Are you planning to travel to Hoi An? Do you want to explore the cultural beauty of Hoi An Cuisine? So let’s learn nine attractive food in Hoi An together – the most quintessential the ancient town cuisine.
Hoi An cuisine is always a “waste of ink” topic for many travel bloggers because of its diversity and uniqueness. The dishes here are delicious, rich in simple traditions, yet highly cheap. Save the most memorable dishes for your trip to Hoi An.
1/ Characteristics of Hoi An cuisine
Food in Hoi An is extremely rich and diverse, but they all have their characteristics of the Central Coast region. In Hoi An’s specialties, various ingredients from the mountains, forests, plains, and sea are used.
In addition to traditional dishes, we always encounter dishes with Chinese and Western culinary styles when coming to Hoi An.
If you are someone who likes to travel and often learn about Hoi An, you will notice that the food arrangement here is very simple, still whole of tradition: rustic, rustic. The restaurant owners who serve food here are also straightforward and friendly. Therefore, when enjoying delicious dishes in Hoi An, you will always feel comfortable.
One of the typical dishes in Hoi An is Quang noodles. Coming to Hoi An, you can see Quang noodles sold everywhere. It is not difficult for you to get a super attractive bowl of “hunger-fighting” noodles after walking around Hoi An.
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2/ Pocket 9 delicious food in Hoi An
What to eat in Hoi An? The eternal question of tourists every time they travel here. Although Hoi An cuisine is vibrant, with many famous specialties, perhaps the following nine delicious dishes are dishes that you should not miss:
2.1/ Hoi An Cao Lau
When talking about Hoi An, it is impossible not to mention Cao Lau’s specialties. A dish associated with Hoi An has a bizarre name with a unique flavor. Cao Lau is essentially a noodle dish mixed with flour and melaleuca wood ash, so the noodles are bright yellow, large, and soft. Soft noodles combined with shrimp, pork, char siu, and raw vegetables… bring a typical Cao Lau dish only found in Hoi An.
If you go to Hoi An eating places, it will be easy for you to enjoy this specialty dish. However, there are a few suggestions for the best restaurants for you:
- Cao Lau Thanh restaurant is at 26 Thai Phien, Minh An Ward, Hoi An, Quang Nam, and has a price of 15,000 – 33,000 VND.
- Cao Lau Lien restaurant at 120 Tran Cao Van, Minh An ward, Hoi An, Quang Nam, with a price of 20,000 – 30,000 VND.
- Hoi An Ba Be Cao Lau restaurant at 19 Tran Phu, Cam Chau, Hoi An, Quang Nam, with a price of 20,000 – 44,000 VND.
2.2/ Wet cake with grilled meat
Wet cake with grilled meat is also one of the favorite dishes in Hoi An. Soft, moist cake eaten with grilled meat is exceptionally delicious and easy to eat, suitable for breakfast or snacks. If you travel to Hoi An for a long time and want to change your taste, this is the right choice.
To enjoy this dish at its best, you can refer to the following restaurants:
- Ms. Vien’s grilled meat skewer restaurant on the sidewalk of Kazik Park, 138 Tran Phu, Hoi An, costs 5,000 – 50,000 VND. The shop is usually open from 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm.
- Ba Huong’s heirloom restaurant at 31 Tieu La. Prices range from 6,000 – 30,000 VND and are open from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm.
- Gieng Ba Le Restaurant at 51 Tran Hung Dao, Minh An, Hoi An; Prices range from 15,000 – 45,000 VND and are open from 10:00 – 22:00.
2.3/ Food in Hoi An – Quang Noodles
Topping the list of Hoi An cuisine is Quang noodles. This is one of the dishes loved by diners. A large bowl of Quang noodles filled with thick, chewy noodles, combined with grilled meat, char siu, and raw vegetables… immediately relieves hunger after a whole day out.
Compared to other places, Quang Hoi An noodles have larger strands and more diverse toppings. Therefore, anyone who comes to Hoi An must definitely enjoy a bowl of Quang noodles before leaving.
Some Quang Hoi An noodle shops with the best reviews:
- Ong Hai Hoi An Quang Noodles at 6A Truong Minh Luong, City. Hoi An, Quang Nam, has prices from 15,000 – 40,000 VND and is open from 07:30 – 21:00 hours.
- Quang Di Hat Noodles at No. 4 Phan Chau Trinh, City. Hoi An and Quang Nam are available from 08:00 – 22:00, and prices are only from 15,000 – 25,000 VND.
- Quang Ba Minh Hoi An Noodles on Cam Ha Street costs 25,000 – 50,000 VND and is open from 07:00 – 21:00.
2.4/ Pork noodle soup
In the list of Da Nang and Hoi An cuisine, there is a dish called spring rolls that many tourists have reviewed. Everyone says that Hoi An’s vermicelli with spring rolls is very different. The vermicelli with spring rolls is very big and firm, and it has a delicious broth, which is very tasty. You can choose this dish to have dinner in Hoi An before leaving.
The Hoi An Bun Gio restaurant with the best reviews is the Hoi An Bun Gio Cha restaurant at 99 Nguyen Truong To, priced at 30,000 VND and open from noon to evening.
2.5/ Grilled pork vermicelli
According to Food Reviews, anyone who has set foot in Hoi An culinary area must definitely enjoy the grilled pork vermicelli dish here. This is one of the dishes on the list of food in Hoi An that many people love. The vermicelli dish is richly seasoned with a rich sauce and served with wild, raw vegetables.
To enjoy this dish, you can go to some of the following places:
- Ms. Bay’s grilled pork noodle soup – Hoi An market is only 30,000 VND/serving, open from 07:00 – 18:00.
- Ty Ty Restaurant on Hai Ba Trung Street (Next to Tam Quan Ba Mu Pagoda) costs 45,000 VND/per serving and is open from 07:00 – 22:00
- Grilled pork noodle soup at 01 Hoang Van Thu, priced at only 15,000 VND/serving and open from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
2.6/ Food in Hoi An – chicken rice
Among the dishes in Hoi An, chicken rice is the most memorable dish. Nowadays, you can eat this dish anywhere, but only Hoi An offers such an unforgettable taste—golden, fragrant rice with golden pieces of chicken served with salad and vegetables. Just a plate of chicken rice will fill you up all day and keep the flavor of Hoi An cuisine alive when you return home.
Because it is a famous specialty dish, when you step into the old town, you can see many delicious restaurants.
However, there are some original shops made by Hoi An people themselves for your reference:
- Ba Buoi chicken rice at 22 Phan Chu Trinh costs from 20,000 – 45,000 VND, open from 10:30 – 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm.
- Hoi An chicken rice at 47/2 Tran Hung Dao costs from 25,000 – 50,000 VND, open from 12:30 – 20:00.
- Ba Thuan chicken rice at 17/4 Hai Ba Trung has anything from 20,000 – 45,000 VND, open from 12:00 – 19:30 hours.
2.7/ Hoi An pancakes
If you want snacks, what should you eat in Hoi An? The answer that cannot be more convincing is Hoi An pancakes. There’s nothing better than walking around the old town in the afternoon and then stopping by a street vendor to enjoy hot, fragrant pancakes. While eating and chatting with the cake seller, we heard many interesting things about the people here.
If you want to enjoy delicious banh xeo, you can visit some of these places:
- Hoai River Banh Xeo at 59/32 August 18 Street, prices from 10,000 – 30,000 VND and open from 11:00 – 22:00
- Hai Nam Pancake at 409 Hai Ba Trung is open all day with prices from only 10,000 – 30,000 VND
- Ms. Anh’s banh xeo on Thoai Ngoc Hau Street costs from 20,000 – 50,000 VND and is available from 9:00 – 22:00
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2.8/ Banh beo
Another famous snack among the dishes in Hoi An is banh beo. Banh beo is a simple, rustic dish with a unique filling feature: it is made from shrimp and meat and eaten with ramen. The dough is thick, sticky, and white, creating a beautiful dish with a unique flavor.
To enjoy Hoi An’s authentic banh beo, you can go to one of the following restaurants:
- Ba Bay’s banh beo at 2 Nguyen Thai Hoc costs 3,000 VND/cup and is usually open from afternoon to evening.
- Banh beo 17 at 17 Dinh Tien Hoang costs 10,000 – 15,000 VND and is open all day from 7:00 – 22:00.
- Ms. Lan’s Banh Beo on Phan Dinh Phung Street is only open from morning to a little past noon and is priced from 10,000 – 15,000 VND/person.
2.9/ Food in Hoi An – tea
When traveling to Hoi An ancient town, you must definitely enjoy a cup of Hoi An sweet soup before returning home. Hoi An sweet soup has a naturally delicious yet straightforward taste and is sold by many street vendors or small sidewalk shops in the old town. There are many types of sweet soups, such as bean sweet soup, mixed sweet soup, and green rice sweet soup,…
Some delicious sweet soup shops you can refer to:
- Ba Muoi tea shop at 4 Hoang Dieu, prices from 8,000 – 15,000 VND and is open from 9:00 – 21:00.
- Ms. Sau’s mixed sweet soup is at 18 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street, priced at 8,000 – 10,000 VND and open from 8:00 – 21:00.
- Mr. Thieu’s black sesame tea is located opposite 118 Nguyen Truong To Street; prices range from 5,000 – 8,000 VND, and it is open from 7:00 – 21:00.
Above are nine typical food of Hoi An cuisine that you must definitely try when traveling to Hoi An. Follow yourvietnam.org fan page to learn more about the beauty of Vietnamese culture. And also find some perfect tips to make your travel plan more wonderful.
