Turn off a main road from the bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and you\u2019ll find a caf\u00e9 wrapped in a soundless gentleness. \u201cTh\u1eddi Thanh Xu\u00e2n (Sparkling Youth),\u201d set in a long, narrow tube house in Phu Nhuan District, is a social-enterprise caf\u00e9 where most of the staff are deaf. You order not with your voice but by pointing at the menu, communicating with sign language and smiles\u2014and that very quiet has become this shop\u2019s greatest character. It\u2019s a \u201ch\u1ebbm gem (a jewel in the back alley)\u201d visited by those who, in hectic Saigon, deliberately want to place themselves in stillness.<\/p>\n
The first thing you notice on entering is how astonishingly quiet the shop is. Since the staff can\u2019t hear or speak, they respond carefully with smiles, sign language, and written notes. Customers point at the menu and convey their meaning with simple hand gestures. Even if you\u2019re flustered at first, within a few minutes that slow, unhurried pace becomes comfortable\u2014a shop that draws many such comments. For the deaf community it\u2019s a precious place to gather in sign language, and for hearing people it\u2019s a refuge where you can quietly be alone.<\/p>\n
In one corner of the shop is a message wall where customers can leave whatever words they like. \u201cI love all the staff,\u201d \u201cThe coffee I drink here puts me in a calm mood\u201d\u2014the handwritten words posted on the wall tell of this place\u2019s warmth. Th\u1eddi Thanh Xu\u00e2n is not merely a caf\u00e9 but is run as a social enterprise for deaf people to have goals, learn skills, and create valuable products while working. Drinking a single cup of coffee itself is set up to be a small boost to that work.<\/p>\n
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| Shop name<\/th>\n | Th\u1eddi Thanh Xu\u00e2n (Sparkling Youth), Saigon branch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|
| Address<\/th>\n | Inside a tube house down an alley on Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng Qu\u1ed1c Dung Street (Phu Nhuan District)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Specialty<\/th>\n | \u30ab\u30d5\u30a7\u30b9\u30a2\u3001\u5404\u7a2e\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc\u3001\u624b\u4f5c\u308a\u77f3\u9e78\u3084\u30a8\u30c3\u30bb\u30f3\u30b7\u30e3\u30eb\u30aa\u30a4\u30eb\u306a\u3069\u306e\u81ea\u5bb6\u88fd\u54c1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Price guide<\/th>\n | \u30c9\u30ea\u30f3\u30af\u306f\u5b9a\u4fa1\u306a\u3057(\u300c\u6c17\u6301\u3061\u6255\u3044\u300d\u65b9\u5f0f)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| How to order<\/th>\n | Point at the menu and communicate with sign language, written notes, and smiles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Access<\/th>\n | Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City\u2014a quiet location off an alley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nSummary<\/h2>\nTh\u1eddi Thanh Xu\u00e2n is a place to savor not just the taste of the coffee but stillness and the very way people connect. That there\u2019s a warmth that comes across without exchanging words, and that a single cup of coffee supports someone\u2019s future\u2014in a Saigon back alley, it reminds you of such simple truths. If you\u2019re touring distinctive Saigon caf\u00e9s,District 1\u2019s \u201cC\u1ed8I,\u201d<\/a>which recreates a Japanese jazz caf\u00e9, and a chessboard roasterIM:MI Coffee Roasters<\/a>are also interesting for their contrast. If you\u2019re interested in caf\u00e9s that make use of old buildings,10 spots that revive architectural heritage<\/a>is also worth a look.<\/p>\n |