CUA VANG seafood 꾸아방 海鮮餐廳

A seafood-focused restaurant in Hoi An that pulls in a heavy Korean crowd, and for good reason – the mud crab and crayfish are the standouts here. The crayfish in particular gets repeated mentions: fat meat, sauce that actually soaks in, the kind of dish you order again before you’ve finished the first plate. The pineapple fried rice is fine but skip it.

The spicy soy dipping sauce deserves its own mention. It sounds like a small thing but reviewers bring it up unprompted, which means it’s doing real work. Air conditioning is strong, Hanoi beer is cold, and a table of seven can eat well and walk out having spent a reasonable amount.

Service has its off nights – one review describes a 40-minute wait for mud crab and a standoff with staff over food order timing. That’s worth knowing before you go, especially if you’re on a tight schedule on your last night in town.