The Imperial City is famous for its food, with many restaurants around the country dedicating themselves to Huế cuisine. However, I found it to be a bit of a let down. It's very possible that amazing food exists but it's just harder to find. Most options were for tourists and relatively unexciting.
Local dishes: Bún bò Huế, Cơm Hến.
Below is some of the best food in Huế...
"10,000d for cơm hến (rice soup with clams) on a street filled with cơm hến restaurants. The soup was served separately here, I assume so you can choose how much liquid you want."
Read the full review..."Popular for Bún Bò Huế (35k). Nice staff, tasty food, coconut desserts."
Read the full review..."Tasty Bánh Khoái (smaller banh xeo). 25,000d each."
Read the full review..."10,000d for cơm hến (rice soup with clams) on a street filled with cơm hến restaurants. This one had good reviews and it was tasty."
Read the full review..."I had the nem lụi, cá kho tộ and tofu curry (across 2 visits). It's a peaceful nice place but as is sadly the case in most of the highly-rated restaurants in Huế, it just doesn't meet the high standards I've found elsewhere in the country."
Read the full review..."Just like Hang Me Me (and Hang Me) opposite, this restaurant does a range of local dishes but none are very exciting. The price is reasonable and the servings are generous."
Read the full review..."Right next door to Ty Hon is another cơm hến place. 10,000d for a bowl."
Read the full review..."Right next door is a very similarly named restaurant (Lac Thanh) which feels intentional. I sat down at the wrong place but realised before I ordered food so just had a (terrible) coffee before moving to Lạc Thiên."
Read the full review..."It's 100,000d for a tray of Hue’s ‘bánh’ medley: bánh bèo, bánh nậm, bánh lọc, bánh ướt, bánh ram ít, and chả tôm."
Read the full review..."For Me Xung, the nougat-like sesame snack."
Read the full review..."A favourite of some foreigners who are teaching here, the staff are very friendly."
Read the full review..."Absolutely awful signs to direct you to the beach bar. Multiple signs en route just said the name of the bar without any clue to the location, other signs pointed in the wrong direction or gave completely incorrect directions (one said "Left" when the turning was a few km away, another pointed right when it was straight on, etc)."
Read the full review..."Great café. Nice staff, good A/C, decent prices."
Read the full review..."Great little bar and restaurant which is extremely popular with locals in the evenings. They have cheap beer (10k for a large Huda), free fries and pretty decent com ga (rice and chicken) for 50k."
Read the full review..."I visited briefly for some fried spring rolls and a coffee. It's nice enough but it's just another tourist restaurant."
Read the full review..."Another specialist in Hue's local dishes - banh beo, banh khoai, banh nam, nem lui - all the favourites. There’s a small garden too if you want to chill."
More details..."Local place for bun bo Hue. It apparently closes at 11am but I arrive just before and I was too late."
More details..."Apparently good version of my favourite Vietnamese dish."
More details..."> "A favourite with locals needing a hit of Hue's unique cuisine. Very simple spot with tasty banh beo, cha tom, banh nam and other Hue treats."
More details..."Next to a popular place for Bun Bo Hue. Not sure if it's as good."
More details..."Morning only? For Bún hến and Cơm hến."
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