Vung Tau is a paradise of cheap local cuisine, where diners can be satisfied with fresh seafood, soft sweet sponge cakes, flavorful Vietnamese thick noodle soup, and billions of other delicious Vung Tau specialties.
1. Banh Khot Ba Tam
Authentic beachfront Banh Khot (mini savory pancake) can only be found at the Ba Tam Banh Khot restaurant, which is close to Bai Sau Flagpole Square. The Banh Khot at this location includes a golden-crisp crust and a filling of “super big, giant” shrimp folded in raw veggies and served with sweet-and-sour fish sauce. After the first exquisite slice of cake, we promise that all your senses will be fully awakened.

Address selling delicious Banh Khot Vung Tau:
- Banh Khot Ba Tam: 52A Hoang Hoa Tham, Vung Tau
- Banh Khot Cay Xoai: 110 Co Giang, Vung Tau
- Ut Loan banh khot: 03 Ly Thuong Kiet
- Goc Vu Sua Banh Khot: 14, Nguyen Truong To, Ward 2, Vung Tau
- Co Ba Vung Tau Khot Cake: 1, Hoang Hoa Tham, Ward 3, Vung Tau
- Eastern Banh Khot: 59, Ba Trieu, Ward 4, Vung Tau
- Banh Khot Cay Sung: 19, Hoang Hoa Tham, Ward 3, Vung Tau
2. Long Huong thick noodle soup
Warming the stomach with a bowl of hot noodle soup at Long Huong restaurant – located in front of the welcome gate of Ba Ria – Vung Tau city – is a habit of many tourists. The most famous Vung Tau specialty here is pork trotter soup, with a sweet broth simmered from bones, fish, and shrimp. Long Huong noodle soups are made from filtered flour so they are soft and chewy and absorb spices very well. You can choose pork trotters, lean meat, ribs, or a mixture of three types of meat to satisfy your cravings. Prices range from 35,000 VND to 55,000 VND/bowl.

3. Vung Tau snail
Eating snails is an elegant pastime of gourmets when traveling to the sea. Besides the advantage of freshness, Vung Tau snails also get points for their affordable price and variety of types. From stir-fried fingernail snails with garlic, stir-fried wool snails with coconut, stir-fried fatty snails with butter to grilled oysters with cheese, steamed snails with lemongrass, grilled ocean scallops with onion fat, all are outstanding Vung Tau delicacies.

Delicious Snail Restaurants In Vung Tau
- Oc Tu Nhien: 34, Tran Phu, Ward 1 (branch 1) | 23, Pham Ngoc Thach, Phuoc Hung Ward (branch 2) | 32, Le Quy Don, Ward 1 (branch 3), Vung Tau
- Oc Hien: 121, Ly Tu Trong, Vung Tau
- Oc Binh: 221/18 Truong Cong Dinh, Vung Tau
- Oc Mountain – 28 Viba, Vung Tau
- Oc Tu Lua – 28 Ly Tu Trong, Vung Tau
- Oc Cam – 24 Kha Van Can, Vung Tau
- Oc Xeo – 520 Truong Cong Dinh, Vung Tau
- Oc Diem – 500 Truong Cong Dinh, Vung Tau
- Banyan Oc – 09 Thu Khoa Huan, Vung Tau
- Oc 30k – 105 Binh Gia, Vung Tau
4. Durian Avocado Ice Cream
Durian avocado ice cream is simply a version of avocado ice cream with a large segment of durian on top, sprinkled with a little sweet dried coconut, oh, it’s truly amazing. Each scoop of creamy ice cream melts right on the tip of the tongue, seeps into the throat, and quenches all thirst. The price of a cup of durian avocado ice cream is only from 39,000 VND to 55,000 VND.

5. Sweet Soup
The list of delicious sweet soups in this coastal city is endless, from traditional sweet soups to creative variations. If you like cool, not-too-sweet soup, you can go to A Khen restaurant to enjoy Khuc Bach sweet soup, tonic ginseng, yogurt, or pickled fruit. Those with a sweet tooth will definitely love the sweet potato herbal soup at Yennhi Nina.

Where to Go to Eat Delicious Sweet Soup in Vung Tau?
- A Khen: 34, Do Chieu, Vung Tau
- Yennhi Nina: 461, Truong Cong Dinh, Vung Tau
- Hiep sweet soup: 167, Ba Cu, Ward 4, Vung Tau
- Cay Bang sweet soup: 02, Ly Thuong Kiet, Vung Tau
Please consider taking a food trip to Vung Tau to sample the many mouthwatering foods that are available there at a reasonable price.