Da Nang has a lot of cafés, and the range is wider than most visitors expect. Some are quick neighbourhood spots with plastic stools and strong cà phê sữa đá. Others are full brunch rooms with eggs Benedict, smoothie bowls and proper espresso. Knowing which one you want before you walk in saves a lot of menu staring.
This guide is about criteria, not rankings. Use it to judge any café you find, whether you are staying in An Thượng, near the Han River or further along the coast.
Decide what kind of café morning you want
The best café in Da Nang depends entirely on the hour and your appetite.
- Coffee only, standing or on a stool: look for a busy local place, order cà phê sữa đá or bạc xỉu, and pay in cash. Expect rough prices of 20,000 to 45,000 VND.
- Coffee and a sit-down seat: the beach quarter behind My Khe has the highest concentration of cafés built for lingering.
- A full brunch: you want eggs, bread, something cold and a second coffee. That is a different building, a different price band and a different pace.
- Rain plan: in October and November, a café with a covered terrace or indoor seating matters more than the view.
If you are still deciding between a local breakfast and a Western one, our guide to what to eat for breakfast in Da Nang lays out the local dishes and how to order them.
Read the room before you read the menu
Five things tell you most of what you need to know in the first thirty seconds.
- Who is sitting there. A mix of local regulars and travellers usually means the coffee is good and the prices are fair for both.
- What is on the tables. If most plates are the same dish, that dish is what the kitchen does best.
- The seating. Open terraces are lovely in the morning and punishing at midday. Check for shade and fans.
- The pace. A full brunch room can take 15 to 20 minutes for food. If you are on a schedule, ask before you order.
- Payment. Many cafés take cash or QR bank transfer, not cards. Carry small notes.
Order coffee the Vietnamese way first
Even in a café with a full Western menu, the Vietnamese coffee is usually the best value and the most local thing you can drink.
- Cà phê sữa đá: iced coffee with condensed milk. Sweet, strong, served in a tall glass.
- Bạc xỉu: mostly milk with a little coffee. Gentler, good if you find the first one too intense.
- Cà phê muối (salt coffee): creamy, slightly savoury, very popular with visitors right now.
- Egg coffee: whipped egg yolk over robusta, closer to a dessert than a drink.
Our Vietnamese coffee guide for Da Nang explains each one and how to ask for less sugar. If egg coffee is the reason you came, there is a full explainer in egg coffee in Da Nang.
A note on prices
Local coffee typically costs roughly 20,000 to 45,000 VND. A café built for travellers usually charges more, and that is fine as long as you know which one you walked into. Look at the menu board before you sit down.
Judge a brunch café on four things
Brunch is where cafés in Da Nang differ most, and where a bad choice costs you the whole morning.
- Eggs cooked to order. If the kitchen will not do poached or soft scrambled, the rest of the plate rarely surprises you.
- Bread that is actually toasted. Soggy toast under a good egg is the most common disappointment.
- Fruit that is in season. Mango and banana are reliable; strawberry depends on the month.
- A drinks list that goes beyond coffee. Fresh juice and smoothies matter when it is 32 degrees at 9am.
If eggs Benedict is your benchmark, we wrote a separate piece on what makes a good eggs Benedict in Da Nang. For a weekend pace rather than a quick feed, the brunch guide to An Thượng covers the slow-morning version.
Location: why An Thượng keeps winning
The area behind My Khe Beach, known as An Thượng, has become the default café quarter for visitors. It is a short walk from the sand, the streets are flat and walkable, and the density of coffee and breakfast places is higher than anywhere else in the city.
That matters practically. You can swim at sunrise, walk inland, and be sitting with a coffee within fifteen minutes without booking a Grab. Our An Thượng guide maps the quarter properly, and the My Khe Beach guide covers swimming, safety flags and what to do after.
Weather changes the answer
From roughly September to December, rain is common and can arrive quickly. Check the forecast at the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting before you plan a long walk. On wet days, choose a café with covered seating and treat it as a two-hour stop rather than a quick coffee. Our rainy season guide has more on planning around the weather.
What to skip
Some habits cost travellers money and time in Da Nang.
- Ordering the most expensive item on the menu because it looks familiar. Local dishes are often better and cheaper.
- Assuming every café opens at 7am. Many open later; check before you walk.
- Sitting in direct sun at midday and then blaming the coffee for how you feel.
- Paying by card without asking. Cash and QR transfer are the norm.
Where Oh la la! fits
Oh la la! is a breakfast, brunch and lunch café at 64A Mai Thúc Lân in An Thượng, a short walk inland from My Khe Beach. It opens every day, usually 08:00 to 18:00, and takes cash or QR bank transfer.
The menu runs from Vietnamese coffee and egg coffee to an Avocado Eggs Benedict at 130,000 VND, an English Breakfast at 145,000 VND and a Breakfast Combo of toast and a fresh juice for 99,000 VND, served 08:00 to 10:30 only. Smoothie bowls come in banana, strawberry or mango and are vegetarian. Seating is an open street terrace under a bordeaux awning, sunny and pretty, sometimes loud and hot. When the room is full, brunch takes about 15 to 20 minutes and coffee arrives first.
Minh, the owner, comes to the tables and sometimes sends over coconut chips. After the meal you can ask for a ticket and spin the prize wheel, where every spin wins something. Some evenings host conversation nights called Talks. The café holds nearly 2,500 Google reviews averaging 4.9 stars as of October 2026, and guests leave them in English, Russian, French, Vietnamese, German and Korean.
Check the menu, find the location on Google Maps, or follow @ohlala_danang on Instagram for daily plates.
