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The deck on top of the Havana. The one place in town that sells the view from above

72–74 Tran Phu, the same address as Sailing Club, and the sand below it

Chairs on the sand, no glass between you and the sea. Open until 2 AM

78–80 Tran Phu, 895 rooms. The Vinpearl in town, not the one on the island

277 rooms on the Tran Phu seafront. Step out onto the sand

289 Nguyen Thien Thuat. Inland, beside where Nha Trang actually eats breakfast

Open 6:00 to 22:00. One of the few places you can eat this late

A 6th-floor infinity pool, six restaurants and bars, and Vietnam's first cooking school

Timber pavilions, lanterns and a pond. A large Vietnamese restaurant down a lane in the centre

A proper sit-down seafood house. Cheese-grilled oysters, grilled squid and fish

The market Nha Trang actually shops at, 06:00–17:00: go early, and go to look

One of the busiest fish noodle shops in Nha Trang

86A Tran Phu. Most rooms face the sea, and there is a kids' club

A 27th-floor restaurant and a jjimjilbang, with apartment-style rooms too

A Gothic stone church built 1928–1933, right beside Nha Trang station

12–14 Tran Phu. Indochine architecture, 125 rooms, nearly all facing the sea

96B Tran Phu. 145 rooms over 20 floors, two minutes from the sand

96/12 Tran Phu. In the lane just behind the seafront, with a rooftop pool

Central, close to Tran Phu, sensibly priced

On the Tran Phu seafront among the five-stars, without the five-star rate

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

17 Thai Nguyen. A French-era station in the middle of town, to photograph and to use

The central market and the food lanes around it. Where seafood is priced honestly

Sixty-five years of grilled beef in Xuong Huan. What to order, and what to know first

A 24 m white Buddha on the hill, 152 steps, and the whole city below

A seafront park at the north end of the city with his statue and memorial. Open all hours, free

9 Hoang Dieu. One block back from Tran Phu, and still two minutes to the sand

08 Tran Phu at the southern end. Near the island port, with a jacuzzi suite

10–12 Tran Phu at the southern end. Near the island port, away from the crowd

The bridge over the Cái river mouth: a local photo spot, best once the railings light up

A 7th–12th century Cham temple complex, still an active place of worship

The busiest seafood house in Nha Trang, and the price per kilo is on the tank

A north-shore hotel 300 m from Hon Chong. Quieter than the strip, mid-range

Giant boulders stacked at the waterline, 3 km from the centre

5B Pham Van Dong. The smallest room is 28 m², and there is a shuttle into town

Vietnam's largest marine museum. The answer when it rains

Nha Trang's oldest and cheapest mud bath. From 120,000₫

A 90-dish seafood buffet at 280,000₫ a head, draught beer included

The cheapest way onto the bay. Shared boat, lunch aboard, a full day

The market beside the fishing port. Where Nha Trang's seafood lands before it goes anywhere else

12 hectares of greenery, nine service tiers from basic to VIP

A Vietnamese village rebuilt in Vinh Thai. Country food, craft village, cooking class

On Hon Tre island, with enough on site that you never need to leave

A countryside kitchen in Vĩnh Ngọc. Hotpot, grilled fish and salads, 5 km out and almost no visitors

An island theme park on Hon Tre, reached by cable car across the sea

Sit down and you're facing the sea. No hunting for the right angle

A terraced garden on the north shore, with the whole Nha Trang coastline in frame

On the island, looking over the whole bay. Best at sunset

The nearest island. Ten minutes by boat, where the crossing costs more than the beach

On Hon Tre: 2 km of private beach and seven pools. Reached by cable car or boat

A private 300-metre strand in the bay. 220,000₫ including a bed and an umbrella

14 Duong De. 105 rooms and villas, a private beach, and a brewery on site

Pham Van Dong. 40 m² at the smallest, a 600 m² pool, private sand onto the bay

23 hectares. The largest, and the one that suits big families

A freshwater lake ten kilometres out. Paddleboards, tents, and no sea involved

A private white-sand cove, a natural seawater pool, 10 km out of town

South Nha Trang beside the Diamond Bay golf course. Nearer town than Bai Dai

The closest climb to Nha Trang. Inside the city, and nobody sells a ticket

Island villas, just a 7–10 minute boat ride from shore

Mineral mud on an island, with the best sea view of any venue

A close-in island with calm water and a mud-bath spa. Good with family

The bay's largest island, 11.5 km long, a 482 m peak — and you cannot cross from one end to the other

Shrines up a hillside with a stream falling through them. 11 km out, not 30

A Vauban fort from 1793, 10 km out, and traffic still runs through its gates

A small hillside resort at Bai Dong in the south. Genuinely private

One of the few provincial Confucian temples left in south-central Vietnam, 1853, 12 km out

The other end of the Thiên Y A Na cult, on Đại An hill — what the Po Nagar towers leave out

An island in Nha Phu lagoon with some 1,200 semi-wild monkeys

The furthest island in the bay. A fishing village, an old lighthouse, 30 minutes by boat

Vietnam's first marine reserve. Swimming and diving around it stopped on 27 June 2022

The bay's most famous dive site, and it is closed. Where the four permitted areas are

A 2,500 m² natural seawater pool and 523 rooms on Bai Dai

A new resort with a water park, and a free daily shuttle into Nha Trang

A private bay reachable only by boat. The most secluded option in the region

An on-site water park, open in a morning and an afternoon session

Bai Dai, lot D4C. The top international brand on this beach

A 400 m private beach, and Vietnam's first five-star resort under a Turkish brand

284 rooms between the mountains and the sea. Asia's Leading New Resort 2023

Beachside eating in a resort's grounds at Bai Dai, 17 km from town

200 rooms on Bai Dai. Much smaller than its neighbours, which is the point

Three stone pools stepping up through forest. Trade the sea for a stream

Twelve pools, a water park, an 800 m beach, a cinema and mini golf

A large Bai Dai resort. Six restaurants, which is why you never leave

Ten kilometres of white sand, far emptier than the city beach

Bai Dai, 5 km from the airport. Spa included, breakfast whenever you like

Bai Dai, 7 km from the airport. Beachfront villas with their own pools

A water park with slides, and a private beach with free cabanas

Km11 Nguyen Tat Thanh on Bai Dai. Two pools, a private beach, a playground

Bai Dai. 207 rooms and suites, 19 of them pool villas

Every unit a pool villa with a kitchen and washer. Built for big groups

On Bai Dai, about 4 km from Cam Ranh airport. The closest of this group

Bai Dai. A condotel, not a hotel: what you get depends on the unit

Fifty bungalows on the Bai Dai sand. Low-rise, not a resort tower

A 1,578 m summit and Yersin's wooden house, at the end of 37 km of mountain road

A 27-hole Greg Norman course and private-pool villas, but a walk from the sea

33 km north. An old district hall, a Chinese assembly hall, and the Hon Khoi salt flats

Waterfalls and hot springs in the Khanh Vinh forest, with a gate, a ticket and paved paths

On Doc Let itself. Sand that shelves so gently you wade out waist-deep

The area's largest water park, plus a small zoo. Up at Doc Let

Fine white sand and a shallow shelf running far out. The family beach

A pagoda built from shells and coral in Cam Ranh. No admission charge

Quiet bays and lobster in Cam Ranh. Reachable by road, and not Binh Ba

A sand path across the sea. Visible only at low tide, which is the whole problem

The far north of the province, 80 km out. An empty strand and fishing villages, nothing to do

Raw fish cured in citrus and tossed with herbs. Hard to find outside Nha Trang

A grilled cracker smashed onto a steamed sheet, dipped in fermented anchovy. From 12,000₫, sold from morning

The late meal after an island day, or breakfast when nothing heavy will do

Not a filled roll. Bread torn and dipped into a bowl of pork-ball broth

Skewers, grilled rice paper, rice-paper salad. 3,000₫ to 25,000₫ a piece

Ten places in Nha Trang that really bake pizza, and the one you must book

Seven kitchens in Nha Trang that cook pasta, and the dish to order at each

Eight broken-rice shops in Nha Trang, 25,000₫ to 50,000₫ a plate, and what each price buys

Seven Korean rooms in Nha Trang, which ones to pick, and what to order there

A Hanoi dish in a beach town. Six shops, and the two I would order from first

Sixteen places open by 6:00 or earlier. Where to go if you are out before the light

Twelve places that shut at 23:00 or later, and the four that really run to midnight

Fifteen cafés worth your time in Nha Trang. Sorted by whether you want the coffee, a desk, or a meal

Twenty-two places within walking distance of the beach hotels. Ordered by street

Ten places north of the bridge. A 23,000₫ coffee, the Hòn Chồng rocks, and one 24/7

Twenty-nine branches on one menu. What differs is the room, the hours and the service

Twelve branches in two different formats, and which ones you can actually sit in

Five roasters that print the varietal on the board, and which one suits which need

From a 20,000₫ black coffee to a 285,000₫ European brunch. 71 places, with prices and hours

Plastic stools, a dripping phin, 20,000₫. How locals actually drink coffee

On the Tran Phu seafront, sea-view doubles around a million đồng

Bánh canh at 3am, congee at 1. The places still lit when the city has gone dark

Waterfront seafood, grill buffets and draught beer. Long tables, late hours

Rooftops, a beach bar, cocktail rooms, clubs to 4am, and one lounge selling tables at 1.2–17 million

Rooms by the hour and karaoke bars open until 5am: two different things sharing one word

Eight places with a band or an acoustic set. Only two say which nights

Seven dive centres, most of them in the tourist quarter: which agency, which boat, which number

Paragliding off a hillside, flyboard at the marina, sunrise SUP, and a fishing boat

The world's longest sea cable car. 3 km over the bay, and its towers lit at night

A four-to-eight-week Vietnamese course at a university campus, thirteen English centres, and one that teaches Russian too

Twelve staffed places across two provinces, and the wild ground every list quietly mixes in with them

Thirty places with a posted board and daytime hours: recliners in the quarter, garden spas, saunas

Six malls, three of them walkable from the beach, and where to go when the sea is up

The three chains sit inside supermarkets, seven independents are scattered through the suburbs, and the one that was central closed in 2024

Dried squid, fish cake, mango sheets, bird's nest: where to buy, and what survives a flight

A hypermarket 7 km out, thirteen Circle K shops, and a shop in the quarter that never closes

Thirteen stores — five within 900 m of the 2/4 square, three on Hòn Tre — and 24/7 is the chain's claim, not hours posted on a door

Rough seas cancel every island tour — and there is a bowling alley on the third floor of a mall on Trần Phú

Six cinemas, four chains, and five of the six sit inside a shopping mall

A conveyor belt, an izakaya open to 4am, and four kitchens that shut at lunchtime

Grill buffets at 169,000–199,000₫, two open to midnight and one to 3am

Dim sum from six in the morning and Chongqing hotpot until eleven at night

The city's real drinking food. 8 places, prices read off their own boards, one open until 3am

Eleven tables with a grill on them. A 229,000₫ buffet, meat on a roof tile, and one open around the clock

Goat, young beef, free-range chicken and beef hotpot on the city's edge: ten local rooms, with prices

From a 14,000₫ glass of bia hơi to a 100,000₫ craft pour: 9 places, prices off their own boards