Other restaurants in Vietnam
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Five
Occupying a tastefully restored old building this intimate restaurant is setting new gastro standards in the Old Quarter. It delivers a contemporary take on fine dining, with a short well-chosen menu of Western food including ravioli, lamb and very fine desserts (try the fig cheesecake). A selection of wines are available by the glass and the service is refined, pleasant and professional. There’s a little deli counter for takeaways, and it’s also great for breakfast: the eggs Benedict is absolutely legendary.
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Le Bambino
Hidden away in a small residential lane, this delightful French oasis is run by a couple (French husband, Vietnamese wife) who turned their home into a restaurant and boutique hotel. The menu (available in Japanese) features hearty French fare, pizza and pasta. Upstairs, three enormous and extremely well-appointed rooms go for US$30 per night.
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Mon Hue
Hue’s cuisine is justly famous beyond the borders of old Annam (the former Chinese name for Vietnam) and was once the preserve of emperors. Mon Hue is an up-and-coming chain of restaurants that offers a good introduction to the cuisine for those who don’t make it to the old capital. Open late.
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Thanh Thuy Blue Water Restaurant
With an unbeatable location right on the lake, this restaurant serves a mixed-up menu of mostly Cantonese fare, with some Vietnamese and Western dishes as well (fancy some pizza with your dim sum?). The food is all right but the view and vibe are what people come for.
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Vietnamese Home
Located just off the northern tip of the riverfront promenade (the entrance is on Ð Ly Tu Trong), this restaurant is popular with locals and has an extensive seafood menu. The live seafood tanks are merrily decorated with blinking fairy lights.
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Luna d’Autunno
Well-established Italian restaurant that has good antipasto, fresh pasta (try the walnut and eggplant ravioli) but is really famous for its pizza, which is baked in a wood-fired oven. Service can be spotty, and at times seriously distracted.
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Le Beaulieu Restaurant
Hotel restaurants don’t come much more elegant (or pricey) than this in Asia. Le Beaulieu is the home of fine French food, with gastronomic cooking, regular regional specialities, an epic cheese board and a professional wine list.
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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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Thang Co a Quynh
For a very local experience, Thang Co A Quynh is about as hard-core as it gets, as it only serves horse (yes, and including plenty of boiled blood and offal) and rice wine, and you sit on the floor.
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An Lac (on Phan Dinh Phung)
Just as on Bui Thi Xuan, this An Lac has an English menu, with options ranging from noodle soups to rice and banh bao (steamed rice-flour dumplings stuffed with a savoury filling).
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My Tam
A hole-in-the-wall joint where the house speciality is roasted chicken, crisped to perfection and served with rice cooked with tomato and garlic.
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Nem Ninh Hoa
A casual eatery that serves freshly grilled pork for roll-your-own spring rolls.
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Old Hanoi
A sophisticated little eatery with tasty Vietnamese specialities.
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Hghway 4
Providing a memorable dining experience, this is the original location (inside a tottering old house) of an expanding family of restaurants that specialise in Vietnamese cuisine from the northern mountains. There’s an astounding array of dishes: from bite-sized snacks through to meaty dishes like lin luec mam tep (pork fillet with shrimp sauce) and true exotica like cha de men (meat patties with crickets…crunch!). Wash it all down with a bottle or two of delicious Son Tinh rice wine, which comes in flavours including mulberry and apricot. There is another branch away from the city centre, which has an atmospheric, sociable vibe, and decor that combines bamboo furnishi…
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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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Green Mango
Probably Hanoi’s hippest hang-out, this highly successful restaurant-cum-lounge has a real vibe as well as great cooking. The stunning dining rooms, complete with rich silk drapes, evoke the feel of an opium den while the huge rear courtyard comes into its own on summer nights. Menu-wise there’s everything from pasta to mod-Asian fusion creations like red snapper with curried veg and fettuccini.
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Huong Mai Restaurant
The local speciality is de (goat meat), usually served with fresh herbs and rice paper to wrap it in. A good place to try this is the blue-walled Huong Mai Restaurant. There is an English menu, though the staff don’t speak English. Try the fried goat with chilli and citronella, and don’t let the oversized goat’s head mounted over the counter intimidate you.
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KOTO
Stunning four-storey modernist cafe-bar-restaurant overlooking the Temple of Literature, where the interior design has been taken very seriously, from the stylish seating to the fresh flowers by the till. Daily specials are chalked up on a blackboard and the shortish menu has everything from yummy pita wraps to Red River fish ’n’ chips. The bar also has a mighty fine cocktail list.
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Wild Rice
Deceptively simple from the outside, the elegant interior – with leather sofas, exposed stone walls, slate floors and plush seating – is a fine setting for the contemporary Vietnamese cuisine. Seafood is particularly strong here; the fresh fish spring rolls are divine. Try the prawns with peanut and tamarind sauce, or tuna steamed in a banana leaf.
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Hoa Vien Brauhaus
Freshly brewed draft Pilsner Urquell is the big draw here, although it feels a bit different to be sipping it overlooking the South China Sea. The huge restaurant offers some Czech and international dishes, as well as a good selection of Vietnamese food and a dizzying array of live seafood (thankfully not served live, in most cases).
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Matchbox
Outstanding new Kiwi-owned restaurant with hip, urban decor and a very modish menu based on simple cooking of prime ingredients (try the Aussie steak with mash). Not cheap, but great value given the quality and dining experience; visit on Tuesday and pasta is just 50,000d. Doubles as a cafe, and the breakfasts are equally impressive.
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Hoa Sua
A shady retreat by day, a dignified diner by night, this restaurant offers a menu of Western dishes (including a strong French influence) alongside some terrific Vietnamese cooking. The set menus are a good deal. Hoa Sua is an excellent project that trains disadvantaged kids for culinary careers and also offers cooking classes.
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Chez Guido
The city’s markets and street stalls are a great place to assemble a fresh meal. If you don’t feel like going anywhere, Chez Guido is the tour de force of take outs. The menu offers a mind-boggling cornucopia of international cuisine but specialises in Italian food. Download a menu online.
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