Hoi An Street Food – Top 10 Must-Eat Dishes In The Ancient Town

Traveling to the ancient town of Quang Nam cannot miss a boat to try Hoi An street food. Hoi An’s cuisine will make you mouth-watering just by smelling its flavor in the air. If you are still wondering about what to eat in Hoi An, let’s look at our article! Sun Getaways Travel provides you with the top 10 must-eat dishes in the ancient town to experience the best Hoi An street food tour.

Banh Mi

Known as the best street food in Hoi An and Vietnam, Banh Mi is a Vietnamese sandwich composed of delicious fillings tucked inside a crispy baguette. Originating in France but adapted locally, it now become a symbol of Vietnamese cuisine. The filling includes ground pork, and headcheese, … mixed with pate, mayo, sauces, vegetables, and herbs.

In Hoi An, you can visit and taste the flavor of Banh Mi from plenty of restaurants. Here is the restaurant list you can refer to buy Banh Mi:

• Banh Mi Phuong – Address: 2b Phan Chu Trinh Street
• Madam Khanh – The Banh Mi Queen – Adress: 115 Tran Cao Van Street
• Banh Mi Lanh – Address: 430 Cua Dai Street, Cam Chau District

Moreover, you can ask for several chilies added to your Banh Mi, which makes it more flavorful.

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Mango Cake

Mango cake, or Banh Xoai, is a popular street food in Hoi An Ancient Town Tourists may be surprised due to its name – as a fruit type: mango. However, this cake does not contain any mango. Banh Xoai is made from sticky rice on the outside and a filling of peanuts and sugar on the inside.

Tourists can easily find mango cake at street stalls around the town, particularly near An Hoi Bridge. A mango cake is a small, round cake with a white color. It resembles mango seeds in shape.

Cao Lau

Cao Lau is considered the signature dish of Hoi An, Vietnam. This unique noodle soup is a mix of thin rice noodles with sliced barbecued pork, pork cracklings, fresh herbs, and vegetables. The noodles are made from local rice and water from ancient wells in Hoi An, which gives them a unique flavor that you cannot find anywhere else. The pork is deeply marinated before being roasted to tenderness.

Also, Cao Lau has a reputation for being a top culinary in Hoi An. Tourists can try eating authentic Cao Lau at the below locations:

• Không Gian Xanh Hoi An – 687 Hai Ba Trung Street
• Hoi An Trung Bac – 87 Tran Phu Street
• Ms.Thanh Hoi An – 26 Thai Phien Street

Hoi An Spring Rolls 

Hoi An spring rolls, also known as Nem Choun, is a delectable dish combining crisp rice paper wrappers filled with smoked fish, lettuce, pickled cabbage, and fresh herbs. The professional chefs in Hoi An carefully prepare the rolls, which can be served as appetizers or light snacks. You can try eating Hoi An Spring Rolls at Ram Spring Roll Restaurant – Address: 33 Cua Dai, Hoi An City

Beo Cake

Water Fern Cake, also known as Beo Cake, is one of the most famous delicacies of Hoi An due to its light, soft texture and subtle flavor. They have a small size in a bowl-shaped crispy rice cake. People will steam the cake and top it with minced shrimp or pork. Most Beo Cake shops in Hoi An have a long-standing history under family-run structures.

You can take time and visit Aunt Tai’s “Banh Beo cart” in Hoi An to try water fern cake. It is easy for you to find a Banh Beo cart of Aunt Tai at Ly Thuong Kiet, Tran Hung Dao, Ngo Gia Tu, and Nguyen Hue Street in Hoi An Ancient Town. Or you can drive to 17 Dinh Tien Hoang Street to eat Banh Beo Rung and have the best Hoi An street food tour.

Quang Noodle

Quang noodles, known as Mì Quảng, is a well-known dish in Danang – Hoi An. It originates from Quang Nam province located in Central Vietnam. A bowl of Quang noodles consists of thin round rice noodles served in a light, herb-infused broth. Moreover, there are seafood like shrimp or crab that make noodle bowls more tasty.

When visiting Hoi An, let’s be sure that you will try Quang noodles once! Furthermore, you can easily find many food stalls and restaurants serving this local noodle dish. Here are different places you can drop by to taste the flavor of Quang noodles:

• Mr. Hai Quang Noodles Hoi An –  Address: 6A Trương Minh Lượng Street
• Ms. Minh Quang Noodles Hoi An – Address: 61 18/8 Street
• Ms. Sinh Quang Noodles Hoi An – Address: 202 Ly Thuong Kiet Street

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Grilled Pork over Vermicelli 

During cool weather, Hoi An Grilled Pork over Vermicelli provides tourists with both fulfillment and reinvigoration. This street fare includes barbecue pork slices, rice noodles, and crisp salad greens. Moreover, it combines into the peanut sauce, which makes for an ideal light meal on the go.

You can visit the following restaurants to try Hoi An grilled pork over vermicelli.

• Bún Thịt Nướng- Address: 81 Tran Cao Van Street
• Co Bay Hoi An: 12 Tran Quang Khai Street
• Ty Ty Quan: 17/6 Hai Ba Trung Street

Corn Sweet Soup

Made only during the corn harvest season from March to September, corn sweet soup is a well-known dish of Hoi An, not only by tourists but locals as well. People fall in love with it due to its light sweetness derived from local glutinous corn.  The soup is a combination of sliced corn simmered in water with sugar and salt before being thickened with tapioca starch or rice.

Tourists can get a glass of corn-sweet soup everywhere in Hoi An. However, you can consider visiting Che Bap Co Nga at 45 Le Loi Street to taste the best flavor.

Chicken Rice

Hoi An chicken rice is a beloved local specialty of tourists when traveling to the ancient town. This dish comprises teamed chicken served over fragrant rice cooked with pineapple leaves. People love the yellow color of rice and its flavorful smell. Besides, people often serve it with different ingredients like herbs and sauces.

Let’s take a look at the following locations to choose the best restaurant eating chicken rice in Hoi An:

• Com ga Ba Buoi Hoi An – Address: No. 22, Phan Chau Trinh Street
• Com ga Xi Hoi An – Address: No. 47/2, Tran Hung Dao Street,
• Com ga Ba Thuan Hoi An – Address: No. 17/4, Hai Ba Trung Street

Wonton

Another favorite culinary dish of Hoi An is the local wonton. It is a kind of small dumpling made with rice flour and filled with a savory mixture of shrimp, pork, and herbs. People often serve Hoi An wontons with a sweet and sour sauce. This dumpling type can be considered a snack or as an ingredient cooked in aromatic soup dishes.

There are some places you can visit to eat wonton for your best Hoi An street food tour:

• Anh Dũng Hội An – Address: 14 Ba Trieu Street
• Hoi An Street Food Market – Address: Intersection between Tran Phu Street, Bach Dang Street, and Nguyen Thai Hoc Street
• Hoang Ky Noodle – Address: 67 Tran Phu Street

In conclusion, Sun Getaways Travel has just introduced the top 10 best street foods in Hoi An to you. If you travel to this ancient town located in the center of Vietnam, do not forget to taste Hoi An street food and experience the beauty and flavor of Hoi An’s cuisine here! Especially, this town also offers Hoi An vegetarian street food. If you want, you can visit all and we wish you the best street food tour in Hoi An.