Cà phê sữa, bạc xỉu and cà phê muối explained, and honest walks from the café to the market, the museum and the metro — every figure sourced.https://www.virginsaigon.com/enhttps://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/ca-phe-muoi-salt-coffee/https://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/ca-phe-muoi-salt-coffee/Salt coffee came out of Huế a decade ago and is now across Saigon. What the salt does, and how to tell a made one from a poured one.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/ca-phe-sua-and-bac-xiu/https://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/ca-phe-sua-and-bac-xiu/The two drinks people confuse, and the one thing separating them. Condensed milk is not a shortcut here — it is why the drink tastes as it does.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/coffee-near-ben-thanh-market/https://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/coffee-near-ben-thanh-market/Which gate to leave Bến Thành Market by, when to go at all, and why the nearest café to the market is rarely the one you want.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/coffee-near-the-fine-arts-museum/https://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/coffee-near-the-fine-arts-museum/The Museum of Fine Arts is about 116 metres from our door, roughly 2 minutes on foot — nearer than anything else we list.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/somewhere-to-work-in-ben-thanh-ward/https://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/somewhere-to-work-in-ben-thanh-ward/Air conditioning, free Wi-Fi and a room that stays quiet. What we can promise in Bến Thành Ward, and what we cannot promise yet.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/the-banking-ward-and-its-old-name/https://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/the-banking-ward-and-its-old-name/On 1 July 2025 Vietnam abolished the district level. Old Nguyễn Thái Bình ward was split, not merged, and local addresses have not caught up.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/the-first-day-in-metres/https://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/the-first-day-in-metres/Six places worth walking to from the door fall into two groups with a gap between. Which to take before the heat, and which to save for the afternoon.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/up-the-stairs-at-ben-thanh/https://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/up-the-stairs-at-ben-thanh/Line 1 ends underneath Quách Thị Trang Square. What to do in the first ten minutes above ground, and how to cross the square without waiting for a gap.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/what-is-bac-xiu/https://www.virginsaigon.com/blog/what-is-bac-xiu/The name is Cantonese and means roughly a cup of white milk with a little coffee. It came out of Chợ Lớn in the 1950s. The drink, told straight.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT