Hello, my friend of Hiver! How are you today? Today I wanna share with you the best place for those who love coffee in my city. There is an idyllic Can Tho encapsulated in a cafe that is more than 40 years old, which is Tu Deaf Racquet Cafe.
Tu Deaf Racquet Cafe - Surely anyone in Can Tho has heard of this name, the racket cafe is quite famous, here people drink coffee, talk to each other like in the old days, no wifi, there are only papers newspapers and daily stories. The shop opens quite early around 5 am, sold out at 6 am, the customers are mainly elderly aunts and uncles. The shop is located on Phan Dinh Phung street, people call it the top of the iron market. The shop is also quite easy to find, however, there is also a Tu Deaf shop nearby, but it's his son who sells it, at first I didn't know it and went wrong, this shop is bigger and quite busy in the morning.
Coming here, you will admire how to make unique coffee as the name suggests is by means of a racket. Coffee was put into a funnel-shaped cloth racket, round mouth, clamped with zinc at the top and handle, then boiled with boiling water, soaked and heated on a boiler. When a guest requested, he made old boiling water, filtered it through the racket again, and poured it into a glass. Compared to the traditional way of brewing, this way helps to keep the coffee flavour, the hot steam helps the flavour to be kept for a long time. The price of a cup of coffee ranges from 10,000-12,000 VND. Drinks have many different types for you to choose from such as black coffee, iced black coffee, hot milk, iced milk, bitter coffee, silver tea, sugar tea..
The space of the restaurant is not too large, the layout is simple, only about 10 sets of tables and chairs and many small chairs to sit and make tables. However, not so that the shop is empty, the customers of the shop are mainly middle-aged and elderly people. The shop is most crowded early in the morning, regular customers often stop by for a cup before going to work, or friends meet up to chat. They enjoy it like a habit, like satisfying their addiction to coffee because they come to see her and uncle every morning to drink coffee. Customers visiting the shop sometimes don't really crave coffee but crave the peaceful atmosphere of Can Tho early in the morning. Speaking of customers, but looking around, they are also close to each other because the shop here has been selling heirlooms for decades, who doesn't know right here in this market.
Drinking coffee, usually not in a hurry, sipping it little by little, enjoying the unique taste, reading the newspaper or telling each other a couple of stories with friends is a pleasure that is the image I often see when to the bar. The uncles talked to each other even when they didn't know each other. The waitress & money changer was cute and friendly when I arrived, the shop was full of seats, so I sat outside temporarily when the table was empty, she asked me to come inside and joked, "Let's take a nice photo here".
Those who like to drink hot, stir it up and drink it directly, those who like to drink ice have a glass of ice next to it, pour it in and drink it, but if it's not ready, the coffee will be diluted because the ice melts. Usually, I come here, I usually order hot milk coffee, sit down and enjoy coffee, listen to some interesting stories
This is a long-standing racket cafe that helps you experience the old life that cannot be missed. Not noisy, busy, guests come here just enjoy coffee. Later, growing more and more for those who love nostalgia and simplicity, coffee brewed in the old way is a perfect choice. Those who crave the taste of traditional coffee, heirloom, or change the atmosphere from time to time, do not sit at an air-conditioned cafe but come here to sit and breathe the bustling atmosphere of the market and then sip a cup of coffee to delight their soul.
Thank you for reading my post unstill the end. Have a good day 😀.