Quan Chay Nhat Da makes mockmeats and bamboo dishes, mostly daily buffet. Go when busy, morning and early lunch. Free green tea. Uses MSG. No GMO. Note that the place next door (to the left) is owned by the same people who will give you the food if the front of Nhat Da is closed. Directions: Located west of the town center. Take Hai Ba Trung (D Nhi Trung) away from the river and turn left onto Phan Chu Trinh (also written as Phan Chau Trinh). Number 98 is further west, past Nhi Trung. Open Mon-Sun 6:00am-8:30pm.
Category: Vegan, Buffet, Take-out, Vietnamese
Reviews (40)
First Review by simpsonyellow
Contributions +18
Great food, friendly owner - Edit
This is my favorite vegan place in Hoi An so far. Food is great, prices are cheap, the restaurant is very clean and cozy and the owner is amazing. She's fluent in english and keen to share recipes with you during her vegan cooking classes. I also appreciate that they use the word 'vegan' on their menu and signs. I'll be back for dinner, that's for sure 😁
Pros: Food quality , Prices, Location
Contributions +60
Favourite Vegan in Hoi An - Edit
The food was a great portion, delicious, and cheap! We went here on our last day but regretted not coming earlier. There are so many options and ALL vegan! The woman that owns the place is also one of the nicest women you will meet in all Vietnam!!
Pros: AMAZING FOOD, Cheap, Good Portions
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Delicious! - Edit
Thank you to Linh, who showed me such a good variaty off vietnameese food, during her cooking clas and at the market :)
The food is good, the staff, who is a family, are super nice and talkative!
Good prices and a lovely atmosphere, i reckommend!
Contributions +182
De casualidad pase por aquí y me gustó! - Edit
La propietaria tiene su propio jardín orgánico de verduras y hierbas aromaticas. Falta arte a la hora de presentar los platos, pero desde luego la materia prima es auténtica.
Este local es de locales, una parte lleva 26 años abierta y la más moderna solo unos pocos años.
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Amazing vegan restaurant in Hoi An - Edit
This restaurant was by far our favourite in the whole of Hoi An. We stumbled across it while walking around and were curious when we saw a sign for a vegan cooking course. After chatting to the owner we found out that everything is vegan (she has been vegan for 26years!) She has her own garden where she grows the veg for the restaurant herself and everything is 100% organic. After speaking to the owner, Linh, we could see that she is really passionate about healthy wholesome vegan food.
The food didn't disappoint! She does a lot of Vietnamese classic dishes in a vegan version and we loved everything. Make sure you try the fresh turmeric and ginger tea too.
Linh was very kind and often gave us a plate of fresh fruit after lunch and sent us away with a gift of coffee beans at the end of our trip.
If we're back in Hoi an we'll definitely visit again (and hopefully do the cooking course too!)
Don't be put off by the simple appearance of this restaurant, it's a true gem in what is otherwise quite a touristy town.
Pros: 100% organic, 100% vegan, Family run and authentic
1 Response
KylieFagan 19 May 2017 - 100% agreed! Linh is the sweetest woman! The food was also amazing, better than I expected. They have so many options from western to Vietnamese food. It will not disappoint. Also, I second getting something with tumeric in it! It is delicious and I am usually not a fan!
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I love this place!!! - Edit
I highly recommend this restaurant! I really feel like home in the middle of Vietnam.
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sympathique - Edit
restaurant sympathique où l on mange bien.
bruyant avec le bord de route.
Contributions +36
visited twice in 24 hours! - Edit
Great location on the end of the historical town. Friendly owner with great English. Well priced menu - had the pho and bang mi (filled baguette roll). Owner also runs cooking classes. also run restaurant next door so is a good compromise if travelling with non-veg people.
Pros: friendly, good English, great location
Contributions +14
Give yourself a treat - Edit
I waa in Hoi An for one day and visited Nhat Da twice.
This owner and her family are at the restaurant which give it a "home" feeling.
The food, of course, is great too.
Simple presentation with amazing taste.
I recommend the Báhn xèo the most.
The owner is happy to share a conversation with you and teach you how to cook Vietnamese food.
Pros: Amazing and affordable food. , "Home" atmosphere , Friendly owner
Contributions +12
Fantastic - Edit
We absolutely loved eating here during our stay in Hoi An. Linh is very friendly with good English and is happy to help with any questions about the food. We particularly enjoyed the spring rolls, mock meat and also the fried wontons were amazing. Lunch time is a good option for Banh Mi filled with huge tofu pieces and some delicious home made chilli sauce.
Pros: Friendly service and authentic
Cons: None
Contributions +1270
Vegan food by the ancient town - Edit
The front of Nhat Da was closed but, as previous reviews have said, the place next door was open and offered us a vegetarian menu. They also checked whether we were vegan or vegetarian before they cooked our food.
We'd have liked to try the buffet but the menu had a lot of choice.
We tried fried rice, mock meat, papaya salad and tofu with tomato sauce. All good and a good price too.
Just a few minutes away from the hussle of the main ancient town streets.
Friendly service.
Pros: Vegan menu.
Cons: Shame buffet was closed., Cafe next door does serve meat too.
Contributions +111
Basic but cheap - Edit
Very basic, not very inspiring food in the style of Vietnamese rice with mixed veg and tofus. However, it's a budget option in an otherwise expensive town.
Pros: cheap
Cons: not very original, restaurant lacks ambience
Contributions +76
super friendly owner - Edit
The food was good and the owner was very friendly! She told us that she is vegetative since 25 years:) I would recommend the dumpling can't describe the taste but I would try it;)
Contributions +63
Tasty vegan food, average service - Edit
After reading all the amazing reviews I was a bit disappointed that the service wasn't as good as other people have said. The older lady in there was grumpy and didn't smile. To be fair she didn't speak English so maybe she was nervous, but at least a smile would have been good.
The food when it came was actually very tasty so that bumped up my review to 4 stars! The spring rolls were actually delicious, and the Tofu in tomato sauce nice enough.
I would still recommend this place to all vegans and vegetarians. The service is very fast and food is cheap.
Pros: Fast service, Cheap, Tasty
Cons: Moody lady that served me
Contributions +2059
Delicious and generous - Edit
This place was just wonderful. We arrived and there was a family banquet happening and so we were seated in the space next door and given menus. A short time later the woman serving us, who I assume is Linh, came and informed us that her family was celebrating a festival and we were invited to share the banquet and didn't need to order. She brought us noodle soup, spring rolls, mock meats, brown rice crackers, lychees, sticky rice sweets: enough food to well and truly satisfy us. All the food was absolutely delicious. When we left full, I asked the price, and she told us we were their guests and didn't need to pay. We reluctantly accepted this amazing generosity but made sure to come back on another occasion and spend a decent amount of money.
Pros: Delicious food
Contributions +47
It was nice - Edit
Nothing to special but nice. Arrived after lunch so maybe the experience would have been better if we got there for the buffet. Tried the baos, tofu and beans. All was ok but lacked somewhat in taste.
Pros: Lots of options. Had baos.
Cons: Not so tasteful
Contributions +35
Really nice stuff - Edit
The food was good and the price cheap. The owner Linh was very friendly, you can also make a cooking class with her.
Contributions +88
simple and tasty Vietnamese food - Edit
its a nice little place with good options of vegan food. I tried the cao lau, which is a typical vietnamese dish and it was quite goid. I can recommend it!
Contributions +21
Nice and simple. - Edit
It was fast and low cost. A sweet lady serving was very helpful. Recommended.
Tasty food and normal portion. Vegan. Take some advice about the menu, they will recommend good owner dishes.
By the road so expect a little of the classic motorbike horns for whatever reason, but not too much.
Contributions +24
tasty and simple - Edit
we were sitting in the cafe next door cos it was late and it already closed. the food was simple but tasty. by the way no green tea was offered. (anyway I don't drink it).
Contributions +65
Lovely food and friendly people - Edit
We had a very good experience at this place. Family run restaurant and the owner told us the restaurant has been there for 25 years! Food is fresh and yummy, we ordered drinks which were not on the menu but she happily customised for us. Highly recommend!
Pros: Cheap but still good food, Friendly atmosphere
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Delicious, fast, friendly. - Edit
I just ate at Quan Chay and the food is simply amazing. Great service and great food at lower rates than most vegetarian options at nearby establishments.
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good, made fresh - Edit
Not upscale but good, fresh cooked Vietnamese classics.
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A little disappointing. - Edit
We ate at several vegetarian restaurant in Hoi An and had very positive experiences. However the dishes we ordered here weren't so great. The spring rolls were dry. The fried noodles and noodle soup was OK, but very simple and uninteresting. We ordered a plate of "fried mock meat", which usually we love, but this was inedible. We actually spat out the mouthfuls we tried. It may have actually been off.
Contributions +78
Ok - Edit
As the older lady who served us didn't speak English, we showed her the pictures of the dishes we wanted to order. However, two of the three dishes weren't the ones we had ordered when she came back from the kitchen. Her daughter was very friendly and apologized for the inconvenience, she brought as two bananas as a dessert. All in all good food but nothing extraordinary. Maybe the best part of our meal was the homemade hot black sesame milk, so you should definitely go for that.
Pros: good food, friendly owner (her daughter)
Cons: you find cheaper vegan places in Hoi An, rather small portions
Contributions +18
Great spot for veggie eaters - Edit
My partner and I were so happy when we found this little place. It is owned by a woman who has been vegan for 25 years along with her daughter who also owned the restaurant next door. The food was great and inexpensive (we are budget backpackers so this was perfect for us). Nothing fancy, no wow factors, but it was wonderful to enjoy some traditional food that was veg friendly. Linh (the daughter) was lovely to talk to and she was extremely helpful as well. I loved talking to her about vegan/vegetarianism in Vietnam. She often had us sit in her restaurant net door because it had more fans and because her mother doesn't know any English.
We went there every night for dinner during our 6 day stay in Hoian. Linh was just so friendly and the prices were great so we didn't even bother finding other places to eat. Some of the things we tried were pho, Vietnamese country pancakes, friend "chicken" rice, spring roles, and wonton soup. We were even offered a small bowl of lotus seed soup to try.They also serve black sesame seed milk which was something I never had before.
I would definitely recommend this place to anyone in Hoian.
Pros: Full veg menu, Good value, Friendly staff
Cons: Nothing fancy
Contributions +78
Very Good Food, Careful With Desserts - Edit
Ate here twice in one day while in Hoi An. Very kind young lady who served us. Her and her mom run the place. Joined by restaurant next door and we sat there for fans to help with heat, as did everyone else. Got vegetarian menus and the food was incredible. Mock meat with rice was excellent. Pho was out of this world. We were offered vegan ice cream for dessert and my wife got a chocolate bar frozen for dinner dessert. After finishing, I looked at the ingredients and it had milk powder. I showed the lady and she didn't have much to say other than looking shocked. I was upset because I asked 5 times to make sure there was no milk. I don't think she knew but it scares me. Again though, the entrees were incredible. I know all the mock meats are vegan because she showed me the bags in the freezer when we were looking at desserts. Prices higher than other places in town but we still had 4 entrees, 2 waters, and 2 desserts for 200 vnd.
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