Cộng Cà Phê
 | |
| Industry | Restaurant |
|---|---|
| Genre | Coffeehouse |
| Founded | 2007 in Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Founder | Linh Dung |
Area served | Vietnam, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Canada, France |
| Website | congcaphe |
Cộng Cà Phê (or Cong Caphe) is a Vietnamese chain of coffeehouses. In 2007, former singer Linh Dung opened the first Cộng Cà Phê on Trieu Viet Vuong street in Hanoi.[1][2] As of 2025, the chain operates more than 100 cafes on three continents.[3]
The brand's outlets have a retro, quasi-military style, reflecting nostalgia for Vietnam's subsidy period in the 1970s and 1980s.[3] The cafes are painted olive green and decorated with military memorabilia.[3] The Vietnamese-style coffees are prepared with condensed milk or coconut milk, and often feature flavors such as mung bean or green rice.[2][4]
Vietnamese-owned coffeehouse chains have been very successful domestically. Businesses like Cộng Cà Phê, Highlands Coffee and the Coffee House, are together more popular in Vietnam than global chains like Starbucks.[5]
In 2013, Vietnamese police investigated complaints that the store's use of images of communist leaders such as Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong, and Fidel Castro in their advertising was disrespectful to the country's leadership.[6] The chain opened its first North American outpost in Toronto in 2023,[4] and its first European location in Paris in 2025.[7]
References
- ↑ Arnaldo, Steph (10 January 2025). "Founded by an artist, Vietnam's beloved coffee chain brings its rustic charm to Philippines". Rappler.
- 1 2 Umali, Clara (10 January 2025). "Vietnamese Cafe Cong Caphe Is Opening First PH Branch In QC". Cosmopolitan. Philippines.
- 1 2 3 "Military and coffee cult made in Vietnam". Hospitality Inside. 30 May 2025.
- 1 2 Rajan, Revathy (6 October 2023). "This popular Vietnamese cafe is opening its first location in Toronto this month". View the VIBE.
- ↑ Dang Khoa (16 August 2018). "Global chains suffer as Vietnamese coffee lovers vote with their feet". VnExpress.
- ↑ "Sẽ xử lý nghiêm khắc cafe Cộng của ca sĩ Linh Dung" [Singer Linh Dung's Communist cafe will be strictly handled]. Báo Bảo vệ pháp luật. 5 September 2013.
- ↑ "Vietnam's Cộng Cà Phê makes Europe debut with Paris outlet". World Coffee Portal. 26 August 2025.