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SAIGON, VIETNAM 🇻🇳: THIS WEEK IN STREET COFFEE AND SPECIALTY COFFEE

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Cà phê bơ. Avocado coffee. Or more accurately, an avocado smoothie with coffee blended or poured on top.

The drink itself: ripe avocado, sweetened condensed milk, ice, and sometimes a splash of regular milk, all blended into a thick pale-green smoothie. Then a shot of strong Vietnamese drip coffee (cà phê phin) is poured over the top, or stirred in. The coffee cuts the sweetness. The avocado softens the bitterness. The condensed milk binds it all together. You drink it with a thick straw or a spoon because it’s closer to a milkshake than a coffee.

I wanted to drink straight iced black coffee all week, but I’m too addicted to the rich Ca Phe Sua Da now. 😆
Perfect mornings are Vietnamese coffee and writing ✍️.
This week, I visited more hem (alley) coffee stands , off of the main streets.
I love the coffee stands with graffiti around. 😊
Pouring the condensed milk 🥛 into a cup, preparing the Ca Phe Sua Da.
Quynh Coffee Stand in my hem.

April 2026

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