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TOP 10 must-try delicacies when traveling to Nha Trang

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Schedule to "collapse" Nha Trang with a series of extremely attractive specialty delicacies for the upcoming trip, why not "develop" right away?

Nha Trang waters are located in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, so the cuisine has a convergence of quintessence from many nearby places such as Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Ninh Thuan,... Traveling to the sea without trying famous Nha Trang specialties is a great disadvantage. Quickly "note" the delicious Nha Trang delicacies in the following article!



1. Nha Trang Seafood


Nha Trang is a beach tourism city, so seafood is considered the most famous specialty of this place. The abundant and fresh seafood source at a reasonable price is what attracts many tourists to Nha Trang. Nha Trang seafood dishes such as crab, steamed crab, stir-fried clam snails, grilled shrimp, grilled squid, grilled humor, ray hot pot,... making many tourists impressed and fascinated.



Address to eat delicious seafood in Nha Trang:

  • Ba Nha Trang Tower Seafood Area
  • Seafood Shop No. 6 Ngo Si Lien, Nha Trang City
  • Bai Duong Seafood Shop No. 102 Tran Phu Street, Nha Trang City


2. Fish cake noodles, fish cake soup


Fish cake noodles and fish cake soup are Nha Trang delicacies with extremely typical flavors of the land of sea frankincense, making many tourists distracted when traveling here. The dish is prepared simply but has a rich, delicious flavor thanks to the juicy broth cooked from sea fish, served with beam fish, fried fish paste and a little cilantro onion to bring out the aroma, bringing unforgettable flavors to diners. 



Address to eat Fish cake noodles, fish cake soup in Nha Trang:

  • Co Ha soup cake at 14 Phan Chu Trinh, Nha Trang City
  • Ba Thua soup cake No. 10A Phan Chu Trinh, Nha Trang city
  • Nguyen Loan Fish Cake Noodle No. 123 Ngo Gia Tu, Nha Trang City
  • Fine fish noodles at 170 Bach Dang, Nha Trang City


3. Peanut Roast Beef


With more than 40 years of operation, Lac Canh grilled beef restaurant has become a famous dining destination attracting a large number of tourists. The experiences and heirloom recipes in processing have created the unique and bold flavor of this place, making many visitors impressed and satisfied.



  • Address: 44 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, Xuong Huan Ward, Nha Trang City
  • Open hours: 10:00 – 23:00
  • Recommended price: 35.000 - 275.000 VND/dish


4. Squid rim me


Squid rim me is a coastal specialty with a characteristic taste, delicious and exotic, seasoned with a salty taste, both crispy and chewy, rich and attractive, making visitors who have enjoyed this dish can not forget its taste. The squid to make Nha Trang rim tamarind squid of type I is very soft, easy to marinate. Ingredients include fresh tamarind, chili peppers and marinated fish sauce to absorb and put on the rim stove with a simmering fire, stirring back and forth to make it more absorbent. 


This dish is considered a famous specialty that many people love in recent years, suitable to buy as gifts when traveling in Nha Trang



Address to buy delicious and quality rim me squid in Nha Trang:

  • Nha Trang Dam Market: No. 9 Apartment B, Le Lai, Xuong Huan Ward, Nha Trang
  • New Village Market: 49 Ngo Gia Tu, Nha Trang City
  • Sau Oanh Dried Seafood: No. 96 Hoang Hoa Tham, Loc Tho Ward, Nha Trang


5. Ninh Hoa Spring Rolls


Nem Ninh Hoa is a dish originating from Ninh Hoa district in Khanh Hoa province. However, this dish is known by many tourists as a delicious specialty dish in Nha Trang, which is more than 30km from Ninh Hoa.


Diners know Ninh Hoa spring rolls with two types: sour spring rolls and grilled spring rolls. Each type of spring rolls has a different unique flavor, however, its common point is that they are all very delicious and have a strong appeal when tasting, making many visitors unable to forget the characteristic taste of this delicacy.


Ninh Hoa people often have the saying "Clouds Hon Hèo, Red Dat piggy earth". The main ingredient to prepare this dish is pork in the Red Land. This is a very famous local pig breed, creating a very unique flavor for this spring roll.



Address to buy delicious and quality Ninh Hoa spring rolls:

  • Vu Thanh An Grilled Spring Rolls Shop: No. 15, Le Loi, Nha Trang City
  • Dang Van Quyen spring rolls shop: 16A La Ong street, Nha Trang city
  • Ngoc Tien Spring Rolls Shop: No. 59 Le Thanh Phuong, Nha Trang City
  • Mattress Shop 25 Le Hong Phong Street, Nha Trang City


6. Squid pancakes


If you want to find a little taste of your hometown, squid pancakes will be a great choice. It is a famous dish in Nha Trang because of its unique and more characteristic taste than other places, attracting many tourists to enjoy when coming to this coastal land.


The way to make squid pancakes is also quite simple with the crust made from rice flour and the filling includes shrimp, bean sprouts and especially indispensable fresh squid slices. Freshly caught shrimp and squid, carefully selected, clean, left whole, not preliminarily processed to keep the best taste.



The best place to eat squid pancakes in Nha Trang:

  • Banh Xeo 31 Ngo Duc Ke, Tan Lap Ward, Nha Trang City
  • 10A Huynh Thuc Khang Pancake, HCMC White House
  • Shrimp squid pancakes 51 Ton That Tung, Vinh Tho Ward, Nha Trang City
  • Quan Nem 52, No. 29 – 31 Le Loi, Nha Trang City


7. Dien Khanh Nha Trang wet cake


Referring to specialty dishes in Nha Trang, it is impossible not to mention Dien Khanh wet cake. This is a dish with a different, regional flavor, with a delicious cake mixed with an irresistible spicy and sour dipping sauce.


Many places also call Nha Trang wet cake as wet cake stacked with forks because it consists of only one layer of cake and one plate. To eat a meal, it must be about a dozen plates, so after eating, the plates will overlap. 


Pick up a soft, fragrant piece of wet cake served with meat flakes, with crispy onion layer on top and add a spicy and sour dipping sauce, bringing a very mouth-catching feeling. In addition, you can serve it with silk rolls or spring rolls to make the dish more flavorful. 



Address to eat delicious Nha Trang wet cakes:

  • Dien Khanh Nha Trang Wet Cake Street: No. 104 A1 Street, Vinh Diem Trung, Nha Trang City
  • Dien Khanh wet cake: No. 16A Hong Linh, Nha Trang City
  • Ms. Ha - Specializing in hot wet cakes Nha Trang: 23/10 street, Nha Trang city


8. Nha Trang apricot salad


Nha Trang apricot fish salad is a delicious specialty of Nha Trang sea, attracting many tourists to enjoy. This salad is made from apricot fish, a fish as small as just two fingertips (short and flat body), the fish is clear white, scaleless and especially fishy-free. Thereby creating Nha Trang specialty dishes that captivate distant travelers. 



Address to eat delicious Nha Trang apricot fish salad:

  • Apricot fish salad No. 166, 2/4 Street, Nha Trang City (via Ha Ra Bridge)
  • Co Hang apricot salad No. 133 Thap Ba Street, Vinh Tho Ward, Nha Trang City
  • Popular seafood shop at 06 Ngo Sy Lien, Nha Trang City 


9. Nha Trang grilled spring rolls


Nha Trang grilled spring rolls are a dish originating from Ninh Hoa but have now become a popular dish creating Nha Trang, attracting many diners excited to experience when traveling here. This dish has quite sophisticated ingredients including fragrant baked spring rolls, deep-fried rice paper, raw vegetables, all neatly rolled, fit into rice paper, dipped with a typical sauce, creating a fatty – sweet – sour – spicy flavor that blends perfectly.



Address to eat delicious grilled spring rolls in Nha Trang:

  • Dang Van Quyen grilled spring rolls: No. 16A La Ong Street, Nha Trang City
  • Nha Trang Grilled Spring Rolls: No. 39 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Nha Trang City


10. Nha Trang mango rice paper


Nha Trang mango rice paper is a specialty dish originating from Cam Ranh – Khanh Hoa – where there are mango granaries every year to harvest a large amount of fruit. When you hear the name, you can also know that this cake is made from the main ingredient is natural ripe mango. Although this is a very simple cake, the method requires a lot of meticulousness, and elaboration from the baker to create cakes with the aroma of mango, accompanied by a little sour, chewy taste that is easy to eat.



Nha Trang mango cake is a well-known specialty, suitable to buy as gifts for relatives and friends when you travel in this land.


Address to buy delicious and quality mango rice paper in Nha Trang:

  • Nha Trang Mango Rice Paper Shop No. 11E Thai Nguyen, Nha Trang City
  • Mango rice paper shop No. 127 Yearsin, Nha Trang City
  • Nha Trang Dam Market in Van Thanh Ward, Nha Trang City


Hopefully, through the article that Migo has suggested the above Nha Trang specialty dishes will help your upcoming trip to Nha Trang. Wish you have a very happy trip to Nha Trang and many experiences with friends and family.


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