Hoi An, the city with UNESCO World Heritage Site, is considered as the tastiest city in Vietnam, the ideal stop for authentic Vietnamese food. Hoi An owns its unique cuisine ranging from street or riverside food stalls to 5 star fabulous feasts.
Following is the list of most famous local food in Hoi An you should try in this ancient city.

1. Cao Lau – Rice Noodles With Barbecued Pork, Greens And Croutons

Cao Lau is Hoi An’s signature food because this amazing food is found only in Hoi An, nowhere can you have a chance to try it authentically. Cao Lau is made with vermicelli noodle which is like udon, pork and local veggies. Its taste and texture is unique due to the using water from an ancient Cham well named Ba Le Well, and the fresh veggies are sourced from famous Tra Que Vegetable Village. The modern versions are added with chicken, shrimp and some other herbs.
There are many good restaurants to try Cao Lau, and if we can choose only one, Thanh Cau Lau is maybe the best among them all.
• Address: 26 Thai Phien St, Hoi Anh
• Price: 25,000 – 30,000 VND
• Opening Times: Daily 07:00 – 19:00

2. Chicken Rice

Hoi An has been known to be the best destination to serve up Chicken Rice. Rice of this dish is different from the other, it is in yellow instead of white as normal because it is cook with chicken broth. Boiled chicken is torn into small pieces and mixed with sliced onions and veggies. A bowl of tasty dipping sauce, a bowl of clear soup, chili jam are also served along.
Madam Buoi Chicken Rice can be a good choice for Chicken Rice within this ancient city. This eatery is reputed to have been set up in the 1950s and has been run by the same family ever since.
• Address: 22 Phan Chau Trinh St, Hoi An
• Price: 30,000 – 50,000 VND
• Opening Times: Daily 11:00 – 20:00

3. Banh Bao Banh Vac – White Rose Dumlings

Banh Bao Banh Vac is called White Rose Dumplings due to its shape like a little rose. It is made from flattened rice flour cover with the filling of different ingredients like shrimp, pork, mushrooms. People then bunch it into the shape of a little rose and boil with a suitable period of time. One thing to notice when cooking this dish is that you should soak rice flour with water more than 10 times so that the cover will be sticky and firm.
Nha Hang Bong Hong Trang – White Rose Restaurant is most recommended as a place for enjoying this amazing dish within Hoi An. It is said to be the only one restaurant can make white rose in Hoi An.
• Address: 533 Hai Ba Trung st, Cam Pho Ward, Hoi An
• Tel: 090 301 09 86
• Price: 50,000 – 100,000 VND
• Opening Times: Daily 07:30 – 21:00

4. My Quang – Vietnamese Turmeric Noodles

This is definitely a specialty you shouldn’t miss when coming to Hoi An. My Quang is truly a superstar with both appearance and taste. The rice noodles of this dish are in beautiful yellow color. Beside flat rice noodles – the main ingredient, a bowl of My Quang includes pork, shrimp, veggies and crackers.
If you have only one chance to try My Quang in Hoi An, come to Mr.Hai Restaurant.
• Address: 6A Truong Minh Luong street ( near Yaly couture)
• Price: 25,000 VND
• Opening Times: Daily 07:00 – 23:00

5. Hoanh Thanh – Fried Wonton

Hoanh Thanh is originally from China but people changed something to make it suit the local taste. Wonton is a famous Chinese food which is made from rice flour and a filling comprised of different ingredients such as diced pork, shrimp, egg, spices. Hoanh Thanh will be deep fried until golden. People can prepare several kinds of dishes from wonton like fried wonton or wonton soup. And fried wonton is a specialty of Hoi An.
White Rose Restaurant is the best place serving this dish within the ancient city.
• Address: 533 Hai Ba Trung st
• Tel: 090 301 09 86
• Price: 70,000 VND / piece
• Opening Times: Daily 08:00 – 21:00

6. Hen Xao – Fried Mussels

Fried Mussels is a local specialty of one famous rural part of Hoi An – Cam Nam commune. To get meat of mussels, people first boil mussels to facilitate the process. Mussels are then fried with onions, pepper, sugar, fish sauce with a suitable ratio. People also put fried peanuts, chilies and rice crackers on the top to make the dish more attractive.
Ba Gia restaurant is the best place to eat fried mussels. This is also the first restaurant in Cam Nam, they started their business more than 30 years ago.
• Address: Nguyen Tri Phuong St, Hamlet 1, Cam Nam Commune, Hoi An
• Price: 30,000 – 40,000 VND
• Opening Times: Daily 09:00 – 22:00

7. Thit Nuong Banh Uot – Grilled Pork with rice paper

You can smell the great taste of grilled pork from a long distance on the street. The street BBQ is also a not-to-be-missed experience for you in Hoi An. And the grilled pork will be tasted much better when we wrap in into a rice paper and eat with some suitable veggies after dipping in fish sauce.
You can try this dish on Tran Hung Dao Street which is called the Street Vendors with a lot of vendors gathering here, especially at the corner between Tran Hung Dao Street and Hai Ba Trung Street.
• Address: Trần Hưng Đạo, tp. Hội An, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
• Price: 5,000 VND – 10,000 VND/ a skewer
• Opening Times: Daily 15:00 – 20:00

8. Banh Mi – The Baguette Vietnamese Sandwich

And it is Banh Mi, again. We can understand that Banh Mi is eaten all over Vietnam and it is also a popular dish you shouldn’t miss in Hoi An. Like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, there are a lot of stalls selling Banh Mi in Hoi An.
You can consider Banh Mi Phuong which is proudly called as the best Banh Mi in the world.
• Address: 2B Phan Chau Trinh St, Cam Chau, Hoi An
• Tel: 090 574 37 73
• Price: 20,000 – 30,000 VND
• Opening Times: Daily 06:00 – 21:00

9. Banh Khot

The name of this dish also comes from the cooking sound. To cook Banh Khot, we firstly need coconut cream, turmeric, salt, spring onion with rice flour. Then you need to fry the cake mould with vegetable oil and fill each hole of pan with flour and add a quail egg to each cake after that. Stop cooking when the cake turns to yellow color and crispy texture. People serve Banh Khot with some veggies and fish sauce.
If you want to try it, come to Banh Khot Mrs.Dung, a place with really friendly atmosphere for you to enjoy the local foods.
• Address: at the corner between Tran Cao Van st & Tran Hung Dao st
• Price: 10,000 – 15,000 VND
• Opening Times: Daily 15:00 – 18:30

10. Xi Ma Phu – Black Sesame Sweet Soup

Xi Ma Phu is a Chinese food from Fujian province. It was brought to Hoi An by Chinese traders a long time ago. At the first look you may not want to try it due to its unappetizing look but it is amazingly tasty. This sweet soup is cooked from black sesame, coconut, rice flour, and sugar.
Find the old man with a small street vendor on Nguyen Truong To street to try this dish.
• Address: 2 Nguyen Truong To Street, Hoi an (opposite Hoi An Catholic Church)
• Tel:
• Price: 5,000 VND
• Opening Times: Daily 05:00 – 78:00