Best 25 Restaurants and Cuisines in Sapa, Vietnam - The Best Travel Guide

Sapa is a lovely hill station town located in Northern Vietnam. Sapa famous for its beautiful landscapes, it’s culturally rich and breathtaking views. If you come here once, surely you will want to come back for the second time. Sightseeing, enjoying its cuisine, breathing the clean air and many other speical things to do in Sapa such as go trekking Sapa become the desires and passions of many foreigners.If you have the opportunity, do not miss the chance to go there. Not only by the beautiful scenery, you will remember this place by the extremely special dishes. To help you find good Sapa restaurant and Sapa cuisine area, we will give you a list of the most affordable options. Hope it will help you have a great experience while in Sapa.

1. A Quynh Restaurant – Specialties In The Northwest

A Quynh is most famous for thang co dish, one of the unique specialties of the Northwest. In addition, when you come here, you can also enjoy other delicious food such as fried rice, kitchen buffalo, salmon hot pot, vegetable mushroom hot pot, spring fish and other dishes stir-fried, grilled, cooked chicken meat, chicken meat, buffalo meat, horse meat, etc.

It is said that this is the best specialty restaurant in Sapa that is affordable for both local people and tourists. The space of the restaurant is decorated delicately bring cozy feeling, familiar. A Quynh restaurant also has music service on Friday and Sunday every week, so if you have the opportunity to travel Sapa on these days, do not forget to visit the delicious food in Sapa restaurant – A Quynh

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Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 15 Thach Son, Sapa, Lao Cai
• Opening hours: 7 am – 10:30 pm
• Phone: (+84) 203 871 555
• Price reference: 100.000 VND – 300 VND

2. Sapa Grill Area – One Of The Most Famous Areas In Sapa

Located on Cau May street is a chain of shops, small pavement restaurant specializing in selling all kinds of grilled meat such as grilled skewers, grilled chicken eggs, grilled salmon, grilled rice, grilled sausage, etc all the barbecue. All of the barbecues are spiced by the owner of the restaurant, full of delicious dishes are extremely attractive.

This famous area in Sapa is especially attractive to tourists to eat because of the cheap, quick service and enthusiasm. Such barbecue skewers are priced from 10.000 VND – 30.000 VND. In the evening, the barbecue area on Cau May Street is bustling with food, because it is baked with charcoal, it can be a little smoke but it is delicious and guaranteed.

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Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: Cau May Street, Sapa, Lao Cai
• Opening hours: 7 am – 11 pm
• Price reference: 30.000 VND – 110.000 VND

3. Red Dao Restaurant – As warm as your home

Red Dao restaurant is a good Sapa restaurant we want to introduce to you. The restaurant is located near the center, on the way to the Silver Waterfall. The restaurant specializing in serving local wildlife such as boar, wild boar, salmon, river fish, wild vegetables, buffalo meat, etc.

Inside the restaurant, the main decoration is the red which fit with the name of the restaurant. Therefore, if you come here to eat on cold days, make sure you will feel very warm. The service staff of the restaurant is quite attentive, enthusiasm, the tasting of food is delicious. It is certainly a reliable Sapa restaurant for you.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 4B Thac Bac, Sapa, Lao Cai
• Opening hours: 8 am – 10:30 pm
• Phone: (+84) 203 872 927
• Price reference: 80.000 VND – 220.000 VND

4. Sapa Lotus Restaurants – Traditional Vietnamese hotpot

Added to the list of Sapa restaurants, delicious restaurant in Sapa that you can not ignore is the restaurant is Sapa Lotus. Sapa Lotus Restaurant specializes in serving traditional Vietnamese hotpot dishes for tourists to learn more about the culture of Sapa.

Located on Cau May Street, where there are many barbecue sidewalks, Sapa Lotus Restaurant is more prominent by its luxurious design in classic style. A hotspot is about 300.000 VND with meat, fish, fresh vegetables and delicious broth will impress you

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 34 Cau May, Sapa, Lao Cai
• Opening hours: 9 am – 10:30 pm
• Phone: (+84) 206 285 789
• Price reference: 100.000 VND – 300.000 VND

5. Tung Hanoi – Traditional pho

If you want to discover the flavor of pho Hanoi in Sapa then go to Xuan Vien Street, near Sapa Lake for breakfast. This Sapa restaurant in the morning is full of people. They like to eat in here because of the delicious noodles and broth.

A bowl of pho with prices from 40.000 VND – 60.000 VND can be said not cheap but quality assured that will make you pleased. The server service of this restaurant is quite fast. Because of the staff familiar with serving tourists so that even if you go to eat with 20 people in your team, just wait a little bit and the food was brought up.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: Xuan Vien, Sapa, Lao Cai
• Opening hours: 6 am – 9 pm
• Price reference: 40.000 VND – 60.000 VND

6. Sapa Cuisine Area – Unforgettable Experience

Sapa cuisine is a famous eating place in Sapa with many restaurants serving specialties of the Northwest and Sapa forests. The cuisine of the area is extremely diverse from roasted skewers only 10.000 VND – 15.000 VND to the pot of 600.000 VND. Come here, do not forget to eat the dishes made from hills, bananas and river fish because these are the excellent fresh food of the mountainous sapa forest, meat is very delicious.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: Located on the left-hand side of Sapa Rock Church
• Opening hours: 6:30 am – 11:30 pm
• Price reference: 40.000 VND – 300.000 VND

7. A Nguyen Restaurant – Best Place To Eat Thang Co

Anh Nguyen is a famous cheap eatery in Sapa with specialty thang co. At the restaurant, thang co dish is processed according to the traditional recipes with unique spices only have in the high mountain area. Who enjoy this dish even once is hard to forget. You should note that there has only thang co dish in the restaurant. Therefore, anyone cannot eat this dish should be considered.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: Vuon Treo alley, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 9 am – 9 pm
• Phone: (+84) 983 172 491
• Price reference: 100.000 VND – 300.000 VND

8. Hoang Minh Sapa Restaurant – Northwest House

With simple design ethnic style specific domain Northwest, this Sapa restaurant so cool in summer and cozy in winter. Hoang Minh Sapa restaurant with the capacity of more than 100 guests. This is the place where convergence of famous ethnic dishes such as thang co, Hotpot Salmon, sturgeon, Black Chicken, Chicken, Bacon. Moreover, the restaurant also has Sapa vegetables. The food in Hoang Minh Sapa Restaurant is delicately processed with exotic spices that are unique in the highlands.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 23 – 24 Sapa Cuisine, Sa Pa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 8 am – 11 pm
• Phone: (+84) 915 074 588
• Price reference: 70.000 VND – 200.000 VND

9. Xuan Vien Sapa Restaurant – Comfortable Space

Located in the heart of Sapa cuisine area, Xuan Vien Restaurant is the preferred choice of many guests with a rich menu of Sa Pa specialties such as hotpot salmon, sturgeon, banana, chicken, crispy fried chicken, etc. Also, come to Xuan Vien Restaurant, you can also enjoy the rustic dishes, such as hot pot crab, frog, and barbecue which extremely suitable for the climate of Sapa.

With spacious space can accommodate up to 300 guests, modern decoration, professional service staff and reasonable price, Xuan Vien restaurant will certainly make you satisfied.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 08 Xuan Vien, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 7 am – 11 pm
• Phone: (+84) 214 3875 888
• Price reference: 70.000 VND – 150.000 VND

10. Quang Minh Sapa Restaurant – Convenient Location

Quang Minh Sapa Restaurant is located in the heart of Sapa, about 20 meters from the lake and 50 meters from the church. With cool and quiet space, delicious food, cheap and dedicated service, this restaurant surely can satisfy the most visitors. Quang Minh Sapa Restaurant is a  pleasant space where can provide the nutritional of the body need on the hot days. Quang Minh Sapa Restaurant specializing in North West food: rice, hot pot, salmon, sturgeon, win, ham, hen, copper fish.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 57 Xuan Vien, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 8 am – 10 pm
• Phone: (+84) 944 510 098
• Price reference: 100.000 VND – 300.000 VND

11. Moment Romantic – Sapa Hotpot And Thang Co Restaurant

Moment Romantic is located in Muong Hoa Street, not far from the Sapa Rock Church. It is a good eatery in Sapa. Unlike the Vietnamese restaurant is always noisy,  the Moment Romantic food is delicious and clean, affordable. Moment Romantic Restaurant specializes in local and European dishes. You should try hotpot dishes here, quite a lot of visitors like this dish of the restaurant. However, it also has been highly rated by travelers on Foody.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 26 Muong Hoa, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 6:30 am – 10 pm
• Phone: (+84) 902 021 002
• Price reference: 50.000 VND – 200.000 VND

12. Hoa Dao – Hotpot Salmon Restaurant

Located at  48 Le Van Tam, a convenient location in the center and opposite to Sapa Park, just behind the Sao Phuong Bac Hotel, Hoa Dao Restaurant is known as a familiar place to serve diversified. The restaurant serves not only Asian but also European dishes. With a diverse menu and capacity of more than 350 guests, the restaurant is highly appreciated by Asian cuisine, especially the hotpot with attractive flavor.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 48 Le Van Tam, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 10:00 am – 10 pm
• Phone: (+84) 973 098 048
• Price reference: 80.000 VND – 200.000 VND

13. Chapa Valley Steak – Vietnamese And European Food

The next restaurant in the list of Sapa restaurants is Chapa Valley Steak. With modern decoration, diverse menu, Chapa Valley Steak is a restaurant that attracts a lot of tourists. Chapa Valley Steak has a diverse menu that serves both Vietnam and Western specialties.

Especially, tourists love this place because of the unique taste of coffee. In addition to, Chapa Valley Steak also has views from the balcony looking down the mountain is very awesome. Good quality food, reasonable price, and good service style have to make Chapa Valley Steak become one of the attractive destinations for tourists.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 24 Muong Hoa, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 7 am – 9 pm
• Phone: (+84) 203 886 999
• Price reference: 50.000 VND – 200.000 VND

14. Little Sapa Restaurant – A Cozy Restaurant

Little Sapa Restaurant is where you can find some great local food at a very reasonable price. Also quite small, the restaurant is still clean and well-function. Especially, you surely will feel that you are at home when you come here. The extremely friendly staff will try their best to support you, although they cannot speak English well.

Little Sapa Restaurant is best for its truly authentic and very reasonable Vietnamese food. The prices are among the lowest in Sapa town and the quality of food is still very high. A complete breakfast of around 80.000 VND includes omelets, baguettes, fresh orange juice, and fruit, while lunch and dinner share the same menu and the price depends on each dish so sometimes you can enjoy your main meal with only 60.000 VND

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 18 Cau May, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 6 am – 10:30 pm
• Phone: (+84) 203 871 222
• Price reference: 50.000 VND – 150.000 VND

15. Quan Quan Restaurant – Special Fish And Pho In Sapa

Quan Quan Restaurant is one of the highly rated restaurants. Serving from the popular rice dishes to the seafood is extremely special. The food here is delicious and reasonably priced. The owner and staff are extremely enthusiastic. The space is very friendly, cozy. Although the center is about 1 km away, there is a free shuttle service. All these things make Quan Quan Restaurant become a restaurant worth to enjoy.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 238 Dien Bien Phu, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 6 am – 11 pm
• Price reference: 100.000 VND – 500.000 VND

16. Thac Bac Sapa Restaurant (Silver Waterfall Sapa Restaurant)

Located at Km 12 Thac Bac Tourism Area, the heart of Sapa, Thac Bac Restaurant is famous for its salmon salad and delicious sturgeon. If you want to enjoy freshly cooked salmon, this is a place you can not miss. In addition, other dishes are very tasty and are processed in many styles. The restaurant also serves hot pot for visiting groups. Spacious but warm space, with the view overlooking Silver Falls, will satisfied you. Because of all these things, the restaurant is highly appreciated and attractive to many tourists.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: Km 12 Thac Bac Tourism Area, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 10 am – 10 pm
• Price reference: 100.000 VND – 500.000 VND

17. Sapa Cuisine New Area – An Unforgettable Experience

This area market was built and put into operation in 2013, in the market selling all kinds of goods from fresh vegetables to meat, souvenirs, dry goods, and clothes. There are many eateries in the area as well as attractive pavement dishes. The price in this area market cheaper than the weekend market in Sapa near the Stone Church. Sapa cuisine new area is a famous eating place in Sapa with many restaurants, cheap eateries specializing in serving specialties of the Northwest and Sapa forests.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: Fansipan, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 7 am – 7 pm
• Price reference: 10.000 VND – 200.000 VND

18. Do Quyen Restaurant – On The Top Of Fansipan

Located on Fansipan with beautiful view, Do Quyen Restaurant is a place attracts many tourists from everywhere. Just sitting and watching the mountain clouds are really an experience should have. The decoration of the restaurant is very elegant, European style, classic gentle. Service staff is very dedicated and friendly. The special attraction of this place is the very famous wines of the North West. Come to Do Quyen Sapa Restaurant you will be rewarded with delicious specialties of Sapa along with famous wines of the Northwest. Do Quyen Restaurant is a highly rated restaurant.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 214 Thach Son, Sapa, Lao Cai
• Opening hours: 9 am – 10 pm
• Phone: (+84) 976 432 001
• Price reference: 50.000 VND – 200.000 VND

19. Song Nhi Restaurant – Best Salmon Dishes

The next Sapa restaurant on the list is another restaurant serving salmon famous in Sapa name Song Nhi Restaurant. The restaurant is located at the Silver Falls which is a tourist area. Therefore, the restaurant mainly serves the main tourist. Space is a large stilt house with two floors and an outdoor campus overlooking the vast sky of Sapa. With a space that is romantic and comfortable, the restaurant attracts many tourists to enjoy. There are many dishes to choose but the special dish is salmon hotpot, salmon salad and most characteristic smoked salmon flavor characteristics of the Northwest.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address:  Km 12 Thac Bac Tourism Area, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 7 am – 11 pm
• Phone: (+84) 976 373 366
• Price reference: 100.000 VND – 500.000 VND.

20. Red Camelia Restaurant – Friendly Space

The restaurant is located on the walking street in Sapa, decorated with red tone mainstream so it looks very warm. Red Camelia restaurant also has a charcoal fireplace so space is very nice, suitable for couples or groups to go to dinner. The restaurant serving European dishes is mainly with a variety of dishes such as pizza, pasta, etc so attractive and delicious. The price of food here is not very high, suitable for pocket money. The quality of the dishes is very good, the spaghetti sauce is fragrant, and the pizza is baking the charcoal table so it is also strange and worth to try. In addition to, the service staff introduced and explained the dishes very carefully, the service is fast and professional.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 30 Cau May, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 6 am – 10 pm
• Phone: (+84)
• Price reference: 100.000 VND – 500.000 VND.

21. Hoa Dong Tien Restaurant – Northwest Cuisine ( Gerbera Restaurant)

Hoa Dong Tien Restaurant is located in a convenient location for tourists to visit and enjoy the rich Northwest region.The restaurant specializes in serving rice, pho, hot pot and banquet on request. The restaurant simulates the H’mong house in Sapa and has a unique culinary style that will surely bring visitors a very interesting experience.

The specialty of this restaurant is hotpot and salmon salad. Salmon salad is rolled with many vegetables but still feel the fish. All food and service restaurants are very suitable for Sapa climate. This is considered a worthwhile restaurant in Sapa.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 29 Cau May, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 7 am – 10 pm
• Phone: (+84) 203 871 967
• Price reference: 100.000 VND – 300.000 VND.

22. Ham Rong Food Area – A Place To Experience

Location of Ham Rong food area near the center of Sapa town and right at the foot of Ham Rong mountain. Therefore, it is so convenient and easy to find. This area mainly serves barbecues, a variety of skewers: boiled porcini, sausage, spring rolls, mushroom rolls mushrooms needles, fish balls with only 10.000 VND – 15.000/slice depending on the type. It is very fresh here and very cheap.

On the weekend, there is so crowded tables and chairs at the entrance to Ham Rong and next to the Stone Church. But in another day, there are fewer tourists, so they sell very little. If you go to Sapa without trying this food, it will be wasted. This place is suitable to go in the evening, eating and wandering around the night market is also an interesting experience.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 1 Ham Rong, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 7 am – 5 pm
• Price reference: 10.000 VND – 100.000 VND.

23. Viet Emotion – A Classic Restaurant

Viet Emotion Sapa is a classic restaurant that is proud to be introduced in the international travel community. Especially,  lonelyplanet.com travel site highly appreciated this restaurant. Typical food prices range from 60.000 VND – 300.000. Thanks to that advantages, the restaurant has large international guests. Though simply drinking coffee and chatting with some foreign guests, Viet Emotion welcomes you at 27 Cau May Street.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 27 Cau May, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 7 am – 10:30  pm
• Phone: (+84) 912 032 908
• Price reference: 60.000 VND – 300.000 VND.

24. Buffalo Bell Restaurant – European Cuisine In Sapa

Recently, the trend of European cuisine influenced greatly on Sapa cuisine, so that the famous European restaurant Sapa has a lot. If you have the opportunity to come to this beautiful land, please remember to visit Buffalo Bell Restaurant to enjoy European and also Vietnam cuisine in Sapa.

Buffalo Bell Sapa restaurant is famous for Vietnamese, Italian dishes: grilled honey duck, fried chicken, pizza, etc. With the beautiful location in the main street – one of the most vibrant streets in Sapa and more impressive. Both space is luxurious and cozy restaurant gives you the natural and comfortable when enjoying the food at the restaurant. The staffs are professional staffs who always serve you caring.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 25 Cau May, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 8 am – 10:30 pm
• Phone: (+84) 214 387 3455
• Price reference: 60.000 VND – 300.000 VND.

25. Fansipan Sapa Restaurant –  Beautiful View Location

Located at 23 Cau May Street, Fansipan Sapa Restaurant not only attracts you by the menu with 100 dishes by the experienced cooks experienced but also impressed by the design style and layout space. The restaurant capacity of about 45 guests with dishes of Europe, Asia, the specialties of the mountains and some special dishes of the Sapa ethnic people.

The restaurant with luxurious and cozy space is also appreciated by visitors as a quality standard of service style and reasonable price.

Rated by Foody on a scale of 10:

• Address: 23 Cau May, Sapa, Lao Cai.
• Opening hours: 8 am – 10:30  pm
• Phone: (+84) 203 871 556
• Price reference: 80.000 VND – 300.000 VND.

Sapa is a tourist destination cannot be missed when you travel to Vietnam. The above is the list of 25 best restaurants in Sapa we share with you. If you come to Sapa and wondered what to eat at the restaurant is nice and delicious, try the restaurant that we suggest. Hope that it can help you find where to eat and enjoy the special dishes of the Northwest Mountains when you in Sapa. Wish you have a useful and interesting trip in your whole life.