Cà Phê Trứng is a signature dish of Vietnam; we have verified places to eat it in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Cà Phê Trứng · Hanoi
Ca phe trung is Hanoi's egg coffee: thick, custard-like cream of whisked egg yolk and condensed milk floated on hot Vietnamese coffee, drunk like a tiramisu in a cup at Cafe Giang's alley counter.
Egg coffee was invented at Cafe Giang in 1946 by Nguyen Van Giang, who worked as a bartender at the Metropole Hotel. Milk was scarce during the war years, so he whipped egg yolk with sugar as a substitute. After Mr Giang passed away in 1987, his children took over Cafe Giang at 39 Nguyen Huu Huan. His daughter Mrs Bich opened Cafe Dinh on Dinh Tien Hoang in 1987 with the same recipe.
Where to eat in Hanoi:
- Café Giảng
- Cafe Đinh
- Cafe Phố Cổ
- Loading T café
Where to eat Cà Phê Trứng in Hanoi: the editor picks
Ca phe trung · Ho Chi Minh City
Egg coffee, a Vietnamese invention of whipped egg yolk and condensed milk beaten into a thick, sweet meringue-like custard and floated on a cup of strong hot coffee, drunk by spooning through the foam. A Hanoi creation now poured across Saigon.
Egg coffee was invented in 1946 Hanoi by Nguyen Van Giang, a bartender at the Metropole hotel who, short of milk, whipped egg yolk with sweetened condensed milk to cap his coffee. The idea spread south, and Saigon cafes now serve their own versions hot and cold. The yolk is beaten with condensed milk until it turns pale, thick and mousse-like, then spooned over strong phin coffee so you drink the bitter coffee through a sweet custard cap. Cafes like Runam and a wave of specialty rooms have made it a fixture of the Saigon coffee menu.
Where to eat in Ho Chi Minh City:
- Runam Bistro
Where to eat Ca phe trung in Ho Chi Minh City: the editor picks