Bâng Khuâng Café

The bowl, the room, the stay

A quiet, nostalgic, lived-in old-house café in District 1: tomato soup first, then the daylight room, then a long stay over coffee.

The bowl

Tomato broth, fried shallots, herbs over the top — the noodle soup the room is known for, photographed twice because regulars order it twice: once as it arrives, once with its plate of greens.

The room

Patterned tile underfoot, exposed brick with peeling plaster, mismatched chairs — red wire, green, dark wood — a wooden shelf of ceramics and books, newspaper stacks on painted barrels, black-framed windows with green trees outside. Daylight first, all day.

The facts

Coffee shop in District 1, 9 Thái Văn Lung. Open daily 07:00–22:00, Wednesday to 22:30. Rated 4.5 from 141 reviews.

The room in photos

Interior with patterned tile floor, mismatched chairs, wooden shelf and newspaper stacks — The room: tile, chairs, shelf, newspapers.

Visitor with laptop at the brick corner, layered iced coffee and dark mug — The solo nook: laptop, layered iced coffee, table 04.

Three friends at a window table, greenery outside — The window table: friends, daylight, green trees outside.

Noodle soup bowl with tomato broth, fried shallots and herbs — Tomato broth, fried shallots, herbs — the bowl as it arrives.

Soup bowl with tomato broth, meat and herbs, herb plate beside — The second bowl — tomato, meat, herbs, with its plate of greens.

Shared table spread: rice bowls, stir-fried meat, soups and mugs — The shared table: rice bowls, soups, big mugs.