8 Must-Try Restaurants on Phu Quoc Island

Phu Quoc Island is famous for its wonderful scenery that can enchant any traveler. However, this island boasts more than just lovely coastal scenery. Numerous well-known travel bloggers have recommended Phu Quoc's cuisine and eateries as a must-try for tourists.
February 09, 2023 | 13:16
8 Must-try Restaurants in Phu Quoc Island

Crab House Restaurant

Crab House focuses on serving dishes using fresh Phu Quoc crab as the main ingredient. However, Crab House has other seafood items such as lobster, squid, etc.

Steamed crabs. Photo: Crab House/Facebook
Steamed crabs. Photo: Crab House/Facebook

At this restaurant, you may not only enjoy Vietnamese-style seafood delicacies such as steamed crabs, and roasted king crab with tamarind, but you can also have American-style crab dishes.

Dishes are presented artistically and deliberately with a distinct flavor when served to diners. Of course, quality service comes at a high price.

Crab House's space. Photo: Crab House/Facebook
Crab House's space. Photo: Crab House/Facebook

Address: 26 Nguyen Trai Street, Duong Dong, Phu Quoc (night market area).

Price range: VND125,000 (US $5.3) to VND315,000 (US $13.35)

Opening hours: 11 a.m-10 p.m

Tel: 0297 3845067

Xin Chao Restaurant

If you want to enjoy a romantic meal while watching the sunset on Phu Quoc island, Xin Chao Restaurant is the choice not to be missed.

Xin Chao Restaurant is famous for its amazing sunset view
Xin Chao Restaurant is famous for its amazing sunset view. Photo: Xin Chao Restaurant/Facebook

This restaurant is famous for its amazing sunset view, so the best time to dine here is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. every day. The most popular dish at this restaurant is grilled lobster with garlic butter. On food review forums, this dish received a lot of good reviews from tourists and locals. The restaurant space is decorated quite simply and is environmentally friendly.

Photo: Xin Chao Restaurant/Facebook
Photo: Xin Chao Restaurant/Facebook

Another advantage is the professional service style of the manager to the staff of the restaurant.

Address: 66 Tran Hung Dao Street, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc. (About 300m from Phu Quoc night market)

Price: VND50,000 (US $2.12) to VND450,000 (US $19.07)

Opening hours: 11 a.m to 9 p.m

Tel: 0901.283.766

Hanh Nhung Restaurant

Hanh Nhung Luxury Restaurant is one of the best recommendations for tourists because it combines all of the elements that a restaurant should have: an extremely spacious and airy space, with a public area, reception room, private parking, dedicated service staff, and a menu of the five-star standard at a very reasonable price.

Hanh Nhung Restaurant can serve a hundred guests at the same time, so it is suitable for families and groups traveling to Phu Quoc.

Photo: Hanh Nhung Luxury Restaurant/Facebook
Photo: Hanh Nhung Luxury Restaurant/Facebook

Address: 82-84 30/4 Street 30/4, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc.

Price range: VND100,000 (US $4.24) to VND450,000 (US $19.07)

Opening hours: 9 a.m to midnight

Tel: 0947820820

Thien Thanh Restaurant

This is one of the oldest restaurants in Phu Quoc island, located on Tran Hung Dao street.

Thien Thanh restaurant can serve about 500 guests because of its extremely spacious space designed on two floors. The restaurant specializes in serving fresh seafood dishes such as herring salad, cobia hotpot, lobster, abalone, Ham Ninh crab, etc.

Herring salad. Photo: Thien Thanh Restaurant/Facebook
Herring salad. Photo: Thien Thanh Restaurant/Facebook

For visitors who love a noisy atmosphere, Thien Thanh has another facility at Phu Quoc night market. It is easy to see that this market is the most crowded place in Phu Quoc at night, so enjoying seafood while watching the flow of people can be an unforgettable experience for visitors.

Address:

– Facility 1: 107 Tran Hung Dao Street, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc.

– Facility 2: Phu Quoc Night Market.

Price range: VND500.000 (US $21.19) to VND1.000.000 (US $42.38)

Opening hours: all-day

Tel: 094 782 08 20

Com Bac 123 Restaurant

What to do when traveling to Phu Quoc but have a seafood allergy? Com Bac 123 Restaurant can solve this problem and surely satisfy customers with dishes with flavors of North Vietnam.

8 Must-Try Restaurants on Phu Quoc Island
Dishes with flavors of Northern Vietnamese cuisine. Photo: Com Bac 123/Facebook

The restaurant can accommodate about 200 guests with quite a big space.

In the peak tourist season, if you do not want to wait for service, you should book in advance because the restaurant is very crowded. Com Bac 123 is suitable for groups and those who like the taste of Northern Vietnamese cuisine.

Address: 60 30/4 Street, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc.

Price range: VND20,000 (US $0.85) to VND600,000 (US $25.43)

Opening hours: 9 a.m to 10 p.m

Tel: 090 637 92 00

Bup Restaurant

As reviewers on social media, Bup Restaurant satisfies both locals and tourists.

The dish that creates the restaurant's name is a chicken hot pot with sweet and delicious broth. Other best-seller dishes at this eatery are mantis shrimp fried with garlic and steamed squid egg. The mantis shrimp fried with garlic is not too dry nor too wet and the squid egg is crispy.

8 Must-Try Restaurants on Phu Quoc Island
Mantis shrimp fried with garlic. Photo: Phan Dinh Tung/Facebook

The restaurant is quite crowded, so sometimes diners have to wait a bit long.

Address: 108 30/4 street, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc.

Price range: VND50,000 (US $2.12) to VND450,000 (US $19.07)

Opening hours: 10 a.m to 11 p.m

Tel: 090 268 79 90

Hiroko Sushi Phu Quoc

Besides dishes made from seafood, Phu Quoc also has restaurants serving Japanese, Korean, and Indian dishes. One of the famous sushi restaurants is Hiroko Sushi Phu Quoc, dishing up dishes such as salmon sashimi, tuna, sushi of all kinds, etc.

Photo:
Photo: Hiroko Sushi Phu Quoc/Facebook

Address: 56 Ly Thuong Kiet street, Duong Dong town (opposite Chi Linh cafe).

Price range: VND35,000 (US $1.48) to VND205,000 (US $8.69)

Opening hours:

Morning: 11 a.m to 2 p.m

Noon: 4 p.m to 10 p.m

Tel: 093 9654 459

Pizza Taxi

On Phu Quoc island, there are only a few eateries and pizzerias. Fortunately, Pizza Taxi is a restaurant that serves wonderful food at cheap costs, provides professional service, and has a modern and clean environment. There are numerous check-in areas for young people.

If you are out all day and are too tired to eat out, you can order food delivery to the hotel if you stay in the central location.

Photo: Pizza Taxi/Facebook
Photo: Pizza Taxi/Facebook

Address: 2 Ly Thuong Kiet street, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc

Price range: VND60,000 (US $2.54) to VND 200,000 (US $8.48)

Opening hours: 10 a.m to 11 p.m

Tel: 0297 3998 777

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