10 cafes in Hanoi, editor-picked for cafes open sunday. Cafes serving on sundays. All cafes in Hanoi.
Café Giảng ★ 4.6
old-quarter · 39 Nguyen Huu Huan, Ly Thai To, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Hours: Daily 07:00-22:00
Café Giảng in Hanoi is where egg coffee was invented in 1946, served down a narrow alley off Nguyen Huu Huan in the Old Quarter by the founder's descendants.
Tip: Down a narrow alley off Nguyen Huu Huan; the cafe is at the back of a small courtyard. Egg coffee 35,000 VND.
Loading T café ★ 4.6
old-quarter · 8 Chan Cam, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Hours: Daily 07:30-22:30
Loading T café in Hanoi occupies the second floor of an 8 Chan Cam French villa from the 1930s, with original geometric tiles and olive-green shutters.
Tip: Five minutes from Hoan Kiem Lake and two from St Joseph's Cathedral. Climb past the family shrine on the way up.
Maison Marou Hanoi ★ 4.6
french-quarter · 91A Tho Nhuom, Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Hours: Daily 08:00-22:30
Maison Marou in Hanoi is the chocolate cafe and shop of Vietnam's bean-to-bar Marou, plating French pastries with single-origin Vietnamese chocolate.
Tip: Watch the chocolate kitchen at work through the back-room windows; the bar sells single-origin bars to take home.
Cafe Phố Cổ ★ 4.5
old-quarter · 11 Hang Gai, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Hours: Daily 08:00-22:30
Cafe Pho Co in Hanoi is the rooftop egg-coffee balcony hidden behind a silk shop on Hang Gai, reached through a corridor, courtyard and home staircase.
Tip: Enter through the red-fronted silk shop at street level, then follow the corridor to the courtyard and climb to the roof.
Cafe Đinh ★ 4.5
old-quarter · 13 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Hours: Daily 07:00-22:00
Cafe Đinh in Hanoi was opened in 1987 by Cafe Giang's daughter Mrs Bich, with a tiny upstairs balcony over Hoan Kiem Lake and the original 1946 recipe.
Tip: Up an old staircase above a travel agency; the balcony has six seats. Iced 35,000 VND, hot 30,000 VND.
Tranquil Books & Coffee ★ 4.4
old-quarter · 5 Nguyen Quang Bich, Cua Dong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Hours: Daily 07:30-22:30
Tranquil Books & Coffee in Hanoi is a literary cafe opened in 2015 by poet Nam Lu, with bookshelves of thousands of volumes and specialty Vietnamese coffee.
Tip: Four branches in Hanoi: Nguyen Quang Bich is the flagship. Strong Wi-Fi and quiet at weekends.
Maison de Tet Décor ★ 4.4
tay-ho · 58 Tu Hoa, Quang An, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Hours: Daily 08:00-21:00
Maison de Tet Décor in Hanoi is a vintage French-villa cafe in Tay Ho's Quang An, with healthy brunch plates, garden seating and a slow-pour coffee bar.
Tip: Garden tables fill first in the cool months; indoor air-con upstairs for summer. Strong Wi-Fi and laptop-friendly.
Cộng Cà Phê ★ 4.3
hai-ba-trung · 152D Trieu Viet Vuong, Bui Thi Xuan, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
Hours: Daily 07:00-23:30
Cong Cà Phê in Hanoi opened on Trieu Viet Vuong, the city's historic cafe street, in 2007 and grew to nearly 100 stores; the flagship still pulls locals.
Tip: The Nguyen Huu Huan branch in the Old Quarter has a three-story open balcony if Trieu Viet Vuong is full.
The Hanoi Social Club ★ 4.2
old-quarter · 6 Hoi Vu, Hang Bong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Hours: Daily 08:00-23:00
The Hanoi Social Club is a 1920s French colonial villa in the Old Quarter serving filter coffee, brunch and live acoustic music to remote-working expats.
Tip: Three floors; the rooftop is the quietest for laptop work. Live music in the evenings, check schedule.
The Note Coffee ★ 4.0
old-quarter · 64 Luong Van Can, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Hours: Mon-Thu 08:00-22:30, Fri-Sun 07:00-23:00
The Note Coffee in Hanoi is a four-floor cafe a block off Hoan Kiem Lake's pedestrian zone, plastered floor-to-ceiling with 220,000-plus visitor notes.
Tip: The upstairs floors are quieter; the top floor has the deepest layer of notes. Five minutes from Ngoc Son Temple.