The best time to visit Hoi An is the dry season because the rainy season can bring floods to the town. The dry season in Hoi An lasts from February to May with mild weather, moderate temperature, low humidity, less rain and warm sunshine.
For those who love to enjoy swimming and sunbathing on the beaches of An Bang and Cua Dai, June will be the best time for you to do so.
July and August can still offer decent weather with sunny days, blue skies, and high temperatures with sudden rains to help calm down the heat. September witnessed an increase in rain and from October to January is the rainy season with the possibility of floods happening and the lowest temperature.
What to Eat in Hoi An should try even once
Hoi An is no doubt one of the best places to enjoy Vietnamese traditional dishes, including some very famous ones like Banh Mi which Anthony Bourdain used words like ‘a symphony inside a sandwich’ too describes. Not only Banh Mi, but you can also find plenty other dishes in Hoi An in our list below where to find it:
Cao Lau
A very common and famous dish in this little town. Cao Lau and Mi Quang are two dishes you can find at any restaurant and Hoi An market. The dish is noodle-based and can be topped with pork, chicken, or even seafood, herbs, bean sprouts…
The noodle of this dish is so special that it can only make in the water in Ba Le well in Hoi An town. The water will make the noodle thick, much more like the Udon noodle.
Banh Xeo (Sizzling Pancake)
If you are a fan of Vietnamese cuisine, you must have tried Banh Xeo before since it’s one of the most recommended for travelers coming to Vietnam. Come to Ba Le Well Restaurant in Hoi An to taste the best Banh Xeo in town.
The crispy pancakes here always have prawns, sliced pork, and bean sprouts. You eat it by placing a piece of the pancake on rice paper and lettuce, rolling it, and dipping it into a bowl of dipping sauce.
Bale Well Restaurant: 45/51 Tran Hung Dao Street, Minh An, Hoi An
Mi Quang (Quang Noodle)
It’s easy to be mistaken Mi Quang and Cao Lao for each other. Mi Quang is another noodle-based soup originally from Quang Nam which makes the dish one of Hoi An’s specialties. Mi Quang uses more toppings than Cao Lau, including quail eggs, slices of pork, prawns, peanuts, and spices.
The noodle is made from rice or wheat, soaked in the broth made from boiling pig’s bones. This is just good stuff to eat at every time of day. The dish is everywhere in Hoi An, from restaurants to street stalls, you can easily sit down and enjoy slurping for a good 30 minutes.
Mui Quang is generally cheap, about 15,000 – 25,000 VND per bowl. Some places to find Mi Quang:
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Mr. Hai restaurant – 6A Truong Minh Luong Street
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Ms. Bich restaurant at 272 Hung Vuong Str.
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On Thai Phien Street
Banh Mi Hoi An
Banh Mi can be found anywhere in Vietnam, yet Hoi An has the best Banh Mi thanks to Anthony Bourdain – this is something many eaters agree about. The two legendary places that have to make Hoi An’s Banh Mi so popular are:
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Madam Khanh The Banh My Queen – 115 Tran Cao Van, Minh An, Hoi An
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Banh My Phuong – 2b Phan Chu Trinh, Cam Chau, Hoi An
The common thing of the two places is that their Banh Mis have various fillings from fried eggs, grilled pork, pate, sausages and a lot vegetables and herbs. The sauce which enhances the taste of a whole Banh Minh is the secret that makes Vietnamese Banh Mi so different from other sandwiches. This dish is a must-try for travelers visiting Hoi An.
White Roses
White Rose Dumplings are made at White Rose restaurant ( 533 Hai Ba Trung) and the water to make the dish, again, has to come from the mystic well of Ba Le. However, you can enjoy this dish from other places with cheaper prices. The dumplings are served with a heavenly tasted dipping sauce. Don’t miss this dish out on your Hoi An food checklist.
Com Ga (Chicken Rice )
Com Ga is such a sweet experience in Hoi An. The dish is simple yet easy to eat and can make you full for a long time. Boiled chicken will be torn into small pieces, put on top of the rice cooked with chicken broth, with a dash of fresh turmeric to give it a glossy yellow color. The dish is served with mint leaves, opinion…
How to Get Ho Chi Minh to Hoi An to Ha Noi?
Since Hoi An is a major tourist destination, there’re plenty of means of transportation, mainly by air, by train and by bus. Usually, there’re two steps:
– Getting to Da Nang,
– And getting from Da Nang to Hoi An.
You should see how to get to Danang first for more information.
By Airplane
Hoi An doesn’t have an airport, the closest airport is Da Nang International Airport which is located 30km from Hoi An. And since both Da Nang and Hoi An are famous destinations, this airport is often overloaded.
Flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh are operated by Jetstar, VietJet Air and Vietnam Airlines. Other big cities that have flights to Da Nang/Hoi An are Can Tho, Cam Ranh/Nha Trang and Da Lat.
Da Nang to Hoi An:
From the airport, you can get to the stand to wait for a taxi which costs you 300,000VND or less and takes 30 minutes for the journey.
*Note: along the way, if the driver offers to take you to some tailor/shoe/souvenir shops, refuse firmly.
By Train
By train, you’ll get to Da Nang easily, the rest of the story goes the same way as traveling by airplane – take a taxi or a xe om to Hoi An. Negotiate the prices carefully before going.
By Bus
You can take local buses Da Nang – Hoi An and open tour buses are available.
Yellow local bus costs 30,000VND per person, 50,000VND with luggage, run from 5:30-17:30 every half hour and take around 45 minutes. Bus stops at Hoi An Bus Station.
Some companies also run air-con minibus shuttle between Hoi An and Danang railway station/airport, departing every hour from 4:00 -22:00, costing more than 100,000VND/person.
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