Last Updated on 3 years by Tam Le Van
For coffee drinkers, any combination between coffee and different ingredients always make the interest. That would be great if have the chance to try every special blends of the country we come to. Each one will bring us distinctive tastes and new experiences.
As the second largest coffee producer in the world, of course, the coffee is a well-liked beverage all over Vietnam and Vietnamese has some unique specialties like Ca phe sua da (iced coffee with condensed milk), Ca phe trung (egg coffee), Ca phe sua dua-an awesome result from the meeting of locally-sourced coffee and fresh-creamy coconut milk. In this article, Hoi An Life aims to inform you of Hoi An’s best coconut milk coffee makers together with should-be-noted information about the drink.
Should see also Hoi An’s local food specialties to know other delicacies in town, best places to try them and guided tours.
What is coconut milk coffee?
History of the coconut milk coffee
Coconut milk coffee (Ca phe sua dua) is an awesome combination between Vietnamese traditional filter coffee together with locally-sourced creamy coconut milk. Nobody makes sure who were first makers as well as the earliest-created products from the North, Central or South regions but all persons know today it is one of the most favourite coffee types in the country. Main reasons belong to Vietnamese special love for coffee and the weather. There is no doubt to say that this suits for both sunny and rainy seasons with two corresponding iced and hot options. Its healthy benefits also is another reason when use the low-sugar coconut milk instead of the condensed one.
Ingredients and recipe to make the coconut milk coffee
Coconut milk coffee’ ingredients
No matter iced or hot Ca phe sua dua (coconut milk coffee), it is always made by Vietnamese traditional filter coffee, coconut milk and little sweeten condensed milk at sometimes. Like any others, the coffee in general and its quality in paticular plays the most important role. In common, local makers will use Robusta beans sourced from the Central highland (Tay Nguyen), dark-roast and brew by Phin filter set later. Differently, many coffee shops in town Arabica beans as the core of their creations. About coconut milk, its origin is abundant but often comes from the South Vietnam’s provinces where the highest quality types produced.
How to make the coconut milk coffee?
In general, Ca phe sua dua is an easily-made drink. Firstly, we need to brew the coffee. Traditionally, Vietnamese uses the filter set called as Phin including a filter chamber, filter press, lid, filter spanner and glass to do this step. The filter chamber and its spanner are placed on mouth of the glass. Right after, coffee powder plus hot water is added in turn into the chamber, then cover it by lid and wait for 4 to 6 minutes. Coffee will drip slowly into the glass via small holes at the bottom of filter chamber as well as of spanner. When stop dripping, remove whole Phin. If have an Espresso machine at home, take the coffee straight from.
Next, use the mixer to blend the ice, coconut milk and condensed milk altogether until become a smooth paste. This mixture is poured into the glass and combined with filter coffee then. In case of someone prefer to hot drinking, do the same recipe and without ice.
Coconut milk coffee top makers in Hoi An
The Espresso Station
| Address: 28/2 Tran Hung Dao street |
| Opening time: 7:30 a.m to 5 p.m everyday |
| Telephone number: (+84) 905691164 |
| Facebook: The Espresso Station |
| Coffee prices: Ca phe sua dua (coconut milk coffee)-55.000 VND (2.4 USD), iced milk coffee, black coffee (traditional Phin filter coffee), Espresso and Americano-40.000 VND (1.7 USD), Latte and Capuchino-50.000 VND (2.2 USD). |
Phin Coffee
| Address: 132/7 Tran Phu street |
| Opening time: 8 a.m to 5 p.m everyday |
| Telephone number: (+84) 919882783 |
| Facebook: Phin Coffee |
| Coffee prices: Ca phe sua dua (coconut milk coffee)-50.000 VND (2.2 USD), Iced milk coffee and Ca phe trung (egg coffee)–40.000 VND (1.7 USD) VND (1.7 USD), black coffee (traditional Phin filter coffee), Ca phe vot (cloth filter coffee), peanut butter coffee, coffee with chocolate-50.000 VND (2.2 USD). |
Hoi An Roastery Espresso&Coffee House
| Address: 135 Tran Phu street (near Japanese Covered Bridge) |
| Opening time: 7 a.m to 10 p.m daily |
| Telephone number: (+84) 2353927227 |
| Facebook: Hoi An Roastery-Espresso&Coffee House |
| Coffee prices: Ca phe sua dua (coconut milk coffee)-75.000 VND (3.2 USD), Espresso-40.000 VND (1.7 USD), black coffee-49.000 VND (2.1 USD), Americano-50.000 VND (2.1 USD), Ca phe sua da (iced milk coffee), Pour over, Capuchino and Latte-55.000 VND (2.4 USD), French press-80.000 VND (3.5 USD), Syphon-150.000 VND (6.5 USD). |
CocoBox
| Address: 94 Le Loi street |
| Opening time: 8 a.m to 6 p.m |
| Telephone number: (+84) 235 386 2000 |
| Facebook: Cocobox Vietnam |
| Coffee prices: Ca phe sua dua (coconut milk coffee)-69.000 VND (3 USD), black coffee and Espresso-39.000 VND (1.7 USD), Latte, Capuchino, Flat white, iced milk coffee-49.000 VND (2.1 USD), French press-79.000 VND (3.5 USD), Syphon 119.000 VND (5.2 USD). |
Cong Cafe
| Address: 64 Cong Nu Ngoc Hoa street (near Japanese Covered Bridge) |
| Opening time: 7 a.m to 11 p.m |
| Telephone number: (+84) 911 866 493 |
| Facebook: Cong Caphe |
| Coffee prices: Ca phe sua da,coffee with condensed milk and Bac xiu (black coffee with much condensed milk)-35.000 VND (1.5 USD) , black coffee (traditional Phin filter coffee) and Espresso-30.000 VND (1.3 USD), Americano-39.000 VND (1.7 USD), Latte, coconut milk coffee and Capuchino-45.000 VND (1.95 USD). |
Blus Lotus Coffee Shop
| Address: 98 Hung Vuong street |
| Opening time: 9 a.m to 9 p.m everyday |
| Telephone number: (+84) 949533168 |
| Facebook: Blue Lotus Coffee |
| Coffee prices: Ca phe sua dua (coconut milk coffee)-45.000 VND (1.95 USD), iced milk coffee, coffee with condensed milk and Bac xiu (black coffee with much condensed milk)-35.000 VND (1.5 USD), black coffee (traditional Phin filter coffee) and Espresso-30.000 VND (1.3 USD), Americano-39.000 VND (1.7 USD), Latte and Capuchino-45.000 VND (1.95 USD). |
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