Crema's Take
“Trung Nguyen Legend specializes in Vietnamese coffee traditions—their signature drinks like the Legend blend and Roman iced coffee are genuine and flavorful, with happy hour deals that make the premium pricing more palatable. The problem is consistency in service: expect long waits (reviewers report nearly an hour just to get drinks), inattentive table clearing, and a laid-back pace that works fine if you're settling in but frustrating if you're not. It's a decent spot to camp out with friends over a good coffee, but go in knowing the trade-off between atmosphere and speed.”
What to expect
Cold brew standout, with creative signature drinks. A slow-sit, laptop-friendly spot, good for meetings.
Google Reviews
See all on Google →The waffle, coffee and Thai tea were pretty good but the wait time was absolutely egregious. Waited almost an hour for everything and they never come to clean the tables, only when you ask them to. The trash cans were also all full so trash was just piled on top of the trash bin…
The café is clean, bright, and has plenty of seating for both individuals looking to work or chat and groups of friends wanting to hang out. I ordered their signature Vietnamese iced coffee, and it was phenomenal—strong, rich, and perfectly balanced with sweetness and…
Second visit: Got the Roman iced coffee and blended coconut ice coffee. Don't forget to mix the condensed milk with the coffee before pouring into ice. The Roman coffee is more acidic. The blended coconut ice coffee tastes delicious and refreshing with just the right amount of…
Nice coffee shop. The coffee we ordered tasted great and it was during their happy hour so we received a free one from purchasing two. We opt for an iceless coffee to bring back home. Coffee was strong but not overly bitter nor sweet. It was a nice blend. They close at 6:45pm…
I had Trung Nguyen Legend in Saigon recently and enjoyed it...the Legend coffee, aka as "weasel poop" coffee. Lol. This is a specialty coffee and price reflects it. SGN was already 180k vnd, approx $7usd. The shop experience in SGN was definitely much better. The coffee here…
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