\"Oasis Caf\u00e9\" in Ho Chi Minh City's Phu Nhuan district bustles day after day with travelers from abroad. Stone walkways and round tables float over a pond where nishikigoi carp swim, and customers take their seats with a sensation of sinking into the water's surface. Ever since an Instagram video posted by an Australian blogger gathered 100,000 likes, foreign customers have increased by about 50% over the past three to four months. As a hands-on photogenic spot where you can sit and feed the carp, customer draw sparked by social media continues.<\/p>\n
The center of the shop is a nishikigoi carp pond. Stone-stepping walkways are laid a little above the water's surface, with round and square tables dotted beyond. One table seats 4\u20136, and with carp swimming at your feet, you feel as if you're sitting on the water. The second floor also has hanging seats modeled on a \"bird's nest,\" with a private-room feel, suited to group use too. The premises are two floors, about 800 square meters. A long-established shop that has run for eight years, the pond has a filtration system, and colorful carp over 8 years old swim in it.<\/p>\n
Not just relaxing at a table \u2014 this caf\u00e9's appeal is that you can buy a pack of feed and give it to the carp. Feed is a reasonable 7,000 dong (about 40 yen) a bag, and you can watch the carp gathering at the water's surface up close. Families and couples enjoying feeding with a drink in hand stand out. A space so close to living things has many devices that make you want to capture it in photos and videos.<\/p>\n
Drinks from 50,000 dong and food from 70,000 dong \u2014 the price is kept modest given the impact of the interior. The peak is around 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Here are the main figures.<\/p>\n