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Cafés in Cầu Giấy

The newer west: universities, office towers and cafés open past midnight.

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Cầu Giấy is Hanoi's newer west, carved out of the old Từ Liêm district by a decision that took effect on 1 September 1997.1 The name means paper bridge, after a crossing over the Tô Lịch river and the papermaking villages near it.1 By 2024 it had 294,235 residents on 12.18 km².1

It is a university district first. Vietnam National University, Hanoi has its main campus here, alongside Hanoi National University of Education, Thuongmai University and several others.1 Only Hoàn Kiếm has a larger choice of cafés, and they run from early openers such as XuVi home, at 06:00, to Mơ Cà Phê, which stays open until 03:00.

Local tip: For a late coffee, Mơ Cà Phê on Trung Yên 10A stays open until 03:00, and 9.0cafe on Trần Duy Hưng until 01:00.

At a glance

342Cafés listed
37With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
03:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: XuVi home, from 06:00 (Daily 06:00–23:00).
  • Closes latest: Mơ Cà Phê, until 03:00 (Daily 07:00–03:00).
  • Most listed streets: P. Tô Hiệu (9), Phố Duy Tân (7), Đ. Nguyễn Văn Huyên (6).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (10%), open late (9%), outdoor seating (3%).

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Metro line 3 to Cầu Giấy

The elevated section of metro line 3 runs about 8 km from Nhổn to Cầu Giấy with eight stations and opened in 2024.34 Its stops include Đại học Quốc gia (National University), Chùa Hà and Cầu Giấy, the current terminus.3 Single cash fares were 9,000–15,000₫ by distance from August 2025, with the full Nhổn–Cầu Giấy trip at the top of that range.3

The four underground stations that will carry the line east toward Hà Nội station were still under construction in mid-2026.34

The museum and the parks

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on Nguyễn Văn Huyên opened to the public on 12 November 1997, and its outdoor exhibits include an Ê Đê house from the Central Highlands.5 Cà Phê Heaven is on the same street, at number 9.

Cầu Giấy park and Nghĩa Đô park are the area's only two parks, and both were described as heavily degraded as of 2024.1

Where Cầu Giấy's cafés are

Phạm Tuấn Tài has a run of cafés, including Aha Coffee at 5, Coffee Góc Phố at 59 and Én Cafe at 61, with several more in lane 61. Trần Quốc Hoàn has Ami Cafe at 215 and Lotita Tea & Coffee at 225 (08:00–23:00). Duy Tân and Hoàng Quốc Việt have a few more, including Cafe Sun at 477 Hoàng Quốc Việt (06:30–23:30).

Some stay open long past 22:00. Mơ Cà Phê at 2 Trung Yên 10A stays open until 03:00 and 9.0cafe at 1D Trần Duy Hưng until 01:00, while ULA Workspace Cafe at 81 Nguyễn Khang and cafe tưởng tượng in lane 32 Phố Viên are open 24 hours. At the other end of the day, XuVi home off Cầu Giấy street opens at 06:00.

Three wards since July 2025

From 1 July 2025 the old district became three wards.1 Cầu Giấy ward took parts of Dịch Vọng, Dịch Vọng Hậu, Quan Hoa, Mỹ Đình 1, Mỹ Đình 2 and Yên Hòa; Nghĩa Đô ward took the whole of Nghĩa Tân plus the rest of Dịch Vọng, Dịch Vọng Hậu and Quan Hoa; and Yên Hòa ward took the rest of Yên Hòa with parts of Trung Hòa, Nhân Chính and Mễ Trì.2

Sources

  1. Cầu Giấy district, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Danh sách 126 xã, phường mới của Hà Nội sau sắp xếp ĐVHC từ 01/7/2025, LuatVietnam, accessed October 2026
  3. Hanoi Metro Line 3, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Elevated section of Hanoi metro line 3 open, with substantial support from the French government, AFD, EIB and ADB, Agence française de développement, accessed October 2026
  5. Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Cầu Giấy cafés: questions

How do you get to Cầu Giấy in Hanoi by metro?

Metro line 3's elevated section runs about 8 km from Nhổn to Cầu Giấy with eight stations, including Đại học Quốc gia, Chùa Hà and the Cầu Giấy terminus. It opened in 2024, and single cash fares were 9,000–15,000₫ by distance from August 2025. The underground stations east toward Hà Nội station were still under construction in mid-2026.

Which universities are in Cầu Giấy, Hanoi?

Cầu Giấy holds the main campus of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, plus Hanoi National University of Education, Thuongmai University and several others. Metro line 3 has a station named Đại học Quốc gia, for the national university, on its elevated section between Nhổn and Cầu Giấy.

Which Cầu Giấy cafés in Hanoi stay open late?

Mơ Cà Phê at 2 Trung Yên 10A stays open until 03:00 and 9.0cafe at 1D Trần Duy Hưng until 01:00. ULA Workspace Cafe at 81 Nguyễn Khang and cafe tưởng tượng in lane 32 Phố Viên are open 24 hours, and Cafe Sun at 477 Hoàng Quốc Việt stays open until 23:30.

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