Bún Chả Cá Hờn

A Michelin Bib Gourmand bowl you can eat for under a dollar's worth of dong — book the same day you arrive

Bún Chả Cá Hờn sits at the entry-level price tier (₫) of Da Nang's dining scene, which means you are spending the equivalent of street food money on a bowl that has earned back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025. That combination — Michelin-acknowledged quality at the lowest price tier in the city , is the clearest signal you need. If you are in Da Nang and you eat noodles, this is worth a visit. The question is not whether the value is there. It is whether the experience suits your particular occasion.

The address is 113/3 Nguyễn Chí Thanh in Hải Châu, a central district that puts the restaurant within reach of most hotels in the inner city. Booking difficulty is rated Easy, and this is a same-day or walk-in operation by nature , there is no complex reservation window to manage, no weeks-out planning required. For travellers organising a Da Nang itinerary, that practicality is genuinely useful. You can slot this in on arrival morning or as a quick lunch between other plans rather than treating it as an event to schedule around.

What to expect when you arrive

Bún chả cá is a Da Nang staple: rice vermicelli served with fish cakes in a savoury broth, typically eaten in the sort of open-front, plastic-stool setting that defines central Vietnamese street food culture. The atmosphere here runs loud and utilitarian in the way that any high-functioning local noodle shop does , the sound is the clatter of bowls, the rhythm of busy service, and the ambient street noise that comes through the open facade. If you are coming for a quiet conversation-led meal, this is not the format. If you want to eat well and eat fast in a room with real energy, it fits that need precisely.

The Google review score sits at 4.3 across 1,517 reviews, which at that volume carries real weight. A 4.3 with over a thousand data points reflects consistent execution rather than a lucky run of early reviews. For a ₫-tier noodle house, that consistency is the differentiating factor , the Michelin Bib Gourmand is awarded specifically to places that deliver good cooking at a fair price, so the two signals reinforce each other.

For a special occasion or celebration

This might seem like an unusual recommendation for a celebration meal, but Da Nang's food culture makes it appropriate in a specific context. If you are visiting with someone who wants an authentic, locally grounded eating experience as part of a trip , rather than a formal Western-style celebration dinner , Bún Chả Cá Hờn delivers that genuinely. A Michelin-recognised bowl at street food prices is a story worth telling. For the kind of occasion where the memory is the experience of the city rather than a white-tablecloth service environment, this works well.

For more formal celebration dining in Da Nang, La Maison 1888 at the ₫₫₫₫ tier provides the full service and setting. But if your occasion is a birthday lunch, a first-morning arrival ritual, or sharing a genuinely local bowl with someone new to Vietnamese noodle culture, Bún Chả Cá Hờn earns its place in that conversation.

Context within Da Nang's noodle scene

Da Nang has a strong bench of ₫-tier noodle houses. Bún Bò Bà Rơi (Hai Chau) operates in the same price tier with a different format , bún bò Huế rather than bún chả cá , and is worth knowing if you want to compare across noodle styles during your stay. Bún Chả Cá 109 is the direct format competitor: same dish category, same city, similar price tier. Choosing between them comes down to location and queue length on the day. Both are credible; Bún Chả Cá Hờn has the stronger formal recognition with its consecutive Bib Gourmands.

For a broader picture of where to eat across Da Nang, the full Da Nang restaurants guide covers the complete range from street food to fine dining. If you want to understand the city's noodle culture more deeply, Bún Bò Huế Bà Thương and Bà Diệu (Tran Tong Street) are both worth adding to the itinerary alongside this one. Regional noodle comparisons also extend beyond Da Nang: Bánh Mì Phượng in Hoi An and Rice Bowl in Hue City serve as reference points for how central Vietnam's food culture shifts across cities.

Placing Bún Chả Cá Hờn in Vietnam's wider dining context

The Bib Gourmand tier exists across Vietnam's major cities, and Da Nang now has a meaningful cluster of recognised addresses. If you are travelling through the country, Anan Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City represents the more ambitious end of Vietnamese culinary recognition, while Hibana by Koki in Hanoi shows how international fine dining intersects with the Vietnamese market. Bún Chả Cá Hờn sits at the opposite end of that spectrum in format but not in quality signal , Michelin's Bib Gourmand is the same programme regardless of price tier.

For noodle culture comparisons across Asia more broadly, A Niang Mian Guan in Shanghai and A Xin Xian Lao (Gongnong Road) in Fuzhou offer context for how the Michelin-recognised noodle house category operates across the region. The format , high-volume, low-price, technically precise , is consistent across all of them.

The practical case for going

The case for Bún Chả Cá Hờn is simple: back-to-back Bib Gourmand recognition, a 4.3 score from over 1,500 reviewers, the lowest price tier in the city, and no meaningful booking barrier. You are not being asked to plan ahead, spend significantly, or accept any tradeoff in quality recognition. Bà Đông, Mi Quang Ba Vi in Thanh Khe, and Duyên Anh Restaurant in Phu Vang each fill different format needs in the region, but for a fast, genuinely good bowl of bún chả cá in central Da Nang, this is the address to start with.

Check the Da Nang hotels guide, Da Nang bars guide, Da Nang wineries guide, and Da Nang experiences guide to round out the rest of your itinerary around this meal.