Bonjour, Hà Nội
Butter, pandan, morning light
French technique, Hanoi flavours, served under the arches of a yellow colonial villa.
La maison
Colonial elegance, Vietnamese heart
Maison Lam lives in a yellow colonial villa on Phan Dinh Phung, where the ovens have warmed the tiles since morning coffee was still poured through a phin at the door.
We laminate like Paris and flavour like Hanoi: pandan folded into butter, robusta into ganache, coconut toasted until the whole arcade smells of it.
Signatures
Three flavours, one villa
Pandan
Grass-green leaf, folded into laminated butter.
Coconut
Toasted until the arcade smells of it, then set silky.
Coffee
Dark Hanoi robusta, softened with ganache and egg cream.
The villa
Arches and light
Croissants at eight, baguettes at noon, phở on Saturdays, wine when the lanterns come on.
Order cakes, or come by
Whole cakes ask for two days' notice. The counter changes with the morning bake.
In Ba Dinh
Address
20 Phan Dinh Phung, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
Hours
Daily 08:00-19:00
Call
+84 24 3900 0020
Reviews
Eight of us for a birthday, which most kitchens handle badly. Not this one. I have thought about the Coffee Opéra at least twice since. For Hanoi prices this is close to a bargain.
Nils A.last week
Found it by accident on a walk home and have been back twice since. The Coconut Tart is the one thing I would not let them take off the menu. The room is warm, the noise level is right, and nobody rushed us.
Chiara M.2 weeks ago
We had ninety minutes before a train and said so at the door; they made it work. Ordered the Chả Cá Quiche because the couple beside us had, and thanked them on the way out. Slightly cramped at the back - ask for a table by the window if you can.
Dominik F.3 weeks ago