Phan
Thiet Dining & Entertainment
Eating
THE CLUBHOUSE
Ocean Dunes Golf Club
1 Ton Duc Thang St., Phan Thiet.
Excellent western, Asian and international cuisine served in style at the Ocean Dunes Clubhouse restaurant. Attached bar is a convivial place for a pre-dinner cocktail or post-game drink while the terrace is an inviting venue for a meal with a view of the golf course.
ROBINSON HUT
Novotel Ocean Dunes
3 Ton Duc Thang St., Phan Thiet
Poolside restaurant & bar at the Novotel serving s
THE SAILING CLUB
24 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Ham Tien, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet
Very pleasant restaurant serving a variety of western and local
dishes. Also offers all-day snack menu. Reasonably priced, good
food in a beautiful setting overlooking the resort's swimming pool,
tropical gardens and beach.
CHAMPA RESTAURANT
Coco Beach Resort
Km 12.5 Ham Tien, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet
Classy French, Vietnamese and international dining at the Coco Beach Resort. Well-designed venue with great views over the resort gardens and ocean. Very good service and great food.
PARADISE BEACH CLUB
Coco Beach Resort
Km 12.5 Ham Tien, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet
Informal beachfront cafe/bar at the Coco Beach Resort, serving good value snacks, tapas and full meals. Friendly, professional service and magnificent views.
JIBE'S RESTAURANT
Km 13.5 Ham Tien, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet
Beachfront restaurant & bar with pleasant terrace overlooking
the beach and ocean. Delicious snacks and meals with French and
Vietnamese flavors. Popular and reasonably priced. Attached surf
club, surf shop and boutique.
Entertainment and Eating out
When it comes to eating out in Phan Thiet, the choices are quite
limited but what is there is generally excellent. As a newly developing
tourist town, one can expect the dining options to change quite
rapidly, it is worth checking with the hotel what is current.
One highly recommended place is the Italian Restaurant, Luna
D'autunno, located along Mui Ne near the Bamboo Village
Resort and is run by a young and very laid-back Italian. The all
wooden and thatch roof interior gives it a great rustic appeal.
There are no closing regulations so do not be surprised if the salsa
party goes on all night. Everything sounds good on the menu but
go for the seafood. Try the Tagliatelle with crab and avocado sauce
and end with a delightful Tiramisu and if the heat doesn't bother
you, finish off with a citrus sweet lemon cello liqueur. Reasonably
priced and a must for all visitors.
 The
Good Morning Vietnam Italian restaurant belongs
to a chain of restaurants found throughout Vietnam. The food is
not very refined but offers a cheap and decent place to eat. Some
of the resorts have good restaurants and ambience as well. The
Coco Beach Resort has a French chef who has been with the
resort since it opened in 1995. The restaurant cum bar by the beach
specializes in seafood while a new restaurant opened in September
2003 is dedicated to French cuisine.
Other resorts worth popping by are the Ngoc Suong Resort
that has a good Vietnamese restaurant and the small Mediterranean
style resort, the Sailing Club which has a contemporary
jazzy bar that is perfect for evening drinks.
Along Mui Ne there are a few seafood restaurants right on the beach,
the Cay Bang, Dung Su and Hiep
Han are all popular choices. While in Phan Thiet town,
the locals favour Toan Duong Quan and Kim
Son Lau
For a taste of something out of the ordinary, there is an eccentric
restaurant in the residential part of town that serves exotic meats.
No one speaks a word of English so your Pictionary skills will have
to do. A big snake can be made into 7 different dishes, which is
a whole meal on its own. Ever tried barbequed porcupine or lizard
soup? How about a fox? If there is a little kitten hanging around
the kitchen, it is the owner's pet or that is what they say. Not
typical Vietnamese cuisine but one that is considered a luxury and
is affordable though not by local standards. Definitely not for
animal lovers.
When night falls, Phan Thiet becomes quite dead. Apart from hanging
out at the bar in some of the more sophisticated resorts, Karaoke
is the big hit. For fun, most young girls head over to Phan Thiet
town and leisurely ride their motorcycles up and down the broad
avenue, side by side and holding hands - quite a novel sight.
There are surprisingly quite a few discos in Phan
Thiet town and though they are not fancy or ultra cool, they do
provide a better place to hang out if belting karaoke tunes is not
your cup of tea. The most talked about disco in town is MTV and
Gossip and a new and improved one called Sunrise is purported to
be better than the others and will open near the Novotel Resort
sometime in October 2003.
PARADISE BEACH CLUB
Coco Beach Resort
Km 12.5 Ham Tien, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet
Very pleasant beachfront bar and restaurant at the Coco Beach Resort. Good food including tapas, pleasant outlook and friendly, efficient service. A great place to relax and enjoy the view.
SHERIDAN'S IRISH HOUSE
Blue Ocean Resort
Km 12.2 Ham Tien, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet
Irish-themed bar at the Blue Ocean Resort. Cold beers, wide range of cocktails and spirits, friendly atmosphere. Sister operation to Sheridan's in Saigon. Also serves some very good western food.
THE SAILING CLUB
24 Nguyen Dinh Chieu St., Ham Tien, Phan Thiet
Comfortable and sociable bar overlooking Mui Ne beach at the Sailing Club Resort. Professional service, wide range of cocktails and drinks at reasonable prices. Good music selection, lounge area and very pleasant terrace.
JIBE'S BAR
Km 13.5 Ham Tien, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet
Beachfront bar & café featuring a pleasant terrace overlooking the beach and ocean. Extensive drinks list plus light meals and snacks with a distinct French flavor. Popular and reasonably priced. Attached wind- and kite-surf club, surf shop and boutique. "Crazy Happy Hours" from 7pm 'till closing every Wednesday & Saturday
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