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Nem Nuong Dang Van Quyen

Rating: 4.6

Ninh Hoa grilled pork rolls, wrapped at the table — the one everyone gets pointed to

City centre

Illustrative photo · Letruongan1122 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Address
Branch 1: 16A Lan Ong, Xuong Huan ward · Branch 2: 02–04 Phan Boi Chau, Nha Trang
Opening hours
Roughly 9:00 – 21:00
Price range
50,000 – 90,000₫/person
Best time to go
Late afternoon or evening — it's filling, and doesn't suit breakfast
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Overview

Nem nướng belongs to Ninh Hoa, about 30 km from Nha Trang, but you can eat a proper version of it in the city itself. Dang Van Quyen is the name both locals and visitors mention most.

How it works: charcoal-grilled pork comes out hot and you roll it yourself with rice paper, a shard of fried rice cracker, fresh herbs, green banana and pineapple, then dip it in the thick peanut-and-soy sauce. That sauce is the deciding factor — every shop has its own recipe, and this one's gets the most praise.

A portion is 50,000–90,000₫ and genuinely filling, so treat it as a meal rather than a snack. There are two branches — 16A Lan Ong and 02–04 Phan Boi Chau — so if one is full the other is an option, and both are central.

If you want it where the dish comes from, that is Ninh Hoa, about 30 km north of Nha Trang — the same direction as Doc Let and Monkey Island, so it folds into a day spent north. But the city version is faithful enough that the dish alone does not justify the trip.

What to order

  • Charcoal-grilled pork, brought out hot
  • The ground peanut-soy dipping sauce — the most praised part
  • The fried rice cracker rolled inside
  • Fresh herbs, green banana and pineapple on the side

Practical tips

  • Order by the portion per person, not by dish
  • Roll and eat while it's still hot — it loses a lot as it cools
  • The two branches are a few hundred metres apart; Lan Ong is the original

Frequently asked

How do you eat nem nuong?

Charcoal-grilled pork arrives hot and you roll it yourself with rice paper, a shard of fried rice cracker, fresh herbs, green banana and pineapple, then dip it in the ground peanut-soy sauce. Eat it while it's still hot.

How much per person?

Around 50,000–90,000₫ per person. You order by the portion per person, not by dish.

What's the difference between the two branches?

16A Lan Ong is the original; the 02–04 Phan Boi Chau branch is a few hundred metres away.

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