Grazing

A slice of Hoi An

I have cycled from Hue to the beautiful Unesco World Heritage village of Hoi An, 30 kilometres south of Danang (direct flights are available from Hong Kong to Danang). Entering Hai's Scout Cafe (98 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, tel: 0510 863 210), I discover that, joy of joys, the internet cafe has placed its four computers in the kitchen area of this large, colonial villa. I can almost hear the spring rolls being rolled. The disadvantage is I am constantly tempted to order another Vietnamese coffee with sweet milk (7,000 dong, HK$3.50) or a hot apple and cinnamon muffin (10,000 dong) straight from the oven. Hai's Scout Cafe is a spacious relaxed restaurant with soft-playing jazz, padded teak chairs and sofas, books and a bar. It has a good selection of Western food: muesli, fruit muffins, cappuccinos, filled rolls and cocktails, as well as Vietnamese dishes such as fresh and fried spring rolls, salads and noodles - all excellent. In the past five days I have sampled most of the menu.

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