Café Culture in Ho Chi Minh City: Part 2
I n my previous cafe-themed chronicle, here (which, of course, you’ve religiously read already), I lamented the loss of some of my favourite cafés in Ho Chi Minh City (or Saigon). But like the Vietnamese, let’s not dwell on the past and instead, move forward into the dazzling future. And this being Saigon, and such is the local obsession with coffee (ca phe) and cafés, there are plenty of hip, stylish and atmospheric new varieties popping up all over the place, replacing cafés long departed and beautifully epitomising the best of Saigon’s new generation of cafés. Or I discover die-hard local favoruite cafes I should have known about ten years ago, but am always last to know and have to make up for lost time. Whatever, new or old, wonderful places I can continue to while-away the hours and keep my sanity in this crazy city. And some of these are so good that I instantly forget my long-gone favourites; just like men.... one departs, but another one eventually comes along, i