The signature che nho dessert is filled with pandan and coconut jelly, red bean and shaved ice.
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At Cafe Nho, locals congregate daily for Vietnamese coffee sweetened with condensed milk, while the Nguyen family’s che nho – a vibrant dessert featuring pandan and coconut jelly and red rubies over shaved ice, “drenched” in coconut milk – is unmissable.
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David Matthews is a food writer and editor, and co-editor of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2025.





















