Info on Nha Trang
We stayed at Nice Hotel, which is not in the current Lonely Planet guide but it lives up to its name. It’s located on an alley off of Hung Vuong.
There are a lot of restaurants and services in Nha Trang but they are not all worth it.
We recommend:
- La Mancha, a Spanish restaurant with impressive plates of Tapas.
- Le Petit Bistrot, a descent French restaurant with good steaks, and a large selection of side dishes such as potatoes au gratin and green beans.
- Pho Cali, a simple Vietnamese restaurant that serves fast, good and cheap food (next to Nice Hotel).
- Guava, a fairly popular nightspot serves good Western style breakfast all day.
- Rainbow Divers, diving center. It is a bit pricier than the other places, but worth it for their professional and attentive staff. $60 for two dives.
- Mama Linh boat cruise is a fun day on a boat filled with Western and Vietnamese tourists. The crew is also the entertainment and the Mama Linh rock Band, with their plastic bucket drum kit, is highlight of the day. A great show! You can snorkel and drink wine on the floating bar in the sea, and lunch is better than expected. Only the island stop is a bit dull but it still makes a good, cheap day of fun for only $7.
- Sailing Club, for drinks and dancing. A bit pricey, but trendy and great location right on the beach. The best after hours we found in town.
- Crazy Kim Bar, is good for drinking (good happy hour).
We don’t recommend:
- Sailing Club, for dinner. The food is overpriced and small portions (you’re better off at Good Morning Vietnam or one of the other cheaper nearby Italian places).
- Le Bistrot Parisien, expensive and very disappointing.
- Jean Lou Coiffeur de Paris, don’t get fooled by his so called “travail à la française” (French job) advertising! He’s a disagreeable and behind the times.
- Crazy Kim Beauty Salon, is too expensive!
Also, you should note – all of the warnings about getting robbed are not exaggerations. Pockets are routinely emptied outside of many of the drinking places late at night (we saw this firsthand). Carry only as much cash as you need and keep your hands on your cash (or in your pockets) as you leave the bars.
There are a lot of restaurants and services in Nha Trang but they are not all worth it.
We recommend:
- La Mancha, a Spanish restaurant with impressive plates of Tapas.
- Le Petit Bistrot, a descent French restaurant with good steaks, and a large selection of side dishes such as potatoes au gratin and green beans.
- Pho Cali, a simple Vietnamese restaurant that serves fast, good and cheap food (next to Nice Hotel).
- Guava, a fairly popular nightspot serves good Western style breakfast all day.
- Rainbow Divers, diving center. It is a bit pricier than the other places, but worth it for their professional and attentive staff. $60 for two dives.
- Mama Linh boat cruise is a fun day on a boat filled with Western and Vietnamese tourists. The crew is also the entertainment and the Mama Linh rock Band, with their plastic bucket drum kit, is highlight of the day. A great show! You can snorkel and drink wine on the floating bar in the sea, and lunch is better than expected. Only the island stop is a bit dull but it still makes a good, cheap day of fun for only $7.
- Sailing Club, for drinks and dancing. A bit pricey, but trendy and great location right on the beach. The best after hours we found in town.
- Crazy Kim Bar, is good for drinking (good happy hour).
We don’t recommend:
- Sailing Club, for dinner. The food is overpriced and small portions (you’re better off at Good Morning Vietnam or one of the other cheaper nearby Italian places).
- Le Bistrot Parisien, expensive and very disappointing.
- Jean Lou Coiffeur de Paris, don’t get fooled by his so called “travail à la française” (French job) advertising! He’s a disagreeable and behind the times.
- Crazy Kim Beauty Salon, is too expensive!
Also, you should note – all of the warnings about getting robbed are not exaggerations. Pockets are routinely emptied outside of many of the drinking places late at night (we saw this firsthand). Carry only as much cash as you need and keep your hands on your cash (or in your pockets) as you leave the bars.
Info on Da Nang
We highly recommend Bread Of Life! A Western food restaurant run by an American woman that hires deaf Vietnamese people for their staff. The food is made on the premises from the scratch and is very good. The address in the current Lonely Planet guide is wrong – the new location is around the corner on Le Hong Phong.
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