Description: The cafe is located on Ton That Thiep Street, located in the streets away from Nguyen Hue and behind the Kim Do Hotel side of that street. It is easy to miss Fanny’s Ice Cream when you are walking down Ton That Thien so many times and not looking for it, but it was the ice cream mooncake special that stopped me and led me to my first of many wonderful experiences there.
The cafe has both an outside patio with covered roofing and an inside seating section, The outside is a great place for people watching as you enjoy your ice cream, but less so if it’s the rainy season.
You can sense the French connection to Fanny’s – from the wrought iron café chairs to the lacy curtains and the layout. This is because Fanny’s was set up in Vietnam in 1994 by the much revered (in the world of ice cream) Jean-Marc Bruno of the Le Nôtre Paris school. Fanny ice cream uses traditional French methods and 100 % natural ingredients for it production – and it is one high grade brand of ice cream that you will get. One try – and I think you will realize just why Mr. Bruno is revered – and chances are you will be back to try yet another flavor.
You will find it hard to select were to start, and just know that where ever you do start – your choice will be good. They have many flavors of ice cream, and crepes, and all served with frozen fruit (Dalat strawberries perhaps – or frozen raspberries). Besides the standard ice cream sundaes, there are some unique ones as well that might be worth a try. As the wait staff too help you, and they certainly will.
If you happen to be there during the Mid Autumn Festival (usually AUG-SEP), it is with my highest recommendation that you stop in and try one of their ice cream mooncakes. The mango-caramel one was so good that I returned the next day to try it again! It is a outer layer of mango ice cream with an inner layer of caramel ice cream sitting on melted caramel and topped with excellent chocolate lid with a mooncake design. It all blended together perfectly! Before I left – I returned for another try, and with some great advising from the wait staff and their recommendation and favorite being the raspberry and vanilla – I had that - and it scored as one of the best ice cream deserts I have ever had. This is an experience you should not miss!
The menu also now has their play on sushi with ice cream rolls that combine vanilla and chocolate, vanilla and green tea and include chocolate and strawberry dipping sauces. It is not too be missed!
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