Banana split café — Restaurant in Hội An

Have been a customer of this traditional Vietnamese restaurant for more than ten years and not a lot has changed since my first visit apart from a tailor shop which recently moved inside the house. The main advantage of this place is the perfect location on a crossroad beside the busy cloth market and main market with several gold shops across the road and a bridge to the nearby island on the other side. Sitting outside with a cold beer or a coffee for people and traffic watching never gets boring and you can enjoy at the same time some of the Vietnamese dishes offered for very reasonable prices. The owner is a very friendly person and it's no surprise that you always see a lot of regular customers patronising this restaurant. Hoi An is nowadays full of modern, western owned expensive restaurants why it's important to support the remaining traditional Vietnamese...

I came here 15 years ago with my family, I was 16 and my dad felt it was the only place that did good food…we went there every single day for lunch whilst in Hoi An. Returning and seeing that Thy has also set up a tailoring business, but kept the cafe running made me so happy! I sat down and the street was buzzing with activity. It was a great way to reset before wandering around the streets again. I ordered the chicken Bahn mi and a Vietnamese iced coffee, it was all great. Although I haven’t been back as I’ve been trying to experience some other places, I will be back again one day! And I love walking by and seeing people sitting there with their families or on their own just enjoying the...

Best local food in Hoi An! And it’s on the best corner for people-watching!

My wife and I came here our third day in Hoi An and have come back almost every day since (almost a month)! The Pork Noodle Soup and Wontons are our favorites, but everything here is good. Try to guess the secret ingredients in the soup, you’ll never be able to top it at home with the same ingredients; guaranteed! Tauy (owner) is a wizard!

The corner it’s on is an intersection of the market, a normal road, a bridge and a one-way street with poor signage. Watching locals and tourists alike try to figure out the confusion draws quite the crowd some nights. If you want to meet some friendly local expats,...