The 24/7 café of the Ben Thanh corner
Outlets, rope net and bulbs — what Stepup is made of.
You bring the deadline — we handle the rest.
Stepup Coffee sits at 32 Pham Hong Thai, a street-front corner in Ben Thanh, District 1 — listed as “Stepup Coffee - Cafe 24h”. It never closes: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, priced from just 25,000 to 53,000 VND.
Mekoong puts it plainly: every table is fitted with its own power outlets, so guests can come to work or study. Overhead, a rope net strung with bare Edison bulbs; exposed brick and a blackboard on the ground floor; the blue neon STEP UP sign over the open storefront.
After 9:30pm, when the street lights up, tables spill onto the sidewalk — Stepup becomes an open-air workspace in the heart of Ben Thanh. The takeaway cup stamped with the arched STEP UP logo is the café's most-photographed object.
Outlets are the café's signature
- Outlets at every tableThe café's promise — per mekoong, every table is fitted with outlets for working and studying guests.
- Rope-net ceiling + Edison bulbsA rustic rope lattice by day; glowing bulbs by night — the café's signature ceiling.
- Open storefront, sidewalk after 9:30pmThe blue neon STEP UP sign, the fully open frontage, tables spilling onto the street at night.
Who's it for
Students and freelancers on deadline — plug in, order a drink, stay till dawn.
Anyone craving a coffee at midnight who doesn't want a big chain.
An open café with music and a busy street — this is not a library.