The Best Egg Coffee in Hanoi
This article contains affiliate links. We may receive compensation if you make a purchase using one of these links at no additional cost to you. See our Disclaimers and Terms of Use for more information.
Discover where to drink the best egg coffee in Hanoi after you learn the story behind the Vietnamese food favorite.
We had never heard of Vietnamese egg coffee before our trip to Hanoi, and we would have walked right by Café Giang if not for the advice of Philly friend Marie Buendia Woytowich of gooddayphoto and the intrepid Mai Nguyen from Hanoi food blog Tho Loves Food.
They both told us to try egg coffee, also known as cà phê trứng, at the popular hidden Hanoi café near our Old Quarter hotel. Thanks to their sage advice, our lives (or at least our taste buds) are forever changed. They’re not alone in their egg coffee love. All of this enthusiasm intrigued us.
To the uninitiated, egg coffee, Hanoi style, sounds kind of weird. That’s what we thought before we tried the popular Vietnamese food that comes in a cup, but we fell in love with Giang Café’s version after just one sip.
The Best Egg Coffee in Hanoi
Created by his father Nguyen Giang in the 1940s when fresh milk was scarce, Vietnamese egg coffee is made the original way by Tri Hoa Nguyen, who brew cups of strong coffee and then adding a sweet topping of whisked chicken egg yolk, Vietnamese coffee powder, sweetened condensed milk, butter and cheese.
The result is a decadently rich concoction that’s both a coffee drink and a dessert. This is one of the Vietnamese food favorites that you don’t want to miss!
Read our Hanoi food guide.
Café Giang is located at 39 Nguyễn Hữu Huân, Lý Thái Tổ, Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi, Vietnam.
🇻🇳 Hanoi Travel Checklist
🎥 Egg Coffee Video
Watch our YouTube video to get the skinny on Vietnamese egg coffee. Be aware that the video won’t actually make you skinny, though it will make you want to hop on a plane to Hanoi for a jolt of liquid pleasure.
📍 Pin This Article
