10 Best Restaurants
Nha Trang combines a lively beachfront city with quieter bays and long resort beaches nearby. In town, Cham towers, Buddhist temples and seafood restaurants give a beach holiday plenty of variety. Ninh Van Bay offers a more secluded stay to the north, while Cam Ranh’s resorts spread along Bai Dai to the south. Choose your base with travel times in mind, then leave space for a morning by the water and a slow lunch.
Hispania Nha Trang
Villa Le Corail, Bai Tien, Vietnam
Hispania brings Marcos Morán’s Spanish cooking to the northern shore of Nha Trang. Local seafood finds its way into paella and a southern Spanish-style seafood salad, while the menu also includes slowly roasted suckling pig. The dining room’s curved lines and open kitchen give dinner a sense of occasion, with a terrace overlooking the coastal setting. Choose it for a deliberately paced meal and a clear culinary identity, particularly when a longer tasting menu appeals.
Spanish cooking by the bay
Dining by the Rocks
Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Ninh Hoa, Vietnam
Dining by the Rocks is the special-occasion restaurant at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, set high above the shore with views across the water. Its contemporary Western set menu suits an evening when dinner is the main event. Open-air and sheltered seating keep the landscape close without losing the intimacy of a small restaurant. Service follows a limited weekly schedule, so reserve ahead and arrange access with the resort before planning a trip from Nha Trang.
A secluded occasion dinner
Lang Viet Restaurant & Bar
The Anam Cam Ranh, Bai Dai Beach, Vietnam
Lang Viet looks towards the beach at The Anam, with a menu that travels through Vietnam’s regional cooking. Its strongest draw is the connection to home kitchens: on designated Mama’s Cooking evenings, mothers of the resort’s staff prepare family dishes. That gives the meal a personal dimension within a comfortable resort setting. Come for a relaxed Vietnamese dinner beside the coast, and confirm the current event schedule if the guest cooks are the reason for visiting.
Vietnamese regional cooking
The Colonial
The Anam Cam Ranh, Bai Dai Beach, Vietnam
The Colonial changes character over the day, serving as a lounge for eligible hotel guests before opening for fine dining on selected evenings. The dinner menu combines French technique with Vietnamese ingredients in a tasting format, accompanied by piano music. An open kitchen and garden courtyard soften the formality of the Indochine-inspired room. Reserve the evening service specifically, since daytime lounge access and dinner bookings follow different arrangements. It suits a celebratory meal during a Cam Ranh stay.
French technique with Vietnamese ingredients
La Casa
Alma Resort, Bai Dai Beach, Vietnam
La Casa offers a change of flavour at Alma Resort, with handmade pasta, a brick oven for pizza and a menu built around Italian cooking. Seafood remains close to the setting through dishes such as the restaurant’s fish stew, while antipasti and gelato make it easy to shape a leisurely meal. It is a useful choice for families or couples staying on the Cam Ranh coast. Check opening nights and the restaurant’s dress guidance when reserving.
Italian cooking for a coastal evening
Atlantis Restaurant
Alma Resort, Bai Dai Beach, Vietnam
Atlantis places seafood at the centre of an evening beside Alma Resort’s beach. Lobster, crab and other coastal produce anchor the offering, with Vietnamese flavours and a relaxed setting keeping it connected to Cam Ranh. The open outlook makes this a different occasion from the resort’s indoor restaurants: come for the water, the sea breeze and a leisurely dinner. Opening follows the resort’s operating schedule, so confirm the evening and available seafood before making the journey.
Seafood beside the sand
Sen Restaurant
An Lam Retreats Ninh Van Bay, Ninh Hoa, Vietnam
Sen occupies a striking position above the rocks at An Lam Retreats, with seating inside and out facing Ninh Van Bay. Local seafood and produce from the retreat’s gardens shape its Vietnamese cooking, while international dishes broaden the choices. The setting works particularly well for an unhurried evening after a day around the bay. As this is a boat-accessed resort, visiting diners should arrange restaurant access and transfers directly rather than treating it as a casual stop from town.
Vietnamese food over the water
Sailing Club Nha Trang
72–74 Tran Phu Street, central Nha Trang, Vietnam
Sailing Club occupies a rare position directly on Nha Trang’s central beachfront, with airy seating and views across the bay. Its broad international menu makes it an easy meeting place for groups with different tastes, while the beach bar keeps lunch or an early dinner informal. The atmosphere becomes more energetic later, when music and nightlife take over. Choose an earlier table if conversation and the view matter most, and check the evening programme before booking.
Beachfront dining with a lively atmosphere
Lac Canh
Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, Nha Trang, Vietnam
Lac Canh is a lively introduction to Nha Trang’s table-top barbecue tradition. Marinated beef arrives for guests to grill over small charcoal stoves, with the sweet-savoury seasoning and smoke forming much of the experience. This is a simple, busy restaurant where the pleasure comes from cooking and sharing, rather than formal service. Add fresh herbs and bread alongside the meat. Confirm the current address before setting out, as online listings disagree on the street number.
Nha Trang’s charcoal-grilled beef
Ana Beach House
Ana Mandara Cam Ranh, Bai Dai Beach, Vietnam
Ana Beach House brings its established Nha Trang dining identity to the Bai Dai coast at Ana Mandara Cam Ranh. The beachfront kitchen serves Vietnamese regional dishes and a broader Asian seafood menu, using local produce and herbs grown for the restaurant. Its architecture draws on the surrounding mountains, dunes and conical hats, giving the room a connection to the landscape. Reserve this Cam Ranh location explicitly, rather than relying on references to the restaurant’s earlier city setting.
Vietnamese seafood by the shore