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Inside Tranquil 1992 Coffee Shop in the Jewellery Quarter which is expanding to a new premises in September 2025(Image: Thang Nguyen)<\/p>\nOwner of the neighbourhood independent says customers happy to make 200-mile round trip for “unique” taste of drinksInside Tranquil 1992 Coffee Shop in the Jewellery Quarter which is expanding to a new premises in September 2025(Image: Thang Nguyen)<\/p>\n
Coffee loving punters are driving to Birmingham from as far as London in search of “unique” drinks, one city business owner has told BirminghamLive.<\/p>\n
Thang Nguyen owns Tranquil 1992, a Vietnamese coffee house in the Jewellery Quarter famed for its signature hot and iced drinks.<\/p>\n
The drinks house opened in Vyse Street<\/a> in December 2023 and quickly won praise for its signature drinks like egg coffee, salted coffee and Uji Matcha.<\/p>\n READ MORE: ‘Charming’ Birmingham coffee house to expand as owner tells all<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n READ MORE: ‘I lost my Birmingham business and my landlord changed the locks – it was everything’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Now the neighbourhood independent is expanding to a second site in the Jewellery Quarter, which you can read more on here<\/a>.<\/p>\n BirminghamLive met with Tranquil 1992 owner and adopted Brummie Thang this week to find out why customers are driving more than 100 miles each way just for a drink.<\/p>\n “It’s because I run something unique, you have to come here to get the coffee, you can’t find it anywhere else” explained Thang, 33.<\/p>\n “I see Starbucks as my competitor.<\/p>\n “We use robust Vietnamese beans, we roast them with butter and chocolate in the shop, we are like chefs!<\/p>\n “We then hand brew it, we have customers asking for beans and asking how to brew coffee at home.”<\/p>\n Drinks at Tranquil don’t come cheap – an espresso will set you back \u00a34, white coffee \u00a35.65, to more complex drinks like egg coffee costing \u00a36.10, coconut coffee \u00a35.85, salted matcha latte \u00a35.95.<\/p>\n “It is expensive for a coffee but for the quality it is not expensive and it’s still cheaper than Starbucks for some things” Thang said.<\/p>\n He then listed some of the ingredients that a drink might contain, such as condensed milk, fresh milk, sugar, in-house roasted coffee, cinnamon, matcha, coconut.<\/p>\n As part of Thang’s expansion plans, he revealed he plans to move Tranquil’s coffee operation into the former premises of Nails Bab on Hall Street after outgrowing the Vyse Street site.<\/p>\n However the Vyse Street will remain open, but as a wine bar.<\/p>\n “My main business will still be coffee – the wine bar is my passion project,” said Thang.<\/p>\n “We need a bigger space, especially in winter people say they want to bring their whole family.<\/p>\n “They like sitting in and the vibes we offer.”<\/p>\n He explained he wants to keep the “cosy and intimate” feeling of his Vyse Street location for the new wine bar, which seats 10 people, and then run a bigger coffee operation at his new Hall Street location, with space for 28 seats.<\/p>\n “The decoration is done it’s just the carpentry” he said of the new space, which he hopes to open in September.<\/p>\n Thang worked in fashion PR in Vietnam for 10 years, then landed a full scholarship to study marketing at the University of Birmingham<\/a>, and he has never left.<\/p>\n His customer base is diverse and he speaks lovingly about the city and its communities.<\/p>\n “I have always loved coffee and used my experience.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_JS377863787.jpg\")
Inside Tranquil 1992 Coffee Shop in the Jewellery Quarter which is expanding to a new premises in September 2025. Pictured: Owner Thang Nguyen(Image: Thang Nguyen)<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756018038_10_1_JS377863767.jpg\")
Tranquil 1992 Coffee Shop in the Jewellery Quarter is expanding to a new premises in September 2025. Pictured: New shop on Hall Street(Image: Naomi de Souza \/ BirminghamLive)<\/p>\n