Nostalgia with 8 old Saigon cafes in the heart of the city

1 Old Saigon coffee shop

Address: 101 – 101A Pham Ngu Lao Street, District 1

Opening hours: 24/24

Reference price (year 2025): 45.000 – 100.000 VND

The old Saigon cafe is famous throughout the streets for its retro space and nostalgic design colors. The restaurant’s space reminds of the bold, old-fashioned tones of old Saigon, along with gentle, soulful music. Inside the restaurant space there is also a green garden, creating a cool and pleasant feeling.

Because it is located in the most prime location in the city center, Old Saigon Coffee Shop has a fairly high priced drink menu. However, the quality of drinks at the restaurant is quite good with a variety of choices for diners. If you want to find peace, try coming here and enjoy this old, nostalgic space!

2 Small Cafe

Address: 115/30 Le Van Sy Street, Phu Nhuan District

Opening hours: 9h – 22h30

Reference price (year 2025): 38.000 – 55.000 VND

Small Cafe Phu Nhuan has a quiet, gentle space, true to the unique old Saigon cafes. The shop space is decorated with colorful old TVs, creating a classic and unique feeling. The tables and chairs at Nho Cafe use wood material so they are quite sturdy, evoking a cozy, old feel. When you come to the shop, you can find many antique items such as telephones, coins or other household decorations.

The drink menu at Nho Cafe is full of basic dishes with attractive flavors. You can try familiar drinks such as coffee, tea, cocoa, and smoothies when coming to Nho Cafe. In addition, the menu designed in the shape of an envelope also makes Nho Cafe different.

3 Bang Khuang Cafe

Address: 2nd floor – 09 Thai Van Lung Street, District 1

Opening hours: 7h – 22h

Reference price (year 2025): 30.000 – 50.000 VND

In the middle of the bustling streets of Saigon, Bang Khuang Cafe is nestled quietly on the 2nd floor of a small apartment. This is one of the old Saigon cafes loved by many customers because of its impressive color tones and slow pace of life inside the shop. If you want to enjoy the quiet and peace in Bang Khuang, try coming here in the afternoon to feel it.

The plus point of the restaurant is that the menu is quite diverse, with both food and drinks. The staff at the restaurant are also quite cheerful and friendly. However, because it is in the center of District 1, you will have to pay for parking in the yard opposite the shop.

4 Old Hac Quan

Address: 299B Hoang Sa Street, District 1

Opening hours: 6h30 – 23h30

Reference price (year 2025): 30.000 – 58.000

Lao Hac Quan is a place to enjoy coffee quite tastefully and is loved by many young people. Nestled behind the bustling streets on Hoang Sa Street, Lao Hac Quan is almost isolated from the outside space.

The shop is decorated in old Saigon color tones so it is quite cozy and gentle. The space is suitable for conversations and working sessions. On rainy days, Old Hac Quan has a unique, romantic and attractive color.

Drinks at the restaurant are considered quite good and diverse. Not only basic soft drinks, Lao Hac Quan also serves you alcoholic drinks. Besides, you can also order additional snacks so you can enjoy while chatting.

5 Do Phu Cafe

Address: 113A Dang Dung Street, District 1

Opening hours: 7h – 22h

Reference price (year 2025): 30.000 – 50.000

If you are looking for a place to enjoy coffee associated with historical stories, try Do Phu cafe. This old Saigon-style cafe is associated with stories about the once famous Saigon Rangers.

Inside the space of Do Phu Cafe, almost all traces of the old architecture remain intact. This place reminds you more and more of the heroic beauty of the country’s emotional history.

The shop is full of basic drinks with attractive flavors, carefully prepared. In addition, when you come to the restaurant, you can enjoy a unique dish of broken rice combined with kimchi. This dish is also associated with special traces of ancient times.

6 Tue cafe

Address: alley leading to Maison restaurant, 793/57/3 Tran Xuan Soan street, District 7

Opening hours: 24/24

Reference price (year 2025): 38.000 – 65.000 VND

Tue cafe is located in Kieu Dam Residential Area with extremely attractive old town colors. The shop’s space attracts attention with its gentle brown tone and many eye-catchingly decorated green trees in the shop.

Dotting that nostalgic beauty are decorative items bearing the mark of time. You can find wooden cabinets, old televisions, typewriters and old-fashioned glasses and cups, reminding of memories of a brilliant childhood sky. In addition, the shop space is also decorated with packages of peanuts, apricot blossoms or children’s noodles associated with the childhood of the 9X generation.

The restaurant’s drink menu is within a moderate price range in District 7 with many basic drinks such as coffee, juice, and smoothies. In addition, Tue also has many attractive fruit teas, helping you cool down on hot summer days.

7 Thi Cafe

Address: 140 Nguyen Van Troi Street, Phu Nhuan District

Opening hours: updating

Reference price (year 2025): 15.000 – 45.000

Thi Cafe is one of the old Saigon cafes that many young people love to experience with its gentle, nostalgic atmosphere. The restaurant has a cozy space and is decorated gently, in a deep wood tone.

Thi Cafe is an ideal place to chat and work whenever you have the opportunity because the drink prices are quite reasonable. The drink menu at the restaurant also has many options such as brewed coffee, teas and cool fruit juices.

8 Linh Coffee

Address: 01 Truong Dinh Street, District 1

Opening hours: 7am – 2am the next morning

Reference price (year 2025): 40.000 – 59.000

Nestled in one of the most expensive street corners in Saigon, Coffee has a gentle classic color with a fresh atmosphere. Linh Coffee is one of the old Saigon cafes highly appreciated for its classic style.

The restaurant has an open space and outdoor seating area that is quite cool and pleasant. The drinks are served in beautiful paper cups and are mixed quite attractively. The plus point of Linh Coffee is that even though the restaurant is crowded, the speed of preparing dishes is quite fast, bringing a complete experience to diners.

These top 8 beautiful old Saigon cafes are ideal meeting places for you to enjoy in your free time. Try bringing your backpack here to experience the beautiful spaces imbued with identity in these cafes.