Highlands Coffee
37 Ton Duc Thang Street
District 1, HCMC
(multiple locations available)
Starbucks
Starbucks
76 Le Lai Street
District 1, HCMC
L'usine
L'usine (Dong Khoi location)
151/1 Dong Khoi Street
District 1, HCMC
L'usine (Le Loi location)
70B Le Loi Street
District 1, HCMC
ID Cafe
i.d. Cafe
61B Tu Xuong Street
District 3, HCMC
Coffee Bean
Coffee Bean
235 Dong Khoi Street - Metropolitan Building
District 1, HCMC
(multiple locations available)
Elle Cafe
Near Bitexco Financial Tower? Elle Cafe is a nice little oasis when you need an escape from the office. Elle Cafe is fun spot to grab a coffee, drink, or snack with colleagues.
Set in a white tent, under the shade of the Bitexco Financial Tower, is Elle - a modern, upscale, white interior meets magenta lamps, European style cafe. There's just enough flowers, plants, and trees around to give Elle Cafe that peaceful, yet clean and minimalistic vibe.
I generally don't eat breakfast, but ended up grabbing a bite here after a meeting nearby. I had a ham and scrambled egg on baguette sandwich. Simple, tasty, and just what I needed. I'll also add that the french fries were probably one of the top I've had in HCMC (crisp and - like Burger King Style but plus plus!)
Elle Cafe
Behind Bitexco Financial Tower (2 Hai Trieu Street)
On the side of Ngo Duc Ke Street
District 1, HCMC
Givral
Givral is the eye-catching, modern, and stylish bakery/cafe at the corner beside the new Vincom A.
Entering Givral means leaving the charming Dong Khoi behind, and finding yourself amidst sleek creamy European decor, a slightly tacky rectangular-tiled glass ceiling, and post-impressionist paintings. Their choice of background music? Not so French... Somewhere along the lines of Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On" and Britney Spears.
A French-style bakery and cafe, Givral is a part of Saigon's history. Founded in the early 1950s by Frenchman Alain Portier, Givral was one of the first of its kind. During the war, this Givral location was a meeting place for international journalists and other renowned artists.
As for the food? Enjoyable - I had the Givral special coffee, a blended coffee drink, and the peppered rice with "American" beef short rib dish. My rice had more pepper than I would have liked (whole green peppercorns) and I've definitely had more tender meat elsewhere, but nevertheless, beautiful presentation and good sized lunch portion (with a Givral "g" imprinted on the rice) which I scarfed down. Next time, I'll be back to try their dazzling array of desserts and cakes.
Givral169 Dong Khoi Street - Vincom Center A
District 1, HCMC