Nha Trang seafood can be enjoyed two ways: restaurants where you pick live seafood from a tank and pay by weight, and casual back-alley spots where you order sea snails (ốc) dish by dish. Both have their own local ordering customs, and first-timers often get confused about how to read prices or place an order.
This article organizes ten Nha Trang seafood restaurants bookable through the reservation service AutoReserve, by map and area. Beyond AutoReserve's listings, we checked each restaurant's official website, local information sites, Google Maps, and review sites, and noted the source in each listing (as of September 2026).
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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.
| Shop name | Characteristics | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| ① Luong Son Cang Restaurant | Pick from the live tank. About 7,190 Google reviews | First time in Nha Trang |
| ② Ngọc Trai Seafood Restaurant | Founded in 2004. Garden seating and VIP private rooms | Family or group |
| ③ CUI Seafood Restaurant | Sourced daily from a fishing village. Soundproof private rooms | A quiet meal in a private room |
| ④ Hải Sản Mộc Quán Nha Trang | Market-priced seafood, picked from the live tank. About 120 seats | Budget: 200,000–300,000 dong per person |
Beachfront Tran Phu Street
Restaurants along the coastal Tran Phu Street. ⑥ is about 3km south of the center, across from Vinmec Hospital.
| Shop name | Characteristics | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| ⑤ Hoàng Sa Restaurant | A large restaurant seating up to 1,000. Menu in four languages | Groups and large parties |
| ⑥ Hải Sản Thanh Sương 2 | Scoop it yourself, weighed right in front of you | For days when you want to check prices before ordering |
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.
| Shop name | Characteristics | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| ⑦ Nhà Hàng Hải Sản Hằng 66 | City and river views from rooftop seating | With an evening view |
| ⑧ Quán Bờ Biển – Hải Sản Tươi Sống | Pick live seafood from the tank | For a night staying at a hotel in the north |
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.
| Shop name | Characteristics | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| ⑨ Quán Ốc Ngon（Ốc Hẻm 34） | Shellfish dishes from 20,000 dong | A light drink and a bite |
| ⑩ Quán Hẻm Ốc Vân Đồn | A shellfish specialist down an alley | For a taste of the local atmosphere |
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).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Good for | First time in Nha Trang |
| Area | City center (Hung Vuong Street) |
| Address | 160 Hùng Vương, Lộc Thọ |
| Business hours (approximate) | 10:00am–11:00pm (official website) |
| Payment | No official information available (confirm before visiting) |
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.
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AutoReserve lists the address as "4 Hùng Vương," which appears to be a former address. The phone number matches the current official number, so a reservation will still reach the same restaurant. After your reservation is confirmed, double-check the address and head to 160 Hùng Vương.
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).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Good for | Family or group |
| Area | City center (Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street) |
| Address | 97 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai |
| Business hours (approximate) | 10:00〜23:00（Trip.com） |
| Payment | Visa and UnionPay accepted (Trip.com) |
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).
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Opening time varies by source, between 9am and 10am. If you're planning to go early, confirm it when you book.
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.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Good for | A quiet meal in a private room |
| Area | City center (Hon Ban Street) |
| Address | 135 Hồng Bàng, Tân Lập |
| Business hours (approximate) | 10:00am–11:00pm (official website) |
| Payment | No official information available (confirm before visiting) |
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).
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Even the official website gives different closing times in different places, either 11pm or midnight. If you're planning to go late, confirm it when you book.
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).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Good for | Budget: 200,000–300,000 dong per person |
| Area | City center (Hon Ban Street) |
| Address | 74-76 Hồng Bàng |
| Business hours (approximate) | 10:30am–11:45pm (last order 10:30pm, official website) |
| Payment | Cards accepted (Vietnamese reservation site PATO) |
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).
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There's a main branch of the same name in Da Nang. When booking, make sure you're booking the Nha Trang location.
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.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Good for | Groups and large parties |
| Area | Tran Phu Street (beachfront) |
| Address | 64 Trần Phú, Lộc Thọ |
| Business hours (approximate) | 9:00am–11:30pm (Vietnamese booking site PATO and others) |
| Payment | Cards accepted (PATO) |
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).
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It's a large restaurant that sees a lot of group customers. If you want a quiet meal, note your seating preference when you book.
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).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Good for | For days when you want to check prices before ordering |
| Area | Southern Tran Phu Street (Vinh Nguyen area) |
| Address | 9A Trần Phú, Vĩnh Nguyên (across from Vinmec Hospital) |
| Business hours (approximate) | 10:00am–10:00pm (official website) |
| Payment | No official information available (confirm before visiting) |
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).
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AutoReserve's listing gives the area as "Vĩnh Hòa," but the official website says Vĩnh Nguyên. To avoid confusing it with the chain's No.1 branch (15 Trần Phú), check the confirmed address once your reservation is set.
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.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Good for | With an evening view |
| Area | North (Bo Ke Street along the Cai River) |
| Address | 66 Bờ Kè Bắc (former address 46 Cù Huân), Bắc Nha Trang |
| Business hours (approximate) | 10:30am–11:30pm (Vietnamese travel information site mia.vn) |
| Payment | No official information available (confirm before visiting) |
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).
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The address circulates in two forms, the new number "66 Bờ Kè Bắc" and the old number "46 Cù Huân," but they refer to the same restaurant.
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.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Good for | For a night staying at a hotel in the north |
| Area | North (Pham Van Dong Street) |
| Address | 8 Phạm Văn Đồng, Bắc Nha Trang |
| Business hours (approximate) | 10:00am–11:00pm (Google Maps) |
| Payment | No official information available (confirm before visiting) |
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).
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AutoReserve lists the address as “Lot 7 + 8 Pham Van Dong,” while Google Maps shows “8 Phạm Văn Đồng.” The phone numbers match.
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).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Good for | A light drink and a bite |
| Area | City center (alley off Nguyễn Thiện Thuật Street) |
| Address | 34/2/15 Nguyễn Thiện Thuật, Tân Lập |
| Business hours (approximate) | 3:00 PM–10:00 PM (local travel sites dulichtoday and others) |
| Payment | No official information (bring cash) |
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.
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There’s another shop with a similar name, “Ổc Ngon,” at No. 48 on the same street. Check the map for the address “34/2/15.”
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).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Good for | For a taste of the local atmosphere |
| Area | West of the city center (alley off Vân Đồn Street) |
| Address | 89/5 Vân Đồn (at the end of the alley off No. 89) |
| Business hours (approximate) | 2:00 PM–11:00 PM (local site cotrang and others) |
| Payment | No official information (bring cash) |
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).
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The shop sits at the end of an alley. With a ride-hailing app, it’s easier to find if you get dropped off at the entrance to the alley at “89 Vân Đồn” and walk in.
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.
| Listed as | What it means |
|---|---|
| 1kg 550.000đ | 550,000 dong per kg. For 400g, that’s 220,000 dong. |
| /con | Price per piece (per fish or animal) |
| thời giá | Market price — ask before you choose |
| phí chế biến | Cooking fee, charged separately from the by-weight price |
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.
| Vietnamese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ốc hương | Whelks |
| ốc móng tay | Razor clams |
| sò điệp | Scallops |
| nghêu | A type of clam |
| xào bơ tỏi | Garlic butter stir-fry |
| xào me | Stir-fried with tamarind (sweet and sour) |
| nướng mỡ hành | Grilled with scallion oil |
| hấp sả | Steamed with lemongrass |
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
| Method | How it works | When it's confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| Instant booking | For restaurants connected to AutoReserve, you book instantly by checking available seats | Confirmed the moment you book |
| Booking on request | For restaurants that mainly take phone reservations, AutoReserve contacts them on your behalf to check availability | You're notified of confirmation by email or in-app notification once the restaurant replies |
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
- Open the restaurant on AutoReserve and request a booking with your date, time, and party size
- For a booking on request, AutoReserve contacts the restaurant to check availability (not yet confirmed at this point)
- You'll receive a "booking confirmed" notice by email or app notification
- 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
Nha Trang’s seafood scene breaks down by location and occasion — large restaurants in the city center, Trần Phú Street along the beach, the north side of the Cái River, and alley snail shops — which makes it easier to choose. At by-weight restaurants, the basic rule is to confirm the weight and unit price before it’s cooked.
All 10 restaurants featured in this article are listed on AutoReserve. Where the address needs a closer look, we’ve noted it in that restaurant’s listing. For the city’s sights, seeNha Trang sightseeing guide, and for coffee after your meal, seeNha Trang café guide.
