BẢN Cà Phê is a small coffee shop on the second and third floors of an old apartment building across from Saigon Centre in Ho Chi Minh City. The shop serves coffee in a Japanese-style interior with quiet music. The space has a multi-level layout and draws many customers who study or work over coffee, and the windows look down onto the street. The entrance sits inside a narrow alley, and reaching the shop requires climbing a long staircase.