Considered as one of the four pillars of Hanoi coffee including: “Nhan – Nhi – Di – Giang” Giang coffee is not only a familiar name to Hanoians. that international friends know when visiting Hanoi
When it comes to Giang, one must mention egg coffee – Giang’s most famous drink has become a must-try dish for many domestic and international tourists when visit Hanoi. Anyone who comes to Giang without trying egg coffee has missed a unique flavor unique to Hanoi. It is not natural that Giang’s egg coffee was chosen as a welcome drink during the US-North Korea Summit, all for a reason
The oldest coffee shop in Hanoi, the cradle of egg coffee
For more than 70 years (since 1946) Giang has always been a famous coffee name in Hanoi, the shop is always crowded with customers
Egg coffee is considered to be born here, created by Nguyen Van Giang. Previously, when working as a bartender for the 5-star Sofitel Metropole Hanoi hotel, due to lack of fresh milk, he thought of a way to use eggs instead, from which egg coffee was born. The rich coffee when combined with greasy eggs was unexpectedly popular, Mr. Giang resigned from his job at the hotel, opened his own shop and built his own brand
Only from a small temporary selling place, then gradually Giang coffee has moved to a new and more spacious shop at 90 Cau Go. In 1988-1989, when Giang died, his descendants separated and opened their own egg cafes
Through many ups and downs, Giang egg coffee still exists and maintains to this day. Every day, address 39 Nguyen Huu Huan welcomes countless visitors from both Vietnam and abroad
The space in Lecture is mainly on the 2nd floor, where guests drink coffee on low tables and chairs, many of which have peeled off the paint. On the yellow lime wall are a few simple decorative paintings, without prominent accents, and no music is turned on.
The restaurant’s menu has a lot of creativity such as egg rum, egg beer, egg cocoa, egg green beans…but egg coffee is still the main dish.
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“Natural musk aroma” Giang egg coffee is famous all over the country and abroad
In Hanoi today, there are many places selling egg coffee with basic ingredients including coffee, egg yolk, condensed milk…but evaluate the taste. There is no place like Giang because of the long-standing know-how and experience in making. To make a delicious cup of egg coffee requires really careful, meticulous because a little fast or a little slow makes the taste different
American TV channel CNN once rated egg coffee as one of Hanoi’s impressive specialties. prtimes.jp has also reported on the event that Giang cafe is present in the Land of the Rising Sun with the first establishment located at 78-3 Yamashita Street, Naka District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City. This newspaper also proudly introduces that Giang cafe is a “delicious egg coffee originating from Hanoi’s old quarter, Vietnam”.
During the time that the US-North Korea Summit was taking place in Vietnam, Giang egg coffee was selected to serve with the quantity of more than 3,000 cups
If you have lived in Hanoi and are so used to the taste of egg coffee, but when you read the above, you see pride rising, do you want to come to Giang and call a egg coffee to enjoy?
