French café · Caravelle Hotel · District 1

AFTERNOON TEA IN A BIRDCAGE.

Café de l'Opéra at the Caravelle Hotel, 19–23 Lam Son Square — the colonial grand-hotel café where afternoon tea arrives on a three-tier birdcage stand: scones, jam and pastries under the columns facing Lam Son Square, from morning coffee to evening tapas and wine.

4.4 ★ · 130 Google reviews

Daily 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM

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The Café de l'Opéra lounge: cream-and-gold paneled columns, dark-wood armchairs and sofas, windows onto Lam Son Square — The columned lounge — cream, gold and dark wood

Café de l'Opéra — French café in District 1

Café de l'Opéra is the midrange-high French café inside the Caravelle Hotel on Lam Son Square, District 1 — a cream-and-gold columned lounge, the long back bar, and French afternoon tea as the centerpiece. 4.4 stars from 130 Google reviews (verified October 2026); open daily 7:00 AM–11:00 PM. The café publishes no menu, so this site guesses none — everything below is what the real photo set actually shows.

On the table

Three moments from the photos.

Said plainly: Café de l'Opéra publishes no menu — the three moments below are what the photo set actually shows: the roast chicken plate, the birdcage afternoon tea, and the cream puff with coffee.

A roast chicken plate with potatoes and salad on marble, the green mint drink and the orange pepper mills

The roast chicken plate

The owner's own shot: a roast chicken plate with potatoes and salad on marble, the green mint drink alongside — and the orange pepper mills the café sets on every table.

Afternoon tea on the birdcage stand: the white teapot and cup, scones with strawberry jam, tiered pastries

The birdcage afternoon tea

Afternoon tea on the three-tier birdcage stand: the white teapot, scones with jam and cream, pastries on Caravelle-branded liners — under the lounge's glass ceiling.

A choux pastry with berry cream on the striped plate, the white coffee cup and the orange orchid

The cream puff with coffee

A choux pastry with berry cream on the striped plate, coffee in the white cup, the orange orchid — the café's quiet evening still life.

The hallmarks

Four things this café is.

Four things that make Café de l'Opéra — all visible in the café's and diners' photos.

The birdcageAfternoon tea arrives on a three-tier birdcage stand — the café's most-photographed moment.

The grand-hotel roomColumns, cream-and-gold paneling, dark-wood armchairs and the long back bar — windows straight onto Lam Son Square.

The reviews4.4 stars from 130 Google reviews — verified October 2026.

The long dayDaily 7:00 AM–11:00 PM: morning coffee, afternoon tea, evening tapas and wine.

The hours

Morning to late night.

7:00 AM – 11:00 PMEvery day, no closing day

Per Google Maps: open daily 7:00 AM–11:00 PM — morning coffee, afternoon tea, evening tapas and wine.

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Gallery

A lap around the salon.

Six real photos — the columned lounge, the roast chicken, the Caravelle tea box, the cream puff with coffee, and the birdcage stand.

The birdcage stand up close: savories, pastries and desserts on Caravelle-branded liners — The birdcage up close — Caravelle liners

Afternoon tea in the wooden box stamped 'Caravelle — the heart of Saigon': savories, pastries and dessert cups, the bar beyond — The Caravelle tea box — afternoon tea in the wooden chest

Visit

Lam Son Square, District 1.

The Caravelle Hotel, 19–23 Lam Son Square, District 1 — daily 7:00 AM–11:00 PM.

Address

Caravelle Hotel, 19–23 Lam Son Square, District 1, HCMC

Daily · 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM

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