Lava toast, or toast baked with butter and served with cheese and a salted egg topping, is a standout dish at Đen Đá Cafe. VNS photo Minh Phi. Viet Nam News Another coffee shop in HCM City? In the last few years, the coffee scene has exploded and can no longer be called “burgeoning”. It’s truly in full flower. Đen Đá Café is a Vietnamese-owned chain that already has one shop in the US. Mỹ Duyên takes a look. When a Vietnamese orders a đen đá at a café, they want an iced coffee served local style, usually with sugar. However, at Đen Đá Café in HCM City, the drink is not the only item on the menu. Tea, baked toast and desserts, as well as coffee, are presented with flair in a uniquely Vietnamese way. Opening in 2014 with a small kiosk at Vincom Centre in downtown HCM City, Đen Đá now has seven coffee shops in the city and one café in Baltimore, … [Read more...] about Đen Đá goes retro with coffee, tea toast