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We've compiled the best of the best in The Central Coast - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Miss Ly was one of the first cooks in town to open her humble, market-edge restaurant to the trickle of travelers astute enough to have put Hoi An on their itinerary almost 20 years ago. Two decades later, Ly is still in the kitchen pouring her heart and soul into each dish served. Her Hoi An wontons, crispy rice-flour shells with a pocket of minced pork and shrimp, dressed with a fruity, Chinese-style sweet-and-sour salsa, are some of the best in town.
This garden restaurant with mostly outdoor seating is an expat favorite. Founded by Spanish and Italian natives, My Casa blends the two cuisines together to create a unique array of options. Choose from a selection that encompasses homemade pastas, delicious paella, pizza, classic tapas like tortilla, Iberico ham, and chorizo as well as hearty mains like a slow cooked lamb shank.
The plush Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai is a fittingly impressive setting for one of Central Vietnam's most exquisite Japanese dining experiences. Utilizing the finest ingredients, including fish and seafood imported from Japan and high-grade beef cuts, the chefs here create unforgettable omakase menus for diners. Wash the food down with premium sakes and wines or Japanese-inspired cocktails.
American businessman Scott, who hails from Louisiana, decided to get into restaurants with his Vietnamese partner Olivia, and the result is a steak house devoted to Southern-style hospitality. Overlooking Han River, this brick-and-bamboo establishment caters to families and groups and has the best steaks in town, along with killer sides. After dinner, don’t be surprised when you are offered a shot of locally made chocolate vodka. The prices are high for Vietnam, but you get what you pay for.
This opulent 40-seat restaurant is inside Ancient Hue Garden Houses. Blending cultural heritage and fine cuisine, it pays tribute to the last carving artists in Hue. The restaurant is famous for vividly recreating the authentic cuisines of Hue's royalty. Each dish is beautifully presented with vegetables sculpted into shapes of plants and animals. Expect an experience more than a meal with the Royal Court Dinner, an eight-course dinner with traditional music.
Reservations should be made at least four hours in advance.
Don't be fooled by the street view. The (red) sky's the limit at this trendy restaurant with some of the best Western food in Vietnam. Start with the salmon tartare followed by homemade spaghetti carbonara. Straight from the grill are perfectly cooked mango chicken and Zurich tenderloin with mushroom and potatoes.
The Italian menu at this decent little cafeteria is one of the best in the city—and the cheapest, too. Think plates piled high with herby olive oil–drizzled beef carpaccio, al dente creamy risotto, and real Italian pizza, each coming in at under $7 a pop. Nothing is served quickly (everything on the menu is made fresh to order), but the location in the bustling Night Pedestrian Zone makes it a great spot to kick back and people-watch when the sun goes down.
There are times when only a good old-fashioned curry will do, and the talented Indian chefs here make some of the best. Highlights of the menu include anything from their tandoori oven, soft buttery naan, mixed vegetable or meat grilled dishes, and tikka. For vegetarians the channa masala and paneer dishes come in belt-slackening-size servings, and for upset stomachs, the honey lassi is a great cure.
