Whether you're hot and thirsty from going around the city or simply want something cool, the juice bar at 20 Quang Trung Street is the perfect place to go to.

Owned by Luong Nguyen Vu or Vu Canu as he is most known for, the shop boasts of serving nothing but the freshest fruit juices, with no preservatives whatsoever. The fruits come from the Southern and Central regions of Viet Nam, guaranteed of the best quality. There is a wide selection of fruit juice flavors to choose from. The store practices a strictly clean service of preparing and serving their products. Morever, the crew is composed of young and attentive workers, an additional attraction to the place.

Orange, grape, pomelo, watermelon, and mulberry are just some of the flavors at the famous juice bar. And when we said wide selection, that is an understatement to crazy, in a good sense that is. Banana, for one, has 30 kinds. Add that number of choices to the other fruit flavors. Concoctions can range from truly delicious and refreshing to “different,” depending on one's taste of adventure, literally.

The store runs on the philosophy ”Safety and hygiene come first.” Thus, employees wear gloves and hygiene comforters while working. Juice is guaranteed fresh everyday.

Best of all perhaps, the prices are unbelievably reasonable, varying between VND25,000-40,000 (US$1-2).

Although the business has been in the family for years, it wasn't as smooth sailing as anyone might think. Vu Canu faced several challenges along the way. He was mainly from the Central city of Nha Trang. He borrowed money from his family and friends about 13 years ago and decided to set up shop at Ha Noi. Being new to the place and having no one to turn to, he had difficulty looking for a good spot, the most crucial factor in establishing a business. He also had to learn the local Hanoian taste, something entirely new to him.

But hard work and dedication do pay off. The juice bar is one of, if not the most, popular shop in the place, with a strong patronship from both locals and foreigners alike. In fact, another branch is bound to open on November at 31 Ba Trieu Street.

Perhaps one of the store's successes comes from the fact that is doesn't limit itself to its own policies. It constantly welcomes feedbacks and suggestions from its clients, a clear sign of professionalism and innovation. Moreover, it prides itself from its vast, almost unlimited, choices of fruit juice flavors, confident in pleasing even the “hardest to please” customers. And with a business discipline like this, Vu Canu's store will surely go a long way, a long, long time of serving fresh and delicious fruit juice to its patrons.