This past July, the grand opening of Da Vien in Rosemead marked the Vietnamese coffee chain’s 6th official location. With their first location opening in the heart of Little Saigon in Westminster, the freshly ground and traditionally slow-dripped coffee quickly garnered a large fanbase.
The husband and wife duo Vinny and Anne Nguyen began Da Vien, meaning “ice cube”, in 2020 with the mission of offering a warm atmosphere and the highest quality Vietnamese coffee. They have expanded, opening five more locations in Garden Grove, Stanton, Cerritos, Cypress, and now Rosemead.
Their signature coffee is produced with Robusta coffee beans sourced directly from Vietnam using the traditional phin brewing method. It utilizes a metal phin filter with tamped, finely ground coffee, resulting in a characteristically stronger-tasting and more highly caffeinated brew. This concentrated coffee becomes the base of many of their drinks, such as their egg cream, ube cream, and marble drip coffee.
Following the massive success of their Westminster and Garden Grove locations, the couple decided to expand in order to meet higher demand with many customers coming in from L.A. County. It’s no surprise that their latest location has taken root in Rosemead with its high Vietnamese population of nearly 10 thousand. With this expansion, its other drinks, namely their matcha-based drinks have become a crowd favorite, leading to lines that stretch around the block. As their popularity continues to rise, they continue to add and grow their menu catering to demand with items like the currently app-exclusive matcha einspanner.
In an interview on ABC7 Eyewitness News, Nguyen shares plans to open eight new locations before the end of the year. As popularity continues to grow, the recent tariffs on Vietnamese imports have also become a cause of concern. Although Nguyen is worried about such changes, he hopes to be able to maintain prices until the market stabilizes. So much so that Nguyen plans on letting his profits take the hit so that customers can continue to enjoy unchanging prices despite increases in operation costs.