Hoi An, Japanese covered bridge
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VietnameseSeafood$$$

Mắm & Lửa

Cẩm NamHội An

8.4

Across the footbridge on Cẩm Nam island, this open-sided riverside house leans into central Vietnam's bold register: mắc mật-grilled river fish in banana leaf, smoky eggplant with fermented anchovy, banh xeo you crack like an envelope. Sunset tables watch the lantern boats drift down from town. Mosquito repellent is part of the dress code, and the fish sauce spectrum here takes no prisoners — say so if you want it gentle.

Order this

  • Grilled river fish in banana leaf
  • Bánh xèo
  • Smoky eggplant with mắm nêm

The dishes reviewers keep coming back for. Ordering off-list is on you.

The practical bit

Getting a table

Reserve if you can — walk-ins wait

Dietary

vegetarian (a few dishes)

Neighborhood

Cẩm Nam, Hội An

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