Café Pho Co (11 Hang gai) – Quaint coffee shop with a view.  It’s a bit hard to find since it is down a narrow corridor between 2 clothing shops.  We placed our order on the ground floor and then proceeded up the first flight of stairs.  You’ll need to walk to the back of the second floor before you reach a narrow spiral staircase.  Scale this & you will be rewarded with a terrace overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake.  The shop is quite busy, so if there are no seats, try the next floor up.  We ordered their egg white coffee and coffee with yogurt.  The egg white coffee was creamy & smooth, with a taste reminiscent of tiramisu.  The coffee with yogurt tasted like  coffee-flavoured Yakult.

Me @ Puku Cafe in the wee morning hours

 
 
 
 
Puku Café & Sports Bar (16-18 Tong Duy Tan) – The best thing about Puku Café is that it’s open 24 hours.  Being about a 15 min walk from the train station, it’s perfect for arriving early in the morning after an overnight commute.  Their food and drinks are alright, but almost anything is good when you arrive hungry.

On our final day in Hanoi, we went to try out Joma Café (we were at the Joma Tong Duy Tan location).  It is a chain of cafés that remind me of North American chains.  There’s nothing authentically Vietnamese about this place, but you do appreciate the air conditioning.  We ordered some cold juices & chocolate chip cookies (which were VERY tasty!)  🙂  It’s a great place to catch up on some reading & writing too.

See my next post featuring Restaurants in Hanoi.