Vietnamese coffee drinks · 7 min
Cà phê sữa đá
Strong phin coffee over condensed milk and ice.
Coffee Guide
Brew it the Vietnamese way
Recipes, brewing guides and a timer that walks you through a phin, drop by drop.
Brew with me: the phin timer
Add 20 g of coffee to the warmed phin, level it and press lightly. Then press Start and pour.
- Bloom · 0:30
- Fill · 0:20
- Drip · 4:00
Phin, black: about 5 minutes in total.
Vietnamese coffee drinks
The drinks you'd order on a Sài Gòn sidewalk, made at home.
Vietnamese coffee drinks · 6 min
Bạc xỉu
Sài Gòn's milky iced coffee: more milk than coffee.
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Cà phê trứng (egg coffee)
Hà Nội's whipped egg-yolk foam over hot phin coffee.
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Cà phê muối (salt coffee)
Huế's iced coffee under lightly salted cream.
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Coconut coffee (cà phê cốt dừa)
Phin coffee with a frozen coconut slush.
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Vietnamese cold brew
Overnight robusta cold brew for hot days.
How to brew
The slow way, done right.
How to brew · 6 min
How to brew with a phin
Grind, dose, bloom and drip: the slow way, done right.
Learn
Beans, regions and keeping coffee fresh.
Learn · 5 min
Robusta vs arabica
Two coffee species, and why Vietnam loves robusta.
Learn · 6 min
Vietnam's coffee regions
From Đắk Lắk to Sơn La: where Vietnam's coffee grows.
Learn · 4 min
Storing coffee at home
Keep it fresh: air, light, heat and moisture.