Cafe Vinh Long

Cafe Vinh Long's menu has been updated to include descriptions of some of the menu items, including ingredients of each. Please note that the menu does not, nor will it ever, include the daily specials served on weekends.

If you would like to contribute to the description or feel that we have missed something, please feel free to let us know in the comments or send us an email.

Do you like your Vietnamese coffee cold or hot?

Have a fantastic weekend and enjoy the Philly winter!

Although Cafe Vinh Long doesn't serve a lot of desserts at their restaurant, Vietnamese food includes a wide range of sweets. One of our favorite recipe is this simple bánh lưỡi mèo recipe.

Bánh lưỡi mèo means cat tongue - but don't worry, it's completely vegetarian! It is only called so because the cookie has a vague resemblance to the shape of a tongue.

The recipe simply calls for butter, flour, sugar, egg whites, salt, vanilla or coffee to taste.

bánh lưỡi mèo also known as cat tongue cookie

The recipe for this Vietnamese cookie can be found here. Enjoy your baking and let us know if you try any Vietnamese dishes!

Merry Christmas and a Happy Near Year from Cafe Vinh Long! Business hours should resume as usual and are rarely affected by holidays. Please call to confirm if you are ever uncertain of opening hours.

We just spotted some beautiful banh mi illustrations by lucileskitchen over at etsy. If you can't get the actual sandwich or hoagie, this drawing of it must be the next best thing. It even displays listings of various ingredients. Just looking at the image makes us a little hungry!

Although Cafe Vinh Long doesn't use many of those specific ingredients, this might make a good Christmas gift for the restaurant, wouldn't you say?

Banh mi illustration via etsy

banh mi illustration by lucilleskitchen via etsy