Food Detective / Vietnam / Cà phê trứng
Cà phê trứng (egg coffee)
Coffee topped with a cream whipped from egg yolk and condensed milk, a Hanoi speciality.
- Kind
- Coffee & drinks
- Cooking
- —
- Taste
- Sweet · Not spicy
- Served · texture
- Hot or cold · Thick, custard-like foam
NAME
What the name means
- Cà phê
- Coffee
- trứng
- Egg
- Name says
- Egg coffee
- Actually
- Coffee topped with a cream whipped from egg yolk and condensed milk, a Hanoi speciality.
Word sources: cà phê, trứng
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones
- Main ingredient
- Egg
- Usually included
- Milk & dairy
- The yolk cream is often uncooked or only lightly warmed.
Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
CHAINS
Which chain, which menu item
Prices in local currency (VND).
No chain with a confirmed menu item yet. Find restaurants on Google Maps ↗
“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.
PRICE GUIDE
General price guide · One cup, default size (volume not stated)
- Budget
- —
- Typical
- —
- Premium
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Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.
ORDERING
Phrases to show when ordering
- Không cho tôm
- No shrimp, please
- Không cho hải sản
- No seafood, please
- Không cho nước mắm
- No fish sauce, please
- Không cho đậu phộng
- No peanuts, please
- Không cho thịt heo
- No pork, please
- Không cho trứng
- No egg, please
- Không cay
- Not spicy, please
- Tôi bị dị ứng
- I am allergic to … (add the ingredient)
A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.
Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Egg coffee (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.