Vietnamese Coffee
northern Vietnamese term for coffee with condensed milk
"In the North of Vietnam, coffee with condensed milk is called Cà Phê Nâu."
southern Vietnamese term for coffee with milk (condensed milk)
"Whereas in the South, it's known as Cà Phê Sữa."
a beverage with more condensed milk and less coffee
"Order Bạc Xỉu Đá for a less intense coffee flavor and more sweetness."
espresso
"Espressos are becoming more popular in Vietnam, known as Cà Phê Espresso."
egg coffee
"Cà Phê Trứng is a dessert-like drink that originated in Hanoi in the 1940s."
yoghurt coffee
"Cà Phê Sữa Chua combines coffee with natural or fruit-flavoured yoghurts."
coffee smoothie or coffee shake
"Sinh Tố Cà Phê is a mix of fresh fruit smoothies with coffee."
salt coffee
"Cà Phê Muối is a speciality of Hue, featuring drip coffee over salted milk."
name of a street known for cafes in Ho Chi Minh City
"Nguyễn Huệ Street in District 1 is famous for its cafes."
China, translated as 'milk country' in the context of egg coffee
"Note: China is known as Trung Quốc in Vietnamese."
a traditional stainless steel Vietnamese coffee filter
"The coffee is typically prepared using a phin, which is a single cup drip filter."
coffee
"Cà Phê is the Vietnamese for coffee, though you’ll need to provide a little more information to get what you want."
single cup drip filter
"The traditional stainless steel filter you’ll encounter most often is called a phin and it’s much the same as a classic French drip coffee maker."
hot black coffee
"Cà Phê Đen Nóng is hot black coffee (literally 'coffee, black, hot')."
coffee sweetened with condensed milk (in the North)
"In the North of Vietnam, it’s called Cà Phê Nâu."
coffee sweetened with condensed milk (in the South)
"Whereas in the South of the country it’s known as Cà Phê Sữa."
hot coffee, sweetened with condensed milk
"Cà Phê Sữa Nóng is hot coffee, sweetened with condensed milk."
iced coffee, sweetened with condensed milk
"Cà Phê Sữa Đá is iced coffee, sweetened with condensed milk."
a glass of condensed milk and ice with a small amount of coffee
"Order Bạc Xỉu Đá instead of Cà Phê Sữa Đá; they’re almost the same thing but the ratio of a Cà Phê Sữa Đá is more coffee than milk, whereas in Bạc Xỉu you’ll get a glass of condensed milk and ice with a small amount of coffee."
Vietnamese espresso
"Espressos are becoming more popular in Vietnam, especially in the big coffee chains with barista espresso machines. Ask for Cà Phê Espresso."
Vietnamese soy milk
"Non-dairy milk alternatives are not readily available in coffee shops, even though Vietnamese soy milk (Sữa Dậu Nành) is popular as a drink in its own right."
egg coffee
"Cà Phê Trứng (egg coffee) is a dessert-like drink reminiscent in its flavours of Italian tiramisu."
sour milk coffee aka yoghurt coffee
"Cà Phê Sữa Chua (sour milk coffee aka yoghurt coffee) is another drink that owes its origins to the French who introduced yoghurt to Vietnam during the colonial era."
coconut milk coffee
"Cà Phê Cốt Dừa (coconut milk coffee) is a favourite amongst younger coffee drinkers in Vietnam."
coffee smoothie, sometimes called coffee shake
"Sinh Tố Cà Phê (coffee smoothie, sometimes called coffee shake) brings together fresh fruit smoothies with coffee."
salt coffee
"Cà Phê Muối (salt coffee) is a speciality of Hue and best tried at the coffee shops of the same name."