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Cafe Hopping

The Workshop

3/F p. q. 1, 27 Ngô Đức Kế, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

Hidden treasure

This café is not easy to find as its banner outside is also not obvious. At the beginning we even thought that we
were lost, walking through dark and narrow passages, climbing not-looking-friendly stairs. We were wondering till the
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very moment when we opened the door on the 3 floor that leads us to the modern Vietnamese coffee world: on the
right side of the entrance there is a big roasting machine, the bar is very hip and it is placed in the way to let guests and
barista interact with each other.
The café looks very elegant as the windows bring so much sunlight which reflects from walls creating this golden-light
effect. You won’t be disappointed by the menu, so be brave and order anything that look attractive to you, like soda coffee.
The sharp contrast that this modern coffee shop gives you by simply being a part of the traditional building, shows you how
different Vietnam can be. The Workshop Coffee is the first specialty coffee shop, which is also the alma mater of 2017 Viet-
nam Barista Championship silver medal winner, TẠ THÙY LINH. Even though it is hard to find, the place is packed during
the weekend, people come here to enjoy high-quality coffee and just to hang out and meet friends. Moreover, the shop holds
annual meetings of coffee producers, roasters and customers to introduce new crops. Bringing the community together is
exactly what the owner, Dung, is aiming for.

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