Net-filter coffee shop still going strong after 70 years

  • A local enjoys a cup of net-filter coffee. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    A local enjoys a cup of net-filter coffee. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • The shop's peak time of the day is in the morning from 6 - 8, when people going to work stop by to grab their daily cup of joe. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The shop's peak time of the day is in the morning from 6 - 8, when people going to work stop by to grab their daily cup of joe. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • Sitting down and enjoying a cup of coffee in the morning has become a local tradition in Ho Chi Minh city. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    Sitting down and enjoying a cup of coffee in the morning has become a local tradition in Ho Chi Minh city. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • The shop dedicates a space for news articles about its own history and stories. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The shop dedicates a space for news articles about its own history and stories. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • The coffee is served in small glasses. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The coffee is served in small glasses. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • Drinking coffee in the morning while sitting on low stools, talking to friends have become a local tradition in Ho Chi Minh city.  VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    Drinking coffee in the morning while sitting on low stools, talking to friends have become a local tradition in Ho Chi Minh city. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • To make coffee, the barista spoons some ground coffee into the net, which is placed upon an empty stainless steel jug, then adds hot water, brews the coffee for a few seconds, then transfers to glasses to serve customers. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    To make coffee, the barista spoons some ground coffee into the net, which is placed upon an empty stainless steel jug, then adds hot water, brews the coffee for a few seconds, then transfers to glasses to serve customers. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • The making of ca phe vot (net-filter coffee). VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The making of ca phe vot (net-filter coffee). VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
Ca phe vot (net-filter coffee) shop located at 330/2 Phan Dinh Phung street, Phu Nhuan district, Ho Chi Minh City, has been serving coffee non-stop for the past 70 years. Net-filter coffee takes its name because the coffee is brewed with the old-fashioned filtration method using a spoon-shaped net filter which resembles the instrument used to catch fish at aquatic stores. To make coffee, the barista spoons some ground coffee into the net, which is placed upon an empty stainless steel jug, then adds hot water, brews the coffee for a few seconds, then transfers to glasses to serve customers. The coffee taste has bitter notes and smoky flavour, with a pleasant aftertaste. The coffee at this humble shop has served people from all walks of life in Ho Chi Minh city, and it has become a part of the people’s daily life routine, where they come to get a quick coffee-to-go, or sit down onto low stools, sipping coffee, chatting with old friends and watching the busy streets of the southern hub. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt

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