The 5 Best Vietnamese Coffee Experiences in Ho Chi Minh City

1.Fun & Easy Vietnamese Coffee Workshop in Hồ Chí Minh City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 293 reviews · from $23Our pick

At Lacàph in District 1, you’ll learn to brew Bạc Xỉu, Cà Phê Muối, and Phin Con Panna with a phin filter, coffee, yogurt, and honey. Guides such as Quan, Noah, Julie, and Kieu lead a hands-on 90-minute class with tastings, snacks, recipes, and a completion certificate.

“We learned how to make coffee very technical with Quán, he taught us 3 types, history, & quality. Recommended… although was a little bit difficult to find place.”

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2.Vietnamese Coffee & Culture Exploration in Hồ Chí Minh City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 202 reviews · from $29

At Lacàph Coffee in District 1, a Coffee Guide such as Sui, Abby, Vi, or Joey leads you through Vietnamese coffee origins, roasting, phin brewing, and two blends. You’ll watch a mini-documentary, taste coffee with snacks, and finish back at the café after about two hours.

“Excellent . Very informative... landed history, geography and coffee tasting. Professional and good coffee tasting.”

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3.Vietnam Coffee Journey – Make extraordinary tasty coffee yourself

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $30

Spend about 2.5 hours with Quynh at 27 Ngô Đức Kế tasting six Vietnamese coffee drinks, learning their regional stories, and making phin coffee, condensed milk coffee, and egg coffee yourself.

“Great experience. Learned so much about coffee as it relates to Vietnam! It was fun to learn how to make and thent taste the different regional coffee. Quynh was the perfect host and gave an excellent presentation.”

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4.Ho Chi Minh Street Food Tour and Vietnamese Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $35

Meet at Saigon Opera House for a private four-hour food walk with pickup available. You can sample broken rice, banh xeo, banh mi, bun bo, banana sticky rice, local drinks, and Vietnamese coffee you make yourself. Vegetarian and vegan needs can be arranged.

“The actual tour did not match the description. For starters, I was picked up on the back of a scooter instead of a car. I only ended up trying out only 3 of the food places and the Vietnamese coffee when there are 7 items listed. I felt like I coRead more”

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5.A Complete Vietnam Coffee Journey – The Unknown Giant

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 2h 30m · from $30

Meet Quynh at 40E Ngô Đức Kế for a 2.5-hour, small-group coffee workshop in central Ho Chi Minh City. You’ll make and taste six Vietnamese coffee drinks, learn why Robusta matters, compare brewing styles, and enjoy a bánh mì, croissant, or fruit.

“This experience needs far more reviews, it was excellent. We had a great afternoon with Quynh learning all about the history of coffee in Vietnam, both growing it and the origins of all the different types of drinks (coconut, condensed milk, salt, egg), as well as the brewing methods, and of course we got the opportunity to make and try them all too. It was very interesting to learn so much about Robusta too, this experience provided a whole new perspective on both Robusta and what it means to Vietnam. Quynh was very knowledgeable about all coffee too, not just Robusta, and was happy to answer all the questions we…”

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