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Hoi An has excellent food of all kinds, including local
specialities
such as
cao lau,
thick rice-flour noodles, beansprouts and pork-rind croutons in a light soup topped with thin slices of pork. Also look out for the steamed manioc-flour parcels of finely diced crab or shrimp called
banh bao
(or
banh vac),
and fried wanton (
hoanh thanh chien).
CafAŠ Can , 74 Bach Dang. A welcoming restaurant offering Hoi An specialities and an excellent-value seafood menu - four courses for $3. CafAŠ des Amis , 52 Bach Dang. Renowned for its "Vietnamese cuisine plus imagination" and charismatic host, there's no menu, just four dishes for $3. The veggie and seafood specialities are all great. Try the Vietnamese set menu to sample a bit of everything. Open till late. Du Di , 12 Le Loi. A popular backpacker haunt, serving standard traveller-friendly fare. Hong Phuc , 86 Bach Dang. A friendly, good-value eatery in a great waterside location, run by two multilingual female cousins who niftily fillet your fish at the table. Happy hour drinks 5-6.30pm get a twenty percent reduction. Mermaid aka Nhu Y, 2 Tran Phu. Run by the owner of the Cua Dai hotel, the restaurant shares the hotel's strong reputation for service and value. The speciality is marinated fish grilled with saffron in banana leaf, or try the set dinner - choice of two starters and mains plus dessert for under $5. Tam Tam CafAŠ , 110 Hguyen Thai Hoc. Stylish French-run bar/eatery open late with music, pool, happy hour beers 6-9pm and an upscale international cuisine restaurant.
Treat's Same Same CafAŠ
, 158 Tran Phu. Bar-restaurant with a popular happy hour 7-9pm daily which enigmatically promises to be "same same but different." Other useful information
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