Con Dao Islands
A good spot for breakfast, with delicious noodle dishes and pancakes churned out at wallet-friendly rates. You can stock up on fruit and snacks here, too.
Must-see restaurants in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
Housed in a grand villa tucked down a small side street, Vintage Emporium is all about whimsy. Gleaming wood and vintage-tiled floors, and separate…
Hue
After visiting the Citadel, try this excellent Vietnamese place with aluminium furniture that draws a local crowd for superior versions of two local…
Ho Chi Minh City
Located in the heart of Chinatown, Com Ga Dong Nguyen has been serving its winning brand of Chinese-Vietnamese dishes at very reasonable prices since 1945…
Ho Chi Minh City
Already fresh and light Vietnamese food gets an even healthier makeover, thanks to colourful homemade bún (rice noodles) flavoured with freshly pressed…
Ho Chi Minh City
It's hard to know which is more social-media ready: the retro-chic decor with colonial-era-inspired tiles and ethnic textiles, or the brightly coloured…
Dalat
Calling all trainspotters! Don't miss the opportunity to step inside this lovingly resorted French-era railway carriage for a meal in a unique setting,…
Hanoi
Puku is one of Hanoi's few 24/7 establishments (most of which are in this area), and is a five-minute walk from Hanoi train station (ideal for a…
South-Central Vietnam
Vegetarians can avoid accidentally ordering pork, beef or chicken at this decent vegetarian restaurant in Hung Vuong Park (Cong Vien Hung Vuong). Dishes…
Hoi An
An outstanding restaurant in historic premises that concentrates on street food and traditionally prepared dishes (primarily from central Vietnam)…
Danang
The music volume could go down a notch at Mumtaz, but the menu delivers. Select from an appealing and spicy array of fish and prawn dishes (including the…
Hanoi
Quan Kien is an interesting spot for cuisine from the Hmong, Muong and Thai ethnic minorities – try the grilled chicken with wild pepper – traditional…
Hoi An
Offering a (sanitised) street-food-style experience for those slightly wary, this huge place has food stations cranking out Vietnamese favourites from all…
Danang
When you just need to satisfy those kimchi cravings, this simple and neat-looking Korean restaurant dishes up tasty sizzling stone-bowl bibimbap in a…
Hoi An
Refreshing cold-press juices are the standout at this compact combo of cafe and deli. Our favourite is the Watermelon Man juice combining watermelon,…
Ho Chi Minh City
The laptop and tablet crowd flocks to this slender two-floor cafe for its Mediterranean and Middle Eastern–inflected selection of salads, quiches,…
Hanoi
Styled after a government-run food shop from the impoverished period after 1976, Mâu Dich 37 is a unique exercise in nostalgia. Waiters are dressed as…
Danang
Vegans can make a beeline for this tiny one-man ramen outlet for ample and satisfying bowls of tantan men (dandan noodles) with shiitake mushrooms,…
Southwest Highlands
The menu at this welcoming restaurant, inside the HAGL Hotel, is a stampede through a variety of Asian (read: Chinese), Western and Vietnamese dishes. The…
Ho Chi Minh City
Head up the narrow staircase here for some of Saigon's best burgers. They're all named after music legends like Little Richard and James Brown, and sides…
Dalat
Refined Chinese restaurant housed in a nicely restored, colonial-era villa, with lake views from its terrace and a pleasant garden. Scroll through the…
Ho Chi Minh City
With its breezy al fresco seating area and top-notch menu, this vibrantly coloured and bubbly Mexican restaurant dishing up tacos, tortas (Mexican…
Phu Quoc Island
This simple wood restaurant is run by the very fluent English-speaking Kiem. In spite of the name, the dishes are Vietnamese rather than Japanese, and…
Hoi An
A casual and laid-back place owned by well-known Vietnamese–North American chef Duc Tran, Mai Fish focuses on authentic and tasty versions of homestyle…
My Tho
The Vietnamese seafood-focused dishes (ginger clams, fried fish, crab congee, shrimp cakes, spicy sea snails) at this busy restaurant are all good, with…
Mekong Delta
Yes, this Korean-fusion cafe's speciality is spicy, thick rice and tapioca noodles in a crab soup with grilled shrimp, fish cakes and pork, a kimchi take…
An Bang Beach
This oceanfront place includes beachy decor with rustic timber, private cabanas, and a menu stretching from local flavours through to burgers and fresh…
Hanoi
While this simple, somewhat grubby little restaurant is by no means a member of the famous Ho Chi Minh–based chain whose name it has appropriated, it does…
Ha Giang Province
Vast, buzzy (read: loud), hall-like restaurant serving hotpot and other Vietnamese dishes. Be careful what you order blindly off the (Vietnamese only)…
Cham Islands
About 2km southwest of Bai Lang village, Cham Restaurant sits pretty on stunning Bai Chong Beach, and serves wonderful Vietnamese dishes, including lots…
Hanoi
Experience the mood and flavour of 1950s Indochina at this elegant restaurant located in a beautifully restored French-colonial house with a cobbled…
Bai Tu Long Bay
A decent selection of all the usual noodle and rice dishes are available at this simple family-run outfit, which is one of the few restaurants still open…
Dalat
Comfy chairs, eclectically decorated peach walls and a glass display full of house-baked cakes and seven-seed bread greet you at this cosy, Aussie-owned…
Ho Chi Minh City
Atop an office block, romantic Shri has some of the best views in town. Book ahead for a terrace table or settle for the industrial-chic dining room. Look…
Can Tho
One of Can Tho's culinary claims to fame is this restaurant's banh cong, a savoury mung-bean 'muffin' studded with whole shrimp. Three generations of…
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Colourful decor, attentive service and authentic flavours make Omar's Namaste a welcome addition to the Son Trach dining scene. Especially good is the…
Ho Chi Minh City
Ask a sample of well-to-do Saigonese where to go for seafood and chances are they will recommend this place. It's definitely geared to local tastes …
Ho Chi Minh City
Always bustling, the modern San Fu Lou offers a fine array of Cantonese dim sum shared plates. Highlights include duck and black-truffle dumplings and…
Hanoi
This popular cafe/restaurant with balcony views straight over St Joseph Cathedral has an East-West menu and walls decorated in propaganda art. Plenty of…
Ho Chi Minh City
Something of a Saigon legend, this supper club is distinguished more for its over-the-top jazz club ambience and live music than for the food, which is OK…
