Things Café — a quiet workroom in the 14 Ton That Dam apartment building, District 1

the quiet workroom

A place to sit downand forget the time.

“A quiet, comfortable space — perfect for reading, working, creating and refreshing the soul.” Every seat has its own pool of lamplight, every part of the day its own rhythm. This is a day's journal at Things.

OPEN 08:30 – 22:00 · UNVERIFIED
Things Café — study and work corners under warm lamps

01 / Three shifts in a day

The shop opens 08:30–22:00 (per IG place data; dicaphekhong says 08:00 — unverified). Each shift has its own way of sitting.

MORNING SHIFT · 08:30 – 12:00

The work shift

Reviewers recommend mornings for laptop work: sunlight through the yellow window frames, outlets at the seats, and the shop still quiet. The shift of freelancers and students on deadline.

AFTERNOON SHIFT · 12:00 – 17:00

The reading shift

Bean bags, floor cushions, little books — “you just want to lie down and sleep off the world.” No air-conditioning, only fans; bring patience on summer afternoons.

EVENING SHIFT · 17:00 – 22:00

The retreating shift

The shop goes dim at dusk — shade lamps, paper lamps, desk lamps come on, each corner its own pool of amber light. The shift of small, quiet confessions.

02 / The long-sitter's toolkit

Not the menu — this is what long-working guests really need.

OUTLETS✓ At the seats — reviewers confirm
LIGHT✓ Morning sun through the yellow frames; desk lamps in every corner at night
QUIET✓ “The space is always oddly still and silent” — an unwritten rule
SEATS✓ Sofas, bean bags, cushions — but seating is limited, so book ahead via IG
A/C None — fans only (many reviews confirm)
HOURS✓ 08:30 – 22:00 every day — thirteen and a half hours (unverified)
Things Café — the tree room with the hand-painted tree mural
Corner 01

The tree room

Work desks under the hand-painted tree mural, sunlight through the yellow window frames. The most photographed corner — arrive early to get it.

Things Café — books, lamps and collected things
Corner 02

The bookshelf

Sit by the bookshelf and the shade lamp — something to hold, something to look at whenever your eyes tire. Easier to forget your phone here than at home.

“A quiet, comfortable space — perfect for reading, working, creating and refreshing the soul.”— from Foody & dicaphekhong reviews

MENU · PRICED AT THE COUNTER

Average price ~50k (dicaphekhong). No official price list.

Things Café — the shop's named drinks
Thing's Cold Brewsignaturepriced at the counter
Walnut Milk Lattesignaturepriced at the counter
Cotton Cheesecakesignaturepriced at the counter
Peach teaper a Foody review — single source45,000₫ *
Lime sodaper a Foody review — single source40,000₫ *

* Prices from a single customer review — may have changed. Parking under the building 10k/scooter.

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04 / Address & hours

Verified where possible — flagged where it isn't.

Lầu 1, 14 Tôn Thất Đạm, P. Nguyễn Thái Bình, Q1, TP.HCM

08:30 – 22:00 daily (unverified)

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