The signature che nho dessert is filled with pandan and coconut jelly, red bean and shaved ice.
At Cafe Nho, locals congregate daily for Vietnamese coffee sweetened with condensed milk, while the Nguyen family’s che nho – a vibrant dessert featuring pandan and coconut jelly and red rubies over shaved ice, “drenched” in coconut milk – is unmissable.
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David Matthews is a food writer and editor, and co-editor of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2025.
