Things to do in Vietnam
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Vietnam Express Northbound
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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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Tran Quoc Pagoda
On the eastern shore of West Lake, this is one of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam. The current structures are very impressive and date back to 1842. The pagoda is just off the road that divides West Lake and Truc Bach Lake.
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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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Cepage
An impressive addition to the international dining scene, Cepage is a trendy wine bar with a lounge downstairs and a serious foodie place upstairs. Try the ‘black box’ – a mystery three-course set lunch for 130,000d.
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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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Pho 24
It may be the leading noodle-soup chain in the country, but this is no McPho. Choose your cuts of meat and enjoy a steaming bowl accompanied by a veritable jungle of herbs. Plenty of other locations around the city.
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Lac Canh Restaurant
Locals flock here in numbers to fire up the tabletop barbecues and grill their own meats, squid, prawns, lobsters and more. There are plenty of accompaniments on the menu making this a popular stop in Nha Trang.
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Buddy Ice Cream
This ice-cream shop and information centre is a good stop for budget travellers looking for free internet or impartial advice. The New Zealand ice cream is great, plus there are pizzas, sausages and more.
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Saigon Centre
If you're pressed for time, several shopping centres are great one-stop destinations, including the shiny, modern Saigon Centre It's a great place to browse for electronics, clothing and handicrafts.
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Little Italy
Despite the bamboo decor and ao dai–wearing waitresses, this casual trattoria is as Italian as it gets in Hue. The menu is pretty extensive, with a wide range of reasonable pasta and pizzas.
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Pomodoro
This small Italian restaurant has an arched ceiling and an all brick interior, a cosy setting for good pizzas, pastas, spinach tart (along with other veggie options) and tiramisu. Delivery available.
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Vietnam Golf and Country Club
Situated about 15km east of central HCMC, and the first in Vietnam to provide night golfing under floodlights. As well as 36-holes of golf, other facilities include tennis courts and a swimming pool.
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Eden
A popular bar-restaurant with red lanterns over the bar (no, not those sort of red lights), the friendly staff are dressed in traditional ao dai. Late drinks, plus a huge food menu.
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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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Youth Action Travel
Youth Action Travel has individual adventure activities (biking from US$20, adventure activities from US$28) as well as team-building activities and paragliding (US$80).
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L'Etoile
This restaurant serves terrific French food and its all-day 'fast food' menu is good value. A set meal could be roast chicken with a choice of five sauces, a mini-salad and baguette.
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Bamboo 2 Bar
This is the kind of comfortable hole-in-the-wall joint where the walls are covered in customers’ drunken scribbles. There’s a busy pool table in the back and a Western food menu.
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Café Smile
Part of the Hoa Sua family, this relaxed cafe-restaurant is renowned for its cakes and pastries, but also serves delicious Vietnamese (try the pho ) and Western dishes.
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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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Cable Car
Dalat's newest attraction, the Cable Car, dangles along a 2.3km wire to Quang Trung Reservoir. Needless to say, the views are stunning but it's not for the faint-hearted.
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Dinh Y
Run by a friendly Cao Dai family, this is in a very ‘local’ part of Pham Ngu Lao near Thai Binh Market. The food is delicious and cheap, plus there’s an English menu.
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Ngo Co Nhan
Raised up on stilts in a quiet Citadel street, this open-sided dining platform serves excellent grilled seafood and crates of beer to its mainly Vietnamese clientele.
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Stella
A class apart from some of the budget places here, this predominantly Italian place has lasagne, gnocchi and pizzas. The coffee is also in the major league.
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Pepper’s Pizza & Grill
Almost opposite Carole, Pepper’s is home to the best pizzas on the island, according to long-term residents. Other items include steaks, ribs and the like.
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DMZ Bar & Cafe
Long the leading late-night spot, the beer flows into the night, the tunes match the mood and there is a popular pool table in the middle of things.
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