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Cafés in Đống Đa

Dense, residential and student-heavy, around the Temple of Literature.

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Đống Đa is the dense residential belt south-west of the center. Before 2025 it was Hanoi's most populous district, with about 420,900 people on 9.95 km² in 2017, roughly 18 times the city's average density.2 Its name, literally banyan heap, comes from the Đống Đa mound, where Tây Sơn forces under Nguyễn Huệ, later Emperor Quang Trung, attacked the Qing army during Tết and routed it in early 1789.23

It is a district of universities and hospitals, including Hanoi Medical University, Foreign Trade University, Thuyloi University and Bạch Mai Hospital.2 Its cafés are mostly neighborhood and student places, and many of them stay open until 22:00 or later.

Local tip: The Temple of Literature's ticket office takes cash only, so carry small notes for the 70,000₫ adult ticket (2026).

At a glance

367Cafés listed
17With opening hours
06:30Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Xưởng cafe, from 06:30 (Daily 06:30–23:00).
  • Closes latest: Basket Coffee, until 23:00 (Daily 07:00–23:00).
  • Most listed streets: Phố Phạm Ngọc Thạch (9), Phố Đặng Văn Ngữ (8), P. Mai Anh Tuấn (6).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (5%), open late (4%), outdoor seating (3%).

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Coffee chains in Đống Đa

The Temple of Literature

Văn Miếu, the Temple of Literature on Quốc Tử Giám street, was founded in 1070 as a Confucian temple and became Vietnam's first university, Quốc Tử Giám, in 1076.1 Its 82 surviving stelae record the doctors who passed national examinations between 1442 and 1779, and they joined UNESCO's Memory of the World register in 2010.1

As of 2026 it opens 08:00–17:00 daily, with last entry at 16:30, and adult tickets cost 70,000₫ (students 35,000₫, under-15s free), cash only.1 It closes for several days around Tết, and a night tour runs on selected evenings, typically Thursday to Sunday, 19:00–22:00.1

Getting there on metro line 2A

Line 2A opened on 6 November 2021 as the first rapid transit line in Vietnam.4 It starts at Cát Linh in Đống Đa and calls at Thái Hà and Láng before running south-west to Yên Nghĩa, about 13 km and 12 stations in 23 minutes end to end.45 Single cash fares were 9,000–19,000₫ by distance as of 2025.4

Where Đống Đa's cafés are

Phạm Ngọc Thạch is lined with cafés: Cafe'CITO at 44, AHA Cafe at 102A1 and a run of cafés with block-style numbers, among them Cafe Muối at 10B4, Smuzi at 14B4 and Đô Đô at 17B10. Ngõ Xã Đàn 2 has Co:coffee at 208 (07:00–23:00) and Cine Cafe at 166.

On Hoàng Cầu, Xưởng cafe in lane 38 opens at 06:30 and closes at 23:00. Cà Phê Tùng in lane 102 Trường Chinh and The Caffinet on Hoàng Ngọc Phách are open 24 hours. O Zone, a films, art and coffee space in lane 36 Hoàng Ngọc Phách, and Tiệm cà phê LẠ LÙNG on Ngõ Văn Chương both open 09:00–22:30.

Basket Coffee is in block B6 of the Kim Liên housing estate (07:00–23:00), and Quán Cầm is in lane 60 Thổ Quan (09:00–22:00).

Ward names on Đống Đa addresses

Since 1 July 2025 the old district has been covered mainly by five wards: Đống Đa, Kim Liên, Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám, Láng and Ô Chợ Dừa.6 Kim Liên ward took the whole of Kim Liên and Khương Thượng, and the ward named after the temple absorbed the old Khâm Thiên, Thổ Quan and Văn Chương wards.6

Sources

  1. Temple of Literature in Hanoi: tickets, dress code and what to look at, VietnamTourism.com, accessed October 2026
  2. Đống Đa district, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Hanoi Metro Line 2A, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Glide over Hanoi in the calmness of the Cát Linh-Hà Đông metro line, Saigoneer, accessed October 2026
  6. Danh sách 126 xã, phường mới của Hà Nội sau sắp xếp ĐVHC từ 01/7/2025, LuatVietnam, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Đống Đa cafés: questions

What are the Temple of Literature opening hours and ticket prices in Đống Đa, Hanoi?

As of 2026 the Temple of Literature opens 08:00–17:00 daily, with last entry at 16:30. Adults pay 70,000₫, students 35,000₫ and children under 15 enter free, and the ticket office is cash only. It closes for several days around Tết, and a night tour runs on selected evenings, typically Thursday to Sunday, 19:00–22:00.

Where does the name Đống Đa in Hanoi come from?

Đống Đa takes its name from the Đống Đa mound, where Tây Sơn forces under Nguyễn Huệ, later Emperor Quang Trung, attacked the Qing army during Tết and routed it in early 1789. The name translates literally as banyan heap. Before 2025 Đống Đa was Hanoi's most populous district.

How do you get to Đống Đa in Hanoi by metro?

Metro line 2A starts at Cát Linh in Đống Đa and calls at Thái Hà and Láng before running south-west to Yên Nghĩa. The line, the first rapid transit line in Vietnam, opened on 6 November 2021, covers about 13 km and 12 stations in 23 minutes, and single cash fares were 9,000–19,000₫ by distance as of 2025.

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