Restaurants in Hoi An
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Cargo Club
If you’re craving a hearty Western meal, come here for a full spread of international cuisine. The freshly baked patisserie and boulangerie selections are ‘to die for’, in the words of a Hoi An expat. It’s a great place for people-watching at any time of the day, and from the upstairs balcony there are lovely views of the river. After dark the place morphs into a groovy bar.
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Mermaid Restaurant
One of the original Hoi An eateries (since 1991), this place is still going strong with its menu of Hoi An specialities and family recipes. Try the fried spring rolls and the excellent ‘white rose’.
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Café 43
Tucked away in a residential lane, this casual eatery continues to get rave reviews for good food at good prices. The fact that it’s run by a very friendly family doesn’t hurt.
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Miss Ly Cafeteria 22
A local institution for local specialities.
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Shree Ganesh Indian Restaurant
Formerly known as Omar Khayyam’s, this is the place for authentic Indian food. Fill up on your masala dishes and curries, with lots of vegetarian choices too.
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Brothers Café
Looking like a film set, in one of the finest French-colonial buildings in town, the attention to designer detail is perfect. It is properly pricey by Hoi An standards, so many just drop by for a drink in the gorgeous riverside garden.
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Good Morning Vietnam
Yes, it’s a chain, but a good one. With Italian owners and chefs running the show, this place serves everything you’d expect of a good trattoria: tip-top pizzas and pastas, and good coffee and wine to round off the meal.
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Casa Verde
It’s not just another cosy Mediterranean restaurant transplanted to the Hoi An riverside – the chef-owner created memorable meals when he was at the Victoria Hoi An Resort and the results here are bellissimo. Take your pick of European and Vietnamese classics, given that extra dash of flair. The chef grows his own herbs and makes all the ice cream. It’s pricey by Hoi An standards, but still a bargain for the quality of food you get.
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Lighthouse Café & Restaurant
Run by a Dutch man and his Vietnamese wife, this cosy restaurant on Cam Nam Island has good Vietnamese food and great views – plus there’s a mean Dutch apple cake for dessert. Walk over Cam Nam Bridge to get here, or catch the free boat (marked ‘Hai Dang’) from the waterfront in front of Ð Bach Dang. The restaurant is small, so reservations are required after 7pm; the balcony tables are good for couples.
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Hai Scout Café
Making the most of its airy Old Town building, this cafe stretches into a large garden courtyard that breaks into a bar by night. On the menu are good sandwiches, Western breakfasts, Vietnamese dishes and some European mains. There’s a display on World Wildlife Fund (WWF) projects in central Vietnam out back, and some minority tribal crafts for sale.
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Restaurant Café 96
With paint peeling to expose the brick beneath and a woven flax ceiling, this riverside restaurant has the perfectly decrepit look Western interior designers would spend a fortune creating. The food is sublime - traditional Vietnamese with all of the Hoi An specialties. Try the set menu or at the very least the grilled fish wrapped in banana leaf.
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Phone Café
Don’t be fooled by the dingy appearance – this modest operation has excellent food that tastes just like Mum’s cooking (assuming your mother cooks Vietnamese). The cao lau ’s not bad and the claypot specialities are quite delectable.
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Café des Amis
This little riverside eatery has earned a loyal following over the past decade. There's no menu; the set dinner is whatever the chef, Mr Kim, feels like cooking that day. It's always delicious and there's always a vegetarian option.
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Quan Chay Co Dam
A hole-in-the-wall place in the middle of the Old Town, yet well-hidden from the main street. It’s worth hunting down for the hearty and flavourful vegetarian meals. If the menu stumps you, just choose from what’s on the counter.
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Dac San Hoi An
True to its name (translating as Hoi An specialities), this place does great banh xeo, cao lau and 'white rose'. The upstairs balcony affords a great view of one of Hoi An's nicest streets.
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Café Can
Housed in a grand old French building, this café has a wide sundeck out front for a breezy bite to eat. Choose from Vietnamese and international dishes or just dabble with the drinks.
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Hoi An Hai San
This seafood restaurant serves innovative Vietnamese concoctions and some Swedish dishes to keep the chef/owner in touch with his roots.
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Hoai River Restaurant
A cheap and friendly traditional family restaurant. Food is bought to order from the nearby market - so expect super-fresh but slow.
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Bobo Café
A no-frills family operation that has courtyard seating.
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Quan Loan
This humble noodle nook serves excellent pho and cao lau.
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Mango Rooms
Don’t look for cao lau here. This restaurant specialises in putting a modern spin on Vietnamese cuisine, and chef and owner Duc Tran has concocted fresh, unexpected flavours in every dish. Even Mick Jagger’s come to sample the menu. Both the formal dining room and the chilled-out riverside space are decorated with playful splashes of primary colours. Adjoining them is the kitchen, where the staff do all their chopping and cooking in full view of the customers.
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Green Moss
French-colonial architecture meets a modern Asian aesthetic in this cosy cafe with an air of casual chic. The menu includes Vietnamese and Thai food, with a number of vegetarian options.
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