Visiting a coffee shop hiding Saigon Special Forces’ secret cellar

  • Do Phu - com tam Dai Han coffee shop is located at No. 113A Dang Dung street, Tan Dinh ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. VNA Photo: Thanh Tân
    Do Phu - com tam Dai Han coffee shop is located at No. 113A Dang Dung street, Tan Dinh ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. VNA Photo: Thanh Tân
  • Do Phu coffee shop is designed in classical style with many stylized features, giving visitors the opportunity to return to Ho Chi Minh City in the 60s and 70s. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
    Do Phu coffee shop is designed in classical style with many stylized features, giving visitors the opportunity to return to Ho Chi Minh City in the 60s and 70s. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
  • Signatures of General Vo Nguyen Giap and Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong when visiting Do Phu coffee shop. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
    Signatures of General Vo Nguyen Giap and Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong when visiting Do Phu coffee shop. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
  • Visitors can enjoy the shop’s two specialties: Vietnamese fried bread sticks dip in coffee and Korean broken rice with kimchi. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
    Visitors can enjoy the shop’s two specialties: Vietnamese fried bread sticks dip in coffee and Korean broken rice with kimchi. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
  • International visitors listen to the stories of Saigon Special Forces and Do Phu coffee shop’s history. VNA Photo: Thanh Tân
    International visitors listen to the stories of Saigon Special Forces and Do Phu coffee shop’s history. VNA Photo: Thanh Tân
  • Do Phu coffee shop preserves many historical artefacts associated with Saigon Special Forces, giving young generations a chance to learn about HCM City's history. VNA Photo: Thanh Tân
    Do Phu coffee shop preserves many historical artefacts associated with Saigon Special Forces, giving young generations a chance to learn about HCM City's history. VNA Photo: Thanh Tân
  • A French Guigoz powdered milk tin can is repurposed to store secret letters between Saigon Special Forces’ soldiers. VNA Photo: Nhựt An
    A French Guigoz powdered milk tin can is repurposed to store secret letters between Saigon Special Forces’ soldiers. VNA Photo: Nhựt An
  • Inside the secret cellar that Saigon Special Forces’ soldiers used to escape when there is danger. VNA Photo: Thúy Hằng
    Inside the secret cellar that Saigon Special Forces’ soldiers used to escape when there is danger. VNA Photo: Thúy Hằng
  • The secret cellar is hidden in a closet on the coffee shop’s second floor. When danger is felt, Saigon Special Forces’ soldiers will crawl through the tunnel to escape to Tran Quang Khai street behind the shop. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
    The secret cellar is hidden in a closet on the coffee shop’s second floor. When danger is felt, Saigon Special Forces’ soldiers will crawl through the tunnel to escape to Tran Quang Khai street behind the shop. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
  • Do Phu coffee shop attracts international tourists for its historical values and unique interior decor. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
    Do Phu coffee shop attracts international tourists for its historical values and unique interior decor. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm

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Visiting a coffee shop hiding Saigon Special Forces’ secret cellar
06/02/2024 08:16 | TTXVN |
Located at No. 113A Dang Dung street, Tan Dinh ward, District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City is Do Phu - com tam Dai Han, a coffee shop that once hid Saigon Special Forces’ secret cellar. It used to be the “red address” of the Saigon Special Forces, which specialized in hiding cadres and stored about 2 tons of weapons to prepare for the Tet Offensive in 1968. Its history traces back to the year 1968, when a member of Saigon Special Forces named Tran Van Lai, with his wife and family, built 2 secret weapon cellars at their house located in the midst of enemies surrounding. In Lunar New year of 1968, Saigon Special Forces took weapons from this cellar to take and captured the Independence Palace as well as many other important targets. During the war time, to hide from enemy’s sight, the shop also opened a broken rice stall that became popular to Korean soldiers at the time for its special kimchi sauce. Nowadays, Do Phu coffee shop introduces young generations to many historical artefacts associated with Saigon Special Forces. This is one of the interesting destinations that visitors should not miss when having opportunities to visit Ho Chi Minh City. VNA Photo

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