Which Nha Trang seafood restaurant should you book? 10 popular spots and how to order

ニャチャンの海鮮店では、「新鮮そう」だけで注文を進めるより、生け簀の量り売りか、巻貝を1皿ずつ頼む店かを先に見分けることが大切です。量り売りは魚介の大きさで総額が変わり、巻貝の店は少量ずつ種類を増やせるため、予算の組み立て方が違います。

この記事では、AutoReserveに予約ページがある10店を、中心部、ビーチ沿い、カイ川の北側、巻貝の店に分けました。公式サイト、地元情報、地図、口コミサイトを照合し、住所や営業時間に食い違いがある場合は各店の欄へ注記しています。口コミ件数や評価は変動するため、店選びの補助情報として扱ってください（2026年9月確認）。

※本記事の予約リンクはアフィリエイトリンク（PR）です。予約代行は確定通知が届くまで未確定です。量り売りは単価の単位、選んだ魚介の重さ、調理代、税を注文前に確認し、巻貝の店は最初から頼みすぎず、1皿の量を見て追加すると調整しやすくなります。

先に結論：注文方法と移動で選ぶ

• 初めてで選択肢を広く見たい：Luong Son Cang、Ngọc Trai、Mộc Quán。生け簀では計量に立ち会います。
• 価格を確認しやすくしたい：Thanh Sương 2。目の前で計量しても、単価と調理代は別に確認します。
• 景色も重視：Hằng 66。夕方の移動時間と席の希望を予約時に伝えます。
• 巻貝を少しずつ：Ốc Nhưng、Ốc Xuân Anh。辛さやソースを確認し、数皿ずつ追加します。

Center or north? Choosing a restaurant based on where you're staying

Nha Trang's seafood restaurants cluster along beachfront Tran Phu Street and around Hon Ban Street just inland. North of the Cai River, across the bridge, there are also restaurants popular with locals. The numbers on the map and table match the numbers used for each restaurant in this article. Tap a restaurant's name in the table to jump to its listing.

Inland from the center (around Hon Ban Street and Hung Vuong Street)

One or two streets inland from the beach, in the city center, is where large seafood restaurants with high review counts cluster. It's within walking distance of beachfront hotels.

Beachfront Tran Phu Street

Restaurants along the coastal Tran Phu Street. ⑥ is about 3km south of the center, across from Vinmec Hospital.

North of the Cai River

This area is north of Xom Bong Bridge, across the river. It's easy to combine with a visit to the Po Nagar Cham towers.

Back-alley sea snail (ốc) restaurants

Shellfish restaurants tucked down alleys, where you order dish by dish. They open in the afternoon and get busy through the evening.

Addresses and hours are listed together with a map in each restaurant's section further down this article. If you'd like to start by choosing a hotel, seeAn article comparing Nha Trang hotels by areais worth reading alongside this one to get a feel for the layout.

10 Nha Trang seafood restaurants you can book ahead

From here, we introduce each restaurant one by one. ①–⑧ have live tanks, and ⑨⑩ are casual sea snail spots. Dishes and prices are limited to what we could confirm from official restaurant information and local information sites. You can check each restaurant's location via "Open in Google Maps," and you can also copy the address and paste it into a ride-hailing app.

① Luong Son Cang Restaurant

A seafood restaurant on Hung Vuong Street. You choose from lobster, blue swimmer crab, shellfish, and sea fish lined up in glass tanks and have them cooked to order, with seating across two floors (official website).

Signature dishes and ingredients

• Lobster grilled with garlic butter (Tôm hùm nướng bơ tỏi)
• Baked scallops with cheese (Sò điệp nướng phô mai)
• Fish grilled in banana leaf (Cá nướng lá chuối)
• Sweet and sour snakehead fish soup (Canh chua cá lóc)

Beyond seafood, there are also coastal home-style dishes like fish braised in a clay pot (Cá kho tộ). Its Google Maps rating is 4.9 (about 7,190 reviews, confirmed September 2026), among the highest review counts of the restaurants in this article.

② Ngọc Trai Seafood Restaurant

A seafood restaurant founded in 2004. According to the official website, it sits on a site of over 2,000㎡ with garden seating and a hall, and you can pick seafood from the live tank to be cooked to order. There are five VIP private rooms (Vietnamese travel information site Mytour, updated August 2026).

Signature dishes and ingredients

• Pan-seared oysters (Hàu sữa áp chảo): 199,000 dong (official website)
• Sea cucumber hot pot with crispy rice (Lẩu hải sâm cơm cháy): 890,000 dong (official website)
• Oven-baked lobster (Tôm hùm đút lò)
• Pineapple fried rice (Cơm chiên trái thơm)

The menu has over 300 items; weight-priced seafood runs about 490,000–790,000 dong per kg, and other dishes are roughly 45,000–450,000 dong each (Mytour, updated August 2026). Free parking is available (official website). Its Google Maps rating is 4.8 (about 5,180 reviews, confirmed September 2026).

③ CUI Seafood Restaurant

A seafood restaurant on Hon Ban Street which, according to the official website, sources seafood daily from a nearby fishing village. It has several soundproof, air-conditioned private rooms of various sizes, and staff who speak English, Korean, Russian, and Chinese.

Signature dishes and ingredients

• Lobster grilled with garlic butter
• Cheese-baked oysters
• Salt-fried blue swimmer crab (Ghẹ rang muối)
• Vietnamese savory pancake (Bánh xèo)

As the name "STEAK & VIETNAMESE FOOD" suggests, you can also order steak and Vietnamese dishes. The official website lists an eight-dish grilled seafood set (399,000 dong), and mentions a 10% discount for advance booking (no date given). Its Google Maps rating is 4.7 (about 2,450 reviews, confirmed September 2026).

④ Hải Sản Mộc Quán Nha Trang

The Nha Trang branch of a seafood restaurant whose main location is in Da Nang. You choose seafood from the live tank and order it cooked your preferred way—steamed, grilled, salt-fried, or stir-fried with tamarind. Seafood prices are market rates that change with supply (official website).

Signature dishes and ingredients

• Mantis shrimp with salted egg sauce (Tôm tít sốt trứng muối)
• Salt-fried blue swimmer crab (Ghẹ rang muối)
• Oysters grilled with green peppercorn (Hàu nướng tiêu xanh)
• Sweet and sour grouper soup (Cá mú nấu canh chua)

It's a two-story building decorated with plenty of lanterns (local information site cotrang). It seats about 120 and has air-conditioned private rooms. Budget is roughly 200,000–300,000 dong per person (PATO, no date given). Its Google Maps rating is 4.5 (about 3,240 reviews, confirmed September 2026).

⑤ Hoàng Sa Restaurant

A large seafood restaurant on beachfront Tran Phu Street. You pick seafood swimming in the display tanks, have it weighed on the spot, and order it cooked your preferred way (local information site "Gurutto Vietnam"). According to the official website, it's built for banquets and can hold up to 1,000 people.

Signature dishes and ingredients

• Lobster steamed in beer (Tôm hùm hấp bia)
• Plain-grilled blue swimmer crab (Ghẹ nướng mọi)
• Squid stir-fried in sweet and sour sauce (Mực xào chua ngọt)
• Seafood bánh xèo (Bánh xèo hải sản)

Alongside seafood, there's a full lineup of Vietnamese home-style dishes like braised pork and egg (Thịt kho tàu), and the menu comes in English, Korean, Chinese, and Russian (Gurutto Vietnam). Budget is roughly 200,000–300,000 dong per person (PATO, no date given). Its Google Maps rating is 4.8 (about 4,050 reviews, confirmed September 2026).

⑥ Hải Sản Thanh Sương 2

A seafood restaurant on the southern end of Tran Phu Street, across from Vinmec Hospital. You scoop your own seafood from the live tank, and it's weighed right in front of you before being cooked; the restaurant advertises "accurate weighing" (official website).

Signature dishes and ingredients

• Grilled painted spiny lobster (Tôm hùm bông nướng): the restaurant's signature dish
• Blood clams in tamarind sauce (Sò huyết sốt me)
• Grilled black tiger prawns (Tôm sú nướng)
• Sea grapes salad (Salad rong nho)

Seafood is priced per kilogram plus a cooking charge; examples given are lobster at 1,500,000 dong/kg, spotted babylon at 520,000 dong/kg, and bigfin reef squid at 550,000 dong/kg (Vietnamese travel information site New Life Travel, September 2026). There are air-conditioned private rooms, and for groups of eight or more you can order a set menu at 150,000–350,000 dong per person (official website). Its Google Maps rating is 4.4 (about 3,010 reviews, confirmed September 2026).

⑦ Nhà Hàng Hải Sản Hằng 66

A seafood restaurant standing along the Cai River in the north of the city. Besides the second and third floors, there's rooftop seating with views of the city and the bridge over the river (mia.vn). It has a live tank, and some seafood is priced by the kilogram.

Signature dishes and ingredients

• Lobster grilled with garlic butter (Tôm hùm nướng bơ tỏi)
• Bigfin reef squid steamed with scallion (Mực lá hấp hành cần)
• Hong Kong-style steamed grouper (Cá mú hấp Hồng Kông)
• Black tiger prawns steamed in coconut juice (Tôm sú hấp nước dừa)

There's live acoustic music on Friday and Saturday evenings (mia.vn). Dishes run 30,000–300,000 dong (mia.vn, June 2025). Motorbike parking is free at the entrance, and cars can park at the neighboring lot (50,000 dong) (Vietnamese booking site boki). Its Google Maps rating is 4.5 (529 reviews, confirmed September 2026).

⑧ Quán Bờ Biển – Hải Sản Tươi Sống

A seafood restaurant on coastal Pham Van Dong Street in the north of the city. You pick live seafood from the tank inside to have cooked, a style that comes up often in Google Maps reviews.

Signature dishes and ingredients

• Grilled mantis shrimp (Tôm tích nướng)
• Grilled sea urchin with scallion oil (Nhum nướng mỡ hành)
• Grilled oysters and scallops

Budget-wise, Google Maps user reports put it at 100,000–500,000 dong per person. It gets quite lively during busy hours, so an earlier time suits days when you’d rather chat at ease. The Google Maps rating is 4.5 (360 reviews, checked September 2026).

⑩ Quán Ổc Ngon (Ổc Hẻm 34)

A casual snail (ốc) eatery tucked down an alley off 34 Nguyễn Thiện Thuật Street. At outdoor tables lined with plastic stools, you can pick at shellfish dishes alongside the locals (local travel site checkinnhatrang).

Signature dishes and ingredients

• Spotted babylon (Ốc hương)
• Elongated snails stir-fried with coconut (Ốc len xào dừa)
• Razor clams stir-fried with tamarind (Ổc móng tay xào me)
• Grilled scallops with scallion oil (Sò điệp nướng mỡ hành)

Dishes run about 20,000–65,000 dong, and the fun is ordering several to share (local travel site kenhdulichnhatrang, December 2024). The Google Maps rating is 4.4 (about 3,540 reviews, checked September 2026) — a popular spot with a high review count.

⑪ Quán Hẻm Ổc Vân Đồn

A snail specialty shop tucked at the end of a dead-end alley off 89 Vân Đồn Street. The name “Hẻm” means “alley,” and it’s a spot that’s easy to miss on your first visit (cotrang).

Signature dishes and ingredients

• Snails stir-fried in garlic butter (Ốc xào bơ tỏi)
• Razor clams stir-fried with tamarind (Ổc móng tay xào me)
• Snails steamed with lemongrass (Ổc hấp sả)
• Blue crab claws stir-fried with salt (Càng ghẹ rang muối)

Dishes are cooked to order, so during busy hours you may wait for your food. 30,000–90,000 dong per dish (cotrang, December 2024). It’s a no-frills alley eatery without air conditioning, so it’s not the pick for a day when you want polished decor or a quiet seat. The Google Maps rating is 4.2 (about 1,550 reviews, checked September 2026).

Tank restaurants vs. snail shops: how does ordering differ?

In Nha Trang, how you order depends on the type of seafood spot — restaurants that sell seafood by weight from a live tank, and snail shops where you order dish by dish.

At tank restaurants, think in terms of “price per kg” and “cooking fee”

At restaurants with a live tank, once you pick your seafood, staff weigh it on the spot and work out the price from the rate per kilogram. Some restaurants charge a separate cooking fee on top of the by-weight price (as noted in the official information for ⑦, for example). Once it’s weighed, ask to see the weight and amount on a receipt or note.

Dong amounts have a lot of digits, so converting to yen on your phone’s calculator as you order helps avoid mistakes.

At snail shops, order dish by dish, a little at a time

At snail shops, you order by combining a shellfish name from the menu with a cooking method, dish by dish. ⑩ and ⑪ in this article run about 20,000–90,000 dong per dish, and the local way is to order several and share.

If you can't handle spice, adding “không cay” (not spicy) will get the message across.

What to check on the bill before you leave

At by-weight restaurants, the total can end up higher than expected. It’s reassuring to check the following on your receipt.

• Whether the weight and per-kg price of any seafood sold by weight are listed
• Whether the bill includes dishes or drinks you didn't order
• Whether wet towels or peanuts come with a charge
• Whether service charge or VAT is added separately
• Whether cards are accepted. Plan to pay in cash at casual snail restaurants

For how to think about tipping, seeour article on tipping in Vietnam: typical amounts and how to hand it over, and for cash on hand, seeour article on how to exchange money in VietnamThis is covered in more detail here. If table manners during the meal are a concern, seeVietnamese dining etiquetteis also worth a look.

Choosing by the moment in your trip

Even among seafood restaurants, the right pick depends on the moment in your trip. Based on review counts, private rooms, and hours, here are three examples of how to choose.

First time in Nha Trang and not sure which restaurant to pick?

It’s reassuring to choose a large restaurant with a high review count that’s easy to reach from the city center. All three below let you pick seafood from a live tank.

• ① Luong Son Cang Restaurant: 4.9 on Google Maps (about 7,190 reviews)
• ② Ngọc Trai Seafood Restaurant: 4.8 on Google Maps (about 5,180 reviews)
• ⑤ Hoàng Sa Restaurant: 4.8 on Google Maps (about 4,050 reviews)

Traveling with family or a large group and want a private room?

For a large group, a restaurant with private rooms is more comfortable. Note your party size and private-room request when you book.

• ② Ngọc Trai Seafood Restaurant: 5 VIP private rooms (Vietnamese travel site Mytour)
• ③ CUI Seafood Restaurant: soundproofed, air-conditioned private rooms (official site)
• ⑤ Hoàng Sa Restaurant: built to seat banquets of up to 1,000 people (official site)

In the evening, for a casual, local vibe

The casual snail shops open from the afternoon and let you order dish by dish, so they also work before dinner or as a second stop.

• ⑩ Quán Ổc Ngon: open from 3 PM, 20,000–65,000 dong per dish
• ⑪ Quán Hẻm Ổc Vân Đồn: open from 2 PM, 30,000–90,000 dong per dish

A ride-hailing app is convenient for getting around. For how to use one, seeour article on how to use ride-hailing apps in Vietnamwhich walks through the steps.

How booking through AutoReserve works

AutoReserve is a service that lets you search for and book restaurants around the world in Japanese. For most restaurants in Vietnam, bookings are made as a “reservation-by-proxy,” where AutoReserve contacts the restaurant on your behalf to secure a table.

The difference between an instant booking and a booking on request

This proxy reservation service takes time while waiting for the restaurant's reply. Once you know the date you want to go, it's safest to submit the request by the day before.

4 steps from booking to your visit

1. Open the restaurant on AutoReserve and request a booking with your date, time, and party size
2. For a booking on request, AutoReserve contacts the restaurant to check availability (not yet confirmed at this point)
3. You'll receive a "booking confirmed" notice by email or app notification
4. Show up at the restaurant on your reserved date and time

A reservation isn't always guaranteed

• A booking may not go through if the restaurant is fully booked, among other reasons
• Due to relocations or multiple branches, the address listed on AutoReserve may differ from the actual one. Please check the address in your booking confirmation
• Business hours and closing days may change, so please check the restaurant's page for the latest information

Frequently asked questions

Summary

ニャチャンの海鮮は、生け簀の量り売りと巻貝の1皿注文で予算の立て方が異なります。量り売りは計量に立ち会い、単価と重さを確認します。巻貝の店は数皿から始め、量と味を見ながら追加するのが選びやすい方法です。

予約後は確定通知、支店名、住所を地図と照合してください。中心部から北側へ移動する場合は、帰りの配車も含めて予定を立てます。