Vegan, Vegetarian and Halal Food in Nha Trang: Where to Eat

For vegan food, go to iVegan Supershop or Rice on Rice. Tue Nguyen and But Viet serve vegetarian chay. For halal, Halal UMMA, Cappadocia, SAHIN and The Cozy Eastern are the names to try. HALCERT lists no Nha Trang restaurant, so ask each one for its certificate.

By Vincent Nguyen

Nha Trang has a small vegan scene, a larger vegetarian one, and a halal strip along Nguyen Thien Thuat Street. The halal side needs one warning first: no restaurant here appears on the national certifier’s customer list.

Quick picks

• Vegan bowls and a koi pond: iVegan Supershop.
• A small vegan Vietnamese cafe: Rice on Rice.
• Vegan wraps, burgers and hummus: Phyto Bistro.
• Salads in a quiet room: Thong Dong.
• Vegetarian chay with a long menu: Tue Nguyen or But Viet.
• Uzbek halal food, with friendly staff: Halal UMMA.
• Turkish kebab: Cappadocia Istanbul or SAHIN.
• A halal Uzbek table near the beach: Plov House Halal on Tran Phu Street.
• Indian halal-friendly dining on Hung Vuong Street: Ganesh.

Early and late

• Open from 6 AM: Sen Vang.
• Open from 6:30 AM: Tue Nguyen.
• Open from 7 AM: Araham.
• Open until 11 PM: Halal UMMA. Cappadocia closes at 10:45 PM and SAHIN at 10:30 PM.
• Closed one day: Rice on Rice is closed on Wednesdays.

Where to find them

Most halal places sit on Nguyen Thien Thuat Street: SAHIN at 177, Cappadocia at 191 and The Cozy Eastern at 277. Phyto Bistro and Thong Dong are on the same street.

The vegetarian restaurants are spread out: Tue Nguyen on 23 Thang 10 Street, But Viet on Dong Da Street and Araham in the west.

What to order

• Vegan: smoothie bowls and falafel bowls at iVegan; hummus and wraps at Phyto.
• Uzbek: pilaf, shurpa and samsa at Halal UMMA; plov, manti and lagman at The Cozy Eastern.
• Turkish: Adana kebab and pide at Cappadocia; shawarma and lavash at SAHIN.

What chay means on a sign

Chay means vegetarian. Wikivoyage’s phrasebook gives “I’m a vegetarian” as Toi la nguoi an chay. Fish sauce is nuoc mam. A chay restaurant may still use it, so say you want none.

For other diets, Wikivoyage gives “I don’t eat pork” as Toi khong an thit lon, and “I don’t eat beef” as Toi khong an thit bo. Vegetarian food is largely eaten on the 1st and 15th day of the lunar month.

iVegan Supershop — the vegan cafe with a koi pond

iVegan is a vegan restaurant where smoothie bowls and falafel bowls lead the review topics. Its koi pond is the other thing people mention.

Good for

• A smoothie bowl or a falafel bowl.
• A table beside the koi pond.
• A salad bowl or a tempeh bagel.

Skip if

• You want traditional Vietnamese chay dishes: the topics are bowls, salads and bagels.

Address: 92/20 Hung Vuong Street. Open 8:30 AM–8:30 PM daily.

Phone: +84 868 173 168. Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab).

Rice on Rice — the small vegan cafe

Rice on Rice is a small vegan restaurant in the south of the city. It is closed on Wednesdays.

Good for

• A vegan lunch or early dinner, open 10 AM–9 PM on the other six days.

Skip if

• You plan a Wednesday meal: it is closed that day.

Address: 15 Phung The Tai Street. Phone: +84 917 250 987. Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab).

Phyto Bistro — vegan wraps, burgers and hummus

Phyto Bistro is a vegan restaurant. Hummus, cheeseburgers, caesar wraps and tofu wraps lead its review topics.

Good for

• A hearty plant-based burger or wrap.
• A lunch and dinner split: it is open 11 AM–3 PM and 5–9 PM daily.

Skip if

• You want a Vietnamese menu: the topics are wraps, burgers and hummus.

Address: 8/16 Nguyen Thien Thuat Street. Phone: +84 852 019 016. Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab).

Thong Dong — the quiet salad restaurant

Thong Dong is a vegetarian restaurant. Salad, a quiet room and sauces lead its review topics.

Good for

• A big salad lunch.
• Conversation: quiet space is the second review topic.

Skip if

• You want a hot soup or noodle bowl: salad leads the topics.

Address: 15/25 Nguyen Thien Thuat Street. Open 9 AM–8 PM daily.

Phone: +84 977 277 649. Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab).

Sama — vegan tofu in a plant-filled courtyard

Sama is a vegan restaurant. Tofu, spring rolls, enthusiastic staff and a warm space lead its review topics.

Good for

• Tofu dishes and spring rolls.
• Friendly service in a warm room.

Skip if

• You want an all-day cafe: it opens 10 AM–2 PM and 5–9 PM.

Address: 49 Sao Bien Street, Bac Nha Trang Ward. Phone: +84 707 072 239. Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab).

Sen Vang — vegetarian noodles from early morning

Sen Vang serves vegetarian food. Noodles lead its review topics, with hu tieu and Quang-style noodles among them.

Good for

• A vegetarian noodle breakfast: it opens at 6 AM.
• Quang-style noodles and hu tieu.

Skip if

• You want a vegan-only kitchen: its topics say vegetarian food.

Address: 01 Lac Long Quan Street. Phone: +84 828 873 800. Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab).

Araham — vegetarian with a long lunch break

Araham is a vegetarian restaurant with two service windows a day: 7 AM–2 PM and 4:30–9 PM.

Good for

• Breakfast or lunch before 2 PM.
• An evening meal after the afternoon break.

Skip if

• You need strictly vegan food: Google files it as a vegetarian restaurant, not a vegan one.

Address: 35 Go Gang Street, Tay Nha Trang Ward. Phone: +84 334 255 288. Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab).

Shakti Veggies Bistro — delicious vegetarian plates

Shakti is a vegetarian restaurant. Customers call the food delicious.

Good for

• A sit-down vegetarian meal.

Skip if

• You need strictly vegan food: Google files it as a vegetarian restaurant.

Address: 31 Huynh Thuc Khang Street. Phone: +84 379 867 379. Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab).

Tue Nguyen — the quiet vegetarian dining room

Tue Nguyen is a vegetarian restaurant. Quiet space, diverse food and a cosy room are the review topics.

Good for

• A calm, long meal: quiet space is its second review topic.
• Breakfast: it opens at 6:30 AM daily.

Skip if

• You need strictly vegan food: Google files it as a vegetarian restaurant.

Address: 12C 23 Thang 10 Street, Tay Nha Trang Ward. Phone: +84 846 659 839. Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab).

But Viet — the lantern-lit vegetarian restaurant

But Viet is a vegetarian restaurant where the staff are friendly and attentive. It opens for lunch and dinner with a break between.

Good for

• A dinner out with friendly service.

Skip if

• You need strictly vegan food: Google files it as a vegetarian restaurant.

Address: 74-76 Dong Da Street. Phone: +84 825 994 299. Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab).

Halal UMMA — Uzbek halal with friendly staff

Halal UMMA is a small Uzbek halal cafe. Customers call the food delicious and home-style, and the staff friendly and welcoming.

Good for

• Pilaf, shurpa and samsa, the top review topics.
• A late meal: it is open 10 AM–11 PM daily.
• Reassurance: one customer in September 2026 wrote that everything is halal.

Skip if

• You need a certificate number: none is shown, and HALCERT lists no Nha Trang restaurant.

Address: 15 Nguyen Bieu Street. Phone: +84 702 696 713. Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab).

Cappadocia Istanbul — Turkish kebab on Nguyen Thien Thuat

Cappadocia serves Turkish food: Turkish food, pide, Adana kebab and halal food lead its review topics. VinWonders singles out the Adana kebab.

Good for

• Adana kebab, pide or lentil soup.
• Turkish desserts and drinks: rice pudding and ayran are review topics.
• A late dinner: it is open 9:30 AM–10:45 PM daily.

Skip if

• You need a certificate number: none is shown, and HALCERT lists no Nha Trang restaurant.

Address: 191 Nguyen Thien Thuat Street. Phone: +84 797 985 849. Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab).

SAHIN Kebab — shawarma and wraps

SAHIN is the quick Turkish stop: shawarma, ayran, lavash and beef kebab lead its review topics. Customers call the food good and flavourful. VinWonders adds chicken pide and plate kebabs, with yogurt, ayran and hummus on the side.

Good for

• A shawarma or beef kebab to eat in or take away.
• Lunch or a late snack: it is open 10:30 AM–10:30 PM daily.

Skip if

• You need a certificate number: none is shown, and HALCERT lists no Nha Trang restaurant.

Address: 177 Nguyen Thien Thuat Street. Phone: +84 797 985 849. Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab).

The Cozy Eastern Restaurant — plov, manti and lagman

The Cozy Eastern is the Central Asian table: plov, manti, lagman and shashlik lead its review topics. VinWonders lists Uyghur lagman, beshbarmak, shish kebab and pilaf. Google files it as a halal restaurant.

Good for

• Plov, the most-named dish.
• A group meal of shared Central Asian dishes.

Skip if

• You need a certificate number: none is shown, and HALCERT lists no Nha Trang restaurant.

Address: 277 Nguyen Thien Thuat Street. Phone: +84 769 522 547. Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab).

Halal in Nha Trang: what the lists say

VinWonders titles its December 2025 guide the top 7 halal restaurants in Nha Trang and calls them certified. It names no certificate or certifier. It says many halal restaurants are along Nguyen Thien Thuat Street and near the central beach on Tran Phu Street.

The guide also lists three halal names that are not profiled above:

• Plov House Halal, 96B/5/10 Tran Phu Street, open 10 am to 11 pm.
• Kebab Point, 8/22 Nguyen Thien Thuat Street, open 11 am to 11 pm.
• Ganesh Indian Restaurant, 186 Hung Vuong Street, open 11 am to 10 pm.

These details come from the guide alone, so confirm hours before you go.

Treat a travel guide’s word “certified” as a claim to check, not proof. The next two sections show how.

Who certifies halal in Vietnam

HALCERT, the National Halal Certification Center, is a unit under Vietnam’s Conformity Certification Center. Its customers page lists certified businesses in a table with the unit name, address, certificate number, certificate scope, validity and certification mark. It presents them as HALCERT’s traditional customers, not as a complete register.

The list shows one Khanh Hoa entry: a bird’s nest manufacturing premise in Cam Ranh City. Its certificate validity ends on 11/06/2026. No restaurant in Nha Trang appears.

A certificate carries an end date. A sample entry shows validity as a date range. HALCERT says halal certification usually has to be renewed periodically, often annually.

How to check a halal claim

Ask the restaurant for the certificate. Look at the number, the scope and the end date, then check them with HALCERT. HALCERT lists a contact phone, +84 024 37561025, and an email, halcert@most.gov.vn.

What the certifier says halal means:

• Certified products and services contain no Haram ingredients and do not touch anything deemed impure.
• All animals used for food in halal food establishments must be slaughtered according to Islamic guidelines.
• Halal food establishments are prohibited from serving alcoholic beverages.
• A packaged halal product label should carry the term halal or a halal logo.
• Halal food must not be transported or stored together with non-halal food.

If no place shows a certificate

Judge a place by what is on the door and the table. A halal logo on the door is not a certificate; the label rule asks for the term halal or a logo on packaged products.

Ask for the unit name, certificate number, scope and end date, the columns HALCERT uses in its own table.

Ask where the meat comes from and whether the kitchen serves alcohol. Vegetarian and vegan places answer the pork question by design, but fish sauce still shows up in chay food.

For a first week plan, see first week in Nha Trang. For more places to eat, see where to eat in Nha Trang and best cafes in Nha Trang.

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Not confirmed: Whether any halal restaurant here holds a current certificate: ask to see it and check the number with HALCERT. Opening hours for Shakti and The Cozy Eastern: ask before you go. Menu prices change, so ask for the printed menu.

General information checked against the sources listed above, not legal advice for your situation. Rules and office practice change; confirm with the immigration office or a licensed adviser before you act. See how guides are checked.

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