The Central Coast Restaurants
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1. Banh Mi Phuong
$ | |Madam Phuong, the shop owner, serves from a simple little take-away counter, next door to a bakery on the edge of Old Town. When famed foodie Anthony Bourdain visited, he declared the banh mi served here to be quite possibly the best in Vietnam; and he might just have been right. What you get here is a symphony in a sandwich, and though both her menu and popularity have grown, Phuong is still serving up the same secret family recipes and silence-inducing sandwiches. Bourdain's favorite banh mi deluxe is a pork feast consisting of a mouth-melting slow-roasted five-spiced fillet, a rich peppery pate, a handful of herbs, pickled vegetables, and finished off with a generous scoop of mayonnaise, smoked chili sauce, and messy fried egg. Phuong also has vegetarian alternatives; ask for banh mi chay.
2b Phan Chu Trinh, Hoi An, Quang Nam, Vietnam090-574--3773Known For
- Delicious banh mi
- Old Town staple
- Chef recommended
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2. Bomb Crater Bar
$ | |A great place to stop for a midday drink and refreshing splash in the river, this bar sits between two large bomb craters left during the American war. Run jointly by a Vietnamese couple and Australian couple, the bar is halfway between Phong Nha village and Farmstay Village. In the winter they’ll also keep a fire raging to warm you up on your Bong Lai Valley bike tour.
Cu Lac 1, Phong Nha, Quang Binh, Vietnam036-541--0230Known For
- Gin and tonics
- Hammocks
- Vietnamese snacks
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3. Tam's DMZ Café
$ | |No visit to Dong Ha is complete without a visit to this cheerful spot in the heart of town. It's both a charity café (Mr. Tam employs and supports deaf people in the area) and a one-stop information shop, without the hard sell. The menu is a wholesome mix of excellent Vietnamese and Western staples, including pizza, banh mi, and half-decent espresso. Tam also employs local war veterans and offers excellent tours of the DMZ and surrounding area. If you are staying overnight in Dong Ha, Tam's also offers decent accommodations at very cheap prices (starting at 160,000d) as well as guided tours to the DMZ.
211 Duong Ba Trieu, Dong Ha, Quang Tri, Vietnam090-542–5912Known For
- DMZ guided tours
- Chance to talk with war veterans
- Charity cafe
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4. Am Phu
$ | |A favorite with locals, Am Phu ("hell restaurant"), has been in operation for more than 80 years, serving excellent Vietnamese cuisine. It's famous locally for com am phu, a colorful rice, pork, shrimp, and herb specialty dish—the seven colors of this dish represent the first seven steps of Buddha. This isn't a tourist spot; everyone eats together at large tables covered with red plastic tablecloths. Although there are no prices listed on the menu, most dishes cost less than 70,000d depending on how large a serving is requested.
51 Nguyen Thai Hoc St., Hue, Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam0234-382–5259Known For
- Family-style dining
- Authentic Hue food
- Centrally located
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5. Banh Beo Ba Cu
$ | |Don't be put off by the grungy interior of this restaurant. The quality of the decor is in inverse proportion to the quality of the food. This favorite among locals serves only eight dishes, all specialties of the region. The price of 30,000d per dish should allow you to try them all—if you're hungry enough.
23/177 Phan Dinh Phung St., Hue, Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam0234-383–2895Known For
- Small but excellent menu
- Local specialties
- Low-budget
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6. Lac Thanh Restaurant
$ | |Packed with tourists and teeming with easy riders and souvenir hawkers, this basic restaurant located near the entrance to the citadel is run by guidebook sweetheart, Mr. Lac. Sadly, what once was a great little local spot churning out a couple of delicious staple Hue dishes has turned into a giant enterprise with an equally giant menu and following. Despite the lackluster food, you can't help but admire Lac for building such a successful business, especially as he is deaf and mute and lives in a country where opportunities for the disabled are few and far between. Eat elsewhere, but do drop in for a drink (preferably a beer), and wander upstairs, where the secret of Lac's success is revealed. Every customer is given a wooden stick and bolt bottle opener, fashioned and signed by Lac himself. The lucky few travelers that have spent enough time with him to appreciate his desire to travel, send photos of the bottle opener from various landmarks worldwide.
6A Dinh Tien Hoang St., Hue, Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam0234-352–4674Known For
- Giant menu
- Friendly service
- Close to Hue Citadel
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7. Lac Thien
$ | |This busy little café is one of the oldest in Hue. On a busy corner by the side of the river, it specializes in just one dish: banh khoai, crispy pancakes stuffed with bean sprouts, shrimp, and little mounds of pork, served up with herbaceous side salads and a spicy peanut sauce. To eat, cut them in half, wrap them in herbs and rice paper, and dip. The shady seats on the sidewalk are perfectly positioned for watching life go by.
6 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hue, Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam0234-352–7348Known For
- Shaded sidewalk seating
- Amiable and fun staff
- Local specialties
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8. Quan Cam Bun Bo Hue
$ | |No visit to Hue is complete without sampling the city's most famous breakfast dish, bun bo Hue, a glorious lemongrass-and-chili infused beef broth, served with slippery round noodles, beef, pork shank, and a fistful of fragrant herbs. It's not unlike fiery northern pho, and is best slurped from specialty kitchens; the best in Hue is Quan Cam, a tiny family-run noodle shop on Le Loi Street.
49 Le Loi St., Hue, Thua Thien-Hue, VietnamNo phoneKnown For
- The best bun bo Hue in town
- Breakfast only
- Central location
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9. San May
$ | |San May is a small decent vegetarian restaurant on the quiet Thanh Tinh Street. Dine amid soothing music in a nha ruong (Hue's traditional panel house) surrounded by a beautiful garden. Their menu is a wide range of many plant-based dishes and one of their signatures is juicy pomelo salad served in a meticulously carved pomelo fruit.
8 Thanh Tinh St., Vy Da Ward, Hue, Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam093-199–9972Known For
- Plant-based dishes
- Peaceful ambience
- Tasty and fresh pomelo salad
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10. Thanh Lieu
$ | |This vegetarian food stall is located right on the edge of Hue's Night Pedestrian Zone. This is the cheapest food stall in town with tasty plant-based dishes starting from 10,000d. It's overcrowded during full moon and new moon days (on the 14th, the 15th, the last and first day of each lunar month) when most of the Buddhist local people have vegetarian meals for religious purpose.
50 Nguyen Cong Tru St., Hue, Thua Thien-Hue, VietnamKnown For
- The cheapest vegetarian restaurant in town
- Fresh ingredients
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