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Food

What a dish is, where it comes from, and how to eat it. City guides sit with the dishes.

City guides

Da Nang food guide
Da Nang cooks like the center of the country: turmeric, peanuts, herbs, and a light hand with broth.
Hanoi food guide
Hanoi cooks a lighter, less sweet street food than the south.
Ho Chi Minh City food guide
The southern table is sweeter, herbier, and built around rice plates as much as noodle soups.
Hoi An food guide
Hoi An’s signature bowl is cao lau.
Hue food guide
Hue’s kitchen is herbal, spicy, and proud of its imperial small plates.
Can Tho food
Hu tieu soup, grilled river fish, and tropical fruit are the delta meal.
Cat Ba food
Seafood is the local meal.
Cu Chi food
Eat in the city.
Da Lat food
Avocado ice cream, hot soy milk, grilled rice paper, and strawberry snacks are the visitor trail.
Ha Giang food
Meals are breakfast pho, rice plates, and whatever the homestay cooks.
Ha Long Bay food
Meals on day boats are part of the ticket and are ordinary.
Mai Chau food
Dinner is usually at the homestay: grilled meat, forest vegetables, and rice.
Mui Ne food
Seafood and Russian-influenced visitor menus share the strip.
My Son food
Eat in Hoi An.
Nha Trang food
Seafood by weight is the local risk and the local pleasure.
Ninh Binh food
Countryside restaurants serve goat, rice, and simple vegetable plates.
Old Quarter food
Bun cha, pho, and egg coffee are all within a few blocks.
Phong Nha food
Town restaurants serve Vietnamese set meals and Western traveler food.
Phu Quoc food
Seafood and Vietnamese resort cooking.
Sapa food
Town restaurants serve hotpot, grilled meat, and visitor-friendly versions of highland dishes.
Tam Coc food
Eat at your homestay or back toward the village.

Dishes