Xin Chao ("hello") Seafood Restaurant is at 66 Tran Hung Dao, close to Dinh Cau in central Duong Dong. It is well known to foreign visitors and has a welcoming, tourist-friendly feel.
Its signature is gỏi cá trích, Phu Quoc's famous herring salad: thinly sliced fresh herring tossed with onion, carrot, shredded coconut, roasted peanuts, fried garlic, chilli and herbs in a tangy dressing, usually wrapped in rice paper with greens.
- Address: 66 Tran Hung Dao, Duong Dong
- Speciality: gỏi cá trích (herring salad)
What to order
- Gỏi cá trích (the signature)
- Squid grilled with lemongrass and chilli
- Garlic-grilled prawns
- Razor clams and other shellfish, grilled or stir-fried
Visiting
Most seafood is at market price, so ask for the price per kg, the cooking method and whether service and VAT are included before ordering; the herring salad is priced per plate. It is a few minutes' walk from the night market, so pair the two.
See also Dinh Cau Rock Temple.
