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Writer's pictureVietnam Food Safari

The Best Food of Hoi An and where to Eat it!

1. Madam Khanh – The Banh Mi Queen

Address: 115 Trần Cao Vân, Phường Minh An, Hội An, Quảng Nam


Madam Khanh exemplifies banh mi ecstasy. Serving one of the world's finest sandwiches for over three decades, the queen is a master of her craft. Madam Khanh, the proprietor of a little business tucked away in a corner, stands at the front of her establishment, hand-making exceptional sandwiches while serving hungry clients. Her banh mis are outstanding because they are crispier, lighter, and overall tastier. Her petite meaty French baguettes are crisp and flavourful, with raw veggies, pâté, cilantro, egg, pork, and a drizzle of her secret sauce. Eating everything on her menu is a simple task. Madam Khan serves a traditional Hoi with outstanding service and a wonderful ambience An experience you won't regret!






2. Cao Lau Khong Gian Xanh

Address: 687 Hai Bà Trưng, Phường Minh An, Hội An, Quảng Nam

This restaurant is renowned for serving cao lau, a Hoi An delicacy, as its name suggests. The family-run restaurant delivers enormous, inexpensive, and delicious meals. This restaurant will become your go-to for its delectable noodles and its location in an unassuming side alley surrounded by trees and green paper lanterns. The toppings for these rice noodles include char siu pork, fresh herbs and veggies, rice crackers, and deep-fried pork skin. However, what distinguishes this dish are the rice noodles themselves. They are unique to Hoi An due to the fact that they are steeped in calcium-rich water from an ancient well and combined with the ashes of Cham Island trees. This method imparts a yellow hue, a chewy texture, and a smoky flavour to the noodles.










3. Mi Quang Ong Hai – Mr. Hai Noodles

Address: 6A Trương Minh Lượng, Cẩm Châu, Hội An, Quảng Nam 560000

Opening times: 11am – 10pm

Mi quang is an additional wonderful noodle dish that is rarely available outside of Quang Nam Province. It features a wider type of rice noodle than other Vietnamese noodle dishes and a little amount of flavourful bone broth (chicken or pork) at its base. Mr. Hai garnishes his noodles with crisp greens and vegetables, slices of roast pork, squares of fried pork rind, peanuts, rice crackers, prawns, and quail egg. Mr. Hai's restaurant may be difficult to find, but the long line serves as a helpful hint. Additionally, he's famous for serving Hoi Ans another well-known noodle dish Cau Lau.










4. Bánh Bèo Bà Bảy

Address: By the orange wall on Hoang Van Thu Street

Opening time: Late afternoon (from around 3pm) onwards

Bánh Bèo Bà Bảy is a street food vendor that only sells banh beo or water fern cake. Typically eaten as a savoury snack or appetiser, banh beo dishes are small, soft, steamed rice cakes, topped with local ingredients, and presented in small porcelain bowls. Bánh Bèo Bà Bảy toppings include an orange shrimp and pork-based sauce comprising of fried shallots, red chillies, and deep-fried Cao Lau noodles.











5. White Rose Restaurant

Address: 533 Đ. Hai Bà Trưng, Phường Cẩm Phổ, Hội An, Quảng Nam

Opening hours: 7:30 am – 8:30pm

The Vac Cake (also known as White Rose dumpling), which is prepared from rice flour and fresh shrimp, is one of the greatest street dishes in Hoi An, Vietnam, and travelers should not miss it while visiting this old town. For three generations, the recipe for these darling little dumplings, has been a well kept secret held by Tran Tuan Ngai and his family who run this wonderful restaurant.

After the two most well-known meals in Hoi An, Cao Lau and Quang Noodle, you will undoubtedly remember white rose , which had a very plain appearance but a delicious flavour.

In a little restaurant at the end of Hai Ba Trung Street in Hoi An, visitors may indulge in the city's famous Vac Cake. From the street, the eatery might easily pass for a home. When you go in, you'll be greeted with a platter of dumplings, Vac cakes, and wontons.

The exterior layers of Vac cakes are mostly composed of rice flour, however, they vary from other similar delicacies in that they are not rolled. There are two distinct processes involved in producing dough.

Inside the Vac Cakes are a variety of fillings, but the crushed shrimp is the highlight. Other options include pork and mushrooms. Each dumpling's outside resembles a white blossom and will become a milky tint after being cooked.






6. Long Com Ga

Address: 16 Phan Chu Trinh, Phường Minh An, Hội An, Quảng Nam

Opening hours: 11 am – 10pm

The outside patio at Long com ga is stunning, especially with all the lanterns. Because of its placement on a side street, though, it is not always simple to spot. Their name, Com Ga, signifies that chicken & rice is their speciality. Com Ga Xe is their staple dish, and the meal may appear modest, but don't let that deceive you; it's loaded with flavours out of this world. Poached chicken is shredded and combined with Vietnamese coriander, white onion, lemon juice and cracked pepper, before being served with yellow rice, green papaya, carrots, and a broth prepared from the chicken.








7. Bale Well

45/51 Trần Hưng Đạo, Hoi An, Vietnam

Bale Well is located on Ba Le Well Lane on the edge of Hoi An’s Old Town and is extremely popular with locals and travelers alike.

The restaurant serves one thing and one thing only. A set menu, which comprises of:

Bánh xèo (pancakes made from rice flour)

Nem nướng (grilled pork sausage on a skewer)

Thịt nướng (satay style pork skewers)

Ram cuốn (prawn fried spring roll)

Kimchi

Salad leaves and herbs

Rice paper

The idea and traditional way to eat all of this is to carefully make rice paper rolls stuffed with these various ingredients.






8. Cơm Gà Bà Buội

22 Phan Chu Trinh, Phường Minh An, Hội An, Quảng Nam, Vietnam

Ba Buoi Chicken Rice Restaurant is one of the most famous chicken rice restaurants in Hoi An. An institution for locals since the 1950s this family restaurant has three generations of family working here. It is always crowded with locals and tourists thanks to its irresistible delicious taste. Try their Com Ga Roti – Vietnamese roasted chicken served with turmeric-infused rice and pickled carrots and green papaya, truly irresistible.










9. Phi Banh Mi

88 Thái Phiên, Phường Minh An, Hoi An, Quảng Nam, Vietnam

Banh Mi Phi is located on a side street away from the tourist hotspots. Although many more famous Banh Mi places are known in this historic town this is still one of my favorite spots - The fillings are fresh and I love their pork cake, but it’s their homemade pate which keeps bringing customers back to the fantastic restaurant in Hoi An









10. Quán Cao Lầu Thanh

26 Thái Phiên, Phường Minh An, Hoi An, Quảng Nam, Vietnam

This place is a local gem and the Cao Lau here is absolutely delicious! The food & this place is a must find in Hoi An for traditional local food. Super cheap dishes, packed with flavor. Recommended by locals as the best Cau Lau in Hoi An.









11. My Quang Bich

272 Hùng Vương, Thanh Hà, Hoi An, Quảng Nam, Vietnam

This place is a best kept secret for one the best bowls of My Quang in Hoi An. Mi quang is an additional wonderful noodle dish that is rarely available outside of Quang Nam Province. It features a wider type of rice noodle than cao lau and a little amount of flavorful bone broth (chicken or pork) at its base. The dish comes garnished with crisp greens and vegetables, slices of roast pork, squares of pig rind, peanuts, rice crackers, prawns, and quail egg.









12. Banh Canh Ba Quyt

2B Phan Châu Trinh, Minh An, tp. Hoi An, Quảng Nam, Vietnam

Mrs. Quyt's banh Canh shop is located in an alley less than 2 meters long, containing about 10 small tables placed along the aisle. For over 25years, whether the weather is hot or rainy, her banh canh shop is always crowded and bustling with people coming in and out. Bánh Canh is a type of Vietnamese noodle, and the recipe for the noodles includes both tapioca and rice flour. They are thick and hearty, similar to Japanese udon noodles. The broth is thick and has a subtle crab flavour, and is a must for foodies who visit Vietnam. Here, you can order banh canh with such options as pork noodle soup, pork bone soup, with fish cakes, or a combination.





13. Dung - Banh Can Trung Cut, banh cuon cha lua

110 Trần Cao Vân, Phường Minh An, Hội An, Quảng Nam

Amazing Bánh Căn - which is very popular in the South Central region of Vietnam. Bánh căn is a type of savoury mini pancake, fried in small moulds filled with hot oil. They are usually filled with quail eggs and fried until crispy and golden. Served with Vietnamese sausage and green papaya salad and fish sauce, a great snack











14. Bò Né Hoang Gia

264 Lý Thường Kiệt, Phường Minh An, Hội An, Quảng Nam

Bo né (sizzling beef) - a traditional breakfast in Vietnam consisting of fried eggs, marinated beef, pork balls, pate, Vietnamese sausage, served with fresh salads and hot bread rolls. This delectable plate of steak, eggs and pate it is served hot-off-the-stove on a cow-shaped cast iron platter which also serves as the pan it’s cooked on. And just in case you’re curious about the dish’s name, bo means “cow/beef,” while ne means “to stand away from.” When the beef arrives on the sizzling platter, ‘tis best you dodge the greasy crackling and spitting hot plate. A street side favorite found throughout Vietnam. But have found the best is this amazing restaurant in Hoi An.








15. Quán Bánh Đập Số 9

Cẩm Nam, Hội An, Quảng Nam

Picture two incredibly light rice pappadums (grilled rice paper), with a silky soft layer of rice noodle between. Served alongside a fermented shrimp sauce (called mắm tôm – really strong and pungent; not for everyone), a chilli sauce, and a sweet fish sauce. You eat it by smashing and tearing a piece off, folding, then dipping, and serving with Hen Tron.

Hen tron, or minced baby clam salad, is a traditional food from Cam Nam island, which is located just across the bridge from the Hoi An Old Town.

Light and with a subtle, beautiful shellfish flavour, tossed with herbs and greens, and sometimes excitingly tart and zingy slices of star fruit. Then topped with crushed peanuts. Light yet satisfying, due to the delicate flavour of the clams but peppered with occasional bursts of star fruit, herb, and peanut. Best paired with the banh dap (or “smashing rice paper”).





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