Capital cafes hatch a winning combo

Egg-coffee concoction proving a hit with Hanoi's locals and tourists

HANOI - Coffee and eggs may sound like odd ingredients to turn into a drink, but the concoction has become the trendiest beverage in the Vietnamese capital city.

On Nguyen Huu Huan, one of the endlessly busy streets in Hanoi's Old Quarter, sits a secluded cafe in a narrow alley where people can find the most authentic version of "ca phe trung", or Vietnamese egg-coffee mix, in town.