Eating Spots When Visiting Dalat This Summer

The city of thousands of flowers offers numerous spots to indulge in delicious dishes such as bánh căn, nem nướng, or chicken heart-shaped rice cake.

Eating Spots When Traveling to Dalat This Summer

Below are the addresses of eateries you can consider for a leisurely afternoon during your trip to Dalat.

Grilled rice paper

Grilled rice paper is a common dish enjoyed by many tourists when traveling to Dalat.

Usually at grilled rice paper stalls, you'll sit by the charcoal stove, watching the owner prepare. They spread some cooking oil on the rice paper then add shrimp paste, cheese, and green, red chili, emitting a fragrant aroma, looking very appealing. The owner swiftly cracks an egg on top of the rice paper, stirring it evenly, then grills it until golden brown. Before serving, they sprinkle some fragrant crispy fried shallots and shrimp paste.

Grilled rice paper stalls usually sell from 3 pm until late evening, in the snack area of Dalat market, on Thong Thien Hoc street, Nguyen Van Troi street, Hoang Dieu – Tran Nhat Duat.

The rice paper is continuously grilled to serve customers, so whenever it's brought out, it's always piping hot.

Bánh căn

Bánh căn isn't native here but is widely loved and sold in many alleys.

The eateries are simple, usually just a few plastic tables and chairs around a hot charcoal stove. When there are customers, the owner pours the batter onto the mold and adds the filling. Bánh căn in Dalat typically has fillings like shrimp, meat...

Dip a piece of bánh căn into the sweet and sour dipping sauce, and you'll taste the fragrant, crispy shallots, the spicy chili flavor in the cold weather. Some places even add a bit of 'xíu mại' to the dipping sauce to enhance the flavor.

When visiting Dalat, you can enjoy bánh căn at the famous spot on Tang Bat Ho Street, Phan Dinh Phung.

Grilled pork sausage rolls

In cold weather, it's delightful to have hot grilled pork sausage rolls dipped in hot sesame soy sauce, crispy fried rice paper.

To make delicious grilled pork sausage rolls, the meat must come from freshly slaughtered pigs, minced together with garlic, sugar, broth powder, and various spices. The meat will be wrapped around bamboo skewers and grilled over charcoal. This dish is served with various fresh vegetables, pickles, and separately mixed dipping sauce.

You can enjoy this dish at Mrs. Hung's eatery on Phan Dinh Phung Street. Additionally, there are some eateries on Bui Thi Xuan, Tran Quy Cap, or Chi Lang Street that are also delicious, priced from 40,000 VND per plate.

Chicken heart-shaped rice cake

A must-try dish is the chicken heart-shaped rice cake, offering a unique taste that many have yet to experience.

In Dalat, people don't eat rice cakes with pork sausage rolls like in other places; instead, they serve it with meat and chicken hearts. When you pick up a piece of rice cake and a slice of chicken heart with chopsticks, you'll first sense the fragrant chewiness of the rice cake followed by the richness from the chicken heart, all blended in fish sauce, along with a hint of spiciness from chili and the intense aroma of fresh herbs.

Diners can enjoy this dish on Tang Bat Ho Street, near Dalat Market. This eatery is always bustling with customers, usually open from 2 pm to 6 pm, priced around 35,000 VND per serving. Additionally, you can also visit eateries in the alley of Truong Cong Dinh, Thong Thien Hoc Street, and Bui Thi Xuan Street.

According to Di Vy/Vnexpress

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Reference: Travel guide on Mytour