Which kind of must-eat food in Vũng Tàu? Are you searching for what to eat in Vũng Tàu? Here is all you need to know and keep in mind before exploring this beautiful coastal city.
Which kind of must-eat food in Vũng Tàu will satisfy your stomach when visiting this city? Well, this is not actually a very famous destination when people want to travel to the South of Vietnam as they usually find Mũi Né more interesting than it. However, it is a popular attraction for locals or who want to do a short trip from Hồ Chí Minh City.
From Ho Chi Minh city, it takes you 1h30 or 2 hours to get there by motorbike or bus. Of course, the weather here is much better than Hồ Chí Minh City since it is a beach city with some beautiful coastlines just as Mũi Né. Moreover, it owns a bit distinguish culture and lifestyle that life moves less hastily than others. Well, it is a small town where visitors can explore the beautiful coastline, attractive destinations, and amazing street foods.
If you are traveling to Ho Chi Minh city and want to do a short trip out of the city, don’t hesitate to stop by Vũng Tàu and try these following foods. There is one thing that should be noted here is that the number of local people speaking English is not high, so the names of foods will be written in Vietnamese in this blog.
List of must-eat food in Vũng Tàu
Bánh Khọt (Cây Vú Sữa) - 14 Nguyễn Trường Tộ
“Bánh Khọt” is a yellow pancake as same as “Bánh Xèo” but much smaller. If you try the original one, you can experience a mini yellow pancake with a shrimp on it. People in other cities, such as Hồ Chí Minh City, usually add more toppings like small octopus or pork.
“Bánh Khọt” is well-cooked, hot, arranged in pairs, and served with some fried minced shrimp and onions. There is a plate full of vegetables to eat with “Bánh Khọt”. All you need is to roll them together and eat with an amazing fish sauce.
“Bánh Khọt Cây Vú Sữa” is considered the most famous restaurant in the city which attracts hundreds of both locals and visitors every morning, especially on the weekend. At first, you might be shocked by the crowds waiting for their turns to try “Bánh Khọt”, but no worries, it’s worth doing so.
Bánh bông lan trứng muối - Sponge cake with salted egg yolk
This is home to a sponge cake with salted egg yolk, and a package of costs you around 25.000 VND to 30.000 VND. “Bánh bông lan trứng muối” is yellow brown and as small as cupcake. The cake is made from wheat flour, eggs, butter, milk, sugar and topped with salted duck egg yolk. The cake is a perfect blend of salty buttery salted duck egg yolk and sweet creamy soft airy sponge cake.
One of the best places to buy it is “Gốc Cột Điện” Bakery - 17B Nguyễn Trường Tộ, which is the original and the very first one making “bánh bông lan trứng muối”. After trying “Bánh Khọt”, you can stop by this bakery to buy this famous snack for your gifts.
Fresh sea snails - Ốc Thiên Nhiên - 245 Trương Công Định
Well, you can buy sea snails at the morning or evening markets there and make it by yourself if you are a good cook and want to do everything. The price depends on which kinds of sea snails you want to buy. One more thing that should be noted is that sea snails in the very early morning are better and fresher than others.
Otherwise, you can experience the fresh sea snails at some restaurants. It’s not too hard to find restaurants selling sea snails in Vũng Tàu, but the price will depend on which kind of restaurant you want to try. Among them, one of the best sea snail’s restaurants is “Ốc Thiên Nhiên”, located at 245 Trương Công Định. Actually, it has 2 branches, another is located at 443 Trương Công Định, which is also worth trying.
Lẩu cá đuối Hoàng Minh - Stingray hotpot - 44 Trương Công Định
This seems to be one of the must-try foods when traveling to Vũng Tàu, especially after going swimming. Nothing can be compared with the feeling of eating hot soup and fresh stingrays and warming the cold. The hot pot comes with many different ingredients in addition to stingray – pickled bamboo, chili, vermicelli, rice crackers, a side plate of herbs, and of course, the ubiquitous fish sauce that you can’t get away in Vietnam.
You should be careful with other fake restaurants with the exact name located nearby the original one. In the past, the restaurant was located at 40 Trương Công Định but it has been changed into 44 Trương Công Định. This restaurant serves many dishes: seafood, rice, chicken, frog, beef, pork chops, Vietnamese salad, etc.
Fresh seafood
Of course, you cannot forget to try the very fresh seafood there. Well, sometimes you might be overcharged if you are not a local. You can buy them at the markets and remember to bargain as much as you can. Otherwise, buying seafood directly at the beach, in the very early morning, when people go fishing, is also a better way to get a good price.
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