Ice cream counter at Fanny

Fanny

Ho Chi Minh City


On the ground floor of a lavish French villa, Fanny concocts excellent Franco-Vietnamese ice cream in a healthy range of home-grown flavours. Refreshing favourites include coconut, star anise and green tea.


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