Quiet enough to hear the phin drip. Locals only, after dark.
Why HUYNHKHUONGNINH, why now
The Dot Magazine flags Huynh Khuong Ninh in Dakao as one of Saigon's coolest corridors heading into 2025-2026, with cocktail bars and specialty cafes pulling creative locals and bartenders to a street that used to be just pass-through.
1. Sori cafe & more
- 20 Tú Xương, Xuân Hòa, Hồ Chí Minh 700000
- 4.5 · 1657 reviews · Cà phê sữa đá
This opens the route because mornings here want a seat, not a counter. The category is cà phê sữa đá, the rating sits at 4.5 across over sixteen hundred reviews, and the day-stop logic is simple: you need a place that holds you for more than one drink. Start slow, let the rest of the corridor wake up around you.
Crew's note
The chairs wait. The city doesn't follow you in here.
What visitors say
Sori Cafe & More is one of those places that immediately makes you slow down the moment you step inside. Tucked away from the noisy streets,…
Nice place. The drinks are a bit pricey compared to cafe’s nearby. I like the ambience , it’s quite good place to work during the day.
2. 4GsTexas Bakery
- 47 Bis Huỳnh Khương Ninh, Tân Định, Hồ Chí Minh
- 4.0 · 300 reviews · Egg coffee
The course closes at a bakery with egg coffee and a 4.0 rating across three hundred reviews. It's the kind of stop that works in the late afternoon when you've already had your slow morning and you're deciding what the rest of the evening looks like. Pick something from the cold case, take it to go or sit if the light is good. The route folds here, not before.
Crew's note
The corner bakery stays lit past rush. No one's waiting.
What visitors say
Stopped in for takeaway pastries for lunch and the items were pretty good. The croissants were flakey and the ham and cheese had quite a bit…
Stopped by here during the late afternoon. I was the only customer at the time. There wasn’t really anywhere comfortable to sit inside. Ther…
The walk between
The two stops sit on the same strip that The Dot Magazine calls a creative corridor. You'll pass the cocktail bars and specialty cafes scout research mentions, most of them still setting up if you're moving through mid-afternoon.
- If you're planning this for a weekday, the first stop works better before lunch when the work crowd hasn't claimed all the corner seats yet.
- The bakery selection is wider earlier in the day according to the reviews, so if you're building this route in reverse, that timing tightens.
FAQ
- Does the bakery have space to sit and work, or is it mostly takeaway?
- One visitor noted there wasn't anywhere particularly comfortable to sit inside and mentioned being the only customer during a late afternoon visit. The reviews suggest most people treat it as a takeaway stop, so plan accordingly if you're hoping to linger.
- How do prices compare between the two stops?
- A review at the first stop flags drinks as pricier compared to nearby cafes, around Starbucks level. The bakery reviews don't mention price feel directly, but the casual tone suggests it's positioned as an everyday stop rather than a premium one.
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