“Coffee is deep in the DNA of Vietnam, and the country is one of the biggest producers of the beans in the world,” CNN said, noting that one does not have to go far for a fantastic cup in Hanoi.

Vietnamese coffee.

It warned that visitors should not expect a flat white or an Americano in the city. Instead, coffee is brewed in a traditional filter, dripping into a single cup below, producing a thick, intense brew that is sipped black, or enjoyed with the traditional sweetened condensed milk.

CNN also introduced the local ca phe trung, the egg coffee -- in which a creamy, meringue-like egg white foam is placed on top of a black coffee, which it said is popular on Instagram and with locals.

Coffee shops in the city recommended by CNN include Cafe Giang, Cafe Dinh, Loading T, Cafe Duy Tri and Xofa Cafe & Bistro.

The other places with best coffee in the world are Wellington (New Zealand), Melbourne (Australia), London (the UK), Iceland, Rome (Italy), Singapore, Seattle (the US), Austria and Nigeria.

Gong casting introduced at seventh coffee festival

Gong casting performances are being introduced in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak from March 11-13 as part of the seventh Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival to promote local cultural space of the gongs.

Vietnam has potential to produce speciality coffee

Coffee production areas across many Vietnamese provinces, including Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Son La and Lam Dong, are endowed with crop varieties, weather conditions and soils that are suitable to develop speciality coffee, according to experts.

Quan ho folk songs introduced at Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival

(BGO) - On the occasion of Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival from 8 to 16 March in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, the provincial Museums of Bac Giang, Dak Lak and Ca Mau jointly held the exhibition themed “Convergence of three heritage regions”.

Exhibition tells history of world’s coffee industry

An exhibition on the history of the world’s coffee industry opened on March 9 at the Coffee World Museum in Buon Ma Thuot city in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

First coffee book street in Central Highlands opened

The first coffee book street was opened in Buon Ma Thuot city of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on March 9.

Source: VNA