BEL.COFFEE in Saigon, Vietnam
Welcome to our long-cherished annual survey of new coffee bars around the world, known as the Build-Outs of Coffee. From now until September, we’ll showcase a global array of brand new, recently opened, or under-construction coffee spaces from an international group of enterprising coffee professionals. We’re thrilled to be back in 2021, as the excitement of building returns!
Entries for Build-Outs are still open! Submit your cafe today to be featured—click here for more details.
For our very first entry in the 2021 Build-Outs season, we turn to a long-standing source of inspiration and excellence in the global coffee community: Will Frith. He’s a member of the inaugural Sprudge Twenty class, the founder of a co-roasting space and community hub in Ho Chi Minh City, and a champion of the Vietnamese coffee industry. Frith’s endeavors were recently explored in-depth in a Sprudge Podcast Network interview with Umeko Motoyoshi, providing an excellent companion to this feature.
There’s no better project to kick off Build-Outs than the latest venture from Frith and his collaborators in HCMC: a coffee and wine bar called BEL. This season of Build-Outs promises to be truly global, with upcoming spotlights ranging from Manchester to Ecuador to Auckland, and we’re delighted to have you along for the journey. It’s Build-Outs time.
“We’ve partnered with GAEA, a wholesale and machine supplier, to introduce the Slayer Steam into this market. Ours is a bone beige two-group LPX, and we’re already in love with it”
GAEA, Vietnam Sourcing
Established in 2021, GAEA GLOBAL., LLC, operating under GAEA Vietnam Sourcing, actively participates in the trading and export of green coffee beans. As a Vietnamese coffee trader, manufacturer, and supplier, we provide a diverse assortment of green coffee beans sourced from Vietnam’s beautiful agricultural landscape. Our product range includes roasted whole beans and ground coffees, along with OEM services.