Make Vietnamese
coffee yourself.
Start with the traditional phin filter and prepare four different Vietnamese coffee styles step by step, rather than simply watching a demonstration.
Annie Hoi An · Experience L2
Discover two much-loved sides of Hoi An and Vietnamese culture in one seamless hands-on experience. Make four distinctive Vietnamese coffees, enjoy banh mi, then create your own traditional Hoi An lantern to take home.
From Vietnamese coffee to your own Hoi An lantern.
The Experience
Begin by making and tasting four distinctive Vietnamese coffees, enjoy banh mi alongside your creations, then continue into a hands-on workshop where you create your own traditional Hoi An lantern to take home.
Start with the traditional phin filter and prepare four different Vietnamese coffee styles step by step, rather than simply watching a demonstration.
Taste the coffees you have prepared and enjoy Vietnamese banh mi alongside them for another introduction to everyday Vietnamese food culture.
Continue into lantern making with materials, equipment and step-by-step guidance provided. Each guest creates one traditional lantern.
Yours to Take Home
Coffee making flows naturally into lantern crafting.
The experience is designed as one coordinated journey. Coffee making leads into Vietnamese banh mi and then lantern crafting, allowing you to explore Vietnamese flavors and one of Hoi An's best-known traditional crafts in a single session.
Prepare the coffees yourself with step-by-step guidance.
Move from brewing and tasting into making something by hand.
Finish with your own traditional Hoi An lantern to take home.
Make four Vietnamese coffees, enjoy banh mi, then create one traditional Hoi An lantern — all within one hands-on Annie Hoi An experience.
Chapter One · Coffee
01Begin with the traditional Vietnamese phin filter, then prepare and taste four distinctive Vietnamese coffee styles yourself — from slow-drip black coffee to creamy, balanced and tropical variations.
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Begin with the traditional Vietnamese phin filter and learn the slow-drip brewing technique. Discover how the way you prepare your coffee influences its aroma and strength.
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Continue with hot Vietnamese egg coffee and discover the contrast between coffee and its creamy whipped topping as you prepare this distinctive Vietnamese coffee style yourself.
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Prepare Vietnamese salt coffee and experience how a lightly salty, creamy layer balances the intensity of the coffee for a different character in the cup.
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Complete the coffee chapter with refreshing Vietnamese coconut coffee, combining robust coffee with tropical coconut flavors for a distinctly different taste and texture.
This is not simply a coffee tasting or demonstration. You prepare each coffee yourself step by step, learning the techniques as you move through four different Vietnamese coffee styles.
Local Flavors
After preparing your four Vietnamese coffees, enjoy Vietnamese banh mi alongside your creations and discover another taste of everyday Vietnamese food culture before the journey continues into lantern making.
Enjoy Vietnamese banh mi alongside the coffees you have prepared.
Take time to taste your coffee creations with Vietnamese banh mi. It is a simple pause within the experience and another way to connect with Vietnamese flavors and everyday food culture.
Vietnamese banh mi is included and enjoyed alongside your coffee creations.
From tasting Vietnamese flavors to creating something with your hands.
Prepare four Vietnamese coffees yourself.
Enjoy your coffee creations with Vietnamese banh mi.
Continue into your hands-on Hoi An lantern workshop.
Chapter Two · Hoi An Craft
02After coffee and banh mi, continue into a hands-on lantern-making workshop. With materials and equipment provided, follow step-by-step guidance as you create your own traditional Hoi An lantern to take home.
Hands-On Lantern Workshop
Follow the process with guidance and finish with a lantern you made yourself.
This is a participatory workshop rather than simply watching a craft demonstration. Materials and equipment are provided, and the local team guides you step by step as you create your own traditional Hoi An lantern.
Everything listed for the lantern-making workshop is provided so you can focus on creating.
Work through the activity with guidance from the local team throughout the workshop.
Complete one traditional Hoi An lantern and take your handmade creation home with you.
No previous lantern-making experience is required. The workshop is designed so guests can participate with guidance throughout the activity.
Lantern-making materials for the workshop are provided.
The equipment needed for the included lantern-making activity is provided.
Receive guidance from the local team throughout the activity.
No previous lantern-making or craft experience is required.
The Complete Flow
L2 is designed as one coordinated 180-minute journey. Begin by preparing Vietnamese coffee, enjoy banh mi alongside your creations, then shift naturally from tasting to making as you create your own Hoi An lantern.
Begin with the traditional Vietnamese phin filter.
Prepare and taste four Vietnamese coffee styles.
Enjoy Vietnamese banh mi with your coffee creations.
Make one traditional Hoi An lantern to take home.
A comfortable setting for learning, tasting and creating.
Your experience takes place at Annie Hoi An in a clean, green and fully air-conditioned setting. Enjoy a comfortable break from Hoi An's warm weather while learning, creating, tasting and spending time with your group.
A workshop setting prepared for the experience.
A green setting for your time at Annie Hoi An.
A comfortable indoor break from Hoi An's warm weather.
Coffee making flows naturally into lantern crafting, bringing Vietnamese flavors and one of Hoi An's best-known traditional crafts together in a single hands-on session.
The shared workshop session has a maximum total capacity of 9 guests, giving you space to participate and receive guidance throughout the activities.
Explore our welcoming workshop space, hands-on Vietnamese coffee making and the traditional art of crafting Hoi An lanterns. Enjoy a local banh mi as part of your experience.
Learn & Create
Everything is designed around participation. Learn practical Vietnamese coffee techniques, prepare four different coffees yourself, enjoy banh mi, then create one traditional Hoi An lantern to take home.
Begin with the traditional Vietnamese phin filter and learn practical brewing techniques.
Learn how coffee, water, brewing time and technique influence the aroma and strength of your cup.
Prepare four distinctive coffees yourself with step-by-step guidance.
Follow step-by-step guidance as you create your own traditional Hoi An lantern.
Ingredients and equipment for the included hands-on coffee-making workshop.
Enjoy Vietnamese banh mi alongside the coffees you have prepared.
Materials and equipment for your included traditional lantern-making workshop.
Guidance from the local team throughout the hands-on activities.
The experience takes place in the fully air-conditioned Annie Hoi An workshop space.
L2 combines something you learn, something you taste and something you physically create within one hands-on experience.
Leave with practical knowledge of Vietnamese phin brewing and the coffee styles you prepared.
Personally prepare and taste four different Vietnamese coffee styles.
Each guest creates one traditional lantern to take home after the workshop.
You do not need previous coffee-making or lantern-making experience. The activities are hands-on and include step-by-step guidance.
Before You Join
A few useful details before your experience, from duration and group size to age guidance, contact information and what is not included.
One coordinated coffee, banh mi and lantern-making experience.
Maximum total capacity across the shared workshop session.
The experience is not suitable for children under 10 years old.
Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included in L2.
For the complete 180-minute coffee, banh mi and lantern-making experience.
This experience does not include a hotel pickup or drop-off service.
These details help us prepare the experience and communicate with you if there is an important booking update.
No previous coffee-making or lantern-making experience is required. The activities are hands-on and include step-by-step guidance.
This is a participatory experience. Guests are encouraged to take part in each step of the included workshop activities.
Please inform us in advance of any food allergies, dietary restrictions or ingredient sensitivities.
Please provide an active WhatsApp, LINE or KakaoTalk contact number, including the country code.
Make sure the account can receive messages, as the Annie Hoi An team may contact you regarding your booking or important activity updates.
The shared workshop session has a maximum total capacity of 9 guests. Guests in the same session may be participating in different Annie Hoi An experience packages.
Some guests may continue with other activities included in their own Annie Hoi An experience package after this workshop.
Transportation is not included.
Personal purchases and expenses are not included.
Items not listed in the inclusions are not included.
Clothing rental is not included in L2.
Beauty services are not included in L2.
A professional photoshoot is not included in L2.
Your Vietnamese coffee workshop takes place at Annie Hoi An. Find our address below, explore the map, and get directions before your visit.
Workshop Location
Pickup is not included in this experience. Please make your own way to Annie Hoi An and use the Google Maps link for navigation.
Message Annie on WhatsApp: +84 935 599 574.
Before you arrive: Please check your booking details and allow enough time to reach the workshop. If you need assistance with directions, contact us on WhatsApp.
Continue Your Journey
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Experience L5 brings together Vietnamese coffee, local flavors, lantern making, Ao Dai, natural makeup and hairstyling, and photography within one Annie Hoi An experience.
Ready to Join?
Spend 180 minutes making four Vietnamese coffees, enjoying banh mi and creating your own traditional Hoi An lantern to take home.
Each guest makes one traditional Hoi An lantern during the workshop.
Prepare and taste each coffee yourself.
Enjoy banh mi alongside your coffee creations.
Follow step-by-step guidance to make your lantern.
Take your handmade lantern home after the experience.
Experience L2
Coffee & Lantern Workshop