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Cafés in Thanh Xuân

Residential south-west, around the universities on Nguyễn Trãi.

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Thanh Xuân is a residential area south-west of the center, crossed by Nguyễn Trãi road. It had 293,524 people on 9.09 km² at the 2019 census, about 32,300 per km².1

Universities set its rhythm: VNU University of Science, the VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi University and Hanoi Architectural University are all here.1 Many of its cafés keep long days: Cà Phê Lion on Ngụy Như Kon Tum and T Cup Coffee Tea on Nguyễn Thị Định both run 07:00–23:00.

Local tip: Take metro line 2A to Thượng Đình or Vành Đai 3 instead of sitting in traffic on Nguyễn Trãi; a ride cost 9,000–19,000₫ in cash as of 2025.

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191Cafés listed
17With opening hours
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01:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Cà Phê B59, from 06:00 (Daily 06:00–23:00).
  • Closes latest: 5050 Rooftop Cafe & Pub, until 01:00 (Daily 12:00–01:00).
  • Most listed streets: P. Ngụy Như Kon Tum (5), Đ. Nguyễn Tuân (5), Phố Vũ Tông Phan (4).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (9%), open late (8%), outdoor seating (3%).

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Nguyễn Trãi road and Royal City

VNU University of Science has its main campus at 334 Nguyễn Trãi.2 It traces its present form to the General University of Hanoi, established on 4 June 1956, which kept that name until 1995.2 The area's other campuses include the National University of Art Education, the University of Transport Technology and the National Academy of Education Management.1

On the same road, Vincom Mega Mall Royal City opened in July 2013 at 72 Nguyễn Trãi. Viet Nam News described it as a 230,000 m² underground trading and leisure complex with some 600 outlets, an indoor water park and Vietnam's first indoor ice-skating rink.3 More than 200 restaurants and a cinema complex were part of the opening plan.3

Metro line 2A through Thanh Xuân

Line 2A, Cát Linh to Yên Nghĩa, has two stations in Thanh Xuân: Thượng Đình and Vành Đai 3.4 A full run covers about 13 km and 12 stations in 23 minutes.5 Cash fares ranged from 9,000₫ to 19,000₫ depending on distance as of 2025.4 The line opened on 6 November 2021 and carried 10.7 million passengers in 2023.4

Where Thanh Xuân's cafés are

Nguyễn Thị Định has T Cup Coffee Tea at 37 (07:00–23:00) and The Farmer gardenista at B40 (08:00–23:00). Ngụy Như Kon Tum has Cà Phê Lion at 128 (07:00–23:00) and Twins Coffee in lane 102 (07:00–22:00), and Cà Phê Ashtray is in lane 170 Hoàng Ngân (07:00–23:00). Aventus Coffee is at 248 Hoàng Ngân, and Quan Nhân has Bac Cafe in lane 144 and Tịnh Cafe in lane 178.

Cà Phê B59 at 59 Khương Trung opens at 06:00 and runs to 23:00. 5050 Rooftop Cafe & Pub, on the seventh floor of the Thành Đạt building off Triều Khúc, opens 12:00–01:00. Twitterbeans Coffee has branches at Thăng Long Number One on Khuất Duy Tiến and at 17T5 Hoàng Đạo Thúy, and Cà Phê Yến is at 132 Chiến Thắng.

Wards since July 2025

On 1 July 2025 the old district was divided among new wards. Thanh Xuân ward took parts of Nhân Chính, Thanh Xuân Bắc, Thanh Xuân Trung, Thượng Đình, Trung Hòa and Trung Văn; Khương Đình ward took parts of Hạ Đình, Khương Đình and Khương Trung; and Phương Liệt ward took the whole of Khương Mai.6 The old Khương Trung ward was itself split, part going to Khương Đình and the rest to Phương Liệt.6

Sources

  1. Thanh Xuân district, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. VNU University of Science, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Vincom Mega Mall opens, Viet Nam News (Bizhub), 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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Which metro stations serve Thanh Xuân in Hanoi?

Metro line 2A, from Cát Linh to Yên Nghĩa, has two stations in Thanh Xuân: Thượng Đình and Vành Đai 3. A full run covers about 13 km and 12 stations in 23 minutes, and cash fares ranged from 9,000₫ to 19,000₫ depending on distance as of 2025.

Which universities are in Thanh Xuân, Hanoi?

Thanh Xuân is home to VNU University of Science at 334 Nguyễn Trãi, the VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi University and Hanoi Architectural University, among others. The University of Science traces its present form to the General University of Hanoi, established on 4 June 1956.

What is Royal City in Thanh Xuân, Hanoi?

Vincom Mega Mall Royal City is an underground shopping and leisure complex at 72 Nguyễn Trãi in Thanh Xuân. It opened in July 2013 with 230,000 m² of space, some 600 outlets, an indoor water park and what was then Vietnam's first indoor ice-skating rink.

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