Restaurants

Where to eat in Hue — from iconic local dishes to modern dining, hand-picked and kept current.

• Golden Rice Restaurant — A straightforward Vietnamese kitchen in the middle of the tourist quarter, useful when the group cannot agree.
• Nina's Cafe — A quiet courtyard cafe down an alley in the backpacker quarter, doing coffee, breakfast and Vietnamese standards.
• Hanh Restaurant — A long-running local canteen serving the Hue small-dish set, a couple of streets back from the river.
• Dong Ba Market Food Stalls — The food section at the back of Hue’s main market — the cheapest and most concentrated introduction to the city’s cooking.
• Les Jardins de La Carambole — French-Vietnamese cooking in a colonial villa a short walk from the Citadel’s southern gate.
• Tinh Gia Vien — A bonsai garden inside the Citadel walls, cooking Hue vegetarian food in the court tradition.
• Ancient Hue Garden Houses — Royal-style Vietnamese cooking served in a restored garden house compound in Kim Long, north-west of the Citadel.
• Madam Thu Restaurant — A small central dining room best known for its Hue speciality set — a plate of the city’s signature small dishes in one sitting.