Coffee with avocado? Sounds weirdly interesting…

If you’ve spent any time in Vietnam during avocado season, you’ll know that avocados are everywhere. They’re abundant, creamy, naturally sweet, and — compared to many other places — surprisingly affordable.

And when you grow up surrounded by good coffee and good avocados, someone was bound to put the two together. That’s where Vietnamese avocado coffee comes in.

Avocado season in Vietnam

Avocado season in Vietnam generally falls around the warmer months, with different varieties coming into season at different times depending on the region.

Vietnam’s Central Highlands, already famous for its coffee-growing regions, is also home to plenty of avocado farms. When the season arrives, avocados become an everyday ingredient — blended into smoothies, served with coconut, added to desserts, or simply eaten on their own.

So… Why put avocado in coffee?

Vietnamese coffee is known for being bold, rich and full-bodied. Avocado, on the other hand, is creamy, mellow and naturally buttery. Put them together, and you get an unexpectedly good contrast.

The richness of Vietnamese coffee cuts through the creamy avocado, while the avocado softens the intensity of the coffee. Add a little sweetness and ice, and suddenly that strange-sounding combination starts to make a lot of sense.

It’s not really about making coffee taste like avocado. It’s about using avocado as another texture and flavour to play with.

Our take on Vietnamese avocado coffee

At Ca Phin, we love playing with familiar Vietnamese ingredients in slightly unexpected ways.

That’s how our Avo Good Time came to life — a seasonal drink built around the creamy, naturally rich character of avocado and our Vietnamese coffee.

We also made Old Avo Young Coco, bringing avocado and young coconut together for something lighter, tropical and very Vietnamese.

Both are seasonal drinks, so you’ll only find them at Ca Phin until the end of June.

After that, we’ll have to say goodbye to avocado season and wait for the next one.

You can make your own avocado coffee at home

The good news? You don’t need to wait for your next trip to Vietnam to try the combination. Pick up some good Vietnamese coffee, make yourself a simple avocado smoothie, and experiment.

Then brew a strong Vietnamese coffee using a phin and pour it over the avocado smoothie. Start with a small amount of coffee and adjust from there. You want the coffee to be bold enough to stand up to the avocado without completely taking over.

Our Vietnamese coffee bags are an easy place to start if you want to try it at home.

If you’re in Dubai, come try our avocado drinks while they’re still around. And if you’re not, grab some Vietnamese coffee and a ripe avocado and make your own.