tourists too.\" (travel blogger)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact and key points for Japanese tourists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For travelers familiar with Japan's caf\u00e9 culture too, Ho Chi Minh City's concept caf\u00e9s will be a fresh experience. In particular, anime caf\u00e9s and animal caf\u00e9s arrange trends that originated in Japan in a Vietnamese way, so you can enjoy them with a \"reimport\" feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the classic<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/blog\/cong-caphe\/\">C\u1ed9ng C\u00e0 Ph\u00ea<\/a>and<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/blog\/highland-coffee\/\">Highlands Coffee<\/a>, why not build these unique caf\u00e9s into your itinerary as well?<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/blog\/featured\/coffee-guide\/\">Types of Vietnamese coffee<\/a>, and then head to a concept caf\u00e9\u2014you'll enjoy the differences in taste even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference:<a href=\"https:\/\/news.tuoitre.vn\/novelty-cafes-lure-coffee-lovers-in-ho-chi-minh-city-10330925.htm\">Novelty caf\u00e9s lure coffee lovers in Ho Chi Minh City\uff08Tu\u1ed5i Tr\u1ebb\uff09<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u666e\u901a\u306e\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7\u3067\u306f\u7269\u8db3\u308a\u306a\u3044\u2014\u2014\u305d\u3093\u306a\u65c5\u884c\u8005\u306e\u9700\u8981\u306b\u5fdc\u3048\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30db\u30fc\u30c1\u30df\u30f3\u3067\u306f\u52d5\u7269\u30fb\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u30fb\u8aad\u66f8\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\u306a\u3069\u500b\u6027 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"swell_btn_cv_data":"","ssp_meta_description":"\u30db\u30fc\u30c1\u30df\u30f3\u3067\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7\u300c\u30b6\u30fb\u30a2\u30b6\u30fc\u30d1\u30fc\u30bd\u30f3\u300d\u3001\u72ac30\u7a2e\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306e\u300c\u30c9\u30ae\u30b3\u30fc\u30d2\u30fc\u300d\u30011000\u518a\u306e\u8535\u66f8\u3092\u6301\u3064\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u30e9\u30ea\u30fc\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7\u300c\u30c1\u30a6\u300d\u306a\u3069\u3001\u30b3\u30f3\u30bb\u30d7\u30c8\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7\u304c\u7d9a\u3005\u767b\u5834\u3002\u52d5\u7269\u30fb\u672c\u30fb\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\u5225\u306e\u4f53\u9a13\u304c\u82e5\u8005\u3068\u89b3\u5149\u5ba2\u3092\u96c6\u3081\u308b\u3002","ssp_meta_keyword":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,19],"tags":[254,252,30],"purpose":[129,145],"keyword":[198,199,168,197,204,200,201],"location":[317,425],"class_list":["post-1619","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","category-cafe","category-news","tag-cafe-hopping","tag-vietnam-cafe","tag-hochiminh","purpose-cafe","purpose-photography","keyword-instagrammable","keyword-stylish","keyword-coffee","keyword-trend","keyword-modern","keyword-retro","keyword-local","location-ho-chi-minh","location-southern-vietnam"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1619"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4306,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1619\/revisions\/4306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1619"},{"taxonomy":"purpose","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/purpose?post=1619"},{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=1619"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=1619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}