Located inside the Da Nang Sakura Japanese Language Centre at 125 Hoang Hoa Tham Street, the Sakura Friends Café is a familiar address for both Japanese expatriates in the city and those who love Japanese culture. 

Visitors to the café will be deeply impressed by its beautiful and tranquil space which features a unique Japanese-style garden. 

The café’s entrance

Sakura Friends Café offers a wide range of drinks and delicious Japanese-style dishes to satisfy its guests.  They include “ca-phe da Nhat Ban” (iced coffee), “da bao” (crushed ice), “tra Nhat kem banh” (green tea served with cakes), “banh Doremon” (Doremon cake), “banh Chiffon” (chiffon cake), “banh xeo Nhat Ban” (rice pancakes), “sushi cuon Nhat Ban” (sushi roll), and “com nam Nhat Ban” (rice balls).

“banh Doremon” (Doremon cake)

“tra Nhat kem banh” (green tea served with cakes)

In addition, the café also serves Japanese traditional noodles like “mi quang Nhat Ban” (Japanese-style Quang noodles), “mi y kieu Nhat” (spaghetti pasta with Japanese flavours), “mi lanh soba” (cold Soba noodles), “mi Soba nong” (hot Soba noodles), “mi xao Nhat Ban” (Japanese fried noodles), “mi ramen” (ramen noodles), and “udon” (Japanese noodle soup).

Visiting the café, customers will also have the opportunity to enjoy various typical Japanese dishes such as korokke (deep fried potato croquette), misosiru (miso soup), “katsudon” (deep fried pork cutlet on rice), “tonkatsu” (deep fried pork cutlet), “buta no shogayaki” (Japanese ginger pork), oyako-donburi (chicken and egg over rice), “rau cu chien xu kieu Nhat” (stir-fried mixed vegetables), “ca thu Nhat Ban nuong” (grilled mackerel), and “dau hu Nhat Ban” (soya cheese).

Oyako-donburi (chicken and egg over rice)

When Japanese visitors arrive at the café, they are introduced to the land, people and culture of Viet Nam in general, and Da Nang in particular.

Various Viet Nam-Japan cultural programmes are held here every month with many different activities such as learning how to make Japanese dolls and how to play the Vietnamese monochord, Vietnamese and Japanese cooking classes, courses on Japanese etegami as well as how to dispense Japanese tea and enjoy drinking it.

Japanese dolls

Furthermore, the annual Japanese festivals which are organised at the café have made significant contributions to promoting the Japanese culture in Da Nang.  They include the “Tanabata” (Star Festival) which takes place on 7^th July of the lunar calendar, the “Hina Matsuri” (Girls’ Festival) on 3 March, and the “Koinobori” (Boys’ Festival) in May.

The Sakura Friends Café is an attractive venue for those who want to enjoy Japanese drinks and a great lunchtime with friends, as well as learn about the unique culture of the cherry blossom land.