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10 cafés in north Nha Trang

Rating: 4.1 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews

Our own score, not an average of guest reviews

Ten places north of the bridge. A 23,000₫ coffee, the Hòn Chồng rocks, and one 24/7

North of the city

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Address
Pham Van Dong, Hòn Chồng, Doan Tran Nghiep. North Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa
Opening hours
Five open at 6:00; only one runs to 23:00, and four publish no hours
Price range
22,000 – 45,000₫/dish
Best time to go
Sunrise to midday — this run shuts early

Overview

Across the Tran Phu bridge is a different Nha Trang: Pham Van Dong runs right along the water under the hills, then the Hòn Chồng scenic area, then the streets behind it. Doan Tran Nghiep, Lac Thien. It is about ten minutes by motorbike from the tourist quarter, and the ride is worth it for one of three things.

First, price. Cà phê Hòn Chồng View at 6 Pham Van Dong has black coffee at 23,000₫. The cheapest board these café pages have recorded, and it looks straight out at the Hòn Chồng headland. Tiệm cà phê at 30/17 Doan Tran Nghiep is lighter still, from 22,000₫; the shop is genuinely called "the coffee shop", so searching by name is hopeless. Use the map button.

Second, the rocks and the sunrise. Coffee Baka sits inside the Hòn Chồng grounds and opens at 6:00, closest to the stones; Moonlight Chill on Pham Van Dong puts you face-on to the sea. The city looks east, so the sun comes up out of the water. This is a sunrise coast, not a sunset one. Both are trips for the view; if you want a good cup, Nora Coffee Roastery at 85 Doan Tran Nghiep is the only roaster north of the river.

Third, hours. Yên Cafe 24/7 at 21 Lac Thien is the only place on this site that writes 24/7 into its own name: but it is small and quiet, so if you are counting on three in the morning, ring first. Otherwise this run shuts early: five open at 6:00 but only Metrang at 22 Pham Van Dong stays open to 23:00. After 22:30, head back into town, see cafés that stay open late.

And what to know before starting the bike: this run is weaker than the centre. The coffee at most of these places is ordinary, and a few are plainly weak. Cà Phê Bar Sky Garden at 49 Cu Chi and Amazon at 83 Dang Tat are both trips of convenience rather than quality, and Amazon's address is garbled on the map, so use the button. Come here for the rocks, the prices or the sunrise; come for the coffee and you should stay in the centre.

Two on the list have pages of their own with full photographs: The Busa Park and Moonlight Chill Coffee, and the whole run sits beside the Hòn Chồng rocks, so one morning covers both.

Some shops, with addresses

  • Coffee Baka — Hòn Chồng

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    Khu danh thắng, Hòn Chồng, Bắc Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

    4.0★ Google · 1,527 reviewsOpen 6:00 – 22:00

    Inside the Hòn Chồng grounds, closest to the rocks, open at 6:00. The seat for watching the sun come out of the sea. The coffee is ordinary and priced for the position; going down to the rocks is a separate 30,000₫ ticket.

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  • Cà phê Hòn Chồng View

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    6 Pham Van Dong, north Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

    4.1★ Google · 430 reviewsOpen 6:00 – 22:0023,000 – 45,000₫

    6 Pham Van Dong, facing the same headland but far cheaper: the board on the wall reads 23,000₫ for a black coffee, the cheapest on these pages. Open 6:00–22:00.

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  • Metrang Coffee — 22 Phạm Văn Đồng

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    22 Phạm Văn Đồng, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

    4.2★ Google · 582 reviewsOpen 6:00 – 23:00

    22 Pham Van Dong, 6:00–23:00. The only place on this run still open at eleven. A good sea view and a slide for small children; order coffee rather than the fruit teas.

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  • Moonlight Chill Coffee

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    Pham Van Dong, north Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

    3.6★ Google · 85 reviews

    On Pham Van Dong beside the Hòn Chồng shore, facing the water. A sunrise spot, not a sunset one. Live music Friday to Sunday evenings. Service is the weak point.

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  • The Busa Park

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    69 Pham Van Dong, north Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

    4.2★ Google · 402 reviews

    69 Pham Van Dong, facing the beach. Open-plan with plenty of seating and a list running from cake to beer, at fair prices. The roof terrace is handsome but cold and windy at night; mornings are better.

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  • Nora Coffee Roastery

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    85 Doan Tran Nghiep, north Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

    4.6★ Google · 594 reviewsOpen 6:30 – 22:00

    85 Doan Tran Nghiep. The only roastery north of the river, so if you are staying on this run and want a proper cup, this is it. Open 6:30–22:00.

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  • Tiệm cà phê

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    30/17 Doan Tran Nghiep, north Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

    3.8★ Google · 65 reviewsOpen 7:00 – 22:0022,000 – 45,000₫

    30/17 Doan Tran Nghiep, down a lane near Nha Trang University, and the shop really is called the coffee shop, so searching by name is hopeless. Cheap, big chairs, plenty of sockets. A good place to work. It has added a music box, so it is louder now.

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  • Cà Phê Bar Sky Garden

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    49 Đ. Củ Chi, Bắc Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

    3.9★ Google · 603 reviewsOpen 6:00 – 22:00

    49 Cu Chi, open 6:00–22:00. A large garden, plus a ball pit for small children and a television showing football. Two things few places on this run offer.

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  • Amazon Cafe

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    83 Dang Tat, north Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

    3.9★ Google · 249 reviewsOpen 6:00 – 22:30

    83 Dang Tat, open 6:00–22:30. Large and airy, though a recent refit removed the fish pond and it runs hotter; the phin coffee is adequate. The map address is garbled, so use the button.

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  • Yên Cafe 24/7

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    21 Lac Thien, north Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

    3.9★ Google · 182 reviews20,000 – 35,000₫

    21 Lac Thien, and the only place on this site that writes 24/7 into its own name. It is small and quiet, so if you are counting on three in the morning, ring first.

    Reference photos from sources on the internet.

Addresses come from each shop's own Google Maps listing, and the Open map button opens that shop's pin rather than running a search. 18 shops on the site have no listing we could confirm, so they have no button: the address lookup returned a different business, and a button that points at the wrong place is worse than none. A Google score appears only when Maps carries both the score and the number of reviews — a bare average cannot be weighed, so this page leaves it out. Street-food stalls change hours and close without telling anyone; call ahead if you are travelling across town.

What to order

  • A 23,000₫ black coffee at Hòn Chồng View, the cheapest board on these pages
  • Coffee Baka sits inside the Hòn Chồng grounds and opens at 6:00
  • Nora Coffee Roastery is the only roaster north of the river
  • Come for the rocks, the prices or the sunrise, for the coffee, stay in the centre

Practical tips

  • After 22:30 only Metrang is open, for a late evening, go back into town
  • Amazon Cafe and Tiệm cà phê are both hard to find by name: use the map button
  • If you are counting on Yên Cafe 24/7 late at night, ring first. It is small and quiet

Frequently asked

Which cafés are near Hòn Chồng?

Coffee Baka is inside the grounds, closest to the rocks, 6:00–22:00. A few hundred metres away on Pham Van Dong is Cà phê Hòn Chồng View at number 6, facing the same headland and carrying the cheapest board on these pages: black coffee at 23,000₫. The same road holds Metrang at 22, open to 23:00, and The Busa Park at 69.

Are cafés in north Nha Trang cheaper than in the centre?

By the boards we could read, yes: Cà phê Hòn Chồng View at 23,000–45,000₫ and Tiệm cà phê at 22,000–45,000₫ are the two cheapest on these pages. In the tourist quarter, meanwhile, The Cloud Bar runs 300,000–900,000₫ and Alpaca's mains 135,000–285,000₫. But this compares a handful of boards rather than area averages.

For the sunrise, north or centre?

Both face east, so both see the sun come out of the sea; the difference is the seat. The north has Coffee Baka and Cà phê Hòn Chồng View, both open at 6:00 and both looking at the rocks, plus Moonlight Chill facing the water. In the centre the 6:00 opener is CCCP on Hong Bang, which has no sea view. The full list by opening time is on cafés that open early.

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