Co-Working Cafes in Saigon for Digital Nomads

• Co-working cafes in Saigon
• The Workshop
• The Maker
• The Loft
• M2C
• Amazing Coffee
• Cong Caphe
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When I visited Saigon in 2015, I wasn’t a digital nomad and therefore stuck to the tourist parts of town. This trip was a little different hence I’m bringing you the best co-working cafes in Saigon, Vietnam.During my recent 4 days in Ho Chi Minh, I was stunned by how many cool corners I found in Ho Chi Minh – and how much speciality coffee! Sure, there are plenty of local parts of town where you’ll find endless street food and local life, but what made Ho Chi Minh interesting for me was the level of contrast.
If you want air-conned cafes with speciality coffee and a bunch of other creative expats, expect that to fall in your lap, too.

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Co-working cafes in Saigon

As I had a ton of neglected work to do, I set about finding the best digital nomad cafes in Saigon. I visited plenty, and I’m sure there are even more that I missed. For once, my list is actually in some kind of order: I’m going to start with my favourite digital nomad cafe in Saigon and work downwards…
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The Workshop

Let’s go in with the BOSS of Saigon co-working cafes, shall we? Even the name The Workshop screams digi nomad and productivity. There are individual tables, long workbenches and a dedicated quiet room with plug sockets for your laptop, something that many cafes in Ho Chi Minh seem to lack.The only thing stronger than the WiFi is the coffee which is guaranteed to send you into a frenzied work spiral. The Vietnamese do coffee insanely well and the menu officially out-coffeed me with all kinds of cold brews and drip filters. I didn’t eat but the brunch dishes looked phenomenal. I couldn’t criticise anything about The Workshop.Address: 27 Ngô Đức Kế, Bến Nghé, District 1.
Price: 85,000 VND (almost £3) for an iced coffee – pretty expensive but I guess they know they’re the best!

The Maker

This is my solid second favourite digital nomad cafe in Saigon especially because it’s in the awesome Cafe Apartment building! There are always people snapping photos outside this building and it’s not surprising.Inside there are a ton of cool, local businesses from boutiques to poke cafes and speciality coffee shops – of which I believe The Maker to be the best one!Without quite the coffee range of the workshop, there are still loads of tasty options including English teas and fruit smoothies for non-caffeine drinkers.The look of the mini burgers almost distracted me from my quest of finding the best Vietnamese food in Saigon and that’s saying something! My only complaint was that the music was strangely loud for what’s clearly designed to be a co-working cafe.Address: Lầu 3, 42 Nguyễn Huệ, District 1.
Price: Vietnamese coffee from 35,000 VND and Western-style options from 60,000 VND.

The Loft

The only place in Ho Chi Minh as cool as the Cafe Apartment block is the building housing The Loft. There’s an art gallery as you enter the ground floor and lots of boutiques and coffee shops upstairs.I liked the cool, open feel of this cafe with tiled floors, marble tables and period features including an enormous clock window built into the wall. The balcony was lovely too with some pretty murals and green plants.The only downside was that my matcha latte tasted weird and perfumed. However, I think some people like that style!Address: 26 Lý Tự Trọng, Bến Nghé, District 1.
Price: 65,000 VND for a matcha latte.

M2C

I really liked the cosy M2C cafe which apparently means ‘modern meets culture’. Their menu comprises Western and Vietnamese coffee and some local dishes, so they’re doing it well.It’s a great Ho Chi Minh co-working cafe but it’s also good for socialising. But this wasn’t a problem because it didn’t get overly noisy. In fact, I’d return just to listen to their chill playlist!Address: 44B Lý Tự Trọng, District 1.
Prices: Vietnamese coffee from 35,000 VND and Western options from 60,000 VND.

Amazing Coffee

Many co-working cafes in Saigon mentioned in this blog are places I researched first – but not this one. Amazing Coffee emerged like a mirage in front of me when I needed somewhere to shelter from the rain and I’m so glad I found it.With cool white walls and a chilled-out feel, there weren’t any other coworkers there but I don’t know why. The location beside Ben Thanh Market is optimum and the list of coffees is decent – I went with a matcha latte – plus the WiFI is super speedy. Of the digital nomad cafes in Saigon, it was one of my favourites.Address: Lưu Văn Lang, Phường Bến Thành.
Prices: 35,000 VND for Vietnamese coffee; 65,000+ for Western-style coffees (this seems to be the standard in Saigon cafes.)

Cong Caphe

Sure, it may be the Starbucks of Vietnam and more of a social hub than a coworking one but I have to say I liked working at Cong Caphe.These coffee shops have a rustic, military theme with loads of old books, clocks and posters. The one complaint is that the music was loud but hey, it was pretty loud in The Maker and that’s a creative coworker cafe! I can phase out music with headphones so it worked as a good spot for me.Price: 60,000 VND for the best coconut iced coffee evah!
Address: Multiple locations – they’re all over Saigon. Pick one in a less touristic area and it’s likely to be quieter.

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