The Moon Restaurant An Bang

A small, family-run Vietnamese restaurant tucked down a quiet street near An Bang beach. The menu hits the local classics well – white roses, wonton soup, eggplant in soy sauce, scallops with peanuts – and the kitchen clearly takes presentation seriously without being precious about it.

Vegetarians and vegans eat well here, which isn’t always a given in this part of town. The tofu curry, yellow noodles, and banana leaf salad (ask for the veg version) have all landed well with people who usually get stuck with plain rice at Vietnamese spots.

The owners are warm and the kids and dog add to the general looseness of the place (this is a feature, not a bug). Prices are low enough that ordering an extra dish to share makes complete sense.