The society is growing, expanding and intersecting, on the streets of Hanoi now full of luxurious cafes, eye-catching decorations, where people meet, exchange and exchange jobs, … “Go for coffee” becomes a familiar phrase for calling dates. Going there, guests not only hear, watch, chat and enjoy enough delicious and stylish drinks, with a professional and modern service style. That is the indispensable operation of life in the digital age, for people to get used to the utility and change … But next to the glamor of that city, there are many nostalgic people, or go to find the peaceful old shops. . There, they live with many memories, with soul deposition, with peaceful moments starting the new day.

For many Hanoians, drinking coffee early in the day is a way to receive energy for the whole working day, or simply to drink according to habits and hobbies. They find the old corner, familiar restaurant, quietly sipping a cup of bitter coffee that feels very sweet. No noise, noisy, when with you, when you’re alone to have moments of real relaxation and listening to life. In those corner of the bar, there is not much overload of sound, not polished by luxury furniture. In that place, there are old wall panels with pictures and paintings reminiscent of Hanoi of a time. Simple furniture, a simple cup of coffee made from ceramic or glass material is not heavy in material value, but in spiritual value, immeasurable. In the space not so much light, that sound, each person enjoying a cup of coffee in their own way and reflections on the past, the present according to their own experience …

Hanoi coffee lovers all know the names of the cafes that have walked 36 streets for half a century. The cafes carry the name of the previous owner – only one word, if you come, you want to come back, have gone far and want to return. Lecture Coffee in front of “crouched” on Hang Gai Street is now in a deep alley on Nguyen Huu Huan Street. Dinh coffee is narrow on the stairs of Dinh Tien Hoang street. Lam Café is on Nguyen Huu Huan street. Turkish coffee in Hang Ca small street. Nang coffee is caught in the middle of Hang Bac street … The cafes with the colors of time and the nostalgia about Hanoi are not in the present. Each of these cafes still retains its identity, does not pick up on display, installation, brings the traditional culture of Hanoi people, with a very unique way of preparing drinks, especially coffee. -House with heirloom recipe, enjoyed once and remember forever. Remembering egg coffee, probably nobody remembers Giang, the birthplace of this special drink. The greasy taste of fresh chicken eggs is whipped into cream, blended in traditional coffee flavor, if desired, guests can request additional flavors of green beans or cocoa as you like. Turkish coffee with its own way of roasting, mixing and storing in a kettle. Lam Coffee has an heirloom formula that is not mixed with any brand and interesting stories about the rendezvous of famous artists in Hanoi more than half a century ago … Art lovers can see the street in ancient Hanoi and portraits of writers, painters and musicians in the drawing of Vietnamese painting monuments like Bui Xuan Phai, Duong Bich Lien, Vo Tu Nghiem, Nguyen Sang … In that space, they live slower, people are more relaxed and the streets less noisy. The small corner like that is still a place for anyone who loves Hanoi to return …

Hanoi has changed so much now, bigger and more modern, but it still cannot lack an old Hanoi in the hearts of Capital lovers in the depth and solitude of small streets, alleys and other love is still there forever …