Café Giảng (the original egg coffee)

Cà Phê Giảng – 39 Nguyễn Hữu Huân

The alley café where egg coffee began in 1946

Hours

Daily 07:00–22:30 (some list 22:00)

Budget

₫40–60k a drink

Address

39 Nguyễn Hữu Huân St (down an alley)

In 1946, with fresh milk scarce, Sofitel Metropole bartender Nguyễn Văn Giảng whipped egg yolk with sugar and condensed milk and floated it on coffee. Walk down a narrow passage and up the stairs to a room crammed with low stools and tiny tables. The cup arrives sitting in a bowl of hot water; spoon off the cream, then stir it into the coffee and it tastes close to tiramisu. Almost everyone says the feared eggy smell never shows up.