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Cafés in Ho Chi Minh City sữa đá from the sidewalk up

Café apartments on Nguyễn Huệ, tea counters in Chợ Lớn, roasters in Thảo Điền and a 04:00 opener in Bình Thạnh.

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Ho Chi Minh City still goes by Saigon in everyday speech, and since 2025 Sài Gòn has also been the official name of the downtown ward around Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office and Nguyễn Huệ.12 The city grew the same year, taking in Bình Dương and Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu provinces, and now counts more than 14 million people.1

Coffee here runs from the pavement up. Beside the cathedral, 30/4 Park has long been the place for cà phê bệt, "floor coffee", where vendors with no tables or chairs hand you a newspaper to sit on.5 On the Nguyễn Huệ walking street, the nine-storey apartment block at number 42 is now mostly cafés and shops, reached by the stairs or a slow, paid lift.6

Prices stretch further than in most cities. Znews reported in October 2026 that one specialty café in the city had sold a single cup for 500,000₫, and that most drinks at Bosgaurus Coffee Roasters cost 75,000–95,000₫.7 At the other end, a black cloth-filtered coffee at an old alley café cost 12,000–16,000₫ in August 2026.12

Start with a quận

Ho Chi Minh City by area

On 1 July 2025 Ho Chi Minh City dropped its quận (district) tier and was redrawn into 168 wards, communes and special zones, 102 of them inside the old city.234 Old District 1, for example, is now the Sài Gòn, Bến Thành, Tân Định and Cầu Ông Lãnh wards.3 Hotels, guides and blogs still use the old district names, and addresses mix the two.3

District 1

Café apartments on Nguyễn Huệ, floor coffee beside the cathedral and 24-hour cafés downtown.

443 cafés

Đa Kao & Tân Định

The old wards around Tân Định market: roasteries on Trần Nhật Duật and a 1909 pagoda.

130 cafés

District 3

Villa streets, Turtle Lake and the alleys off Lê Văn Sỹ, where the specialty cafés cluster.

310 cafés

Phú Nhuận

Phan Xích Long's food street, the flower-named lanes and canal cafés on Trường Sa.

249 cafés

Bình Thạnh

River towers around Landmark 81, roasters on Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh and a cluster of 24-hour cafés.

420 cafés

Thảo Điền & District 2

The riverside expat quarter: Xuân Thủy's cafés, plant-based brunch and a metro ride from downtown.

313 cafés

District 5 & Chợ Lớn

Chinatown's temples and lantern street, cloth-filter coffee and a long run of tea counters.

373 cafés

District 7

Phú Mỹ Hưng's lake blocks and the older lanes around Lâm Văn Bền, many open by 06:00.

328 cafés
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Cà phê đặc sản

Specialty coffee

Roasters and filter bars, several of them built around Vietnamese robusta and liberica.

80 cafés
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Wi-Fi

Cafés with Wi-Fi, from rooms that sell seat time by the hour to book cafés and late-night tables.

195 cafés
Mở sớm

Open by 6am

Open by 06:00, for coffee in the coolest part of a Saigon day.

49 cafés
Mở khuya

Open late

Open until 22:00 or later, for the hours after the heat and the afternoon storm.

109 cafés
Mở 24/7

24 hours

Open around the clock, for students on deadline, freelancers and drivers between night shifts.

18 cafés
Chỗ ngồi ngoài trời

Outdoor seating

Gardens, courtyards and pavement tables, best in the dry months and after the afternoon storm.

64 cafés

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District 1 443 cafés

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Đa Kao & Tân Định 130 cafés

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Phú Nhuận 249 cafés

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District 4 85 cafés

District 10 227 cafés

District 8 167 cafés

Tân Bình 366 cafés

Gò Vấp 488 cafés

Tân Phú & Bình Tân 513 cafés

Thủ Đức 357 cafés

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Before you sit down

How coffee works in Ho Chi Minh City

Southern names apply. Milk coffee is cà phê sữa đá, iced with condensed milk, and black is cà phê đen đá, sweetened with sugar as a rule.8 Bạc xỉu, mostly milk with a little coffee, is a staple of the coffee chains, which charged 35,000–49,000₫ for it in August 2026.12

The city's older brew is cà phê vợt. In the Hoa (ethnic Chinese) coffee shops of Chợ Lớn, ground coffee was steeped in boiling water, strained through a net lined with cloth, and held warm in a clay pot, a siêu đất, over a dying fire.9 Only a few places still make it that way.9

Cafés are built for sitting, often on low plastic stools on the sidewalk, and most coffees come with a free glass of iced jasmine or green tea, and refills are usually free too.8 Nobody expects a tip at a traditional café, though rounding up is appreciated at Western-style specialty bars.8 Many stalls take bank transfers from a printed VietQR code, and VietQR payments rose 85% in value in the first ten months of 2025.10

Foreign phones are another matter. In September 2026 only about 6% of Vietnam's 2.5 million-plus payment points accepted VietQR Global, and the cross-border links of NAPAS, the national payment network, covered six countries: China, Thailand, South Korea, Singapore, Cambodia and Laos.11 Carry small notes. The rainy season usually runs from May to November and the dry season from December to April; when tide, rain and river flow coincide, parts of the city flood.1

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What coffee costs in Ho Chi Minh City

DrinkTypical price
Cà phê đen đá
Iced black coffee		15,000–25,000₫
Sidewalk stalls
Cà phê sữa đá
Iced coffee with condensed milk		25,000–45,000₫
Neighborhood cafés; up to 75,000₫ at trendy District 1 spots
Bạc xỉu
Milk with a little coffee		35,000–49,000₫
Coffee chains
Cappuccino
Cappuccino, regular		20,000–75,000₫
Ho Chi Minh City cafés, average about 47,000₫
Espresso, pour-over
Specialty coffee		60,000–130,000₫
Roasters such as The Workshop and Bosgaurus

Prices as of 2026. The sidewalk range and the Bosgaurus figure come from Znews in October 2026, the milk-coffee range from a 2026 guide that puts trendy District 1 cafés at up to 75,000₫.78 Chain bạc xỉu and roaster prices were checked by a travel guide in August 2026, and the cappuccino range is Numbeo's for Ho Chi Minh City, updated 22 October 2026, with an average near 47,000₫.1213 Vietcombank bought US dollars at 25,640–25,670₫ on 22 October 2026.14

Sources

  1. Ho Chi Minh City, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Sài Gòn (phường), Wikipedia (Vietnamese), accessed October 2026
  3. A Post-Merger Guide To Ho Chi Minh City: Understanding The City, Vietcetera (July 27, 2025), accessed October 2026
  4. Tân Hưng, Ho Chi Minh City, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Vị Sài Gòn ở cà phê bệt, VnExpress (July 25, 2014), accessed October 2026
  6. The Café Apartment on Saigon's Walking Street, Vietnam Coracle (updated October 2024), accessed October 2026
  7. Ly cà phê giá 100.000 đồng trở nên bình thường từ khi nào?, Znews (October 2026), accessed October 2026
  8. Vietnamese Coffee Decoded: Cà Phê Sữa Đá, Egg Coffee, Coconut, Salt Coffee, VietnamTourism.com (2026), accessed October 2026
  9. Uống cà phê vợt, nhớ Sài Gòn xưa, Báo Pháp Luật Việt Nam, accessed October 2026
  10. Vietnamese street vendors go cashless as QR payments surge 85%, VietnamPlus (VNA) (December 13, 2025), accessed October 2026
  11. Only 6% of Vietnam's payment points offer VietQR Global to international visitors, Tuổi Trẻ News (September 26, 2026), accessed October 2026
  12. Vietnam coffee deep dive: prices checked August 2026, Vietnamspot (August 11, 2026), accessed October 2026
  13. Cost of Living in Ho Chi Minh City, Numbeo (updated October 22, 2026), accessed October 2026
  14. Giá USD hôm nay 22.10.2026: Giảm về sát mức 26.000 đồng/USD, Thanh Niên (October 22, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Cafés in Ho Chi Minh City: common questions

How much does coffee cost in Ho Chi Minh City?

As of 2026, a sidewalk coffee in Ho Chi Minh City costs about 15,000–25,000₫ and a cà phê sữa đá at a neighborhood café 25,000–45,000₫, rising to 75,000₫ at trendy District 1 spots. Chains charge 35,000–49,000₫ for bạc xỉu, a regular cappuccino averages about 47,000₫, and specialty roasters charge 60,000–130,000₫. US$1 is roughly 25,650₫.

Which district of Ho Chi Minh City has the most cafés?

Tân Phú & Bình Tân and Gò Vấp have the most cafés, followed by District 1. Chợ Lớn's long main roads are lined with small tea and drink counters, though few of them list Wi-Fi. District 1 has the most cafés with Wi-Fi, and District 3 the most specialty cafés.

What is cà phê vợt in Ho Chi Minh City?

Cà phê vợt is Saigon's cloth-filtered coffee. Ground coffee is steeped in boiling water, strained through a net lined with cloth and kept warm in a clay pot, a method from the Hoa coffee shops of Chợ Lớn. Only a few places still make it; in August 2026 a black cup at an old alley café cost 12,000–16,000₫.

Do you tip at cafés in Ho Chi Minh City?

No tip is expected at a traditional café in Ho Chi Minh City, where a free glass of iced tea usually comes with your coffee. At Western-style specialty bars, rounding up is appreciated but not required. Many stalls take bank transfers by VietQR code, but in 2026 the cross-border version worked at only about 6% of payment points, so carry small notes.

How do the 2025 ward changes affect café addresses in Ho Chi Minh City?

On 1 July 2025 Ho Chi Minh City replaced its districts with 168 wards, communes and special zones, 102 of them inside the old city. Old District 1, for example, became the Sài Gòn, Bến Thành, Tân Định and Cầu Ông Lãnh wards. Hotels, guides and locals still use the old district names, so addresses often mix old and new.

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