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Top 10 Mouth-Watering Vietnamese Seafood

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Thanks to the favor of Mother Nature, Vietnam is one of the Southeast Asian countries that inherits the great diversity of tasty seafood. 

Let’s enjoy the sea flavor at Vietnamese seafood restaurants on famous beaches such as Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, and My Khe,… With the chilling beach view in good weather conditions, you will want to stay in Vietnam for a long time than expected. 

Why Should You Enjoy Vietnamese Seafood?

Surrounded by a long coast from North to South, Vietnam enriches the diversity of culinary art through various fresh seafood plates you can find in any Vietnamese seafood restaurant. Your trip will be incomplete without enjoying such an authentic sea flavor when visiting Vietnam. We will list down the 10 most delicious and famous Vietnamese seafood you cannot skip when visiting Vietnam. 

Sentinel Crab

Sentinel crab is considered one of the famous kinds of Vietnamese seafood. You can easily find it at any marine tourist destination in Vietnam. One thing that you may not know is sentinel crabs have similar shapes to crabs, which confuses most people. Nevertheless, raw sentinel crabs will have mossy color while raw crabs have a reddish brown color. 

For visitors who haven’t enjoyed the salty flavor of seawater for a long time, sentinel crabs will remind you of the sea smell. There are various ways to prepare a flavorful seafood dish that lead you to different enjoyable experiences.

Vietnamese seafood 

Recommended Vietnamese Seafood Restaurant for Sentinel Crab Dishes

 Nhà hàng Biển Xanh

  • Address: TL47, Hàm Ninh, Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang 91000
  • Opening hours: 8:00 – 22:00
  • Contact: 097 744 77 34

Nhà Ghẹ Phú Quốc

  • Address: 26 Đường Nguyễn Trãi, TT. Dương Đông, Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang
  • Opening hours: 11:00 – 22:00
  • Contact: 0297 3845 067

Crabs

Crab is always the top favorite Vietnamese seafood dish of tourists. When visiting Vietnam seafood restaurants, people will choose crabs as the first dish to try. Like sentinel crabs, you can enjoy various tastes of crabs such as boiled crabs, roasted crabs with tamarind, and crab hot pot,… It’s such a pleasant time to enjoy the fresh crab dish and watch golden hour. 

Crabs are caught freshly from fishermen and transformed straightforwardly into seafood restaurants. Therefore, you do not have to worry about the quality of crabs. Our crabs are fresher than anywhere else. You also can choose the crabs you want before cooking them in any Vietnamese seafood restaurant. 

Some visitors will stop by a local market to buy crabs as gifts for the family before leaving. It will be a worthy present for your relatives. 

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Recommended Vietnamese Seafood Restaurant for Crab Dishes

Nhà hàng Phương Nam Hạ Long

  • Address: Đỗ Sĩ Họa, Bãi Cháy, Thành phố Hạ Long, Quảng Ninh
  • Opening hours: Open 24 hours
  • Contact: 090 159 95 98

Nhà hàng Hồng Hạnh 3

  • Address: 50 Hạ Long, Bãi Cháy, Thành phố Hạ Long, Quảng Ninh
  • Opening hours: 10:30-2:30, 5:30-9:00
  • Contact: 0203 3812 345

Squid

Among Vietnamese seafood species, squid is quite famous and loved by many tourists and locals because the price is reasonable. The perfect time to enjoy the freshest quality of squids is from March to May. 

When spending a holiday in Vietnamese coastal provinces, you can easily find well-known squid dishes in Vietnamese seafood restaurants or local markets. Some squid dishes have become popular local specialties such as dried squid in Binh Thuan, Ha Long’s fried ground squid cakes, and fried squid with Tamarind sauce in Da nang,… 

Vietnamese seafood

Recommended Vietnamese Seafood Restaurant for Squid Dishes

Chả mực Giã tay Hiền Nhung (The address for Ha Long’s fried ground squid cakes)

  • Address: Ki ốt 228, 230 Cạnh Chợ Hạ Long 1, P. Bạch Đằng, Thành phố Hạ Long, Quảng Ninh
  • Opening hours: 6:30-6:00
  • Contact: 090 556 88 99

Hải Sản Cua Biển 1

  • Address: 112 Võ Nguyên Giáp, Phước Mỹ, Sơn Trà, Đà Nẵng
  • Opening hours: 6:30-6:00
  • Contact: 0903 555 557

Jellyfish

 Jellyfish are typical Vietnamese sea species that appear in any coastal area from the North to the South of Vietnam. To enjoy the tastiest flavor of jellyfish, you should visit Vietnam in the summer – the season of jellyfish. 

Because of the mild sweet taste and crispiness, jellyfish have become a main ingredient in salad dishes such as jellyfish with shrimp and cucumber, and jellyfish salad with shredded green mango. 

For the hottest day in summer, there’s nothing better than having a jellyfish salad to refresh yourself. There is a time jellyfish salad has become a “superstar” among Vietnamese street food. With the affordable price, lots of Vietnamese teenagers hunt for this dish. Therefore, jellyfish are the must-trying Vietnamese seafood when traveling to Vietnam.

*Note: Jellyfish salad is usually sold at street food stalls. 

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Recommended Vietnamese Seafood Restaurant for Jellyfish salad

  • Address: 70 Hàng Chiếu, Hà Nội
  • Opening hours: 9:30-18:00
  • Address: 16B Đường Thành, Hà Nội
  • Opening hours: 14:00-17:00

Sweet Snail

Sweet snail is known as “Royal snails”, which has become a premium delicacy in any Vietnamese seafood restaurant. The diners will be not only impressed by the perfect taste from the first try but also the eye-popping appearance of the sweet snail will spark your appetite right away. 

With the exotic flavor, Vietnamese chefs will not let you down because various dishes are made from sweet snails. You can try steamed sweet snail, a fried sweet snail with salted duck egg, or stir-fried sweet snail with butter and garlic,… 

If you have a chance to visit Vietnamese beaches, you cannot miss such a valuable experience with brilliant Vietnamese seafood like sweet snails. Phu Quoc is one of the beaches you should visit, where the sweet snail has become a specialty. 

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Recommended Vietnamese Seafood Restaurant for Sweet Snail Dishes

Quán Cóc

  • Address: 4 Đường Nguyễn Huệ, TT. Dương Đông, Phú Quốc
  • Opening hours: 9h00 – 23h00
  • Contact: 0923457475

Ốc Phi Quán

  • Address:120 Trần Hưng Đạo, Thị trấn Dương Đông, thành phố Phú Quốc, tỉnh Kiên Giang
  • Contact: 0907551664

Scallop

Scallops are rich in nutrients and become famous Vietnamese seafood, especially in Phan Thien and Phu Quoc – the paradise of seafood. With the mild sweetness and the decent scent of butter from the flesh, scallops will allure diners right after you eat them. 

Because of the tempting original taste, scallops can be used as sashimi or cooked in different ways such as grilled scallops with cheese, grilled scallops with onion, or scallop porridge,…

To enrich the sea taste with a plate of flavorful scallops, you should take a sip of a glass of sparkling wine.  

Vietnamese seafood

Recommended Vietnamese Seafood Restaurant for Scallops

Bờ Kè 86 Quán

  • Address: 155A Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Phường Hàm Tiến, Thành phố Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận 800000
  • Opening hours: 10h00 – 12h00

Quán Mỹ Duyên

  • Address: 138 Nguyễn Thông, Phú Hài, Thành phố Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận
  • Opening hours: 8h00 – 10h30
  • Contact: 093 774 49 97

Hard Clam

Hard clams are one of the soft-bodied sea species with white or yellow color shells. You can find them at any time at seafood markets. With the pleasant taste, hard clams can be cooked for several dishes such as steamed hard clam with pineapple and lemongrass, stir-fried hard clam with butter and garlic, and hard clam sweet, and sour soup,…

Vietnamese seafood

Recommended Vietnamese Seafood Restaurant for Hard Clam Dishes

Hải Sản Nghêu

  • Address: 1 Bạc Hàu, quận Thanh Khê, Đà Nẵng
  • Opening hours: 8h00 – 10h30
  • Contact: 093 774 49 97

Quán Năm Nghêu

  • Address: 217 Nguyễn Gia Trí, Phường 25, Bình Thạnh, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
  • Opening hours: 3h30 – 11h30
  • Contact: 093 774 49 97

Razor Clam 

Razor Clam is one of the most impressive Vietnamese seafood because of its long nail shape. There’s a time razor clam has become the hottest seafood among Vietnamese teenagers. With its rich smell of sea taste and reasonable price, you can freely enjoy various flavors of razor clam as much as you want. The inexpensive Vietnamese seafood could lead you to a valuable experience. 

There are some signature plates of razor clam such as fried razor clam with tamarind, stir-fried razor clam with butter and garlic,… 

Vietnamese seafood

Recommended Vietnamese Seafood Restaurant for Razor Clam Dishes

Quấn Ốc Na Hải Phòng

  • Address: 93 Nguyễn Trãi, Ngô Quyền, Hải Phòng
  • Opening hours: 15h00-23h00

Ốc Tươi Đi Bộ

  • Address: 12 Thế Lữ, Hồng Bàng, Hải Phòng
  • Opening hours: 16:00-22:00

Shrimp

Taking advantage of a suitable environment, shrimp species in Vietnam has grown significantly. There are various shrimp species such as white shrimp, lobster, and pink shrimp,… Shrimps are a familiar dish in our daily life, but enjoying a plate of the freshest shrimp while chilling in the sea breeze with crystal sea water is an enjoyable experience that you should not miss when visiting Vietnamese beaches. 

Apart from the diversity of shrimp species, the way to make shrimp dishes also varies with grilled lobster with cheese, steamed shrimps with lemongrass, Malabar spinach soup with dried shrimp,…

Vietnamese seafood

Recommended Vietnamese Seafood Restaurant for Shrimps Dishes

Nhà Hàng Tôm Hùm Seafood Nguyễn Khánh Toàn

  • Address: 168 Nguyễn Khánh Toàn, Quan Hoa, Cầu Giấy, Hà Nội 100000
  • Opening hours: 6h30-9h30
  •  Contact: 091 807 81 68

Quán Hải Sản Thời Cổ Đà Nẵng-The Antique Restaurant

  • Address: 354/1 Võ Nguyên Giáp, Bắc Mỹ An, Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng 550000
  • Opening hours: 10h-11h00
  • Contact: 090 574 90 79

Mantis Shrimp

Visitors will be attracted by the prominence of mantis shrimp in the coastal areas. With the chewy flesh and rich sea flavor, mantis shrimp will be your top favorite Vietnamese seafood. There are different types of mantis shrimp you can try such as mantis shrimp vermicelli soup, grilled mantis shrimp with chili salt, and steamed mantis shrimp with beer. 

Vietnamese seafood

Recommended Vietnamese Seafood Restaurant for Mantis Shrimps Dishes

Nhà Hàng Hải Sản Phố

  • Address: 48 P. Liễu Giai, Cống Vị, Ba Đình, Hà Nội
  • Opening hours: 9h00-10h00
  • Contact: 091 916 32 32 

Nhà Hàng Hải Sản Sầm Sơn

  • Address: 48 P. Liễu Giai, Cống Vị, Ba Đình, Hà Nội
  • Opening hours: 9h00-10h00
  • Contact: 091 916 32 32 

In conclusion, the variety of Vietnamese seafood can satisfy everyone’s taste buds. You will regret it if you do not try one of our seafood dishes above. With the rich taste of the sea, Vietnamese seafood will leave a long-lasting impression so whenever you want to enjoy a dish of seafood, Vietnamese seafood will be at the top of your mind.

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