Ho Chi Minh City Trip Record: Shopping in the humid air after heavy rain

In Ho Chi Minh in the summer, there will always be a sudden rainstorm on a sunny afternoon. In an instant, the entire city is covered with rain, and a warm and cool feeling appears in the hot and irritable air. This is also the best time of day to wander around and start a day of exploration around the French-style buildings throughout the city. Ho Chi Minh is a city suitable for walking. Fun streets are adjacent to each other, and interesting shops are gathered together. With the old French buildings as the center, new attempts and design possibilities spread in this city. Exploring the secrets with your feet, those destinations on your itinerary will appear in your sights inadvertently.
  


If you want to talk about the scenery of Ho Chi Minh with the locals, they will often advise you to take a one-day Trip to the Mekong River. On the river with staggered banana leaves, there is something hidden. In addition to the "original" style of Southeast Asia, "Modern cities are really boring." In this warm and humid city, you can see many familiar shadows: Bangkok, with its obvious urban divisions and rich colors, is slightly different in the mouth of a friend. Dirty old Nanning, speeding gangs and wrong money change are classic urban dramas... It’s hard to say whether this is a recommended Travel destination. If you happen to have time to come here, why not leave it behind? Those old French classics start a fashionable stroll in Ho Chi Minh today.
  

LACOF Coffee Roasters address: 133 Cô Bắc, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

This LACOF Coffee Roasters, not far from Pham Ngu Lao Street, has only been open for half a year, but it can It is called a special existence in the local area. The Korean store adopts the usual routine of domestic cafes, excavating an interesting building around a densely populated neighborhood, and renovating it in an industrial style. Therefore, in this renovated old building, not only can the original features of the building be stuck, The texture, more details in the space are retained, which understands the original ecology and appearance of the building. The old carved wooden door seats, retro-style coffee equipment, and Vietnamese dramas from time to time on the third floor bring this city together. The sense of time and space merge here.
  


As the main Korean coffee of LACOF Coffee Roasters, it is marked in the most conspicuous position of the menu. The interesting layout of illustrations and text directly combines the taste and production method of coffee. show out. It is worth mentioning the single-origin coffee here. There are five single-origin beans to choose from, such as Vietnam, Kenya, and Yirgacheffe. The illustrations below the beans show five different types, including ice drop, siphon, and hand brew. The production method, not to mention the texture and taste experience, but with such a complete brewing posture, it is worth experiencing the different presentation of local flavors.
  

L'USINE Address: 70B Le Loi Boulevard, Bến Thành, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

L'USINE has three stores in Ho Chi Minh, and the surrounding blocks of each store are It is a bustling yet exquisite world, with fine Michelin-starred restaurants adjacent to popular Internet celebrity stores, and various delicacies linking up the taste experience route of "Lost in Ho Chi Minh". No matter how delicious and hot the outside space is, the moment you open the L'USINE door, you will see a stylish hybrid space that is different from the outside world. Exquisite tiles, richly colored oil paintings, combined with simple European furniture, there is no shortage of European romance in the local Vietnamese style. The space in the store is naturally divided into two parts. The buyer's shop brings together current designs from local designers and European fashion brands. On the dining table, there is a collision of Italian coffee and breakfast of local barbecue salad. Lunch.
  

The Workshop Address: 27 Ngo Duc Ke Street, District 1 (2nd Floor), Ho Chi Minh City 848

The Workshop is located near the bank of the Mekong River. It is a high-rise coffee shop not far from Nishinomiya City Hall. There are many high-rise coffee shops around this shop. They are all scattered on the second and third floors near the intersection. It is a unique coffee space. If you are not looking for it, it is difficult to find the entrance of The Workshop with the same color as the wall. After walking around to the third floor, you will see a coffee space with a strong industrial feel. The huge bar temporarily Located in the most conspicuous position in the store, the roar of the coffee machine becomes the unique background sound here. In addition to traditional Italian coffee and single products, creative coffee and Vietnamese coffee are the highlights here. Vietnamese coffee is famous for its unique roasted milk aroma. There are more choices for Vietnamese coffee on the menu. You can add milk, sugar water or condensed milk according to your own preferences. The sweetness of condensed milk is different from the coffee. The scorched fusion and a little bit of ice are more suitable for the summer feeling here.
  

The LOCAL address: lau 2, 90 Nguyen Hue Quan 1

The LOCAL is a coffee shop with a strong industrial feel around the building, and the branches around the Ho Chi Minh Museum of Art are more... The spaciousness, green plants and jumping platform have also become the highlights of that store. This store also requires you to go around a few times before you find an entrance that seems to lead to a secret city. Numerous stores appear one after another at the destination you want to go to, tempting you to stop and start an impromptu shop. Fortunately, after climbing the fourth floor and being tempted by N's house, the new Journey of exploration can be seen through the floor-to-ceiling windows, where the old and new buildings in the city are hidden. This is a space suitable for observing passers-by in a daze. A cold drink can help you stay in a daze for a while. Throughout the afternoon, just like the customers at other casual milk tea shops on the streets of Ho Chi Minh, coming here to forget about time and have a leisurely pastime is the right choice.
  

Spice Bistro Address: 2, Thi Sach St., District 1, Hu Chi Min City

Spice Bistro in the alley is a restaurant that specializes in authentic Vietnamese cuisine. Fishing Boat Partner recreates the scene of the old Saigon street market. A bowl of rice noodles with some green vegetables, seasoned with lemongrass and fish sauce, refreshing and slightly sweet and sour. Vietnamese food is sour and sweet, and the taste is more refreshing and smooth than Thai food. Steaming, boiling, grilling, and cold dressing are the main cooking methods. Vietnamese shrimp salad and Vietnamese spring rolls are typical representatives. This restaurant tries its best to restore the cooking methods and taste of old-fashioned Vietnamese dishes. There are no less than eight kinds of spring rolls to choose from. If you want to try the authentic Vietnamese home-cooked food, Rice Field and Secret Garden Restaurant are two choices not to be missed. The home-cooked food in the market, slightly rough home-cooked utensils, various local side dishes and fish pots, and the delicious fragrance of fish sauce , the strong aroma of scallion oil, the burnt aroma of fried dried scallions and the fragrance of peanut crumbs, mixed together to form the most intimate taste of this city.