Guide: Vegan In Hoi An, Vietnam and 5 Best Vegan Restaurants

As a vegan traveller, it could be challenging sometimes to find animal-free food. Hoi An was one of the easiest places in Vietnam to find vegan-friendly restaurants. This is mainly because it’s a very tourist-friendly location.

My husband and I spent three days in this gorgeous town before we returned to the place, we rented in Da Nang which is a bigger city nearby.

Here I am going to share with you all the vegan/plant-based places we found in Hoi An.

One of their popular dishes is potato cake served with salad and sauce. They were really tasty and made to perfection.

Address: 191 Nguyen 197 Nguyễn Duy Hiệu, Cẩm Châu, Hội An, Quảng Nam

Cost 55VND approx. $2.40

Rice Noodle Soup is a traditional Vietnamese soup. Noodle soup is served with fresh vermicelli, mushroom stock, fried tofu, and fresh herbs and topped with homemade Rieu cake made with tofu, wood ear mushroom, and roasted rice powder.

This dish is full of flavours and if you are looking to taste a traditional Vietnamese vegan dish is definitely the one to go for.

Cost 60 VND approx. $2.60

We also tried eggplant crepe which had tomatoes, cashew nuts, mint, aubergines, basil and olive oil. It was a very unusual dish with a unique taste.

Cost 55 VND approx. $2.40

And of course, to wrap up our feast we ordered Banana dessert and a Sorbet as a naughty treat. The banana rolls had a banana wrapped in rice paper and served with chocolate sauce and cashew nuts. They tasted very good. It probably would taste divine with the sorbet if the sorbet hadn’t been consumed first 🙂

Banana Rolls Cost 45,000 VND approx. $2.00

We also tried fresh spring rolls and they were fantastic. Cost 45,000 VND approx. $2

It’s a perfect place for breakfast, lunch and dinner and that’s why we visited this restaurant every single day while staying in Hoi An.

The prices might not be the lowest in Vietnam however, the food was still affordable and it tasted so good.

Minh Hien 3 is a vegetarian restaurant with vegan options. The main attraction of this restaurant is a spectacular open air-garden. It is so beautiful and has a pond of white lotus and small fish.

We were on the way to check out one of the vegan restaurants and because it was raining, we decided to have a drink at Minh Hien 3 and wait for the weather to get better. Unfortunately, we couldn’t seat in the garden, however, when the rain slowed down, we spent some time in the garden.

The menu was large with many vegan options (which are not labelled) or can be made vegan.

We ended up ordering fresh Vietnamese rolls which were full-flavoured and tasted delicious but the size of the dish was very small. So, if you are very hungry you might have to order a few dishes.

Address: 29 Phan Chu Trinh, Phường Minh An, Hội An, Quảng

Quan Chay Dam is one of the popular cheap & cheerful eateries in Hoi An. They have a variety of vegan dishes offering a buffet or order from the menu. Although the restaurant “Chay” means vegetarian, the dishes are all vegan made from soy meat, rice, noodle and various veggies.

Address: 71 Phan Chu Trinh, Phường Minh An, Hội An, Quảng.

The eatery is located between Le Loi and Hai Ba Trung.

If you decide to go for a buffet, you can have rice and four vegetable dishes of your choice which will cost 30,000 VND approx. $1.29.

A typical rice dish on its own cost 35,000 VND approx. $1.50

We also had a steam bun which tasted good unfortunately couldn’t eat fried spring rolls as they were dripping with oil.

Although the price might be super attractive some dishes might not be as healthy as they look. They use a lot of oil and if you are health conscious, this eatery might not be your best choice.

A family-owned restaurant that is small and cosy. The place is decorated with pictures promoting veganism.

Address: 98 Phan Chu Trinh, Phường Minh An, Hội An, Quảng Nam

It was the first place we ate in Hoi An and when we arrived, we were only the people to be served as it was getting late and the restaurant was going to close in an hour.

Another budget, vegan restaurant that is popular for vegan “junk” food, especially pizzas, burgers and chips, and sandwiches. They also offer Vietnamese dishes and we ended up ordering Vietnamese fried spring rolls as snacks. The food is here all vegan and very cheap.

Address: 69 Hùng Vương, Phường Cẩm Phổ, Hội An, Quảng Nam.

Cost approx. 25,000 – 30,000 VND – $1.30

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