% Arabica
% Arabica · The Cafe Apartments · 4th floor, 42 Nguyen Hue
Climb to the 4th floor.
Coffee is waiting.
A 1960s apartment block, nine floors of shops — and in Room 41 on the 4th floor, a neon % glowing like an invitation. This is Vietnam's first % Arabica.
The climb
Every floor,
a breath.
Nguyen Hue Walking Street
Look up — among the forest of signs, find the white % on the 4th-floor balcony.
Stairs or the old elevator
Narrow stairs winding past other shops, or the vintage elevator (~₫3,000–5,000) — a ritual every Saigon local knows.
The wooden shutters open
Sliding wood doors open wide, the smell of roasted coffee, white tile and the neon % — a balcony over the walking street.
% Arabica, The Cafe Apartments
The reward for the climb: a Kyoto Latte in the middle of the city — 4.2★ from 4,179 reviews.
A cool and unique place. It's worth wandering around the floors.— maya yonatan · 5★ review
Meet us
on the 4th floor.
Room 41, 4th floor of The Cafe Apartments — climb the stairs or take the old elevator; the balcony is waiting.
- Address
- 42 Nguyen Hue, Ben Nghe, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam — The Cafe Apartment, Room 41, 4th floor
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7:00–22:00 · Sat–Sun: 7:00–23:00
- Phone
- +84 28 3535 5380
Dine-in, takeout & delivery · No wheelchair-accessible entrance (old building).
The second home
of the %.
Kenneth Shoji of Kyoto personally chose this old apartment block for the first Vietnam store — and French studio ciguë turned the 4th floor into a % Arabica like no other.