Apr 082013
 

Starbucks
Phu Dong Thien Vuong roundabout (Nguyen Thi Nghia & Pham Hong Thai Street)
District 1

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STARBUCKS COFFEE SAIGON

STARBUCKS

Vietnam’s first Starbucks here in Saigon

I LOVE VIETNAMESE COFFEE.  Cà Phê Sữa Đá (iced Vietnamese coffee with sweetened condensed milk) is my favorite.

Saigon prices - coffee

Cà phê sữa đá (iced coffee with condensed sweetened milk)

When visiting Vietnam, treating yourself to some real Vietnamese coffee should be right up there with enjoying authentic local phở as a “Must-Do”. Find yourself a local Saigon cafe and enjoy!

Coffee Bean "To Go"

Coffee Bean “To Go”

On the other hand, as Eating Saigon! readers may know, I occasionally do feel like some good western caffeine.  That’s when I find myself at one of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s local cafes.

With all that said, based on the following courageous statement,

STARBUCKS COFFEE SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE

Eating Saigon! gives a big “THANK YOU” to Starbucks … along with our next Grande Cappuccino at Starbuck’s first outlet in Vietnam.  Please help us thank them!  BUT, WHY NO FREE WATER WITH MY EXPENSIVE CAPPUCCINO ON A HOT SAIGON DAY, STARBUCKS?

Starbucks

Opening week at Starbucks

Starbucks Vietnam

Maybe a fun (and mildly tacky) souvenir of Vietnam to bring home?

Starbucks
Phu Dong Thien Vuong roundabout (Nguyen Thi Nghia & Pham Hong Thai Street)
District 1

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UPDATE: Starbucks locations have spread like wildfire here in Saigon! To find the various locations throughout Saigon, click here: Eating Saigon! link to Starbucks’ Saigon locations.

 April 8, 2013

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