Hoi An Street Food Guide: 8 Dishes & Where To Eat

HOI AN STREET FOOD

Hoi An has many local specialities. If you love to eat where the locals eat and not the tourists, then check this list recommended by locals: Most of the plates will cost you less then 2 USD. 

If you want to learn more about where to eat in Hoi an
RELATED READ: TASTE OF HOI AN

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1- CAO LAU
2- WHITE ROSE
​3- MY QUANG
4- BAHN XEO
5- BAHN DAP
6- BANH MI
7- BANH UOT THIT NUONG
8- CHICKEN RICE

1- CaO lAU

Cao Lau, Iconic Hoi An Speciality

Hoi An's famous speciality Cao Lau is a noodle dish with pork and local Hoi An greens.
Best places to eat Cao Lao in Hoi An: 

• Cao Lau Thanh: 26 Thai Pien
• Hoi An Food Center Market: 19 Tran Phu
• Cao Lau Khong Gian Xahn: 687 Hai Ba Trung​

2- white rose

White Rose

White Rose: One of Hoi An's specialities. See-through white ravioli in the form of little roses. The filling can be made of spicy minced shrimp or pork. 
Best place to eat White Rose in Hoi An: 

• White Rose Restaurant: 53 Hai Ba Trung​

3- MY QUANG or Mi QUANG

My Quang or Mi Quang

Mi Quang or My Quang: Rice noodle soup, broth made of turmeric served with meat and herbs
Best places to eat Mi Quang in Hoi An: 

• My Quang Ong Hai: 6A Truong Minh Luong
• Ho An Food Center Market: 19 Tran Phu
• Luan Hien Stall at the Hoi An Night Market

4- BAHN XEO

Bahn Xeo:  Vietnamese crepe/pancake stuffed with pork, shrimp, diced onion, mung bean and bean sprouts served with local greens. The crepe is made of rice flour and turmeric powder to have a yellowish colour.  
Best Places to eat Banh Xeo:

• Bale Well Restaurant: 45/51 Tran Hung Dao
• Ho An Food Center Market: 19 Tran Phu
• Hoi An Night Market, Nguyen Hoang Street, the crepe stall at the second intersection. 

5- BAHN DAP

BAN DAP, CRISPY RICE BREAD

Banh Dap - Smashing/Breaking cake/rice paper. A crispy breadlike rice paper that you can only eat by breaking it into pieces. 
Best Places to eat Banh Dap in Hoi An: 

• Hoi An Night Market, Nguyen Hoang Street, Minh An Ward.
• Ho An Food Center Market: 19 Tran Phu

6- banh mi

Banh Mi - Banh mi in Vietnamese means bread. The bread doesn't belong to native Vietnamese Cuisine but was adapted during French Colonialism. Banh Mi refers to a famous bread sandwich commonly served all over Vietnam. It is also called a friendship sandwich, which brings Vietnamese ingredients like meat, vegetables, sausage, herbs, and pickles with condiments from French cuisine such as paté and mayonnaise. 
Best places to eat Banh Mi in Hoi An: 

• Banh Mi Mrs Tuyet: Hoi An Night Market
• Banh Mi Queen: 115 Tran Cao Van
• Banh Mi Phuong: 2b Phan Chu Trinh
• Banh Mi Phi: 88 Thai Phien

Banh Mi, iconic Vietnamese sandwich

7- BaNH Uot Thit Nuong

BANH UOT THIT NUONG

Banh Uot Thit Nuong: Barbecued pork, wet rice paper and salad (watercress, coriander, lemon basil) The special sauce is prepared with peanut, garlic, butter, tamarind sauce and chilli.
Best places to eat Banh Uot Thit Nuong in Hoi An: 

• Co Thu Restaurant: 83 Ba Trieu Street
• Luan Hien Stall at the Hoi An Night Market

8-CHICKEN RICE

Chicken Rice

Chicken Rice: Even if the name is so common and unattractive, this is a very typical dish in Hoi An. Surprisingly this dish is savoury, it is made of boiled succulent chicken seasoned with spices and served with rice.
Best places to eat Chicken Rice in Hoi An: 

• Com Ga Bo Buoi: 22 Phan Cu Trinh
• Com Ga Hien: 593 Hai Ba Trung