What and where to eat in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa?

For tourists who have travelled many times, it is not difficult to guess what the most common specialties in a beach city are. Having been well known for clean beaches and beautiful eco-tourism sites, Nha Trang is also famous for its cheap and delicious cuisine. Now let’s check out for our list of what and where to eat in Nha Trang!

Sea food (Hải sản)

Supplied by local fishing villages, Nha Trang  offer an assortment of fresh fish, squid, crabs, jellyfish, and shellfish of all shapes and sizes. Highly recommended dishes include pan-fried squid with pork stuffing in tomato sauce, grilled red snapper, and shrimp in tamarind sauce.

Ninh Hoa Fermented Pork Roll (Nem nướng Ninh Hòa)

Served in local restaurants, Nem nướng Ninh Hòa is one of the most delicious dishes in Nha Trang. You will be served with platters of grilled pork meat, lettuce leaves, rice paper, fresh herbs, chillies, rice vermicelli and garlic and then you make your own wrap and dip the roll into the sweet-spicy fish sauce.

Price ranged from 40.000 to 60.000 VND per set.

Beef Steak (Bò Né)

Bò Né is a beefsteak breakfast served with a dollop of pate, eggs, bread and chili sauce in a hot plate. It is often accompanied with a mix of salad, tomato, cucumber, onion and vinegar. You will enjoy it by dipping the beef in a mix of lime, salt, and pepper sauce and using the baguette to polish off the remaining egg yolk and pate from the hot plate.

Jellyfish noodle soup (Bún cá sứa)

Your trip to Nha Trang won’t be complete if you don’t have this kind of noodle soup. Dip the fish or jellyfish into a special fish dipping sauce to create a taste sensation not usually found in the country. Another variation is bún chả sứa, which  comprises of rice vermicelli, jellyfish, and steamed sailfish fillet in a sweet fish broth.

Bánh cuốn thịt nướng

This spring roll usually contains minced pork meat, ear mushroom, and onions. It still comes with the prerequisite greens, pickled daikon and carrots along with the smattering of herbs inside a rice wrapper. The ingredients are loosely wrapped in a steamed rice flour crepe.

Rice Cake with Quail Eggs (Bánh căn)

Found all over Nha Trang, these rice cakes are freshly prepared in circular pans over a coal brazier, and are sold in pairs due to their rather small size. A dipping sauce is made from fish sauce, spices, scallions, green papaya and a side of meatballs and fried pork belly pieces can be thrown in.

Here, we would like to recommend a list of the best Nha Trang restaurants for both locals and tourists to enjoy these top dishes. If you are going to visit this beautiful coastal city, then note down some destinations as mentioned so you will not run out of ideas about dining when visiting Nha Trang!

Nem nướng Vũ Thành An

The restaurant is crowded with customers from late afternoon till midnight.

Address: #15 Lê Lợi, Xương Huân, Nha Trang, Khánh Hoà

Bún cá Năm Beo

Address: Chợ Đầm, Phan Bội Châu, Xương Huân, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa

Chiêu Anh Restaurant

Address: #86 Trần Phú, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa

Le Bouchon Restaurant

Opening hours: 9 am – 11 pm
Address: #1P, Hùng Vương, Nha Trang

Good Morning Vietnam Restaurant

This restaurant offers a superior quality food at reasonable price, a good selection of wine…

Opening hours: 10:00 – 23:00
Address: #111 B Nguyễn Thiện Thuật, Nha Trang

Lac Canh Restaurant (Nhà Hàng Lạc Cảnh)

Opening hours: 11 am – 8:45 pm every day
Address: #44, Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm, Nha Trang

Nem nướng Đặng Văn Quyên       

Here is a local restaurant that’s always crowded with people who come for the specialty Nem Nuong.

Address: #16A, Lãn Ông, Xương Huân, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa
Tel: (+84)58 3819 292
Opening hours: 07:30–20:45

Bánh Căn Hạnh

This small local restaurant serves up a great version for a very inexpensive price (about $4 USD per three).

Address: #157 Lạc Long Quân, Diên Khánh, Khánh Hòa
Tel: (+84)58 3851 707

Moka Café                       

Looking for a laid back cafe with reasonable prices? Check out Moka Cafe.

Address: #74 Hùng Vương, Lộc Thọ, Khánh Hòa
Tel: (+84)58 3526 589
Opening hours: 09:00–22:00

Cà phê Hoa Đồng Nội

This is a massive cafe & restaurant located outside of the tourist center. It not only have beautiful gardens and water features, live music but also has a large selection of food and drink – not just coffee.

Address: #75 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Tân Lập, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa
Tel: (+84)58 3513 779
Opening hours: 07:00–21:00