Nam Gia Seafood Restaurant An Bang beach

Nam Gia is the seafood spot at An Bang where you actually want to sit down and stay a while. The open-air layout catches the sea breeze, and if you time it right you get a front-row seat to the sunset without paying sunset-bar prices. The tanks and prep areas are visibly clean, which matters more than most people admit when you’re eating shellfish by the ocean.

The snail dishes (ốc) come sand-free, which sounds like a low bar until you’ve eaten gritty shellfish somewhere else. The seafood salad and steamed squid with spring onion are the moves for starters, and the fish hotpot has a clean, sour broth that doesn’t taste like it came from a packet. Lobster is on the menu and worth ordering – go with garlic butter or baked with cheese.

The space works well for larger groups and families, with room for kids to move around and food that comes out fast enough to keep everyone happy. Parking is easy, which matters if you’re driving out from the old town.