Vietnam
Bia Hoi is the ultimate Vietnamese drinking experience. It's basically a keg of beer outside someone's house or shop or whatever, and you go and help yourself to local "brew".
It costs around 1,500 dong a glass (about 7 pence) and you end up drinking with all sorts of colourful locals.
Anywhere in Hanoi, or the rest of Vietnam.
I don't even like coffee, but I couldn't get enough of this stuff. The beans are grown in the central highlands and the rich brew itself is best served with a dab of evaporated milk.
In Hanoi, seek out the little cafe by the east side of Hoan Kiem Lake, settle down with a paper and watch the world go by. It's amazing that distributors Vinacafe aren't yet out to conquer the world.
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