Runam Bistro is a cafe in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 3 Cong Xa Paris Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Cong Caphe is Vietnam's most recognisable cafe brand, styling its rooms in nostalgic wartime bao cap decor, famous here for its coconut coffee.
OrderThe coconut coffee smoothie, thick and cold.
DrinkCoconut coffee
TipIt is inside the Cafe Apartment on Nguyen Hue; take the lift or the stairs to find it.
Partea is an English tearoom inside the Cafe Apartment on Nguyen Hue, serving a long list of loose-leaf teas in vintage porcelain in a chintzy room.
OrderA pot of loose-leaf tea with the scones.
DrinkAfternoon tea
TipIt is one of dozens of cafes stacked in the Cafe Apartment; the tea list is the reason to climb up.
The Japanese specialty brand % Arabica occupies the fourth floor of the Cafe Apartment, a minimalist white counter pouring precise espresso downtown.
OrderThe signature Kyoto latte or a clean espresso.
DrinkKyoto latte
TipIt sits on the 4th floor of the Cafe Apartment; go early to beat the queue for a window seat.
Trung Nguyen Legend is the flagship cafe of Vietnam's biggest coffee company, a grand Le Loi space serving the brand's phin-brewed robusta blends.
OrderA phin of the Legend blend, black or with condensed milk.
DrinkVietnamese phin coffee
TipIt is a polished chain flagship, handy for a downtown coffee break with reliable air conditioning.
Old Compass is a bohemian third-floor cafe and cultural space hidden down a Pasteur alley, a bookish, old-world room for drip coffee, tea and events.
OrderA Vietnamese drip coffee with a slice of cake.
DrinkVietnamese drip coffee
TipIt is up three flights down an alley by Liberty Citypoint; the entrance is easy to miss, so watch for the sign.
Cong Caphe is Vietnam's most recognisable cafe brand, styling its rooms in nostalgic wartime bao cap decor, famous here for its coconut coffee.
OrderThe coconut coffee smoothie, thick and cold.
DrinkCoconut coffee
TipIt is inside the Cafe Apartment on Nguyen Hue; take the lift or the stairs to find it.
Partea is an English tearoom inside the Cafe Apartment on Nguyen Hue, serving a long list of loose-leaf teas in vintage porcelain in a chintzy room.
OrderA pot of loose-leaf tea with the scones.
DrinkAfternoon tea
TipIt is one of dozens of cafes stacked in the Cafe Apartment; the tea list is the reason to climb up.
The Japanese specialty brand % Arabica occupies the fourth floor of the Cafe Apartment, a minimalist white counter pouring precise espresso downtown.
OrderThe signature Kyoto latte or a clean espresso.
DrinkKyoto latte
TipIt sits on the 4th floor of the Cafe Apartment; go early to beat the queue for a window seat.
Trung Nguyen Legend is the flagship cafe of Vietnam's biggest coffee company, a grand Le Loi space serving the brand's phin-brewed robusta blends.
OrderA phin of the Legend blend, black or with condensed milk.
DrinkVietnamese phin coffee
TipIt is a polished chain flagship, handy for a downtown coffee break with reliable air conditioning.
Cafe Slow is a calm, greenery-filled coffee shop tucked down a Thao Dien lane, a work-friendly spot for slow-brewed Vietnamese coffee and a quiet morning.
OrderA slow-brew filter of Vietnamese single origin.
DrinkSlow-brew filter coffee
TipIt is down a residential lane in Thao Dien; the garden seating is the reason to seek it out.
Old Compass is a bohemian third-floor cafe and cultural space hidden down a Pasteur alley, a bookish, old-world room for drip coffee, tea and events.
OrderA Vietnamese drip coffee with a slice of cake.
DrinkVietnamese drip coffee
TipIt is up three flights down an alley by Liberty Citypoint; the entrance is easy to miss, so watch for the sign.