Nha Trang
The decor is basic (think plastic chairs and strip lights) but the seafood is fresh and delicious. Choose from scallops, crab, prawns and lobster, all at…
Must-see restaurants in Vietnam
Vung Tau
A seafood institution with a great location on the water. At weekends it draws a huge crowd of the Vung Tau faithful for the crab, shellfish, hot pots and…
Con Dao Islands
Popular for its fresh seafood, particularly grilled squid, grouper and crab. The huge covered terrace with plastic chairs and striplights feels a bit…
Dien Bien Phu
There's good-value eating at these inexpensive pho stalls and simple restaurants opposite the bus station; some serve delicious fresh sugar-cane juice.
Sapa
Lots of local food stalls and a good alternative to another hotel breakfast or for a cheap and authentic lunch, if you don't mind a walk by a lake to get…
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Your best bet for a Vietnamese meal in Son Trach, with good-value multi-dish menus and a handy location near the car park for departures to the Phong Nha…
Danang
This simple place is good for local dishes, including hoanh thanh – a wonton-like combination of minced pork and shrimp. It’s down a little alley.
Dalat
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…
Mekong Delta
Ultra-fresh fish and seafood are served grilled and steamed with a variety of sauces at this professional restaurant. Pick your dinner from the fish tanks.
Hue
Large trattoria with a decent line-up of Italian favourites (pasta, calzoni, pizzas and seafood), a choice of beers and a palatable Sicilian house wine.
Ho Chi Minh City
This purely vegetarian restaurant offers an eclectic range of tasty choices from Vietnamese sour soup through to four-cheese pizzas and Mexican dishes.
Quang Ngai
This ever-popular restaurant has been in business since 1943. It serves tasty, economical Vietnamese food, has an English menu and a friendly owner.
My Tho
Plonked right in front of the floating restaurant, this popular place packs in diners come evening, with a host of lively hotpot and fish stalls.
Con Dao Islands
If you're on a tight budget, check out the small night market around the intersection of Ð Tran Huy Lieu and Ð Nguyen An Ninh for cheap eats.
Mekong Delta
This reputable meat-and-rice joint offers aluminium furniture, bright lights and a menu of local specialities, such as clay-pot eel with rice.
Ho Chi Minh City
One of the better options along bustling Ð Bui Vien, with a friendly atmosphere, decent wood-fired pizza and other Italian-inspired dishes.
Mekong Delta
Convenient for the bus-station hotels, this is lively by night and does inexpensive molluscs: shrimp, snails, blood cockles and the like.
Dien Bien Phu
Meet the locals at the bia hoi (draught beer) gardens along Ɖ Hoang Van Thai. There's decent and cheap grilled food as well.
Ben Tre
Centrally located, this place attracts a lively local crowd thanks to its popular grilled chicken, best washed down with draught beer.
Southeast Coast
A casual place by the shore, serving reliable Vietnamese cuisine, including a wide selection of fresh seafood dishes.
Bac Ha
Hoang Yen's simple menu includes decent breakfast options and a set menu for 200,000d. Cheap beer is also available.
Cat Ba Island
Handy supermarket for stocking up before heading off trekking or for the boat trip back to the mainland.
Vinh Long
Great spot for local fruit and inexpensive street snacks, such as nem (fresh spring rolls).
Ben Tre
Sizzling meat and seafood skewers and bowls of noodles await at the market food stalls.
Phu Quoc Island
At this crustacean eatery you won't be crabby once you get your claws into the likes of soft-shell crab with green-peppercorn salsa, com ghe (rice…
Hanoi
Popular with expats in the know, this quirky spot directly on the train tracks won't be for everyone, but those who like it, will love it. A wide range of…
Ho Chi Minh City
Street art-influenced decor and great-value noodle and tofu dishes make this a favourite of Saigonese students. It's on the right-hand side of the lane –…
Hanoi
Dishes of soy and gluten that look like meat, reflecting an ancient Buddhist tradition designed to make carnivore guests feel at home.
