Nhà hàng Hải sản Thu Hà

Thu Hà sits right on Hà My Beach in Điện Bàn, about a short taxi ride from Hội An’s old town. The seafood comes straight from live tanks out back – crabs, mussels, lobster – and gets cooked to order. The owner is a former resort chef, which explains why the food punches well above what you’d expect from a beachside shack.

Prices are genuinely low for the quality. The lobster in particular gets called out repeatedly, and the oyster dishes are the kind of thing people mention as a trip highlight. Order the fried rice too – it holds up.

Buy a drink and you get a free sunbed for the day. They also stay open late and will serve you even when they’re on the verge of closing (one French couple showed up at 9:30pm and had no issues).