A room of old Saigon

An old-Saigon café.

i had egg coffee at saigon xua

Tiệm Cafe Sài Gòn Xưa is a café on Pham Ngu Lao, District 1 — where old Saigon is kept in photographs, books, and coffee cups.

From the street: blue shutters, “Sài Gòn” gift boxes in the window, and iced coffees on the table outside.

Inside: wood walls hung with old Saigon photographs, stacks of old books, a red bicycle, the “GIA ĐÌNH BÁO” newspaper wall, and a mezzanine over the teapot counter.

On the tables: egg coffee from the entrance sign, iced coffee, and longan drinks in the shop’s branded cups.

Blue shutters

Façade and gift boxes

Blue shutters and “Sài Gòn” gift boxes — the shop’s recognizable façade.

Newspaper walls

Old photos and books

Old Saigon photographs, old books, and newspaper walls — the room reads like an archive.

Egg coffee

The sign’s drink

Egg coffee — the drink named on the shop’s entrance sign.

Blue shutters and “Sài Gòn” gift boxes — Blue shutters, “Sài Gòn” gift boxes, and iced coffees on a wood table.

Interior hall with wood chairs and teapot counter — The interior hall: wood chairs, patterned tile, teapot counter, mezzanine, iced drink.

Arched alcove with cathedral print and camcorder — The arched alcove: old Saigon cathedral print, old books, camcorder.