“Oto Café” or “Bus Café” with its unique space has become an attractive venue for those who like creativeness, especially students.

“Bus café” was built from an old 48-seat bus at in the parking lot of Coopmart, a super market, in Ha Dong District. The 25- square-metre café has a seating capacity of 30. To turn the bus into this rendezvous for young people, the owner disassembled the bus’s engine and converted the cabin into a mini bar for blending drinks. Some small wooden tables and chairs were placed inside  the bus and  simple handmade  articles, such as pottery statues, books and flower vases made from bottles  are used to decorate the space.

“Bus Café” has been opened for a short time but welcomes a large number of customers daily, mainly during the evening. To further promote this model, targeting at students, young people and foreigners, another two-storey café using a 45 seat bus is open at the Vietnam’s Agriculture Exhibition Centre on Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Hanoi. The owner of these cafés hopes that in the future these kind of cafés will be found near Hoan Kiem Lake and in the old quarter of Hanoi to serve foreigners.

This model of café developed strongly in the UK, Japan and some European countries because of its advantages, such as being less expensive and flexible in moving to other places.
 

By VNP’s Golden Moment Photography Club