Hoi An

An Bang Beach

An Bang Beach is a relaxed stretch of coastline just a few kilometres north of Hoi An’s ancient town. Known for its soft white sand and relatively calm waters, it offers a quieter alternative to the busier nearby beaches, with a laid-back village atmosphere.

BB Lounge

The new bar, lounge and club in town, located on the third floor above Bamboo Buddha restaurant. Nice selection of cocktails, rum shooters and tapas. Live music and regular DJs, dance floor. Sky balcony, open late.

Closed · opens 6 pm·30,000-120,000 dong for drinks

Ba Dam Vegetarian Restaurant

Great vegan Vietnamese food selection, there are so many options to choose from. The vegetarian Pho is amazing. Family restaurant hidden in an alley. Very friendly staff.

Bale Well Restaurant

Set menu: bánh xèo, pork savoury pancakes; barbecued satay pork loin, wrapped in a lettuce leaf, with side salad. Steep price for a few rice pancakes.

Closed · opens 10 am·Set menu 110,000 dong, Bánh Xèo 50,000 dong

Bamboo Circus

Lune Center for the Performing Arts

A small-scale Cirque du Soleil-style show of acrobatics and dance with traditional and modern Vietnamese themes in a 300-seat theatre. Excellent visuals and choreography, enthusiastic young performers. Buy tickets online, at the theatre, or at many hotels. It's a small theatre, so the cheap seats still have a good view.

Daily at 18:00·Adult 700,000-1.6 million dong, child 5-12 30% less

Banana fritters stall

Delicious banana fritters in dough. They squish the banana, then dip it into liquid dough and finally fry it. Freshly made, and not lying around the whole day like you often see in the center — many locals stop by with the motorbike, so they are constantly making new ones.

Morning to noon/afternoon·6,000 dong/pc

Bazar Cafe & Restaurant

New in town, serves the best Vietnamese and Mediterranean barbeque in the garden. Comfortable lounge, cocktails and shisha inside the traditional wooden house.

Closed · opens 8 am

Cao lầu Không Gian Xanh

They serve Cao lầu, Hoành Thánh Mỳ (Wonton), Bánh Bao Bánh Vạc (White Rose) and Cơm Gà. However, the portion size can be disappointing and they are very pushy about ordering drinks.

40,000 dong

Central Market

Hoi An Market (Chợ Hội An)

Has a food court with several stands serving Hoi An specialities and typical Vietnamese food like pho, and spring rolls. It has a few stands catering to tourists with English-speaking staff and menus, and stands catering mostly to Vietnamese which serve rice and side dishes.

Chinese Assembly Hall

Pan-Chinese assembly hall jointly built by the Cantonese, Teochew, Hokkien (Fujian), Hainanese and Hakka communities.

Dingo Deli

This delicatessen offers an extensive selection of gourmet foods through the restaurant and European grocery store. Attractive ambience, and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee. A wooden constructed adventure play ground for children to play on overlooks paddocks with buffalo and the Thu Bon River.

Closed · opens 7:30 am

Dive Bar Restaurant

Great bar in a traditional house with a back garden, pool table, Wi-Fi. Plays many kinds of music on request, with music once a week. Great choice of cocktails and beers, wine by bottle or by glass. Food: small tapas, Vietnamese salads, pasta, lasagne, hamburgers, seafood, rice salads.

Closed · opens 11 am·20,000-150,000 dong for drinks and food

Hoi An Art Craft Manufacturing Workshop

Folk music performances are offered Tu-Su at 10:15 and 15:15.

Hoi An Silk Village

Revived 300-year-old Champa silk traditions. Half day tours encompassing the entire silk process, from silkworms to dressmaking. Showroom in a converted Quang Nam-style house with 100 different ao dai, representing all of the 54 different minority groups in Vietnam. Also a spacious colonial-style restaurant serving local dishes and a silk showroom where professional tailors custom design and make garments for visitors.

Closed · opens 9 am

Hoi An memories show

Hoi An memories land, Hoi An Impression Theme Park

A big musical-esque show on the history of Hoi An, from early settlers until the golden era as an important trading port. Huge stage, very good lighting effects and several hundred actors active at the same time. Situated on an island in the river. The whole island area surrounding the stage is a renaissance theme park with the same topic of the history of Hoi An. Leading up to the main show, there are mini-shows with reenactments and dance performances in different places around the theme park. Tickets can be bought when entering the island via the two bridges, or online (sometimes cheaper at Getyourguide or Klook due to promotions). Eco seats have a perfectly good view, no need for the higher classes. If possible, arrive at the main stage before 19:30 to queue for choosing a good seat.

Daily at 16:00, main show 20:00 - 21:00·Adult 600,000-1.2 million dong, child 50-75% less

Japanese Covered Bridge

Chua Cau or Lai Vien Kieu

The bridge was constructed in the early 1600s by the Japanese community, roughly 40 years before they left the city to return to Japan under the strict policy of sakoku enforced by the Tokugawa Shogunate, and renovated in 1986. Today, it's the symbol of Hoi An. Entry is one coupon, but it's possible to cross back and forth several times without meeting a ticket-checker. If your scruples bother you, leave a tribute for the pig statue or the dog statue standing guard at opposite ends of the bridge.

Madam Khanh - The Banh Mi Queen

How they prepared the meat is different to elsewhere. The chili sauce and pate are so unique. Delicious and fresh. The vegetarian option is fire.

25–30,000 dong

Madam Kieu

You're definitely paying a premium for the location, but this atmospheric restaurant serves excellent renditions of Hoi An and central Vietnamese favorites, and the river views and people watching from the wraparound balcony on the 2nd floor are hard to beat. Air-con seating available as well. Live music on the 1st floor on weekends.

Set menus from 500,000 dong for two

Minh Huong Communal House

Built by the Minh Huong, Chinese Ming Dynasty loyalists who were given refuge in Vietnam after refusing to submit to the new Manchu Qing rulers of China. Their descendants are today assimilated into the ethnic Vietnamese and no longer identify as ethnic Chinese.

Moon Milk Supermarket

The have a great variety, generally quite competitive prices, often reduced items near the cashier, 0.9L beer for 18,000 dong as of 2023.

Museum of Folk Culture

Some may be put off by the bizarre-looking plaster sculptures of Vietnamese peasants, but this museum documents the dress and culture of rural Vietnam.

Museum of Hoi An History and Culture

The museum contains some old black and white photos of Hoi An taken in the early 20th century. It also houses an old cannon, some two-thousand year old pots from the Sa Huynh period, and a case full of 9th-century bricks and tiles from the Champa period.

Museum of Sa Huynh Culture

The museum's main collection consists of pottery and urns from the 1st and 2nd centuries. Upstairs is another museum, the Museum of the Revolution. Its main collection consists of pictures from war heroes and a collection of weapons such as grenade launchers, machine guns and AK 47s.

Museum of Trade Ceramics

The dusty, unlabeled displays of broken pottery are eminently forgettable, but the house itself is nice enough, and it provides a good opportunity to explore the shape and layout of an old Hoi An home.

Nathan Tailors

Owner-operated by Linda, who trained at Blue Eye Tailor before opening her own shop. Men's and women's tailoring; she handles measurements and fittings personally. Suits from US$129, shirts from US$49. Walk-ins accepted, same-day for shirts and 2-3 days for suits. Also accepts remote orders for customers who want to re-order after returning home.

08:30-21:00 daily·From US$129

Night Market

Selling what night markets sell, overpriced finger food and local handiwork.

Non Nuoc Beach

Opposite the Marble Mountains and accessible by motorbike. There are beaches closer to Hoi An accessible by bicycle or motorbike, with parking near the beach. A Grab should be 50,000 dong one way.

Old house of Phung Hung

Traditional two-story wooden house, inhabited over 100 years by eight generations; and the current one guides you around in hope of a tip.

Old house of Tan Ky

As above, a younger member of the family will provide a cup of tea and a "tour" that doesn't stray from the front room of the house, as you'd need to step over sleeping members of the older generation to go anywhere else. The design of the house shows how local architecture incorporated Japanese and Chinese influences. Japanese elements include the crab shell-shaped ceiling supported by three beams in the living room. Chinese poems written in mother-of-pearl are hanging from a number of the columns that hold up the roof.

Phở Tùng

They serve super nice Pho Bo, for many who may not know how to eat their side dish vegetable, the boss can teach you how to blend with the sauce prepared for it. The owners are super lovely.