Phin Cafe - Fremont Blvd | Fremont

This café has such a calming, zen vibe. I tried the Rose Sesame Matcha because I was feeling a little adventurous, and it ended up being a really interesting combination. The nutty, roasted sesame flavor paired surprisingly well with the matcha, while the rose added a subtle floral note. It’s definitely a more unconventional flavor, but that’s part of what made it fun to try. If you’re feeling experimental, I’d recommend giving it a shot. If not, they also have plenty of more familiar flavors like lavender, mango, and banana. Definitely coming back to work my way through the rest of the menu 😊

I drive from Oakland all the way to Sunnyvale for work and Phin Cafe in Fremont is in between the long drive - and it has made the drive so much more bearable and exciting for me to visit when I do go into the office! I absolutely love the modern vibes and aesthetics inside the restaurant. It's so clean and a great coffee shop to get some work done. When it does it get packed during rush hours, seats might not be available but it only happened once on a Thursday at 10AM. Other times, I was able to find a seat to do a quick meeting. Now for the food and drinks: 1. Vietnamese Coffee - 5/5 ($6.90) - Does the job 2. House Special with Egg Cream - 4/5 ($6.90) - It's much more bitter than the one's I've had, granted I did get less sweet (so that might be on me) 3. Pate Chaud Pork - 3/5 ($3.75 for one or $7.50 for two) - The pastry itself looks great but it's overall super dry, even the filling inside. When you bake pate chaud, you want the flavor of the filling in parts of the pastry inside and it's supposed to be soft on the inside and flaky from the pastry. I think they did a safe route and cooked the filling inside first and then baked it with the pastry. For the price though, I would still get it to munch in the morning! 4. Banh Mi Pate and Pork Roll - 4/5 ($9 with extra pate) - The Banh Mi itself tastes fresh, with a crunch to it but it doesn't hurt the roof of your mouth. The filling is FULL but they did skimp out on the veggies (I got veggies on side). I had to ask for another veggies on side bag for the other half of my banh mi. Overall, this coffee shop has my favorite morning Vietnamese food, pastries, and coffee AND the place is super nice, clean, and modern-esque, making my long commute to work bearable and tasty :)

Usually good coffee.. the quality seems to have gone down. My egg coffee today was made poorly, there was hardly any coffee in it (See picture below). Super slow service. They seem short staffed every time I walk in. Even mobile orders need like 30 minutes.

Trendy spot fairly quick service. Average place for matcha nowadays. They are definitely more of a matcha spot than coffee; coffee was nothing interesting. Salt foam really complemented the matcha well and I would get it again.

Foods and coffee are just average nothing special. Staffs are so serious, look like they are having day or dont want to work anymore. No one smiles. Store is clean but energy and vibe are low.