2026년 6월 18일
2d-sketch-cafe
*by Minji Kim · June 18, 2026* OK so. 2D Sketch Cafe. You've seen the photos — the whole place looks like someone drew it with a giant marker. White walls with
by Minji Kim · June 18, 2026
OK so. 2D Sketch Cafe. You've seen the photos — the whole place looks like someone drew it with a giant marker. White walls with black ink outlines on EVERYTHING. Chairs, tables, the freezer, the staircase. Even the lucky cat is sketched in. <Quote>
I walked in and genuinely forgot which parts were real for like ten seconds.
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Good to know
It's at 74 Nguyễn Cư Trinh, two minutes from Bùi Viện, open 8:00–22:00.
</Callout> And listen — I know "Instagram café" usually means the drinks are an afterthought. Not here. The Salt Coffee (cà phê muối) is the bestseller and it's actually good — creamy, salty-sweet, the kind you finish too fast. They also do this Ice Cream Oreo Yogurt thing for 80k that's all over the tourist feeds.
What I love: they LEAN INTO IT. There's a white Pearl drum kit just sitting there for photos. Board games for rent. A misspelled "UNVISREAL STOIDOS" clapperboard prop that I am obsessed with. Leave a Google review with a photo, get a free ice cream scoop — genius, honestly, <Quote>
the whole business model is "come take photos, the coffee will keep you."
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Daylight is the move — the ink lines look crispest when the sun's coming through the windows, whole room reads like an open manga panel. At night the staircase LEDs glow warm and it's a whole different vibe, still photogenic, just moodier.
Worth it or skip it? WORTH IT, with one condition: go on a weekday afternoon. Weekends it's packed with photo shoots and you'll wait for every corner. Tuesday at 3pm? You'll have the comic book to yourself. Bring a friend who commits to the bit — this place rewards people who pose.
Verdict: the rare concept café where the concept AND the coffee deliver. 8/10, would get sketched again.