The 15 Best Vietnamese Coffee Experiences

1.Vietnamese Coffee Culture and Coffee Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4,006 reviews · 2 hours · from $14Our pick

Join Tan, Le, and their family team for a hands-on Hoi An coffee class. You’ll trace coffee from crop to cup, use a Phin filter, prepare five local styles, and take home recipes, skills, and a small gift. The workshop is English-friendly, family-run, and limited to 10 people.

“Really excellent way to spend two hours, learning about the coffee making process in Vietnam and making 5 coffees. The staff had such a good sense of humour. I’d highly recommend!”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 293 reviews · from $23Top rated

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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3.Vietnamese Coffee Workshop with 6 Brews and 8 Recipes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 237 reviews · from $34

Learn six Vietnamese coffee styles and eight recipes at a Hanoi workshop led by English-speaking guides such as Piey, Linh, PA, and Wendy. You will taste beans, try brewing methods, make egg and coconut coffee, enjoy pastries, and receive recipes to use at home.

“PA ( our guide/barista)made the experience so fun and supper informative!! Stories about how all the different coffees had background in the history of Vietnam and French occupation!! The whole process was a delight and we have had so much fun sharing our knowledge with friends and enjoying the different coffees in the cafe's of Hanoi. Did this tour first thing and so glad we did!! Thanks PA your family stories and wonderful personal attention! My brother in law is so Glad that we turned him on to egg coffee, best desert in town”

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4.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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5.Vietnamese Coffee Making Workshop at Local Roastery

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 174 reviews · 1 hour · from $16

At Trí Long Coffee in central Hoi An, an English-speaking barista guides you through Vietnam’s coffee culture, roasting, and brewing. Choose two drinks from phin, egg, coconut, and salt coffee, make them yourself, then enjoy them with recipes and, at times, a completion certificate to take home.

“Tee was a great host & instructor! We had a wonderful time learning about the different coffees!”

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6.Hanoi Coffee Workshop: Master 6 Signature Vietnamese Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 171 reviews · from $18

At a small Hanoi workshop near Hoàn Kiếm, local instructors such as Jade and Jennifer guide you through four to six Vietnamese coffees. You brew, whisk, taste, and adjust black, brown, egg, white, coconut, and salted coffee, then take home the recipes.

“We went and had an awesome time with our instructor Jade. Nice to learn the background and techniques while we taste and attempt making different coffees. Can recommend 10/10”

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7.Hands-on Vietnamese Coffee Making Class with Long

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 66 reviews · 1 hour · from $15

Meet Long at Tri Long Coffee in central Hoi An for a one-hour lesson on Vietnamese coffee, from bean to cup. You will learn about local roasting, choose traditional styles such as phin, egg, salt, or coconut coffee, then make and taste your drinks in a relaxed café setting.

“Small and cosy roastery with lovely staff. We were only two people and had therefore a private class on how to make several typical Vietnamese coffee drinks. All tasted delicious!”

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8.Six Cups of Vietnam Coffee Workshop in Hanoi with Local Barista

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $17

At a creative café near Hanoi’s Old Quarter, a local barista guides you through six Vietnamese coffee styles in a group of up to seven. You will use a phin filter, Robusta beans, egg yolk, condensed milk, salt, and coconut, then take home recipes and a small gift.

“"The workshop" to attend in the country of biggest coffee producer in the world...serve fancy coffee like cafe...for your loved ones without making a big hole in your pocket”

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9.Hue: Brew Egg, Salt & Coconut Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · 1h 30m · from $18

Learn to brew phin, egg, salt, and coconut coffee in Hue with local hosts such as Duck or Uyen. You’ll use Robusta beans, make each drink yourself, taste all four, hear the stories behind them, and take home recipes for $18.

“Highly recommend! Duck was brilliant and made the whole session so much fun. We loved all of the recipes we tried and are so happy to be able to take them home with us 😊 thank you!”

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10.Hanoi Egg Coffee & Coconut Coffee Making Class with Free Banh Mi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · from $15

Meet at 8 Gia Ngu Street for a one-hour, hands-on Hanoi coffee class. You’ll learn about Vietnamese coffee, prepare egg and coconut coffee, and enjoy your drinks with banh mi or a spring roll. Guides including Phuong, Vy, Ruby, and Trang are praised for clear, friendly instruction.

“We had a great class! Ruby was awesome and did a great job explaining the coffee, its history, and how these two drinks came to be. It was so fun making it ourselves and the end result was delicious!”

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11.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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12.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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13.Vietnamese Coffee Making Course

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 25 reviews · 1h 30m · from $22

Meet your English-speaking instructor at Tri Long Coffee in central Hoi An for a hands-on 90-minute class. Learn roasting basics, brew with a traditional Phin filter, and make your choice of egg, coconut, or salt coffee using local beans, fresh ingredients, and provided tools.

“Activité très sympa pour les amateurs de café, durant laquelle on apprend à réaliser leur fameu salted coffee ou coconut coffee! En petit groupe et avec bien sûr une dégustation à la fin, à tester !”

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14.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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15.Coffee Workshop: Make 6 Kinds of Vietnamese Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $30

At Experience Coffee in central Da Nang, Sally guides you through six Vietnamese coffee styles, from cà phê sữa đá and bạc xỉu to egg, coconut, and salted coffee. You will brew with a phin filter, learn coffee basics, chat with local staff, and take six coffee samples home.

“Sally hat uns an 6 verschiedenen vietnamesischen Kaffeearten erklärt, wie man diese zubereitet. Sally war eine geduldige Lehrererin, von der wir viel gelernt haben. Wir haben uns gefreut, dass wir so viele Erlebnisse und viel Wissen mit nach Hause nehmen durften. Dankeschön!”

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