Five best restaurants in Sapa
Price
of food in Sapa
is not expensive but you should check the price
before eating. When the night falls, you can go out drinking
Shan Lung whine and eat barbeque. There are many strange
barbeque such as baked eggs, baked pig heart, grilled chicken,
roasted purple potatoes, eggs, grilled duck eggs, rice cooked in
bamboo pipe...
Being a mountainous district but Sapa is famous for specialties
from ... fish. Fish caught from springs around Sapa is about the
size of 2 fingers, it is wonderful to taste this grilled fish
with beer. Sapa is also one of the few places in Vietnam where
Salmon and Sturgeon are raised
In addition to the grilled food market with a wide selection of
dishes with affordable prices. You can choose from a number of
restaurants suggested below
Best choice for adventurous travelers: traditional Thang Co
restaurant A Quynh
Thang Co soup is a typical traditional dish of Hmong people and
then introduced to other ethnic groups like King, Dzao, Tay..."Thang
Co" is a mispronounciation of "Thoang Co" in the language of
Hmong people, means the hot pot of soup, meat cooked
traditionally is horse and over time added with beef, buffalo
meat or pork.
A Quynh restaurant is a rendevouz for visitors who want to enjoy
this mountainous specialty every time they
go to Sapa. Thang Co
is prepared and cooked in the old fashion with strange spices,
very unique only in the highlands, making it unforgettable for
the tourists. In addition the restaurant also serves delicious
dishes such as soup, salad salmon, Com Lam, bacon, fried chicken
and pigs, natural vegetables of Sapa. And if you come here at
weekends you will have a chance to enjoy the traditional dances
and songs performed by young tribal boys and girls
Best choice of European food: Buffalo Bell restaurant
With more and more European tourists go to Sapa in recent years,
Sapa cuisine has been more or less influenced by European
cuisine and Buffalo Bell restaurant is a popular address for
international travelers.
Buffalo Bell Restaurant in Sapa is popular with Vietnamese and
Italian cuisine, honey roasted duck, chicken fried with cashew
nuts, Pizza. Located on the front side of the main street, the
most vibrant area in Sapa town and the impressive atmostphere
give diners a cozy and comfortable feeling while enjoying the
food at the restaurant
Buffalo Bell is not a big restaurant, it can accommodate 60
diners with customers mostly foreign tourists. Restaurants
serving Vietnamese and European cuisine, Italian, French...If
you come early please choose a seat near the fire place, and
don't forget to try banana pancake honey & chocolate
Hoa Dao restaurant: best place for Salmon hot pot
One of the best places in Sapa to taste the famous Salmon cooked
in hot pot is Hoa Dao restaurant. The restaurant is located
right in the heart of Sapa town, just across the central park.
Although Hoa Dao restaurant serves all types of cuisine from
Asian to Europe this restaurant is best known for Salmon hot pot
which most domestic visitors to Sapa want to try.
When you order from the menu you you should only choose 2 or 3
dishes is enough, so food will not be bored and can feel the
taste of salmon longer. Salmon combined with vegetables from
cold countries with little cup of Bac Ha wine will bring you
unforgettable flavour.
Salmon hot pot has strong taste, beautiful pink meat, high
nutritional value, salmon dish was the luxury of visiting Sapa.
With year-round cool climate and cold winters even have snow,
Salmon in Sapa is stroong, no fat, no less quality than imported
salmon, very suitable for processing different dishes such as:
salad, soup, porridge, grilled salmon, steamed fish eggs, smoked
salmon...
Hoa Sua restaurant: best Baguette and Chocolate Cafe
Located on one of the main street of Sapa town, Baguette and
Chocolate Cafe restaurant is a 5 minute walk to the market town
of Sapa and churches. The restaurant is designed in French style serving the
favorite flavors of Vietnam and western food. The restaurant is
up on a hill with natural spaces and is an ideal place for
tourists to enjoy breakfast from the delicious cake with a cup
of hot coffee. Just enjoy delicious food while listening to
classical music in the cool atmosphere of Sapa, especially
Bagatte & Chocolate Restaurant serves all kinds of delicious
cakes and pastas.
For the main meal, you should choose the dish Vietnam and cheese
lasagna, while coffee and pastries will be better in the
afternoon or evening meal. Baguette and Chocolate Cafe is the
place offers the best French pastries in town with natural raw
honey. This small restaurant is the best choice for the winter
day, when you can enjoy a delicious croissant bread with a cup
of hot coffee to forget the cold in Sapa.
Best choice for budget travelers: Tam Xuyen restaurant
An ideal place for backpackers, this restaurant is the cheapest
choice for not only visitors to Sapa but also local people, this
is a favourite restaurants for the tour guides and drivers after
a long working day, many young international travelers can be
seen eating with locals. Food is surprisingly plenty and pretty
good, diners can spend about 5 usd/person for a good meal with
fried eggs, grilled fish, beef with vegetable, cabbage pickles,
spring rolls, boiled pork...
The restaurant is located on the stairs to
Ham Rong mountain
close to the row of shops selling souvenirs and herbal products,
it looks humble without a sign and from outside it doesn't look
like a restaurant. I myself have been to this restaurants some
times and really liked it, an authentic Vietnam restaurant where
you can find the real Vietnamese food that local eat everyday at
home.
