Must-see restaurants in Dalat

The signature restaurant at the Dalat Palace is the colonial-style destination, with the grandest of dining rooms and a spectacular terrace that looks…

Dalat's only truly genuine Japanese restaurant is compact, with subdued lighting and jazz in the background. Spicy tuna rolls, chicken yakitori and…

This humble eatery is famed throughout Dalat and is always heaving with locals, who come for the noodle wonton soup. It's served with thin slices of pork…

Intimate restaurant, run by a very hospitable team, where the creative menu includes spins on Vietnamese delights such as shrimp paste on a sugar-cane…

All your subcontinental favourites are here – tandoori chicken, South Indian coconut curries, huge nan breads and set-meal thalis (180,000d to 210,000d) –…

Strategically located almost opposite Dalat's most popular tourist sight, Hang Nga Crazy House, this partially open-air, artfully decorated garden bistro…

This bistro-style place is a key hang-out for Dalat expats. It serves international cuisine, such as a Vietnamese grapefruit salad with peanuts and shrimp…

The local speciality banh uot long ga here is among the best in town. The rice noodles are saucy not soupy and the fresh shredded chicken, herbs and…

Casual, popular, foreigner-friendly place with bamboo furnishings run by a welcoming Hanoi couple. Strong on dishes such as coconut curry, mango chicken,…

Popular with backpackers, Asian tourists and even a few locals, this Australian-run joint isn't cheap but serves up delicious burgers, along with toasted…

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,…

Refined Chinese restaurant housed in a nicely restored, colonial-era villa, with lake views from its terrace and a pleasant garden. Scroll through the…

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…

This place serves hearty highland meals on tartan tablecloths (something of a Dalat restaurant theme), including sumptuous hotpots, grilled meats and…

Run by Loc, a friendly English speaker, this place has a sophisticated ambience, yet accessible prices. The traditional clay-pot dishes and hotpots are…

A cosy bistro run by a Francophile owner. Westerners come here for the Vietnamese food; Vietnamese come here to try the steaks. Top off your meal with a…

For cheap eats during the day, head to the upper level of the Central Market. In the evening, food stalls pop up around the market along Nguyen Thi Minh…