HANOI – Coffee shops with distinct styles promise to help Hanoians have a new relaxing space after a long time of separation.
Eggyolk Specialty Coffee is a small shop located in lane 42C Tran Hung Dao. The shop has warm tones with white, yellow, and brown as the main color. The shop’s logo is in the shape of an egg, so young people also call this place a “peach egg” cafe. The window design receives a lot of sunlight, which is a suitable backdrop for bold check-in photos to welcome a happy new day. Photo: Trung Nghia
As the name suggests, Eggyolk Specialty Coffee has a signature drink that is egg coffee. The capital’s traditional coffee is focused on decoration, with the whipped cream in a pretty egg-shaped cup and the coffee set aside. A drink including 1 shot of coffee and 1 egg costs VND 45,000, 2 shots of coffee and 2 eggs costs VND 65,000. In addition, the shop also has 2 types of coffee with attractive names “Binh Minh” and “Sunset”. The minus point of the restaurant is that the area is a bit small and quite hidden in the alley. Photo: Trung Nghia
Located on 9 Thanh Nien Street, near Quan Thanh Temple, is Ionah Coffee painted white and with the words prominently at the door “Hello from Hanoi with love”. The restaurant’s name, Ionah, is the reverse of Hanoi. The cafe has a minimalist style, the interior space is cleverly designed, so it is quite spacious and has a terrace area. Photo: Duy Phong
Due to its prime location, the cafe is designed with many windows so that guests can enjoy the view of West Lake, Ly Tu Trong flower garden, and Thanh Nien street which is always busy with traffic. The drinks of the shop are given a youthful name that makes young people excited when they come here to check in. For example, the silver shuns dish was named “Sùu up suu down”, based on a slang phrase on social networks. The downside of the restaurant is limited parking. Photo: Trung Nghia
Montauk located at 174 Kim Ma is a coffee and cocktail shop inspired by pop culture and romantic movies of the 2000s. The name is taken from the line “Meet me in Montauk” in the classic movie “Eternal” Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”, when a couple broke up to find a machine to erase each other’s memories, but still save the place name Montauk, where they first met. The shop’s blue-orange tone is inspired by the heroine in the film, a girl with an impulsive personality, an artist. Photo: Montauk
The space includes the first floor is coffee and cocktails, the second floor is LP Club specializing in selling vinyl records, cassettes, CDs and superhero toys. The highlight of Montauk’s indoor area is “slow live” music, not using digital music but playing vinyl and cassettes. Many evenings during the week will have themed music programs.
The signature drink of the shop is Montauk fat cream coffee. The highlight of the tea is Honeymoon on Ice, which has a mild taste combining ginger, apple juice, and honey. Cocktails with standout dishes are Joel (Quiet Boy) and Clementine (Shocked Lady) inspired by the two characters in the movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”. Photo: Montauk
Located in the middle of Bui Thi Xuan street with many shops, Kosmos still stands out even though it has no nameplate and is designed in mysterious dark brown tones. A special feature of the shop is a pig-shaped stone statue placed in front of the gate. Every time, the statue is redecorated by the owner, sometimes wearing a mask, sometimes wearing a scarf… Photo: Trung Nghia
With a name meaning “universe”, the shop has a highlight when hanging a moon model in the bar. The drink menu here is mainly coffee and matcha green tea, priced at about 50,000-75,000 VND. Due to only one floor and quite a bit of space, the shop is suitable for solo customers or small groups. The address is 31 Bui Thi Xuan. Photo: Trung Nghia
Choice Coffee & Cake located at 1A Van Ho 2 street is the right choice for taking check-in pictures in Korean style. The shop has a fairly small area, but the plus point is that there are rows of seats to sit outside and take pictures, overlooking Thong Nhat Park. Photo: Duy Phong
What makes Choice Coffee stand out and be seen as wearing a new shirt is thanks to two drinks, sticky leaf milk tea, and sticky leaf coffee. Both of these drinks are light, easy to drink, have a very pleasant aroma of sticky leaves, and have a cool green color. Sticky leaves used are fresh leaves, not syrup. Khoa, the staff of the shop shared, sticky leaf milk tea is a dish that many people order, both for delivery and for drinking directly at the shop. Glutinous leaf milk tea costs 55,000 VND and sticky leaf coffee costs 45,000 VND. Photo: Trung Nghia/ Follow vnexpress