42 DISCOVERY NOVEMBER 2009 DISCOVER Vietnam 發現越南 Saigon Xua Va Nay 供應越南凍牛奶咖 啡;香濃咖啡慢慢滴 進盛著煉奶的杯子, 再加上冰塊享用 Vietnamese coffee at Saigon Xua Va Nay slowly drips into a glass of condensed milk. It is usually then mixed with ice and savoured 裝潢洋溢懷舊格調 的Napoly意大利式 咖啡館﹙右圖),正 準備開門營業 Napoly (right), an Italian-style café with retro décor, prepares to open its doors for the day’s customers
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42 d i scov e ry n ov e m b e r 2 0 0 9
discover Vietnam發現�越南
saigon Xua va Nay供應越南凍牛奶咖啡;香濃咖啡慢慢滴進盛著煉奶的杯子,再加上冰塊享用
vietnamese coffee at saigon Xua va Nay slowly drips into a glass of condensed milk. it is usually then mixed with ice and savoured
裝潢洋溢懷舊格調的Napoly意大利式咖啡館﹙右圖),正準備開門營業
Napoly (right), an italian-style café with retro décor, prepares to open its doors for the day’s customers
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想呷著香濃咖啡享受悠閒,在越南不愁沒有好去處
When it comes to kicking back and indulging in its celebrated café culture, few do it better than the Vietnamese
牌菜式――法式薄餅。 5 han Thuyen Street, District One +84 8 3829 9117
cathay Pacific airways flies twice a day to ho chi minh city
國泰航空每日有兩班航機
飛往胡志明市
t he Saigonese love spending time in cafés. A legacy of French colonial rule, they are an inher-
ent and important part of the local cul-ture, sustained by a Vietnamese love affair with coffee and excellent domes-tic coffee bean production. Vietnam is the world’s biggest coffee exporter after Brazil.
Ho Chi Minh City’s cafés range from no-frills makeshift establishments to seriously hip hangouts. The newcom-ers that serve frosted coffee frappés haven’t yet upstaged the local favourites where ca phe sua da (iced milk coffee) is the drink of choice. Here are five favourite local haunts – all equipped with Wi-Fi access.
X-caFéOne of the city’s coolest coffee shops, this sprawling 1919 French-built villa comes bang up-to-date as a lounge-café-meeting place. The décor is minimalist with plenty of glass, white walls and bare brick work. There are two patios, a movie room, ice cream parlour-cum-bar and an open-plan first floor with faux suede sofas. In the evening it’s all about the music with live bands, DJs and large plasma screens that play DVDs. Try the jasmine iced green tea with milk (US$1.70) or iced cappuccino (US$2.80) – espresso with milk and cappuccino ice cream. 53 Pasteur Street, District One, +84 8 3914 2142
soho coFFee LouNgeSoho epitomises Ho Chi Minh City’s new generation of home-grown mod-ern cafés. This two-level urban café is hugely popular with the locals, ranging from teens to young corporate go-get-ters. The grey and glass-fronted build-ing has industrial-style, minimalist interiors, with black walls, grey floors and glass tables. The menu is very affordable, with hot or iced espressos from US$1.50 and Vietnamese coffees from US$1. But don’t come here look-ing for any peace and quiet. The music is loud and out on the patio the traffic is even louder. 185 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, District One, +84 8 3839 5038
saigoN Xua va Nay Don’t expect anything flash at this low-key, barbecue restaurant-café. Simple wooden chairs and tables line the pave-ment of a leafy downtown street. This café serves arguably Ho Chi Minh City’s finest ca phe sua da – a wonder-ful blend of coffee and condensed milk with ice. For just US$1, it is a small price to pay for your caffeine fix. And if the outstanding coffee doesn’t tempt you, then maybe plates of barbecued goat, deer and beef will, washed down with tall mugs of cold beer. So sit back, smell the coffee and watch the world go by. 33 Nguyen Trung Truc Street, District One, +84 8 3822 1731
crêPerie & caFé restauraNtThis renovated villa has two floors of stylish interiors with library-style tranquillity – a perfect spot for Wi-Fi users. But the premier selling point is the atmospheric street-side ter-race with tables and chairs shaded by white-cotton umbrellas. The vantage point offers views across a leafy park to Reunification Palace and the rear of Notre Dame Cathedral. Crêperie & Café serves some of the best café lattes (US$3) and Irish coffees (US$3.50) in the city, and has an extensive Asian and international food menu. Don’t miss the French-style crêpes. 5 han Thuyen Street, District One, +84 8 3829 9117
NaPoLyThis is an unashamedly Italian-style café, an indulgent throwback to 1950s Rome with an old-style ice-cream par-lour, Italian sodas and kitsch interiors of pink lampshades and tutti frutti-style wallpaper. The expansive, street-front terrace, which is shaded by umbrellas and palm trees, offers a convivial “dolce vita” ambience. It’s very popular, so be prepared to wait for a table. In the eve-ning it makes for a romantic setting. Try the amarula latte (US$3) – a fine blend of cream liqueur, toffee, fresh milk, vanilla, ice cream and a single espresso shot. 7 Pham Ngoc Thach Street, District One, +84 8 3829 0583