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The plain yellow house at 64 Nguyễn Công Trứ Street, Phú Hội ward, Hue City, is "Cơm Hến Bé Liêm." It opens at 6 a.m. and closes for the day when ingredients run out. The menu is a single dish: cơm hến, made with hến — small bivalves similar to freshwater clams — and the rice can be swapped for bún (rice noodles) or instant noodles...

On October 4, 2026, steam rose from a locomotive on the railway line crossing Hai Van Pass, which separates Hue and Da Nang. The two engines that ran were French-style Mikado locomotives that have been in service since the 1960s; the Vietnam Railways (VNR) Hue Line Operations Branch coupled freight and passenger cars together for a technical test run. The purpose was to assess bridge load capacity and...

Da Nang, Vietnam, has been included in Lonely Planet's "Best in Travel 2027," published in September 2026. Counting all 50 entries listed on the official site as "50 Best Places to Go in 2027" one by one, Da Nang is the only Vietnamese destination. VnExpress's English edition reported this on September 25, and the city...

The café TOC Gallery, located on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in Thuan Hoa Ward, Hue City, has been serving coffee made with mam ruoc (mắm ruốc) since early September. Mam ruoc is a condiment made from small shrimp mixed with coarse salt, packed into a crock, and fermented — a staple of Hue…

A heritage train connecting Hue and Phong Nha in about four and a half hours launched in September 2026. With 360-degree swivel seats, an onboard theater, and an ao dai experience, it adds a new option for touring central Vietnam's world heritage sites. We also cover how Japanese travelers can make the most of it.

In a reader vote announced by the New Zealand Herald on August 19, Vietnam was named the world's No. 1 culinary travel destination for 2026. Italy came second and Japan third. The home of pasta and pizza, and the country of washoku, both finished behind the land of pho and banh mi. For those who are about to eat their way through...

About a 10-minute drive from Hue's old city, at 78 Nguyen Lo Trac Street in the Vi Da district. Under a corrugated tin roof, 77-year-old Ms. Sa cooks "Chao Gao Do" (red rice porridge) — a reddish rice congee topped with small fish simmered in a sweet-savory sauce. One bowl costs 10,000 dong, roughly 55 yen. Locals...

A tourist train linking Hue and Phong Nha begins service on September 1, 2026. The route covers approximately 190 km through central Vietnam in 4 hours 40 minutes, with fares of 360,000 VND (approx. ¥2,100). Access and booking tips for Japanese travelers are explained.

Over 2,000 pieces a day at Ba Chi, a long-established shop in Hue, with 3–4 times the foreign customers. A tasting video by a California-based creator (about 2.9 million views) lit the fuse, turning a roughly 180-yen local dish into over 2,000 yen in North America. From culinary tourism to practical food-crawl notes for Japanese travelers.

The ancient city of Hue will hold its first large-scale music event, "Hue Wonderverse Music Fest 2026," from August 30 to September 1. Admission is free, and popular singer Mỹ Tâm and international DJs will light up three nights against the backdrop of the heritage city. The festival is timed to coincide with the holiday surrounding National Day on September 2...