The Root Boardgame Cafe

Drinks' prices range from 40k to 60k VND, the flavor is good or amazing, depending on what u order. Boardgames: They have a variety, from ez to play to more complex games, party games for large group to solo games. They have game masters to recommend games and teach you rules for new games. (Some ... Read more

Drinks' prices range from 40k to 60k VND, the flavor is good or amazing, depending on what u order. Boardgames: They have a variety, from ez to play to more complex games, party games for large group to solo games. They have game masters to recommend games and teach you rules for new games. (Some of the games cost extra fee if u want to play them, but the free games are plentiful and super fun to play with so no need to worry) Atmosphere: The place itself is quite small so whenever there r many people, it will be quite noisy, but dont worry cause if u come in groups, your laughters and conversations will make other noises sound less noisy anyway. They do have air conditioner and the toilet is ok. In overall, it is a nice place to hang out and have fun with your friends Good luck finding the way to the coffee, it's a bit tricky to get to the place itself. Show less

Drinks' prices range from 40k to 60k VND, the flavor is good or amazing, depending on what u order. Boardgames: They have a variety, from ez to play to more complex games, party games for large group to solo games. They have game masters to recommend games and teach you rules for new games. (Some ... Read more

Drinks' prices range from 40k to 60k VND, the flavor is good or amazing, depending on what u order. Boardgames: They have a variety, from ez to play to more complex games, party games for large group to solo games. They have game masters to recommend games and teach you rules for new games. (Some of the games cost extra fee if u want to play them, but the free games are plentiful and super fun to play with so no need to worry) Atmosphere: The place itself is quite small so whenever there r many people, it will be quite noisy, but dont worry cause if u come in groups, your laughters and conversations will make other noises sound less noisy anyway. They do have air conditioner and the toilet is ok. In overall, it is a nice place to hang out and have fun with your friends Good luck finding the way to the coffee, it's a bit tricky to get to the place itself. Show less

Really cool place to go - my boyfriend and I headed here twice on an extremely humid day in Hanoi to get away from outside! The guys who work there are really helpful in choosing a game & speak great English. We ended up staying there 2+ hours playing the one game. Some games have fees, they say it ... Read more

Really cool place to go - my boyfriend and I headed here twice on an extremely humid day in Hanoi to get away from outside! The guys who work there are really helpful in choosing a game & speak great English. We ended up staying there 2+ hours playing the one game. Some games have fees, they say it on the game and some of them don’t. One we had was 30k - doesn’t change depending on how many are in your group. WEDNESDAYS are free game day! Their drinks are really delish, the autumn tea iced is yum and their banana & strawberry smoothie Show less

Really cool place to go - my boyfriend and I headed here twice on an extremely humid day in Hanoi to get away from outside! The guys who work there are really helpful in choosing a game & speak great English. We ended up staying there 2+ hours playing the one game. Some games have fees, they say it ... Read more

Really cool place to go - my boyfriend and I headed here twice on an extremely humid day in Hanoi to get away from outside! The guys who work there are really helpful in choosing a game & speak great English. We ended up staying there 2+ hours playing the one game. Some games have fees, they say it on the game and some of them don’t. One we had was 30k - doesn’t change depending on how many are in your group. WEDNESDAYS are free game day! Their drinks are really delish, the autumn tea iced is yum and their banana & strawberry smoothie Show less

Great place for tourists who are keen on board games. Lots of English games and the staff speaks great English and are great at explaining how to play. We had lots of fun and it's a nice place to meet some locals if you're interested in that. There's a balcony with tables too if you like to be out... Read more

Great place for tourists who are keen on board games. Lots of English games and the staff speaks great English and are great at explaining how to play. We had lots of fun and it's a nice place to meet some locals if you're interested in that. There's a balcony with tables too if you like to be outside. Drinks were yummy too. Show less

Great place for tourists who are keen on board games. Lots of English games and the staff speaks great English and are great at explaining how to play. We had lots of fun and it's a nice place to meet some locals if you're interested in that. There's a balcony with tables too if you like to be out... Read more

Great place for tourists who are keen on board games. Lots of English games and the staff speaks great English and are great at explaining how to play. We had lots of fun and it's a nice place to meet some locals if you're interested in that. There's a balcony with tables too if you like to be outside. Drinks were yummy too. Show less

Great place if you want a smoothie/coffee and a game of Catan. The staff are super friendly and helpful, even helping you pick out the right game. It's free if you get a drink which to be honest i totally get. The selection of games is huge, you will surely find at least one game to play. Supports b... Read more

Great place if you want a smoothie/coffee and a game of Catan. The staff are super friendly and helpful, even helping you pick out the right game. It's free if you get a drink which to be honest i totally get. The selection of games is huge, you will surely find at least one game to play. Supports bigger groups which is nice. Definitely come here, even if you don't play that many games. Show less

Great place if you want a smoothie/coffee and a game of Catan. The staff are super friendly and helpful, even helping you pick out the right game. It's free if you get a drink which to be honest i totally get. The selection of games is huge, you will surely find at least one game to play. Supports b... Read more

Great place if you want a smoothie/coffee and a game of Catan. The staff are super friendly and helpful, even helping you pick out the right game. It's free if you get a drink which to be honest i totally get. The selection of games is huge, you will surely find at least one game to play. Supports bigger groups which is nice. Definitely come here, even if you don't play that many games. Show less

The drinks are nice and the game selection is very good. The game room is very noisy 😕. The sound echo's easily as it's just a room with tables, a few curtains or a bit of carpet to catch the noise might make it tolerable. As is I would only advise to play easy games as we couldn't concentrate du... Read more

The drinks are nice and the game selection is very good. The game room is very noisy 😕. The sound echo's easily as it's just a room with tables, a few curtains or a bit of carpet to catch the noise might make it tolerable. As is I would only advise to play easy games as we couldn't concentrate due to the noise (worse than on the street) and aborted our game. Show less

The drinks are nice and the game selection is very good. The game room is very noisy 😕. The sound echo's easily as it's just a room with tables, a few curtains or a bit of carpet to catch the noise might make it tolerable. As is I would only advise to play easy games as we couldn't concentrate du... Read more

The drinks are nice and the game selection is very good. The game room is very noisy 😕. The sound echo's easily as it's just a room with tables, a few curtains or a bit of carpet to catch the noise might make it tolerable. As is I would only advise to play easy games as we couldn't concentrate due to the noise (worse than on the street) and aborted our game. Show less

Lots of game selection, everyone here is very kind. Also they make some great drinks. My only dislike is having to take off my shoes. I don't find this place super clean, so I feel like I am cleaning the floor with my socks, also everyone has to share the same bathroom slippers. Will definitely go b... Read more

Lots of game selection, everyone here is very kind. Also they make some great drinks. My only dislike is having to take off my shoes. I don't find this place super clean, so I feel like I am cleaning the floor with my socks, also everyone has to share the same bathroom slippers. Will definitely go back, but really wish they would do away with the shoes off rule. Show less

Lots of game selection, everyone here is very kind. Also they make some great drinks. My only dislike is having to take off my shoes. I don't find this place super clean, so I feel like I am cleaning the floor with my socks, also everyone has to share the same bathroom slippers. Will definitely go b... Read more

Lots of game selection, everyone here is very kind. Also they make some great drinks. My only dislike is having to take off my shoes. I don't find this place super clean, so I feel like I am cleaning the floor with my socks, also everyone has to share the same bathroom slippers. Will definitely go back, but really wish they would do away with the shoes off rule. Show less

This was quite cool. I had heard about board game cafes but it didn't occur to me that there would be staff available to teach the customers the rules (which were taught in both Vietnamese and English for our group). Once we knew what we were doing it was a lot of fun and the time flew by. I ordered... Read more

This was quite cool. I had heard about board game cafes but it didn't occur to me that there would be staff available to teach the customers the rules (which were taught in both Vietnamese and English for our group). Once we knew what we were doing it was a lot of fun and the time flew by. I ordered the blueberry yoghurt which was delicious. Show less

This was quite cool. I had heard about board game cafes but it didn't occur to me that there would be staff available to teach the customers the rules (which were taught in both Vietnamese and English for our group). Once we knew what we were doing it was a lot of fun and the time flew by. I ordered... Read more

This was quite cool. I had heard about board game cafes but it didn't occur to me that there would be staff available to teach the customers the rules (which were taught in both Vietnamese and English for our group). Once we knew what we were doing it was a lot of fun and the time flew by. I ordered the blueberry yoghurt which was delicious. Show less

Great experience. Amazing selection of games. There were two of us and a member of staff gave us a great reccomendation after picking up a game not necessarily good for two players. They explained the rules to us in very clear, easy to digest, perfect English. The game they reccomended was also real... Read more

Great experience. Amazing selection of games. There were two of us and a member of staff gave us a great reccomendation after picking up a game not necessarily good for two players. They explained the rules to us in very clear, easy to digest, perfect English. The game they reccomended was also really fun and I'm happy to have knowledge of a new fun game under my belt. The games have prices on them which are very reasonable, also lots of free games available. If you're in Ha Noi and want something fun to do, head here! Show less

Great experience. Amazing selection of games. There were two of us and a member of staff gave us a great reccomendation after picking up a game not necessarily good for two players. They explained the rules to us in very clear, easy to digest, perfect English. The game they reccomended was also real... Read more

Great experience. Amazing selection of games. There were two of us and a member of staff gave us a great reccomendation after picking up a game not necessarily good for two players. They explained the rules to us in very clear, easy to digest, perfect English. The game they reccomended was also really fun and I'm happy to have knowledge of a new fun game under my belt. The games have prices on them which are very reasonable, also lots of free games available. If you're in Ha Noi and want something fun to do, head here! Show less

Always a pleasure to visit this cafe. The staffs are super supportive for our group! They have a bunch of new and old English and Vietnamese games. The drinks are nice and all affordable. Absolutely recommended! And if you’re looking for a SUPER fun group to practice English and play boardgames with... Read more

Always a pleasure to visit this cafe. The staffs are super supportive for our group! They have a bunch of new and old English and Vietnamese games. The drinks are nice and all affordable. Absolutely recommended! And if you’re looking for a SUPER fun group to practice English and play boardgames with? Join Yada Yada in every Wednesday nights (6:30 to 10pm) just say you’re with Yada Yada, the helpful staffs will lead you to us 🥰 Show less

Always a pleasure to visit this cafe. The staffs are super supportive for our group! They have a bunch of new and old English and Vietnamese games. The drinks are nice and all affordable. Absolutely recommended! And if you’re looking for a SUPER fun group to practice English and play boardgames with... Read more

Always a pleasure to visit this cafe. The staffs are super supportive for our group! They have a bunch of new and old English and Vietnamese games. The drinks are nice and all affordable. Absolutely recommended! And if you’re looking for a SUPER fun group to practice English and play boardgames with? Join Yada Yada in every Wednesday nights (6:30 to 10pm) just say you’re with Yada Yada, the helpful staffs will lead you to us 🥰 Show less

Cons of this cafe: -parking across the market and very small, a lot of bicycles on weekends - you need to take off your shoes when entering the cafe - little space between tables when there are a lot of people very noisy - drinks take too long to prepare - matcha chocolate, 65.000 good portion, but ... Read more

Cons of this cafe: -parking across the market and very small, a lot of bicycles on weekends - you need to take off your shoes when entering the cafe - little space between tables when there are a lot of people very noisy - drinks take too long to prepare - matcha chocolate, 65.000 good portion, but the taste is the same cocoa Pros: - a wide variety of games - the staff speaks English Show less

Cons of this cafe: -parking across the market and very small, a lot of bicycles on weekends - you need to take off your shoes when entering the cafe - little space between tables when there are a lot of people very noisy - drinks take too long to prepare - matcha chocolate, 65.000 good portion, but ... Read more

Cons of this cafe: -parking across the market and very small, a lot of bicycles on weekends - you need to take off your shoes when entering the cafe - little space between tables when there are a lot of people very noisy - drinks take too long to prepare - matcha chocolate, 65.000 good portion, but the taste is the same cocoa Pros: - a wide variety of games - the staff speaks English Show less

Actually a nice place to hangout with friends, sadly it can be super loud and noisy, it's almost impossible not to shout while talking to your friends among the noises. They don't serve big portion of food here, only bites and sadly their corn dog doesn't taste good. Not all the staff speaks English... Read more

Actually a nice place to hangout with friends, sadly it can be super loud and noisy, it's almost impossible not to shout while talking to your friends among the noises. They don't serve big portion of food here, only bites and sadly their corn dog doesn't taste good. Not all the staff speaks English but the GM did his best to explain and cater to our needs, thank you for that. The entrance is hidden, since the cafe located on 3rd floor Show less

Actually a nice place to hangout with friends, sadly it can be super loud and noisy, it's almost impossible not to shout while talking to your friends among the noises. They don't serve big portion of food here, only bites and sadly their corn dog doesn't taste good. Not all the staff speaks English... Read more

Actually a nice place to hangout with friends, sadly it can be super loud and noisy, it's almost impossible not to shout while talking to your friends among the noises. They don't serve big portion of food here, only bites and sadly their corn dog doesn't taste good. Not all the staff speaks English but the GM did his best to explain and cater to our needs, thank you for that. The entrance is hidden, since the cafe located on 3rd floor Show less

Excellent game selection, from simple all the way up to complex games and even campaign games. We had a great time trying out Terraforming Mars. They charge by the game, with more complex/games with more components costing more. The huge Root mural wall was beautiful. Main issue is the place could ... Read more

Excellent game selection, from simple all the way up to complex games and even campaign games. We had a great time trying out Terraforming Mars. They charge by the game, with more complex/games with more components costing more. The huge Root mural wall was beautiful. Main issue is the place could have been cleaner - it felt quite dusty overall, and there were some ants around. Can get noisy depending on the groups there but that's understandable. Show less

Excellent game selection, from simple all the way up to complex games and even campaign games. We had a great time trying out Terraforming Mars. They charge by the game, with more complex/games with more components costing more. The huge Root mural wall was beautiful. Main issue is the place could ... Read more

Excellent game selection, from simple all the way up to complex games and even campaign games. We had a great time trying out Terraforming Mars. They charge by the game, with more complex/games with more components costing more. The huge Root mural wall was beautiful. Main issue is the place could have been cleaner - it felt quite dusty overall, and there were some ants around. Can get noisy depending on the groups there but that's understandable. Show less

Found this place as shelter from the rain! It was an unexpected yet welcome find down an alley. The staff is friendly and really helpful at explaining the cafe's concept (how they price boardgames, there are some fun free ones you can play if you order a drink). They also offer to initially facilita... Read more

Found this place as shelter from the rain! It was an unexpected yet welcome find down an alley. The staff is friendly and really helpful at explaining the cafe's concept (how they price boardgames, there are some fun free ones you can play if you order a drink). They also offer to initially facilitate some games to teach the customers how to play. Only downside (?) I ordered the mojito which should be alcoholic, but there's barely any kick to it for the price, so I recommend ordering something else if something to make you tipsy is what you're looking for. Anyway they still have many drink options ☺️. Still a great place to hangout with friends ~~ Show less

Found this place as shelter from the rain! It was an unexpected yet welcome find down an alley. The staff is friendly and really helpful at explaining the cafe's concept (how they price boardgames, there are some fun free ones you can play if you order a drink). They also offer to initially facilita... Read more

Found this place as shelter from the rain! It was an unexpected yet welcome find down an alley. The staff is friendly and really helpful at explaining the cafe's concept (how they price boardgames, there are some fun free ones you can play if you order a drink). They also offer to initially facilitate some games to teach the customers how to play. Only downside (?) I ordered the mojito which should be alcoholic, but there's barely any kick to it for the price, so I recommend ordering something else if something to make you tipsy is what you're looking for. Anyway they still have many drink options ☺️. Still a great place to hangout with friends ~~ Show less

My favorite board cafe in Hanoi. Super friendly staff and owners l. Great drinks and a huge selection of board games. I think they have the biggest selection of games in this city. The entrance is kinda hard to find, it’s on the second floor of the building. And the bike parking is behind the build... Read more

My favorite board cafe in Hanoi. Super friendly staff and owners l. Great drinks and a huge selection of board games. I think they have the biggest selection of games in this city. The entrance is kinda hard to find, it’s on the second floor of the building. And the bike parking is behind the building, through a market. The parking is free after you buy a drink. If you are a board game lover this is a must stop, game masters also speak English and can play with you if they are not too busy. Show less

My favorite board cafe in Hanoi. Super friendly staff and owners l. Great drinks and a huge selection of board games. I think they have the biggest selection of games in this city. The entrance is kinda hard to find, it’s on the second floor of the building. And the bike parking is behind the build... Read more

My favorite board cafe in Hanoi. Super friendly staff and owners l. Great drinks and a huge selection of board games. I think they have the biggest selection of games in this city. The entrance is kinda hard to find, it’s on the second floor of the building. And the bike parking is behind the building, through a market. The parking is free after you buy a drink. If you are a board game lover this is a must stop, game masters also speak English and can play with you if they are not too busy. Show less

A really nice little space that feels more like someone's living room than a commercial cafe. You can buy drinks and choose board games from their large collection on the shelves. There's small fees to pay for playing some of the more involved/newer games but nothing crazy. Also they have all kinds ... Read more

A really nice little space that feels more like someone's living room than a commercial cafe. You can buy drinks and choose board games from their large collection on the shelves. There's small fees to pay for playing some of the more involved/newer games but nothing crazy. Also they have all kinds of games, well known classics, strategy heavy nerdy stuff, easy to learn quick games... Something for everyone and the people who run the place are happy to explain any new games to customers. Recommend coming here especially when it's either rainy or too hot out! PSA: there's cats hanging out in the front room. I'm slightly allergic and didn't notice any effects though. Edit: forgot to mention one criticism: the bathroom could be a bit cleaner! Show less

A really nice little space that feels more like someone's living room than a commercial cafe. You can buy drinks and choose board games from their large collection on the shelves. There's small fees to pay for playing some of the more involved/newer games but nothing crazy. Also they have all kinds ... Read more

A really nice little space that feels more like someone's living room than a commercial cafe. You can buy drinks and choose board games from their large collection on the shelves. There's small fees to pay for playing some of the more involved/newer games but nothing crazy. Also they have all kinds of games, well known classics, strategy heavy nerdy stuff, easy to learn quick games... Something for everyone and the people who run the place are happy to explain any new games to customers. Recommend coming here especially when it's either rainy or too hot out! PSA: there's cats hanging out in the front room. I'm slightly allergic and didn't notice any effects though. Edit: forgot to mention one criticism: the bathroom could be a bit cleaner! Show less

Great place to come, chill and play board games. This place has plenty of different board games to try. Staring with the simpler ones, getting to the most complex games. The staff has super friendly approach and explains the game for you when it is your first time playing it. They speak very good En... Read more

Great place to come, chill and play board games. This place has plenty of different board games to try. Staring with the simpler ones, getting to the most complex games. The staff has super friendly approach and explains the game for you when it is your first time playing it. They speak very good English. There are plenty drink options to choose from. I recommend choosing something less sugary as the drinks are too sweet for me. I really like this place and would recommend it to any boardgame lover! Show less

Great place to come, chill and play board games. This place has plenty of different board games to try. Staring with the simpler ones, getting to the most complex games. The staff has super friendly approach and explains the game for you when it is your first time playing it. They speak very good En... Read more

Great place to come, chill and play board games. This place has plenty of different board games to try. Staring with the simpler ones, getting to the most complex games. The staff has super friendly approach and explains the game for you when it is your first time playing it. They speak very good English. There are plenty drink options to choose from. I recommend choosing something less sugary as the drinks are too sweet for me. I really like this place and would recommend it to any boardgame lover! Show less