Must-try dishes when visiting Nha Trang

Fish noodles, seafood, grilled spring rolls... are dishes that tourists should try when coming to the coastal city of Nha Trang.

Nha Trang City is one of the famous tourist cities for its bays and clear blue beaches. The local cuisine is also diverse, many dishes are combined with seafood, creating a unique feature. If you have the opportunity to visit Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa, you should not miss these dishes.

Fish noodle soup

Fish noodle soup is a dish sold all day in the coastal city of Nha Trang. The broth is made from fish, the broth has a light, sweet taste, is not fishy and has little oil. The fish noodle soup is small and soft, combining many ingredients such as tuna, jellyfish, and fish cakes. It is served with raw vegetables. Tourists who want to add more flavor can add a bowl of chili fish sauce to the noodles. The average price of a bowl of fish noodle soup ranges from 25,000 - 50,000 VND.

Suggested addresses: Nguyen Loan fish noodle soup - 123 Ngo Gia Tu; Nam Beo fish noodle soup - Lot B2 Cho Dam Apartment, Phan Boi Chau Street.

A bowl of fish noodle soup includes tuna, fish cakes, jellyfish,... with a broth that has a light, sweet taste. Photo: Hanh Nhien

Seafood

Nha Trang is famous for its fresh and diverse seafood. Visitors can enjoy many types of shrimp, squid, sea urchins... with many ways of processing. If you don't have time, you can go to some famous restaurants and pubs along the beach and riverbank in the city to eat seafood. In addition, visitors can enjoy seafood through package tours to visit bays and islands, such as Diep Son island cluster, Binh Hung island, experience diving to shoot fish and then bring them ashore to process. The prices of seafood are also diverse, from low to high finances can meet all.

Suggested addresses: Thanh Suong 2 Seafood, 9A Tran Phu Street; 5 Hung Seafood, 206/34 Hai Thang Tu Street

Seafood in Nha Trang City is considered fresh and diverse by many diners. Photo: Bui Ky

Grilled spring rolls

Grilled spring rolls in Nha Trang are one of the famous dishes and have their own characteristics compared to other regions in Vietnam. The spring rolls are spring rolls made from minced pork, combined with spices and then shaped into skewers to be grilled until golden brown. When eaten, the spring rolls will be served with ram, raw vegetables, sweet and sour vegetables wrapped in thin rice paper. Then the rolled spring rolls will be dipped in a special yellow, thick dipping sauce made from sticky rice, pickled minced meat and some other ingredients. Depending on each person's taste, chili and fish sauce can be added to increase the richness of the dish. On average, a portion of grilled spring rolls for one person costs 30,000 VND.

Suggested addresses: Dang Van Quyen grilled spring rolls, 16A Lan Ong street; Phu Phuong grilled spring rolls, 319 Le Hong Phong

A full portion of grilled spring rolls. Photo: Ngoc Tram

Squid pancake

Along the area near Ponagar Tower, there are many seafood pancake shops, many locals still enjoy squid pancakes. The pancakes are more than half a hand in diameter, the filling is whole squid (also known as egg squid), bean sprouts, onions, fried in oil molds. The pancakes will be eaten with raw vegetables and dipped in chili fish sauce. Some locals believe that squid with eggs will have a "characteristic fragrant, sweet, fatty taste". To diversify the menu, many restaurant owners also combine squid pancakes with shrimp, pork, or soft-boiled quail eggs. Each pancake costs from 5,000 to 10,000 VND.

Suggested address: along Thap Ba Street, Nha Trang City

A portion of Banh Xeo Nuoc is served with raw vegetables and dipped in chili fish sauce. Photo: Bui Duc

Squid hotpot

Guests can choose to have dinner with squid hotpot. The squid hotpot broth is low in fat, has a sweet and sour taste from vegetables such as pineapple, tomato and a slight spicy taste from chili. The squid is arranged on a plate cut into pieces, the meat is fresh and delicious. When the hotpot water boils, add the squid and vegetables to the pot, when it is cooked, take it out and eat with chili fish sauce, vermicelli, and pour the hot broth over the dish. Depending on each person's taste, you can order additional portions of grouper, shrimp dipped in squid hotpot. Each pot of squid hotpot costs from 150,000 to 200,000 VND.

Suggested address: Dai Lanh squid hotpot, To Huu street, Nha Trang city.