Top 5 Dishes in Dalat You Should Try

Dalat absolutely owns an amazing nightlife, besides, dishes in Dalat also are famous for their unique and different flavors. Dalat's diverse cuisine with lots of amazing dishes such as banh mi, mini pancake, etc is the thing that keeps travelers reminded about this land of mist and desiring to taste those dishes in Dalat one more time. Let's travel with us and point out how tasty the Dalat cuisine is with foods ranked top 5 in the city.

1. Banh Mi Xiu Mai - Baguette with Shumai Bowl

This is one of the most must-try dishes in Da Lat cuisine. The shumai balls are served in a bowl of hot sauce, in which travelers can dip the baguette. People can also ask for fried pork skin or chili pepper to add to the soup. The characteristic spicy taste will be what people feel when enjoying this dish.

*Recommended places to eat in Da Lat:

• Address: No.04 Tran Nhat Duat Street, Ward 05, Da Lat City ( Opening hours: 6:00am - 1:00pm )
• Banh mi xiu mai sot cam – Spaghetti & Toast: No.281, Alley 01, Phan Dinh Phung Street, Ward 02, Da Lat City ( Opening hours: 7:00am - 10:00am, 3:00pm - 9:00pm)
• Banh mi Hoang Dieu: The junction of Hoang Dieu Street and Tran Nhat Duat Street, Da Lat City ( Opening hours: 6:00am - 10:00am )
• Banh mi xiu mai BH: No.79 Bui Thi Xuan Street, Ward 01, Da Lat City ( Opening hours: 4:30pm - 11:30pm )

*Price: VND 15,000 - VND 20,000 (approx. $0.65 - $0.86)

2. Banh Can - Mini Pancake

Mini pancake is a portion of common breakfast food in the Central Highlands city of Da Lat. Travelers are able to find that dish in many destinations such as Tang Bat Ho Street and Anh Sang Hamlet. The pancakes, filled with eggs and slightly burned, are eaten with fish sauce. Some places add meatballs to the sauce to make the taste of this Dalat cake better.

*Recommended places to eat in Da Lat:

• Quan A Cat: H55 Nguyen Thi Nghia Street, 02 Ward, Da Lat City ( Opening hours: 6:30pm - 9:00pm )
• Quan Tang Bat Ho: No.14 Tang Bat Ho Street, 01 Ward, Da Lat City ( Opening hours: 1:00pm - 10:00pm )
• Quan Xuân An: No.01 Nha Chung Street, 03 Ward, Da Lat city ( Opening hours: 2:00pm - 8:00pm )

*Price: VND 20,000 - VND 40,000 (approx. $0.86 - $1.72)

3. Banh Uot Long Ga - Steamed Rice Paper with Chicken Intestine

Many travelers are huge fans of this Dalat food for its unusual taste. It is a little bit sour as it is served with chicken salad instead of the common pork roll. The food is made of simple ingredients such as rice paper and chicken meat or intestine mixed with fish sauce.

*Recommended places to eat in Da Lat:

• Quan Long: Alley 202, Phan Dinh Phung Street, Da Lat City ( Opening hours: 7:00am - 6:00pm )
• Quan Trang: No.15F Tang Bat Ho Street, Da Lat City ( Opening hours: 12:30am - 8:00pm )

 *Price: VND 30,000 - VND 66,000 (approx. $1.29 - $2.84)

4. Banh Trang Nuong - Vietnamese Pizza

Grilled rice paper is becoming more and more common food in the Da Lat cuisine with a growth in the number of restaurants serving the dish. At these restaurants, travelers can sit near a coal stove, watching the chef make this unique dish in Dalat. Chefs apply a little oil to the rice paper and then add shrimp paste, cheese, and green pepper. An egg is later added and stirred with chopsticks until the dish is fully grilled. It tastes even better with fried onion and pork floss.

*Recommended places to eat in Da Lat:

• No.112 Nguyen Van Troi Street, Da Lat City ( Opening hours: 2:00pm - 10:00pm )
• Dalat night market: No.6B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, Ward 01, Dalat City ( Opening hours: 6:00pm - 11:00pm )
• Banh trang nuong Di Dinh: No.26 Hoang Dieu Street, Da Lat City ( Opening hours: 6:00am - 9:00am )

 *Price: VND 15,000 - VND 25,000 (approx. $0.65 - $1.08)

5. Lau Ga La E - Chicken Hot Pot with Basil Leaves

The hot dishes in Dalat are always sought after at night. While the South prefers chicken hot pot with aganonerion leaves, it is the favorite for the chicken hot pot with wormwood in the North. Moreover, the Dalat hot pot of chicken with basil leaves has been popular in Dalat cuisine for the past two years. The chicken is eaten with fresh bamboo, basil leaves and pepper lemon sauce, which is a mixture of sweet and chili tastes. 

*Recommended places to eat in Da Lat:

• No.28 Huynh Thuc Khang Street, Ward 04, Da Lat City ( Opening hours: 8:00am - 10:00pm )
• No.27K Ngo Thi Sy Street, Ward 04, Da Lat City ( Opening hours: 9:00am - 10:00pm )
• Lau ga la e Tao Ngo: No. 05 3 thang 4 Street, Ward 03 or No.27 Le Dai Hanh Street, Ward 01 or No.99 Phu Dong Thien Vuong Street, Ward 08, Da Lat City ( Opening hours: 8:00am - 8:00pm )
• Lau ga la e 668: No.2B Chu Van An Street, Da Lat City ( Opening hours: 10:00am - 10:00pm )

*Price: VND 200,000 - VND 300,000 (approx $8.61 - $12.91)

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