Experience bamboo tube coffee contains national pride

1 Bamboo tube cafe carries Vietnamese flavor in green souls

Address: 1A Suong Nguyet Anh, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, TP. HCM

Opening hours: 8:00 – 16:00

Reference price: from 40,000 VND/ tube

In recent days, at a small corner on the Mai Nguyet Anh street (District 1), the line of long queues is not finished. They waited in patience just to own a special glass of water that “stormed” throughout the social networking platforms. It is coffee in bamboo tubes.

Inside the shop, the atmosphere is like a manual workshop. Three young people washed tubes, bartender, packaging coordinated smoothly like a machine. Each glass of water is meticulously cared for, clean, neat, like a gift wrapped with all heart.

The special thing is that people not only come here to drink coffee but also to receive not only drinks, but also part of the story. Sometimes it has to wait for nearly an hour to turn but no one complains. Because they came to live slowly, to feel something deeper.

When receiving in the hands of bamboo tube coffee, you will feel this is a glass of water containing more is just flavor, that is a symbol. Each bamboo tube is surrounded by slogan stamps, straps made from cleverly fixed leaves, straws made from eagle grass, accompanied by a small red yellow flag attached. All create a “tube” of coffee that is both close and imbued with national spirit.

2 How is bamboo tube coffee made?

The small space of the bamboo tube cafe packs the story of culture and kindness. No plastic item is allowed to be present, but only the rows of green bamboo tubes are neatly arranged.

Each cup is a piece of bamboo brought from Dak Lak, where ethnic minorities planted and harvested by hand. Mr. Nguyen Huynh (29 years old, owner) chose a large, empty bowel. This is a bamboo breed that often cooks blue rice, has been tested for food safety and hygiene and fits to replace conventional plastic cups. Bamboo after being cut about 16cm, the diameter of 5cm will be trimmed and treated clean. One week is imported thousands of tubes, using more than 150 units a day. Everything is handmade: grinding, washing with soap three times, then dried.

The glass straps made from leaves, the lid is candle paper and especially the straw is the eagle grass from Ca Mau. All small details are carefully selected to ensure the natural and sustainable. According to mia.vn, bamboo tubes before serving will be cleaned again, coated under a clean water and placed on the basket to drain. Meanwhile, in the preparation area, employees are constantly receiving orders, preparing drinks such as coffee, tea, milk …

3 What is the menu of the tube cafe?

The shop mainly serves coffee and tea in bamboo tubes. The menu is not too much for black coffee, milk coffee and the typical dish of pineapple milk coffee. The price includes the cost of the bamboo tube of about 12,000 VND per one. Guests sit or take away the same price because the cost of service is also included.

If you buy it, the shop adds coconut leaf straps and use a wrap to make the lid. Each bamboo tube can reuse 5 times and the owner also shared that anyone who changes the old tube will be given more drinks.

According to the comments from young people who have experienced bamboo tube coffee, although in bamboo tubes, the coffee taste is not affected. Only sometimes the nose will see the fragrance of bamboo gently and comfortable.

4 The special values ​​that the pipe cafe

Previously, Huynh owner was a famous architect. During the forest, he used to use bamboo instead of chopsticks. When quitting to start a new business model with friends, the idea of ​​bamboo pipe coffee came to him immediately. “I did immediately, not freaking at all. It was both strange and green,” said Huynh.

Each part of the coffee here needs four times the preparation time. But for the owner, it deserves because he is bringing the natural scent and respect for the smallest details.

Behind the coffee shop is a long table, where “turns” the glasses into “artwork”. In the traditional ao dai, the owner of the shop is hard to complete every small detail on the glass of water before sending to customers. He always chose to wear ao dai from the day he opened the shop with the spirit of reminding the younger generation in each glass of water: Love the environment and preserve culture.

Depending on the event of the year, the shop will create more separate versions. Previously, a glass of water with a red flag and yellow star launched on September 2 also created a strong wave, but on April 30, the shop was really interested beyond expectation and in the Saigon travel guide for many young people.

On the occasion of April 30 this year, the shop introduced three special versions with the message reminiscent of the history and national pride: “50 years of liberation of the South”, “Hoang Sa, Truong Sa are Vietnamese”, and “Vietnam – era reaching out”.

“We want to share the spirit of patriotism and immerse ourselves in the atmosphere of holidays with everyone,” Mr. Huynh added. In mid -April history, holding a coffee cup with a red flag with a yellow star, you will feel like you’re busy with the national spirit.

The shop also created more interesting experiences with a chair and headphones that were plugged into the trunk of the tree, bringing the message “Sitting under the tree of the tree to listen to the tree”. You will experience as well as listen to the voice of the tree, the rustling sounds, whispering are transmitted through the headphone. Photo: Pipe coffee

Bamboo coffee cups with red and yellow flags, mental slogans. All create a trend of bold national pride. You can visit the shop, experience a rustic coffee in the journey to explore the city named Uncle! On this journey, do not forget to prepare a neat and convenient backpack to accompany you!