In the south of the island, the best cup of coffee usually comes with a window onto the sea and an afternoon with nowhere to be.
Southern Phu Quoc, around An Thoi and Sunset Town, is where the island’s cafés borrow half their flavour from the view: early sun on a street that could be in Italy, the sun slipping behind Kiss Bridge, a quiet corner of the northern highlands tucked into a seaside town. Here are four places to sit in Sunset Town, matched to the hour of the day, so you can choose the right table for the right mood.
All four are a few minutes’ walk apart. Start the morning at one, escape the midday heat at another and end the day by the water, without ever calling a car.
Why look for a café in southern Phu Quoc
The north of the island is known for long, quiet beaches and coconut palms. The south is its most lively seaside quarter. In Sunset Town, a café is less a pit stop than part of the rhythm of the day: morning light on cobbled streets, the sun setting right behind Kiss Bridge, music drifting in from the shows on the water after dark.
Choosing a café here is really choosing a view. A west-facing seat for sunset, a wide terrace for a family breakfast, or a calm, shaded room for an hour with a book: each offers a different kind of pause.
Venice Café & Eatery: coffee facing Kiss Bridge
Venice Café & Eatery sits on the ground floor of Venice Hotel, directly across from Kiss Bridge. Its classic Art Nouveau interior, with warm wood, patterned tiles and soft chandelier light, feels like a corner of Europe on the edge of the sea.
Mornings begin with coffee and the sea breeze. In the afternoon there is coffee and pastry, and the tables by the glass are the most sought-after seats as the sun sinks behind the bridge. Stay a little longer and you can move on to a glass of wine, with the fireworks right in front of you.
