The most tranquil coffee shops in Saigon

In Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), there are many cafes with various styles from garden cafe, street cafe, family cafe, cafe take away. For people who want a quiet place to read books or working, their choices must be book cafes or co-working spaces, which is considered as mini libraries.

Song Cham Cafe 

Is there time when all you want to do is slow down, to have some moment to do nothing but just sit and think about everything in your life? Is there time when you just want to hide yourself in a little corner, to feel time slowing down?

Song Cham Cafe is highly recommend for people who want to find their own space, enjoy books and it is also a place where authors and poets living in Ho Chi Minh come to meet and discuss about cultural topics.

Address: 63B Tran Quoc Thao Street, ward 7, district 3, HCMC

Banksy Cafe

This gem hides itself in a concrete building almost invisible to all the street. The three things this coffee shop has are good coffee, a great concept, and a killer cocktail.

The cafe is named after the famous artist “Banksy”, a British graffiti artist. The decor is matched to the concept with books about Banksy lining the shelves and Banksy-related photographs and canvases on the walls, which lend this coffee shop deep urban vibes.

Address: 14 Ton That Dam, Nguyen Thai Binh ward, District 1, HCMC

Chieu Cafe Shop

The cafe shop is named after its owner. It now has more than 1000 titles of book, mostly the owner's, the others are contributed by the customers. Just like other book cafe shop, the aim of Chieu cafe shop is to conserve the reading culture in the internet society.

Address: 377 Hoang Sa street, Tan Dinh ward, district 1, HCMC

Geek Hub

This coffee shop is located in a small alley, so it is very quiet and tranquil even though it is in District 1, the most active district of Ho Chi Minh City. The Geek Hub design is minimal and is decorated with many cute small trees set in simple wood shelves. You can also make a reservation for a meeting room or room for groups of 12 to 15 people. The best part about this café is the chairs, conference chairs without wheels which makes you feel like a professional working in an office.

Address
27B/9 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street, Da Kao ward, District 1, HCMC 
244/31 Huynh Van Banh, Ward 11, Phu Nhuan District, HCMC

Think in a Box Café

Think in a Box has several types of work rooms for you to choose from, depending on whether you are doing personal or group work. The name Think in a Box seems contradictory to the saying “think out of the box”, but as a working space, this café really offers you a “box” to work in.

Everyone respects the rule of silence in this café. The theme color is white to also inspire clarity. Stay on the first floor if you are working by yourself. You will also have a white board at each seat and it is free to use.

Address: 
116 Nguyen Van Thu street, Da Kao ward, District 1, HCMC
27 Nguyen Khac Nhu street, Co Giang ward, District 1, HCMC

Comma Cafe

Operating on the basis of “pay-per-minute” with more than 2000 titles of various genres and a selection of board games, Comma Cafe even surprises you with its book tents and unique beehive cubicles fully equipped with lighting for you to lie down and devour books to your heart’s content or to have a word with your friends without fear of distraction.

Address: 653 Le Van Luong street, Tan Phong ward, district 7, HCMC

See more: 5 interesting places outside Ho Chi Minh City

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