our story
Our story — Tiệm cà phê EM Ở ĐÂU
A house between forgetting and remembering at the end of a one-arm-wide alley.
No neon at 54/2 Nguyễn Cư Trinh — just a hand-painted sign reading EM Ở ĐÂU · DOMINO · GIRAFFE. One arm wide, through a tunnel of green plants, and locals say it runs ten degrees cooler than the street. Shoes off at the door, no air conditioning, no plastic — and the leaves do the rest.
One gate, four “people of the house”: the café, DOMINO Homestay, the LĂNG XĂNG secondhand market, and the Giraffe (Hươu Cao Cổ) book library. Three rooms, about 50 seats: the old-music ground floor, the Reading Room for bookworms, the courtyard for workshops and small groups. Cats visit every corner — this is a real cat café, not a cat-themed one.
One reviewer wrote: “Tucked in a small alley… hide from him — EM Ở ĐÂU.” The house also rents its space for photoshoots, mini events, and workshops — ask ahead and it's yours.
who it's for
Absolute quiet, gentle old music — made for studying, working, long sits.
Three rooms, three breaths — a hiding place from the world outside.
About 50 seats, the courtyard for workshops — best with 2–4 people.
Hidden in an alley, the shop sells quiet, not views.
the shop in brief