{"id":3130,"date":"2026-06-13T16:31:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T07:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/news\/say-coffee-florida\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T16:31:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T07:31:28","slug":"say-coffee-florida","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/say-coffee-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"\"Say,\" a Vietnamese coffee shop brewing with a phin, in Florida\u2014a new landmark in St. Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida, USA<strong>St. Petersburg<\/strong>no<strong>Grand Central District<\/strong>The Vietnamese coffee specialty shop<strong>Say Coffee House<\/strong>has had its soft opening. Facing Central Avenue, this shop is characterized by layering a modern interpretation onto the traditional cup brewed in the Vietnamese style with a<strong>phin (Vietnamese coffee filter) drip.<\/strong>It's one example of Vietnamese coffee spreading beyond the Asian community to the street corners of America's regional cities.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_1\"><strong>A shop that lit up on Central Avenue<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The shop is along Central Avenue in the Grand Central District. When the local paper visited, Huy Ho, a Largo resident, was on hand preparing for the soft opening. While keeping the labor-intensive extraction of brewing one aluminum phin at a time, the shop's design takes on the air of a modern caf\u00e9. It's a stance of \"tradition and modernity.\"<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_2\"><strong>A cocktail-style menu is also in preparation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Say Coffee House is also preparing a cocktail-style drink menu built around coffee. Vietnamese coffee made with condensed milk has a strong sweetness and richness, giving it a wide range as a base for creative drinks. The thick liquid slowly dripped through a phin makes for a fresh experience for American customers.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_3\"><strong>Vietnamese coffee culture taking root in the US<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In the US, with its Vietnamese population, shops serving phin and condensed-milk coffee are increasing in many places. The trend of drinks that were staples of immigrant communities opening up to general caf\u00e9-goers, as with Say Coffee House, is something Japanese Vietnam fans shouldn't miss either. The Vietnamese coffee you encounter abroad is becoming a gateway to the flavor of the home country.<\/p>\n<p>Related reading:<br \/>\n\u30fb<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/nau-coffee-sf-2\/\">N\u00e2u Coffee holds simultaneous pop-ups at 12 San Francisco locations \u2014 the lines that show Vietnamese coffee's<\/a><br \/>\n\u30fb<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/buonmathuot-coffee-capital\/\">Vietnam\u2019s coffee capital Buon Ma Thuot named among National Geographic\u2019s \u201c15 best foods in the world\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/life-culture\/food\/2026\/04\/30\/new-vietnamese-coffee-house-say-grand-central-district-traditional-modern\/\">Tampa Bay Times<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"Say Coffee House\" opened in the Grand Central district of St. Petersburg, Florida. 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