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CafeDistrict 1Public cafe
Bosgaurus is one of Saigon's most serious roasters, working Vietnamese highland beans alongside imported single origins in a striking multi-storey cafe.
OrderA pour-over of the roaster's Vietnamese Cau Dat lot.
BeansVietnam, Ethiopia, Colombia
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipThe riverside Ton Duc Thang space is the flagship; ask the baristas what they just roasted.
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CafeDistrict 3Public cafe
Every Half grew from a 2016 personal project into one of Saigon's most respected roasteries, its District 3 cafe drawing coffee people for pour-overs.
OrderA hand-brew of the current competition lot.
BeansVietnam, Ethiopia, Panama
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipThe baristas here are serious about extraction; ask to try whatever they are dialling.
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CafeDistrict 1Public cafe
Lacaph is a coffee experience space and roaster devoted to Vietnamese beans, its exposed-brick District 1 room built for tastings of phin-brewed coffee.
OrderA guided tasting flight of Vietnamese single origins.
BeansVietnam
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Phin, Whole bean retail
TipBook the tasting flight to compare phin, filter and espresso brews of the same Vietnamese bean.