Nhatrang restaurants

Little Italy
1 Tran Phu St., Huong Duong Center (just south of the Ana Mandara resort)
Tel: 828 964
Who knows why good Italian food is so easy to get in Vietnam? Here is yet another example. Little Italy serves up tasty pastas and salads, and the bruschetta, with good olive oil, fresh tomatoes, capers, and garlic, is to die for. The house wine, available by the glass, isn't bad, but the pizza is only so-so. Service is friendly and attentive. The casual, open-air seaside setting can also provide a good lunch experience, as guests can swim and use the restaurant's deck chairs.

Candle Light Cafe
6 Tran Quang Khai St., Nha Trang
Tel: 813 133
The Candle Light Café serves breakfast lunch and dinner with Vietnamese dishes, Italian pasta, French and Chinese food and special seafood. This is a cheap and recommended restaurant for backpackers. Price range for meals: US$ 1 - US$ 5/pax.

La Bella Napoli
Tran Phu St., Nha Trang
Tel: 829 62
Southern Italian dishes and great brick-oven pizzas and sea food.

Omar's Indian Restaurant
96A/8 Tran Phu St., Nha Trang,
Tel: 814 489
Omar's is an original Indian restaurant with delicious Indian and Vietnamese cuisine cooked by master chef Mr. Omar from New Delhi India. Mr Omar is the only Indian chef in Nha Trang and you can taste the difference. Omar has restaurants in Nha Trang, Hoi An and Hue. Satisfaction is guaranteed. Prices are reasonable and we are open from 8 am to 11 pm every day. A special dessert is free with every meal.

Good Morning Vietnam
19B Biet Thu road., Nha Trang
Tel: 815 071
Italian-run, plus a bit of Thai and Vietnamese to spice things up.

Red Star
14 Biet Thu road., Nha Trang
Tel: 812 790
Excellent seafood.

Mai Anh Restaurant
1/26 Tran Quang Khai St., Nha Trang,
Tel: 815 920
Mr. Tinh and his wife have owned and operated the Mai Anh restaurant for many years. He is a master chef for the last 8 years cooking Italian, Vietnamese and international foods. Mai Anh is located on a quiet street so you can be assured of a peaceful meal only a block away from where the majority of the travelers' Hotels are located. So when you need a quiet place to have a great meal, stop in at the Mai Anh and you will be glad you did.

Tex Mex El Coyote Mexican Restaurant
76 Hung Vuong St., Nha Trang,
Tel: 820 202
Tex Mex El Coyote Mexican restaurant is the first and only Mexican restaurant in Nha Trang. Tex Mex El Coyote offers all kinds of Mexican cuisine by a Mexican chef from Martini Rosso, Martini blanco, Costillas el Coyote, Burritos de Marisco and more. The restaurant plays Latin music and has a free pool table.

Dam Market
Hoang Hoa Tham road., Nha Trang
Vegetarian food can also be found here.

Dua Xanh Restaurant
23 Le Loi road., Nha Trang
Tel: 813 687
Many seafood dishes.

Cafe des Amis
2D Biet Thu St., Nha Trang
Tel: 813 009
Franco-Vietnamese inspired seafood is the specialty at this restaurant close to the beach. Also serves decent vegetarian dishes.

Truc Linh Restaurant
21 Biet Thu St., Nha Trang
Tel: 820 089
Vietnamese seafood restaurant attached to the popular Quoc Te (International) Hotel. The restaurant specializes in Nha Trang's excellent seafood and is an ideal venue for large groups.

Casa Italia
@ The Sailing Club 72-4 Tran Phu St., Nha Trang
Tel: 826 528
Very good Italian food, great pizza, pasta and seafood dishes etc. Pleasant courtyard setting at the Sailing Club. Professional service, reasonable prices.

Cafe / Bar

Crazy Kim Bar
93 Nguyen Thien St.
Tel (84-58) 816 072
Quoting the Lonely Planet: "The cozy Crazy Kim Bar is a funky little pub worth checking out. It's run by a Vietnamese-Canadian woman named Kim, who opened the bar as a vehicle in her commendable "Hands off the Kids!" campaign, which is working to thwart the growing problem of pedophilia which has begun to plague Nha Trang. Proceeds from the sale of booze (try the killer cocktail buckets!) and tee-shirts go toward the cause."

Shorty's Café & Bar
4 E Biet Thu St.
Tel: 810 985
BEST FROM THE WEST: Jacket potatoes - Full English breakfast - Bacon and eggs - Real burgers - Salads - Steak and chips - Shepherds pie and more. The restaurant is open from 8:00 to 2:00 with Vietnamese and western food till 22:30. Happy hour 18:00 to 22:30 with 2 for 1 specials of BGI beer, Vodka/Rum mixers.

Jack's Bar
96 A/8 Tran Phu St.
Tel: 813 862
Open from 8:00 for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Eat and drink while enjoying views over Nha Trang bay. Happy hours 18:00 to 22:00. Whisky - Rum - Vodka - Gin - Tequila Buy-one-get-one-free.

Rainbow Bar
52 Tran Phu St.,
Known as the place for "Hard Core" party animals. Open all night long with happy hour from 20:30 to 22:30.

Hexagone Disco
Right on the beach near the Ana Mandara Resort

Nha Trang Sailing Club
72-74 Tran Phu St.,
Stop by this Oceanside open-air bar/restaurant for a real Western breakfast, if nothing else. A good bet is their pancakes, not greasy and served with real butter. There are other Western standbys such as macaroni and cheese and hamburgers, as well as the usual Nha Trang seafood selections. Since expanding it also serves Vietnamese, Indian, Italian and Japanese dishes. The setting, in several large huts, can't be beat. You can lounge on the beach and buy or swap a book from their well-stocked rack (have a chat with the rack's proprietor, who speaks excellent English and is an interesting fellow). The bar swings at night. Main courses VND 65,000-100,000 (US$ 5 - US$ 7). Highly recommended.