Saigon's cloth vot
Cloth-vot coffee — the way Saigon has kept for decades, steps from the Ho Thi Ky flower market.
Every morning, the cloth vot drips coffee for an old Saigon.
Thuan Ca Phe doesn't chase modern machines. The café brews with the traditional cloth vot: roast coffee steeped in cloth, boiling water poured slowly through, and patience as each thick drop falls. This keeps the bold flavor while filtering the bitter grounds — the taste Saigon has been drinking for decades.
At night, the glowing "40 Thuan & Coffee" sign lights the facade — the landmark on Hung Vuong street. Inside is an old living room: wooden tables, rattan chairs, still-life paintings, dried-flower vases. Regulars call it "cozy, chill, relaxing" — spacious, airy, easy for laptop work.
And don't skip the mulberry: the café candies its own mulberries with rock sugar — sweet-tart and balanced — in smoothies, blended drinks, and yogurt. Regulars call it "must-try" — a homemade fruit flavor few cafés still keep.
Why the vot drop
- The cloth votSteeped in cloth, dripped drop by drop — Saigon's decades-old brew, no hurried machines.
- The 40 Thuan & Coffee signThe glowing facade sign on Hung Vuong street — the café's nighttime landmark.
- Homemade mulberryFresh berries candied with rock sugar — the "must-try" in smoothies, blended drinks, yogurt.
- The old living roomWood, rattan, still lifes, dried flowers — "cozy, chill, relaxing", laptop-friendly.
The vot-drop lens
Cloth vot, dark and fragrant — old Saigon, done right.
Homemade rock-sugar mulberry — the "must-try".
Spacious and airy, laptop-friendly.
The café closes at 22:00 every day.
Busy at peak hours — music and chatter are part of the vibe.