Vietnam, intentionally crafted.
The espresso bar runs on 100% Fine Robusta, organic — pulled on a La Marzocco Linea and ground on Mazzer grinders. The slow bar is 100% Specialty Arabica, organic: nitro cold brew, pour-over V60, syphon, AeroPress.
Upstairs, the room does the rest. A floor-to-ceiling library wall of books, a wooden ladder, vintage bentwood chairs, a dark-green tufted leather banquette, and oversized amber dome pendants hanging from a concrete ceiling. Jazz plays. The tall steel-framed windows look straight over Ben Thanh market.
There's no grand street façade — just a doorway at 35 Phan Chu Trinh and a stairway up. That's the point. Soo Kafe is a hidden upstairs gem: a beautiful book you can drink coffee in.
The roast
100% Fine Robusta for espresso, Specialty Arabica for slow bar — all organic, roasted in-house by SOO® Roastery.
The bar
La Marzocco Linea espresso machine, Mazzer grinders, nitro taps, and a full hand-brew bar.
The room
Exposed brick, dark wood, blackened steel, amber glass light — a coffee library, not a minimalist café.
The ritual
Jazz on the air, books on the shelves, and a buy 1 coffee, get 1 cookie free standing offer.