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Dalat has countless restaurants to serve the tourist crowds, but they
are mostly oriented to packaged tours with strict budgets, and
specialize in dishing out mediocre food to large groups. Finding good
food in Dalat is not easy. Since nearly all visitors are Vietnamese,
western food is scarce.
- Dalat (Central) Market / Chợ Đà Lạt, center of town.
Open daily until early evening. Given its breadbasket status, Dalat's
Central Market place is the best place in town to eat fresh fruits and
vegetables. Near the entrance, there is a lively and always busy
vegetable restaurant that serves excellent soups. A tiny vegetarian
food stall is located in a corner of the second level.
- Golf Course Pro Shop, open daily until about 8PM. If
you are craving quesidillas and haven't had Mexican in the months
you've backpacked through Asia, you will find what you're looking for
at the Pro Shop. It's little bit out of the way, but the quesidillas,
chips and guacamole are excellent. And, the beer is always cold.
- Dã Quỳ / Wild Sunflower Restaurant (49 Truong Cong
Dinh) offers very high-quality French & Vietnamese cuisine at
reasonable prices by Western standards. The owner is extremely lovely
and helpful. We fell ill during our stay in Dalat and he made us simple
broth everyday, even offering to deliver it to our hotel.
- Peace Café next to Peace Hotel 1 offers some of the cheapest (and tastiest) eats in Dalat.
- Sunshine Town" (Ap Anh Sang) has traditional food quite cheap in clean surroundings, right out the circle.
- Âu Lạc, Bui Thi Xuan Street, offers good vegetarian food.
- Larry's Bar, 12 Tran Phu (at the base of the Sofitel Dalat Palace Hotel).
Open every night. The Sofitel Dalat Palace was championed by Larry
Hillblom, who saved the palace from obscurity and demolition and who
also happened to have lots of American dollars to spend as the founder
of DHL. Larry's Bar pays homage to Larry's Brit background.
Library-style with dark wood paneling, darts and lots of good beer and
nuts available. Great place to relax after a day of biking or hiking.
- Y-Niem Cafe and Nightclub, beautiful architectural design and exceptional services.
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