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grub, East Asian dishes and a fantastic<br />
breakfast fry-up available from 8 am.<br />
Storm P Bar & Restaurant<br />
5B Nguyen Sieu, D1 Tel: 3827 4738<br />
www.stormp.vn<br />
This friendly hangout is a favourite with<br />
both the Scandinavian community and<br />
English-speaking expats. Offers Danish<br />
cuisine to go with the drinks. <br />
The Tavern<br />
R2/24 Hung Gia 3, Bui Bang Doan, D7<br />
Tel: 5410 3900<br />
Boasts good international food, a pool<br />
table, dartboards and sports coverage<br />
on large screens. Outdoor seating on<br />
mutiple levels. Second floor sports<br />
lounge hosts DJs at the weekends. <br />
Vasco’s Bar<br />
74/7D Hai Ba Trung, D1 Tel: 3824<br />
2888<br />
Chic bar decked in deep reds that gets<br />
packed to capacity on weekends. Open<br />
Monday to Saturday with live music on<br />
Fridays. Food menu by chef with over<br />
10 years experience at La Camargue.<br />
Also does excellent pizza. <br />
ZanZBar<br />
41 Dong Du, D1<br />
Funky, modern interiors and varied<br />
international breakfast, lunch and dinner<br />
cuisine. Imported beers, cocktails,<br />
gourmet espresso coffee, and happy<br />
hours make ZanZBar a great after-work<br />
spot. Open late.<br />
CAFES<br />
Annam Cafe<br />
16-18 Hai Ba Trung<br />
Cosy corner cafe with free Wi-Fi overlooking<br />
Hai Ba Trung. Serves a slate of<br />
gourmet sandwiches, coffee and wine.<br />
Bobby Brewer’s<br />
45 Bui Vien, D1 Tel: 3920 4090<br />
70 Nguyen Cong Tru, D1 Tel: 3821<br />
8100<br />
86 Pham Ngoc Thach, D3 Tel: 6299<br />
1990<br />
www.bobbybrewers.com<br />
This is an attractive fast-food style<br />
coffee shop with friendly staff and good<br />
lattes. All the coffee is roasted on the<br />
premises and there are comfortable<br />
couches and travellers aplenty making<br />
it a chilled place to hang out. <br />
Cafe Terrace<br />
Saigon Centre, 65 Le Loi, D1<br />
This funky café is frequented by trendy<br />
types attracted by the leather lounges,<br />
outdoor terrace and 52 non-alcoholic<br />
fruit concotions.<br />
Cay Da Cafe<br />
Ground floor, Moevenpick Hotel<br />
Saigon<br />
253 Nguyen Van Troi, Phu Nhuan<br />
Tel: 3844 9222 ext. 118<br />
www.moevenpick-saigon.com<br />
Stocks the Moevenpick’s chef’s most<br />
delicious cakes, pastries, ice cream<br />
and sandwiches.<br />
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf<br />
12-14 Thai Van Lung, D1<br />
94 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, D3<br />
Nowzone, 235 Nguyen Van Cu, D5<br />
Metropolitan Bldng, 235 Dong Khoi,<br />
D1<br />
International café chain with a wide<br />
variety of coffees and teas, as well as<br />
light snacks and food. Also sells freshroasted<br />
coffee beans and tins of whole<br />
leaf tea. <br />
Illy Café<br />
111A Pasteur, D1 Tel: 2220 2388<br />
Fax: 2220 2389<br />
Grand View Shop SA1-1, SB2-1<br />
Nguyen Duc Canh, D7 Tel: 5412 3292<br />
Fax: 5412 3293<br />
An Italian-style coffee bar that serves<br />
Illy—a world-renowned espresso blend.<br />
Makes classic coffees like the cappuccino<br />
as well as innovative alcoholic and<br />
non-alcoholic cocktails. Also serve light<br />
Italian cuisine and desserts.<br />
Jubarcalypse<br />
35 Dong Khoi, D1 Tel: 3827 7930<br />
Jubarcalypse has an interesting underground<br />
design. Playing jazz music, it’s<br />
the perfect place to re-energize with<br />
a refreshing selection of juices and<br />
snacks.<br />
Loaves and Fishes<br />
5 Street 11, Thao Dien, D2<br />
Tel: 3547 0577<br />
Coffee house on a side street near<br />
Riverside Apartments serves up drinks<br />
and serves the full line of Western-style<br />
baked goods from Harvest Baking.<br />
Mojo<br />
88 Dong Khoi, D1<br />
www.sheratonsaigon.com<br />
A top-end cafe with an attractive interior,<br />
outdoor terrace at street level and<br />
comfortable lounges upstairs. Good<br />
business coffee or lunch venue.<br />
Paris Deli<br />
35 Dong Khoi, D1<br />
Saigon Centre, 65 Le Loi, D1<br />
Tel: 3821 6127<br />
Grand View Building, Nguyen Duc<br />
Canh, Phu My Hung, D7 Tel: 412<br />
2179<br />
Petite boulangerie/cafe decked out with<br />
French-style furnishings. Offering tasty<br />
French and international dishes with a<br />
range of lunchtime specials at reasonable<br />
prices.<br />
That’s Café<br />
Rivergarden, 170 Nguyen Van Huong,<br />
D2<br />
The Crescent, 103 Ton Dat Tien, Phu<br />
My Hung, D7<br />
Hailing from the U.S., That’s Café is<br />
a new Khai Silk initiative. Claiming to<br />
provide the best coffee in town in a<br />
comfortable and friendly atmosphere,<br />
it’s a great place to hold a business<br />
meeting or catch up with friends.<br />
Une Journee A Paris<br />
234 Le Thanh Ton, D1 Tel: 3827 7723<br />
15B Ngo Quang Huy, An Phu, D2<br />
Tel: 0128 608 9551<br />
A Parisian-style café that serve French<br />
cuisine, coffee and pastries like fondant<br />
chocolat, baba au rhum and tropezienne.<br />
Free Wi-Fi. Open Monday to<br />
Saturday from 7 am to 7 pm.<br />
X Cafe<br />
53 Pasteur, D1 Tel: 3914 2142<br />
212 A2 Nguyen Trai, D1 Tel: 3925<br />
9307<br />
Bright, spacious foreign-run cafe decorated<br />
in the style of an Alpine chalet.<br />
Popular with local makers and shakers,<br />
has a great open-plan upstairs area and<br />
two outdoor terraces. Regular live music<br />
and homemade ice cream. Nguyen Trai<br />
location includes children’s playground.<br />
Catering available.<br />
Zenta<br />
41 Mac Dinh Chi, D3<br />
A large, extravagant, kitsch cafe with<br />
several rooms resembling airport<br />
departure lounges. Customers, though,<br />
tend to gravitate to the more attractive<br />
outdoor terrace with its pond and<br />
waterfall-style water features.<br />
WHERE COFFEE MAKES HISTORY<br />
GRAND OPENING<br />
January 2011<br />
THE FIRST STORE IN HA NOI<br />
75 CAU GO, HANG BAC WARD,<br />
HOAN KIEM, HA NOI<br />
TEL:04 39352065 FAX: 04 39352065<br />
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