Food & Drink Options in Hoi An Night Market

Stretching along a 300-meters-long walking street (Nguyen Hoang street), the Hoi An Night Market has numerous stalls, vendors, eateries, and restaurants. They sell a variety of food choices that are good to have a look at, take a picture, and sample. 

In the Hoi An Night Market, visitors can see Hoi An’s local specialty dishes and Quang Nam’s provincial dishes. There are cao lau noodles (brown noodles with char siu pork, rice crackers, raw vegetables & herbs), mi quang noodles (white or yellow thick rice noodles with pork or chicken, broth, rice cracker, raw vegetables & herbs), banh mi sandwich, Hoi An style chicken rice (shredded chicken, turmeric rice, shredded green papaya, sliced onion & pepper mint), Hoi An style pho noodle soup (beef, pork broth, soft rice noodles, green papaya slices in vinegar, blanching bean sprouts, herbs), white rose dumplings, fried wontons, nem lui (grilled pork skewers), banh xoai (mango cake), banh uot thit nuong (grilled pork skewers with rice papers, raw vegetables & dipping sauce), banh bot loc (clear tapioca dumplings with shrimp or mung bean filling). The price of a bowl/plate of something starts from 30,000-40,000 VND. 

The next tourist’s favourite dish at the Hoi An Night Market is seafood barbecue. Small stalls often sell octopus, squid, prawn skewers as well as pork, chicken, beef skewers. Meanwhile, eateries and restaurants have grilled fishes, lobster, scallop, and other sea creatures for sale. The price starts from 30,000 VND/skewer. If look for vegetable skewers, it’s possible to see them here too, such as aubergine, lady finger, bell peper, onion, cauliflower,…   

Fresh tropical fruits are sold at the Hoi An Night Market too. It’s possible to see mango, water melon, rambutan, avocado, longan, lychee, orange, mango steen, passion fruit, pomelo, durian, banana, pineapple, and so on. At small stalls, peeled fruits or pieces of different kinds of fruit are sold, with a price from 25,000-30,000 VND. Dried fruits, candies, and nuts (cashew nuts, peanuts, macadamia nuts, lotus seeds,…) are available in several shops in this market as well. Visitors can consider buying them to bring home as souvenirs or to eat. Local sellers are happy to give buyers some samples, and don’t forget to check the date of validity (if have!).

To end up the dinner, visitors can grab these sweet dishes: che sweet soup (including beans, corn, coconut milk & ice), tau hu or tao pho (tofu pudding), banana pancakes, chuoi nep nuong (grilled banana sticky rice), ice cream rolls, ice cream sticks, ‘smoked’ ice cream,…. The price starts from 20,000-25,000 VND.

Cold drinks are easy to find at the Hoi An Night Market when get thirsty. There are local beers (Larue, Hudua, Saigon,…), soft drinks, juices, coffee, fruit tea, milk tea, and water. The price starts from 20,000 VND/bottle or can.

Best Foods in Hoi An Night Market

The Hoi An Night Market has many food choices. As foreigners, visitors may not know well about many dishes amongst them, and each dish individually. In addition, food safety, taste, and ingredients (if related to religions) are very important to care for. Therefore, it’s better to choose and have a try if have recommendations from locals. If going with a guide, please ask him/her for advice.

Here are the best foods at the Hoi An Night Market in local perspective:

– banh uot thit nuong (grilled pork skewers) for all visitors as long as can eat pork

– banh trang nuong (grilled rice paper) or banh chuoi nuong (grilled banana) for vegetarians and vegans

– che sweet soup or tofu pudding or banana pancake or ice cream rolls for dessert