Best cafes in Da Nang — beach, river views and laptop spots

The list is split by occasion: by the beach, on the Han River, in a garden, for laptop work, specialty, odd interiors, and local classics. If you're still deciding on the city, start with our Da Nang guide. If you need a full working day with calls, read our numbers on cafe vs coworking first.

Da Nang cafes on the map

Da Nang cafes cluster in three places: the Han River embankment and the streets behind it, the An Thượng quarter by My Khe beach, and the quiet alleys around Nguyễn Chí Thanh. The map shows 11 of the 14 — three had no reliable point on open maps, so use the addresses in the table and below.

• Maia Beach Bar (Võ Nguyên Giáp): Beach bar on My Khe sand with sunbeds — 7:00–1:00
• Cộng Cà Phê (Bạch Đằng): Han River view, coconut coffee — 7:00–23:30, drinks from 59,000 ₫
• Highlands Coffee Indochina (Bạch Đằng): River view and outlets — 6:30–23:00
• IKIGAI garden cafe (Nguyễn Chí Thanh): Japanese-style garden, cheese coffee — 7:30–22:30
• Àla Cafe (Nguyễn Chí Thanh): Specialty in a leafy alley — 8:00–17:00
• The Local Beans (Phan Châu Trinh): Roastery with a work area — 7:00–22:30, drinks 40,000–60,000 ₫
• XLIII Specialty Coffee (Ngô Thì Sĩ): In-house roasting — 6:30–22:30, cups 120,000–375,000 ₫
• Brewman Coffee Concept (Thái Phiên): V60 and Chemex under a glass roof — from 7:00
• NAM House Cafe (Lê Hồng Phong): 1980s–90s retro flat, egg coffee — 6:00–23:00
• NORMAD Cafe (Phạm Văn Đồng): Train-station interior — 8:00–24:00
• Cà Phê Long (Lê Lợi): One of the city's first cafes, since the early 1980s — 5:00–19:00

Hours come from Google listings, prices from dated reviews. Information current as of 11/2026 — check the map before you head out.

A dash in the price column means we found no recent figure and didn't make one up.

Cafes by the beach: My Khe and An Thuong

A Da Nang cafe by the beach is either a bar right on the sand or a cafe in the An Thượng quarter, a few blocks back from My Khe. Ordinary cafes with windows onto the surf barely exist on the front row: Võ Nguyên Giáp is lined with hotels, beach bars and restaurants. For the beach itself, see our Da Nang beaches guide.

Maia Beach Bar

Maia Beach Bar sits on the My Khe sand with sunbeds and a DJ at night. Its Google rating is 4.7 from more than 5,400 reviews; people praise the view, the music and the phone charging by the sunbeds, and complain about mixed-up service. In the morning it's a way to drink coffee looking straight at the water; at night it's a cocktail bar with loud music. Expect to pay more than in town, since you're paying for the front row. On the map ↗

Google lists it at 284 Võ Nguyên Giáp, while open maps put the pin on number 294. Listed hours are 7:00 to 1:00.

The Hideout Cafe

The Hideout Cafe is tucked down alley 72/24 Nguyễn Văn Thoại in An Thượng, the quarter by My Khe where most of the specialty and expat-friendly cafes are. Inside it's concrete, brick, wood and plants, it's quiet, and the wifi is reliable. People come for breakfast: an August 2026 review praises food that's fresh and the same every day, a July one the ham-and-egg focaccia, a June one the smoothie bowl and coconut coffee. On the map ↗

The Creamy Salted Coffee costs 39,000 ₫ (~$1.50). A March 2026 review found it creamy but light on coffee flavor. Open 7:30 to 22:00. The downsides from the same reviews: people smoke by the entrance, and service can be slow.

Han River and bridge views

Cafes with Han River views line the Bạch Đằng embankment, with the water and bridges outside the windows. Both picks below are chains: of the independent riverside cafes, Ante Café with its Dragon Bridge view and Conkopi on the embankment itself have closed, and for the rest we found no recent reviews.

Cộng Cà Phê on Bạch Đằng

Cộng Cà Phê is a Hanoi chain dating from 2007, styled after Vietnam's subsidy era: green army-style uniforms and old furniture. The branch at 98–96 Bạch Đằng faces the river and opens 7:00 to 23:30. Drinks start at 59,000 ₫ (~$2.25), per a December 2025 review. On the map ↗

The signature is coconut coffee, but recent reviews are lukewarm on it: in May 2026 one guest called it fragrant but underwhelming. The coconut and mung bean smoothie got a "must-try" in February. They also sell coconut candy. It gets crowded at peak hours, so skip it for calls.

Paraphrased: the yogurt coffee was watery with too much ice, though the staff were courteous and welcomingGoogle Maps review, August 2026

Highlands Coffee Indochina

Highlands Coffee at 74 Bạch Đằng is a multi-level chain cafe with river-facing windows. It opens 6:30 to 23:00, has plenty of tables and outlets, and people work here during the day. According to a May 2026 review, you collect your order at the counter yourself. On the map ↗

Recent picks: lychee jelly tea in May, and a strawberry matcha latte in February that one guest rated above Starbucks on both taste and price (ask for less sugar). Nobody comes here for exceptional coffee. When you need a view, air conditioning and a free table, Highlands does the job.

Garden cafes on Nguyễn Chí Thanh

The greenest cafes in the center sit on the same street, Nguyễn Chí Thanh, a few minutes' walk apart — if one is full, walk to the other.

IKIGAI garden cafe

IKIGAI . garden . cafe at 60 Nguyễn Chí Thanh is a Japanese-style garden of concrete, wood and umbrellas over the tables. Open 7:30 to 22:30. The signature is cheese coffee, cà phê phô mai: a September 2026 review calls it rich and creamy, and a January guest also liked the durian coffee. The salt coffee got "excellent" in June. On the map ↗

Cats roam the garden. Chairs are small and there are fans instead of AC, so it's not a laptop spot — plan an hour or so.

💬 A huge cafe hidden on a busy street, yet still cozy, especially in the rain. The coffee and pastries were good, and the place was a reminder of cafes in Seoul or Taiwan. — Wanderlog, December 2025

Àla Cafe

Àla Cafe is a small specialty cafe in alley 113/27 Nguyễn Chí Thanh, white and wood with lots of plants and an airy second floor. You can pick beans from light to dark roast; in December 2025 they were pouring the Honduras lot that won first place at Cup of Excellence 2025. On the map ↗

A March 2026 guest remembered a cold brew with pineapple and mango juice, an April one the cocolada — coconut coffee with chocolate. They sell beans, brewing gear and handmade soap. Mind the hours: 8:00 to 17:00, closed in the evening. Cards are accepted with a surcharge, and scooter parking is tight.

Laptop-friendly cafes

Laptop-friendly cafes in Da Nang are the ones with AC, outlets by the tables and a quieter upper floor. There are many; below are two checked ones in the center. By the beach, The Hideout above does the same job, and Highlands on the embankment adds a view. One unwritten rule: you don't nurse one drink all day — staff expect a new order every two to three hours. How that compares with a day pass is in our Da Nang coworking guide.

The Local Beans

The Local Beans is a local roaster that opened in 2013 on Lê Đình Dương; its main spot is now 186 Phan Châu Trinh, officially a "roastery and co-working space". Open 7:00 to 22:30. A guest review on the roaster's site puts a drink at 40,000–60,000 ₫ (~$1.55–2.30) on average, which is a bit steep for students but fair for a central cafe where you can sit with a laptop. On the map ↗

The owner recommends bạc xỉu nếp, milky coffee with sticky rice. The menu also has salt coffee, pandan coffee, phin and the Egg-presso, an espresso-based egg coffee. Some guests say the coffee falls short of expectations; the atmosphere and staff don't.

WONDERLUST

WONDERLUST at 96 Trần Phú has three floors with floor-to-ceiling windows, all white and black. The second floor has a dedicated work area, the third a balcony with plants. The ground floor is a souvenir shop where you can taste the beans before buying. Reviewers like the coconut latte, the coco-citrus cold brew, salt coffee and caramel matcha. On the map ↗

The catch for working: outlets are scarce, so grab one early. Sources disagree on hours (Google says 8:00 to 19:30, one guide says until 23:00), so check the map before an evening visit.

Specialty coffee: XLIII and Brewman

Specialty coffee in Da Nang means, first of all, XLIII, one of the few Vietnamese roasters with an international name, plus smaller places like Brewman. For the drinks themselves and where each is done best, see our Vietnamese coffee guide by drink. XLIII also has a cafe in Hoi An, covered in our guide to the best cafes in Hoi An.

XLIII Specialty Coffee

XLIII Specialty Coffee, formerly 43 Factory, is at 422 Ngô Thì Sĩ, a few blocks from My Khe beach. Roasting happens on site in an open area guests can watch; outside there's a koi pond, resident cats wander about, and inside it's quiet with fast wifi. Open 6:30 to 22:30. Beans are single origins, the price of a cup depends on the lot you pick, and baristas walk you through the tasting notes. On the map ↗

It's expensive. A guest review on the cafe's own site says coffee starts from about 120,000 ₫ (~$4.60). In a May 2026 review, one cup cost 375,000 ₫ (~$14); in March a guest paid "$12 for a single cup" and almost 400,000 ₫ (~$15) for two. Both left three stars out of five: good coffee, not worth the price. Summer reviews are warmer, praising the quiet and the English-speaking staff.

Paraphrased: almost 500,000 ₫ for two cups, including 100,000 ₫ they were shorted in change, the drinks felt small and watery, and the card reader was down, so they had to pay cashGoogle Maps review, March 2026

Brewman Coffee Concept

Brewman Coffee Concept hides in alley K27a/21 Thái Phiên: a bright room under a glass roof, minimalist, with V60 and Chemex. Its best-known drink is the deconstructed coconut coffee: the coconut base comes in a glass and the espresso on the side in a small bottle, so you set the strength yourself. They also make salt coffee. On the map ↗

The listing calls the prices affordable. It opens at 7:00; closing time varies by source (18:00 on Google, 19:00 and 22:00 in guides). Treat it as a daytime stop.

Unusual cafes: a retro flat and a train station

Unusual cafes in Da Nang mostly play on nostalgia: a 1980s Vietnamese flat, period objects, old signs. Themed cafes don't last long. A Harry Potter–themed one in an alley near the airport got its last review in early 2024, which is why it's not on this list.

NAM House Cafe

NAM House Cafe in alley 15/1 Lê Hồng Phong is a 1980s–90s flat full of old electronics and South Vietnamese memorabilia; guests call it a time machine. Open 6:00 to 23:00, rated 4.7 from almost two thousand Google reviews. On the map ↗

The signature is egg coffee, cà phê trứng. On the 2nd and 20th of each month, per an August 2026 review, it's on promo at 20,000 ₫ (~$0.75). Other days, a coffee cost about 45,000 ₫ (~$1.75) in a March 2026 review, cash only, and a June guest found prices slightly above nearby cafes. More on the drink in our egg coffee guide.

💬 Vintage motorcycles, jackets, paintings, books and all sorts of old odds and ends: the cafe feels like a museum. Two floors with plenty of seats, though it gets busy. Lots of coffee, juice and tea at reasonable prices; come for the atmosphere. — Wanderlog, March 2026

NORMAD Cafe

NORMAD Cafe at 106 Phạm Văn Đồng is done up as a train station and stays open 8:00 to midnight. The street runs out to Pham Van Dong beach, so it's an easy stop after a swim. On the map ↗

Reviews vary more than for anywhere else on this list. In July 2026 a guest worked here for hours and praised the AC, wifi, outlets and card payments, but found the music loud. In February the mango slush and coconut coffee were called exceptional. In spring there were complaints about a dirty floor, a ten-minute wait for a V60 and menu items that weren't available.

Local classics

Local classics are the cafes Da Nang residents actually use: simple furniture, their own coffee, no Instagram design.

Cà Phê Long

Cà Phê Long at 123 Lê Lợi is one of Da Nang's first cafes, opened in the early 1980s. Founder Do Long left teaching for coffee and created his own Arabica-Robusta blend, which the brand still runs on. Press descriptions paint a sidewalk cafe with low wooden tables and stools, no design pretensions.

Do Long died in July 2026, aged 70. Tuổi Trẻ's obituary says the original cafe on Lê Lợi is still a familiar morning stop for locals and pours hundreds of cups a day. Its Google listing shows 5:00 to 19:00, with reviews still coming in October 2026. Mornings are when locals go.

The 59 cafe

The 59 cafe at 59 Hải Phòng is a rebuilt 1970s house in gray concrete: several floors, greenery, old books and a rooftop with acoustic music on some Saturdays. Open Monday to Saturday 7:00 to 22:30, Sunday until 20:30. On the map ↗

A February 2026 review praises the egg coffee and croissants and calls it a real local cafe with kind staff. Reviews describe prices as affordable. One small gripe: staff won't tell you where to park your scooter.

Coffee late at night

Most Da Nang cafes close by 22:00–23:00, and only a few go past midnight. From this list, Maia Beach Bar (until 1:00, though by then it's a bar) and NORMAD (until midnight) stay open longest. Cộng on the embankment, Highlands Indochina and NAM House run until 23:00–23:30.

At night the Bạch Đằng embankment wins on the river view. For other things to do after dark, see Da Nang nightlife and entertainment.

What to order

What to order in a Da Nang cafe is easy: five drinks appear on almost every menu, and only the presentation and price change. A regular cafe charges 35,000–60,000 ₫ (~$1.35–2.30); view spots and specialty places charge more.

Salt coffee comes from nearby Hue, and in a regular Da Nang cafe it costs 35,000–39,000 ₫ (~$1.35–1.50). For everything else the city eats and drinks, see our Da Nang food guide.

Before you go

The most important check is whether the cafe is still open. Of the fifty places on a popular English-language Da Nang cafe ranking, nine are permanently closed — including The Cups on Nguyễn Văn Trỗi, Ante Café, Mưa Coffee and Dreamer — and one more is temporarily closed. Open the listing on the map and look at the date of the latest review before you go.

Work: if you must have an outlet, arrive early. Calls in a cafe are awkward for you and your neighbors, and the chain cafes on the embankment get loud in the evenings and at weekends. For a day full of calls, a coworking day pass makes more sense.

Getting there: reviews of The Hideout mention smokers at the door, and Àla and The 59 have awkward scooter parking. Many of these cafes sit in alleys with addresses like 113/27, so open the pin on the map rather than hunting for the number.

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