Ca Phe Muoi · Vietnamese Salted Cream Coffee
A Hue original: salted whipped cream layered over bold Vietnamese robusta phin drip. Sweet, savoury, and completely addictive.
Find a LocationCa Phe Muoi — salted cream coffee — comes from Hue, the imperial city of central Vietnam. It was created as a way to balance the intense bitterness of Vietnamese robusta coffee with a rich, lightly salted cream. The result is one of the most distinctive drinks in Vietnamese coffee culture.
The preparation is simple: heavy cream is whipped with a small amount of salt until it forms a thick, pourable foam. This is then layered over a glass of iced Vietnamese coffee. The salt amplifies the sweetness of the cream while softening the bitterness of the coffee — a counterintuitive but brilliant combination.
At Hanoi Drip, we serve Ca Phe Muoi the traditional way: iced, layered, and made fresh to order.
A pinch of salt in the cream doesn't make it taste salty — it enhances sweetness and creates a savoury-sweet contrast that makes the drink deeply satisfying.
The salted cream needs a strong coffee base to hold up. Our Vietnamese robusta, brewed through the phin filter, provides exactly that.
Served iced with distinct layers of dark coffee and white cream — stir gently before drinking to combine, or sip through the layers.
12560 Bridgeport Rd #140, Richmond, BC V6V 2N5
(604) 270-0876Mon–Fri 9am–6pm, Sat–Sun 9am–5pm
Ca Phe Muoi is available at all three Hanoi Drip locations. Ask for it iced.
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