Mộng Thu Cafe is a cash-only cafe in the Tenderloin built around Vietnamese sandwiches and soups. The menu runs from banh mi — including a slow-braised beef and carrot version and a chicken sandwich, both made with housemade mayo and pate, with a mushroom-based pate for vegan options — to a rotating lineup of soups and noodles like chao long and banh uot cha lua.
The specials board carries the heavier hitters: pho bo, bun bo hue, and a tomato-heavy bun rieu loaded with crab, all served in portions large enough to make for a full meal. Che khoai mon and Vietnamese coffee, hot or iced, round out the dessert and drink side. The room itself is small and brightly colored, done up in teal.
The specials board carries the heavier hitters: pho bo, bun bo hue, and a tomato-heavy bun rieu loaded with crab, all served in portions large enough to make for a full meal. Che khoai mon and Vietnamese coffee, hot or iced, round out the dessert and drink side. The room itself is small and brightly colored, done up in teal.