Hoi An is a very vibrant place, brightly dyed lanterns and silk cloth bundles are everywhere and I couldn't wait to resume my exploration of "colourful" Asian Craft Beer with a visit to the Seven Bridges (Da Nang) taproom down by the central market in the town centre. It was a cool spot, both literally and figuratively, a large open space with plenty of fans keeping it cool, here's a picture (below) of the main beer hall, teak supporting columns and suitably brightly painted walls, as is the Hoi An custom..
The beer board was also suitably colourful, plenty of choice and we homed in on the Dragon IPA which was brilliant, a fruity, sessionable IPA that really delivered on flavour. It was about £4 for a pint which was very expensive for Vietnam but still pretty good compared to Europe, we managed to find it in several places after this, ideal after a walk in the sweltering heat!
I took a snap of the beer board inside for posterity, you can get a feel for the range on offer below..
We also found a delightful Parisian café in one of the back alleys that served up wonderful coconut coffee and French toast, it became our breakfast go-to place, in fact the same alley also had a craft beer bar and a brilliant restaurant as well so we didn't need to venture far to become properly fed and watered!
Below is a picture of their coconut coffee, the coconut flakes are toasted and it's served iced, delicious!
I couldn't leave Hoi An without mentioning the beach. It's a 4km walk from the town but there are plenty of transport options depending on budget, it's a lovely beach by all accounts and many people would easily spend the majority of their time lying on it! With our fair complexions however we didn't , so our travelling companions snapped this picture for us one afternoon, while we perused the shops and cafes in town looking for iced coffees and gifts to take home to our kids.
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