By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 2
7 min
Vietnamese Iced Coffee
Recipe GLPR347242ab27afda
A rich, bold Vietnamese coffee made with dark roast coffee brewed in a traditional metal dripper, served over ice for a refreshing and aromatic cold beverage. This simple yet deeply flavorful drink showcases the intensity of dark roast coffee with a smooth, naturally sweet finish.
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Ingredients
3 tablespoons Ground dark roast coffee (such as Café Du Monde, French, Italian, or Spanish roast)
⅔ cup Hot water
Ice
Directions
Fill two tall glasses with ice cubes and set aside.
Add the ground dark roast coffee to a traditional Vietnamese metal coffee dripper (phin). If you do not have a phin, you can use a pour-over cone or French press as an alternative.
Place the dripper over one of the ice-filled glasses. Pour about 2 tablespoons of the hot water slowly over the coffee grounds to saturate them, then allow the coffee to drip for about 30 seconds before adding the remaining water.
Pour the remaining hot water into the dripper. Let the coffee brew and drip slowly through the filter into the glass below, which should take about 4 to 5 minutes. The dark roast coffee will be strong, bold, and aromatic.
Once all the coffee has dripped through, stir the beverage well to combine the coffee with the melted ice.
Pour the brewed coffee equally into both ice-filled glasses and serve immediately.
Comments
This recipe is brutally honest about what it is: three ingredients, genuinely ready in seven minutes, and costs under a dollar per serving for drinkable coffee. The only catch is that Vietnamese iced coffee traditionally uses sweetened condensed milk—the recipe as written skips it entirely, which saves money but loses the drink's defining character. If you're after nostalgia or the real thing, you'll need to add condensed milk (available at Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Kroger, and Walmart for about two dollars a can), which adds thirty cents per serving and doesn't change prep time.
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