Kim Cuong is a long-running, family-run crab restaurant beside the pier in Ham Ninh, the east-coast village famous for its flower crab. It wins on honest local cooking rather than décor.
The restaurant has its own jetty out over the water, a good spot for photos of the boats and the bay before or after your meal.
- Location: beside Ham Ninh pier, east coast
- Speciality: Ham Ninh flower crab
What to order
- Steamed Ham Ninh flower crab (by weight)
- Crab grilled with garlic and pepper
- Lobster, grilled or steamed (market price)
- Grilled tiger prawns
- Seafood fried rice
- Mantis shrimp fried with garlic
Finding it
Several crab restaurants with similar names and menus cluster around the pier, so check "Kim Cuong" and its pier-side location on your map app and look for the sign when you arrive. Ham Ninh is on the east coast, roughly 30–40 minutes by car from Duong Dong; take a Grab, taxi or hotel car.
Live seafood is priced by weight at market rates. Ask for the price per kg and confirm the weight before it is cooked; side dishes such as rice and vegetables are cheap, but crab and mantis shrimp can add up quickly.
