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Café Giảng storefront on Nguyen Huu Huan street in Hanoi

Café Lâm Hanoi: The 1952 Coffee House Paid in Paintings

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The history of Café Lâm on Nguyễn Hữu Huân street, the artists whose paintings cover its walls, and how to visit.

Vietnamese coffee dripping through a metal phin filter into a cup

How to Make Vietnamese Iced Coffee (Cà Phê Sữa Đá) with a Phin

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The coffee, condensed milk and phin you need, the step-by-step method, and how to fix a phin that drips too fast or too slow.

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