Other restaurants in Mekong Delta
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Night Market
The night market is one of the most atmospheric (and affordable) places to dine in Duong Dong. There are a dozen or more stalls serving a delicious range of Vietnamese seafood, grills and vegetarian options.
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Hao Ai
Set in lush landscaped gardens, this attractive island restaurant does a roaring trade with tour groups exploring the delta by boat. There are enough pavilions for independent travellers to hide away and generous set menus are available for two or more. Get here by hiring a private boat from Ben Tre or My Tho.
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Le Bistrot
Tucked away on an atmospheric lane, this French garden restaurant offers French home cooking at a distinctly Vietnamese price, making it a great place. The menu includes some Italian and Vietnamese dishes, plus French cheeses and profiteroles. It stays open late as a lively bar with pool table.
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Hop Pho Cafe
For discount designer dining, look no further than this stylish cafe-restaurant. Choose from indoor or outdoor, upstairs or downstairs – this place is huge, as is the drinks list. Standard Vietnamese fare at fair prices, affordable drinks and free wi-fi. Note that food service stops around 9pm.
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Mekong Rest Stop
About 8km west of town, this complex includes a thatched-roof restaurant and some of the best bathrooms this side of Ho Chi Minh City. While it serves a good assortment of fresh seafood and traditional dishes amid the lush gardens, it does get overrun with tour groups passing through the delta.
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Valentine
Don’t be put off by the fancy interior, which looks more like a classic karaoke spot, with faux brickwork and pink, heart-covered columns, as the food here is very reasonably priced. It is one of the few menus in town with Western food on offer, including a passable spag bol for 25,000d.
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Hai Au
An expensive restaurant by local standards, it is worth the investment for the great location on the side of the Cai Lon River. Choose from an air-con interior or the livelier terrace. Seafood is popular, including crayfish and crab. Free wi-fi on tap.
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Long Bo
This is a bit of a legend among Chau Doc locals, a grilled meat restaurant offering such delights as bo lui xa (beef wrapped around lemongrass). Cook it yourself on the hot coals brought to your table. It’s 1km west of the Temple of Lady Xu.
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Quan Oc 283
This is the place to come for a bargain seafood barbecue. Point at the platters out the front, piled high with clams, scallops, mussels and snails, or venture behind to the tanks of live fish, crab and shrimp. Busting with locals and lots of beer.
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Thien Tan
Missing the Sunday barbie (BBQ, not blonde doll) back home? This place has delicious barbecued dishes, as well as ca loc nuong tre (fish cooked in bamboo) and ga nuong dat set (chicken cooked in clay) .
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San Vuon
This place is a peaceful retreat from the downtown bustle and is set amid extensive gardens. The sizeable menu includes the usual panoply of dishes such as frog and rat or the more conventional grilled beef or chicken.
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Restaurant Carole
This place is French in accent, but the menu includes a whole lot of fresh Vietnamese seafood, such as the signature shrimps in cognac or pastis. The prices are very reasonable for international dining.
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Noi Ben Tre
A multistorey barge moored in the river, this place doesn’t cruise, but it does draw a healthy breeze by night. The menu is extensive and includes everything you can imagine and some things you can’t.
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Than Binh
The throngs of locals eating here attests to the quality of the food, which is also very good value. Most visitors opt for the point-and-eat method, as there are lots of ready-made dishes on display.
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Tan Phat
Located a kilometre or so before Duong Beach, this seafood restaurant looks like a tumbledown shack from the outside, but it has pavilions over the water with good views of the local fishing fleet.
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Bac Lieu 2
Located on the road to Soc Trang, this long-running local favourite offers a good range of Vietnamese classics in clean surroundings. It’s about 700m north of the roundabout towards Soc Trang.
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Dong Khanh
For a varied menu, try the popular Dong Khanh, where dishes include squid with mushrooms and a filling fish hotpot. The tablecloths add a touch of class, as does the English-language menu.
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Tan Nghia
Arguably the most sophisticated restaurant in town, this place has a likeable setting next to the river. The menu includes a good range of meats and seafood and it pulls a regular crowd.
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Xuan Thanh
You know you have hit the coast when shrimp is the cheapest dish on the menu. This local eatery has an English menu boasting a range of seafood and grills, plus cheap breakfasts.
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Ao Dai Moi
A popular place for breakfasts, head here for a mean pho or a won ton soup with noodles. The name means ‘new ao dai’ and Ao Dai Moi is run by a local tailor.
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Com 36
This is the real Vietnamese deal, with bare-bones furnishing, no decor and no English menu, but the authentic food is displayed behind a glass counter so just point and eat.
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Hung
Located opposite the Hung Vuong Hotel, this is one of the best restaurants in town. Hung is a huge eating space with delicious grilled meat and fish and is perpetually busy.
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Huong Bien
This old favourite has recently relocated to the new part of town near the bridge. The menu remains blissfully simple with fewer than 20 dishes, but it draws a local crowd.
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A Chau
Head here for the tasty banh xeo (fried pancakes), a house speciality that you roll up and dip in fish sauce. The lau de (goat hotpot) is also a winner.
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Viet Hoa
One of the most popular restaurants in town, this is run by a Chinese family who stuck around. Greatest hits include a famous fish kebab and some bubbling hotpots.
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