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The World’s 100 Best Coffee Houses

C.O.C Legacy

Hanoi, Vietnam

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST COFFEE HOUSES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 12 2026

No. 1 in Vietnam

C.O.C Legacy

A small specialty coffee shop on the second floor of an Old Quarter building, reached through a narrow alley and up steep stairs. Baristas brew Vietnamese beans by phin and serve egg and coconut coffees with coconut biscuits.

Highlights

  • Egg coffee
  • Iced coconut coffee
  • Robusta and Liberica phin

Good to know

  • Few seats, fills up around midday
  • Drinks can take 15-20 minutes
  • Coffee beans and coconut cookies for sale

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