Vietnamese restaurants in Vietnam
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Pho Quynh
Occupying a bustling corner on Pham Ngu Lao, this place always seems to be packed with diners and most of them are Vietnamese, which is a good sign. Specialises in pho bo kho, a stew-like broth which is delicious.
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Encore Angkor Plus
Angkor Encore serves wonderful Khmer, Vietnamese and other Asian cuisine with a touch of French influence. Good service, and a new central, yet tucked away location, make this a haven of pretty decor and authentic flavours.
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Peaceful Family Restaurant
A long-running local restaurant, the family here serve up traditional Vietnamese cuisine under a breezy thatched roof. Prices have remained fairly stable here, while other places have been rounding them up, making it a good bet.
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Hoang Vu
Like many successful businesses in Vietnam, this one has cloned itself into two restaurants. The menu is predominantly Asian, with Vietnamese, Chinese and Thai tastes on offer. The setting is very atmospheric and the service attentive.
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Nam Kha
This is one of Saigon’s best-known designer restaurants, quite literally, as it is run by the Khai Silk group. The setting is striking with a reflective pool set amid Romanesque pillars. The menu is all about aromatic Vietnamese flavours.
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Xu
This super stylish restaurant-lounge serves up a menu of Vietnamese-inspired fusion dishes. The name means coin and it is expensive, but well worth the flutter. Top service, a classy wine list and the happening lounge-bar round things off nicely.
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Saigon Cafe
Great Vietnamese BBQ food in a basic setting, with profundities written on the walls in beautiful calligraphy - although we suspect 'It is still very good if you can learn by your mistake to like butter' may have lost something in the translation.
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Lam Hung Ky
There’s a strip of Chinese restaurants on Chi Lang, including the busy Lam Hung Ky, complete with the usual strung-up ducks and chickens. It serves good food, despite the menu offering misleadingly unappetising items like ‘instant boiled assorted meats’.
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Mandarine
Offering a tempting array of dishes from all regions of the country, and traditional music performances that have a calming effect, even with a crowd. The menu includes mouth-watering Hanoi-style cha ca (filleted fish slices grilled over charcoal).
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Thanh Thuy Christian
This goat-meat specialty restaurant serves traditional curried goat or if you’re feeling a bit lively, try the goat-scrotum hotpot. The restaurant is a few kilometres out of town. Look for the sign on your left, just beyond the junction with Ð Tran Hoang Na.
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Gecko
This large enjoyable French-owned place resembles an auberge, with a rustic feel and a menu of flavoursome country cooking: try the boeuf bourguignon or the ‘gecko’ soup (with potato, bacon and cheese). There’s a bar area and a little park-facing front terrace.
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Bun Cha
Next to Art Vietnam gallery is this fine little mother-and-daughter operation. They do one thing only (bun cha - a dish of rice vermicelli with barbecued pork and vegetables), and they do it well. Work it into your plans if you're visiting the gallery.
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Cyclo Café
The Cyclo is a lively little place for an inviting blend of Vietnamese and continental dishes. The food is good value, the service is sharp; the only drawback is the roadshow of sellers that troop through each night, but it can be fun if you can live with the banter.
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Nam Bo
When it comes to setting, this restaurant has it, housed in an elegantly restored shophouse overlooking the river. The menu offers well-presented Vietnamese dishes as well as some affordable international offerings or you can just sit on the terrace and enjoy a glass of wine.
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Banh Xeo 46A
Locals will always hit the restaurants that specialise in a single dish and this renowned spot has some of the best banh xeo in town. These Vietnamese rice-flour crêpes stuffed with bean sprouts, prawns and pork (vegetarian versions available) are the stuff of legend.
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Restaurant 31
This popular outdoor eatery in the city centre serves tasty Vietnamese barbecue. The house speciality is tender marinated beef that you grill over charcoal right at your table. It's served with salad. There are also good seafood dishes on the menu and the cheerful staff speak English.
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Seasons Of Hanoi
Though tour groups flood the joint from time to time, Seasons of Hanoi offers exquisite French-colonial atmosphere and fine Vietnamese cuisine. The papaya salad is a good start, and grilled beef with lemon grass and chilli is a standout main. Before or after your meal, enjoy a drink in the mahogany bar.
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Bassac Restaurant
The most sophisticated dining experience in Chau Doc is here at the Victoria Chau Doc Hotel. The menu includes some delightfully presented Vietnamese food, as well as a wonderful selection of international dishes to make the mouth water. Desserts are devilish or there is more simple fare at the Bamboo Bar.
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Sésame
A hospitality training school for disadvantaged children, Sésame was originally set up by the French NGO Triangle Génération Humanitaire. The menu is Franco-Vietnamese, prepared with fresh local ingredients, and dishes are beautifully presented. It is worth the trek out here to experience the attentive service.
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Tropical Garden Restaurant
This popular place offers romantic dining in a lush, leafy garden. It specialises in Central Vietnamese cuisine, and is the best place in Hué to catch a traditional music performance (from 19:00 nightly). While it's a regular stop for tour groups, they don't tend to spoil the atmosphere - although they do slow the service down.
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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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Huong Lai
Set in the airy loft of an old French-era shop-house, this is dining with a difference. All staff here are from disadvantaged families or are former street children and receive on-the-job training, education and a place to stay. Many have gone on to secure jobs at top hotels and restaurants. A must for beautifully presented traditional Vietnamese food.
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Bo Tung Xeo
It's undeniably cool having dinner on a covered rooftop along happening Pho Mai Hac De. Bo Tung Xeo is hard to find (walk through the downstairs pho - rice-noodle soup - restaurant and up the stairs at the back), which naturally adds to its appeal. The speciality is a marinated sliced beef dish, which you and your friends grill at your table. Along with cold beer it makes a hearty repast.
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Minh & Coco Mini Restaurant
Run by two lively sisters, this humble joint is a fun place to get an inexpensive feed.
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Nam Giao
Tucked away in an alley of cosmetic shops near Ben Thanh Market, Nam Giao serves superb Hué-style mains and is always packed with locals. There's a simple photo menu.
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