The second home
of the %.

The second home of the %.

Kenneth Shoji — founder of % Arabica in Kyoto — personally chose The Cafe Apartments for the first % Arabica in Vietnam. Not a new build, but an old apartment on the 4th floor of a 1960s block, nine floors of shops.

French studio ciguë kept the brand's soul — the white espresso bar, grid tile, % glyphs everywhere — then warmed it with wood, tropical bamboo, industrial lighting, rattan cabinetry, Edison bulbs and woven-mat flooring. A % Arabica like no other % Arabica in the world.

Inside, everything stays true to the house: the espresso bar, white grid tile, % marks everywhere — from the menu board to the window frames. The balcony is where everyone ends up: the Nguyen Hue walking street below, the city lighting up, coffee in hand.

And getting here is part of it: narrow stairs winding past the other shops, or the vintage elevator for a few thousand đồng — a ritual every Saigon local knows. The reward is a Kyoto Latte in the middle of the city.