our story
The Sori Cafe & More story — a French villa and its pool at 20 Tu Xuong
An old French villa in the middle of District 3 — and a green sheet of water in the backyard.
A white garden wall with a hand-lettered Sori sign opens onto a gravel forecourt, hydrangea planters lining the path. The 2-storey villa appears: white plaster walls, black shutters, red tile roof — the old colonial windows opened into full glass walls in black steel frames, flooding the morning with light. Inside are two moods: rustic with plain wooden tables, and noble with deep sofas under warm chandeliers.
Through the house to the backyard, the green pool appears — jade-green tiles, water flat as glass, wooden tables set at the water's edge, banana plants and planters around it, open sky above. The pool is not for swimming: it is the cafe's mirror, where the villa sees its own reflection. Sit here with a Pink Lady tea and see the whole villa upside down at your feet — a private sheet of water in the middle of District 3, that's why people come back.
A 28-drink menu with clearly listed prices from 55k — coffee, lattes, fruit teas, mojitos and fresh juices. Prices from photos of the official menu at the cafe (8/2022) may have drifted over time; two newer signatures — the 79k Strawberry Matcha Dalgona and the 105k Tropical Delight tea — come from recent reviews. After dark, Sori Eatery serves European dishes by the pool: one address, two moods.
- A resort-style pool inside a cafe in central District 3 — there is hardly a second place like it.
- An original 2-storey French villa: white plaster walls, black shutters, red tile roof — old windows opened into black-steel-framed glass walls.
- The pool is for looking, not swimming — the water is the cafe's mirror, where the villa sees its reflection.
- A gravel forecourt, hydrangea planters, a white wall gate with a hand-lettered Sori sign — a true villa arrival garden.
- Two indoor moods: rustic plain-wood tables and noble deep sofas under warm chandeliers.
- Sori Eatery — a European restaurant by the pool after dark; one address, two moods.
The green pool + white villa is a background that needs no filter.
Capacity ~200 guests, private rooms for 10–20, concept party setups.
Warm chandelier glow + Sori Eatery's European dishes by the pool after dark.
A big garden, tables at the water's edge — room for the whole group together.
The pool is view-only — no swimming.
Busiest at midday; come before 9am for quiet.