Must-try Foods In Phu Quoc Island Vietnam

Phu Quoc is always one of the most worth visiting places in Vietnam, besides the most beautiful beaches in the world, the richness of Phu Quoc National Park, the vibrancy of nightlife, and the bars and cafes of Phu Quoc. Phu Quoc is also famous for its unique cuisine, which bears the flavor of the most beautiful archipelago in Vietnam. So let's IZITour give you a tour to discover the best foods in Phu Quoc!

1. Sea Urchin

Phu Quoc Food - Sea Urchin

As one of the typical dishes of Phu Quoc, sea urchin is cooked in 3 most popular ways:

• Sea urchin porridge: Sea urchin porridge with its fatty, fleshy taste and especially a very unique aromatic aroma, is considered a nutritious food, helping to quickly regain strength after sea trips or tiring long journeys. This is the most elaborately prepared sea urchin dish. You have to scrape off all the meat inside, stir-fry it with garlic fat, and put it in a boiling pot of porridge.
• Grilled sea urchins: The most popular way to eat sea urchins in Phu Quoc is to cut them in half and grill them over an open fire. Just grill it lightly, use a spoon to scrape the meat, and dip it with salt, pepper, and lemon.
• Rare urchins with lemon: This is the simplest way to eat because visitors only need to put lemon and mustard on the rare sea urchin.

Location

• Nha Hang Bien Xanh Restaurant - Ham Ninh Bridge, Ham Ninh Town
• Duong Dong Market

2. Seafood Mushroom Soup

This Phu Quoc specialty dish is made from Phu Quoc's typical mushroom. This type of Melaleuca mushroom is purple in color. The growth cycle of this mushroom is very short, only about 1 month, so they are less available on the market than other mushrooms.

Phu Quoc Food - Seafood Mushroom Soup

People here have harmoniously combined melaleuca mushrooms with fresh seafood on the island, such as squid, shrimp, and oysters... to create an excellent melaleuca mushroom soup with a delicious, attractive flavor and a nutritious dish.

Location

• Quan Viet Phu Quoc Seafood Restaurant - 24 Tran Hung Dao Street, Duong Dong Town
• Bien Hai Quan Restaurant - Group 1, Ganh Dau Hamlet, Ganh Dau Commune

3. Phu Quoc Herring Salad

With the richness of the sea's food resources and the uniqueness of its preparation, for a long time, herring salad has become a dish of Phu Quoc island that is loved by many people.

This dish is a harmonious blend of fresh fish meat with onions, purple onions, and grated coconut, creating a delicious dish rich in the flavor of the sea.

Location

• Trung Duong Marina Restaurant - 30/4 Street, Duong Dong, Phu Quoc
• Ra Khoi Restaurant, No. 131, 30/4 Street, Duong Dong, Phu Quoc

4. Phu Quoc Grilled Abalone

Fresh abalone can be processed into many rustic dishes such as boiled, grilled, stir-fried, porridge, etc. The most attractive of which is charcoal-grilled abalone. After washing, they use a griddle to place on the charcoal stove to grill. When just cooked, the abalone's mouth will be bubbling and juicy. At that time, the locals use a sauce consisting of a mixture of fat, green onions, garlic, and ginger to puree and pour right into the abalone's mouth.

Location

• Ngao So Oc Hen Restaurant - 30/4 Street, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc
• Ngu Uyen Phu Quoc Restaurant - 336 Nguyen Trung Truc Street, Phu Quoc

5. Phu Quoc Grilled Trachurus

In the list of Phu Quoc seafood, Phu Quoc trachurus is an extremely delicious fish that not everyone knows well about this type of fish. Phu Quoc grilled trachurus is sweet and has very little fishiness, the meat is very firm and slightly chewy.

Location:

• Quan An 93 Restaurant - Alley 93, Nguyen Van Troi Street, Phu Quoc
• Oc Phi Quan Restaurant - 62C Hung Vuong Street, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc
• Trung Duong Marina Restaurant - 30/4 Street, Duong Dong, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang

6. Crab Ham Ninh Phu Quoc

Ham Ninh crab is quite small but has firm meat, is very fragrant, and has a rich, fresh sweetness that cannot be found anywhere else. Ham Ninh crab has an attractive flavor that is not inferior to Ca Mau sea crab, Huynh De crab of Nha Trang, or any other specialties in Ha Long or Da Nang's Foods.

Location

• Bup Seafood Restaurant - No. 108, 30 Thang 4 Street, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc
• Be Ghe Floating Restaurant - Ham Ninh Village, Rach Ham, Phu Quoc

7. Grilled Spiny Snails

Spiny snails are relatively rare, so they are rarely sold in seafood stores like other snails. There are many different ways to prepare this Phu Quoc dish such as grilled, boiled, stir-fried with garlic, steamed with ginger, or mixed with salad. But people often choose grilled or boiled, which is both delicious, and convenient, and to ensure food safety and hygiene. Visiting Phu Quoc, you should try grilled spiny snails with Phu Quoc onion and grease. 

Location

• Ngu Uyen Phu Quoc Restaurant - 336 Nguyen Trung Truc Street, Phu Quoc
• Quan Coc Restaurant - No. 4, Nguyen Hue Street, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc

8. Grilled Bien Mai Scallop

Bien Mai Scallop is a triangular-shaped sea scallop, about the size of the back of an adult's hand, hidden deep at the bottom of the sea. Bien Mai Scallop is one of the most famous specialties in Phu Quoc.

Bien Mai Scallop is processed into many dishes by Phu Quoc islanders, all of which are delicious and strange such as sweet and sour stir-fry, steaming, soup, hot pot, etc. For gourmets, nothing can beat the grilled bien mai scallop dish with salt and chili.

Location

• Bien Hai Quan Restaurant - Group 1, Ganh Dau, Phu Quoc
• Huong Bien Restaurant - No. 1, Vo Thi Sau Street, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc

9. Phu Quoc Sea Cucumber

Sea Cucumber is a favorite seafood dish in Phu Quoc because of its high nutrition and it is also a high-class food. There are many delicious dishes made from Phu Quoc sea cucumbers such as sea cucumbers stir-fried with vegetables, sea cucumbers stewed with quail, sea cucumbers cooked with papaya, sea cucumbers stir-fried with bok choy,... especially popular and favored by many diners is the sea ​​cucumber porridge.

Location

• Xin Chao Seafood Restaurant - 66 Tran Hung Dao Street, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc
• Nho Seafood Restaurant - 40 Mac Thien Tich Street, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc

10. Ken Vermicelli Phu Quoc

In addition to familiar specialties such as fish sauce, sim wine, pepper, herring salad,... there is also a Phu Quoc dish you cannot find elsewhere: Ken Vermicelli. The ingredients to make vermicelli noodles are very simple: small fresh rice noodles, raw vegetables including herbs, laksa leaves, cucumber, bean sprouts, and grated papaya.

Location

• Ut Luom Restaurant - No. 87, 30 Thang 4 Street, Phu Quoc
• Di Hong Restaurant - No. 4, Nguyen Trai Street, Phu Quoc

11. Mackerel Fish Soup Noodle

This Phu Quoc dish only uses fresh mackerel caught by island fishermen. In addition to being cooked fresh, mackerel can also be made into fried fish cakes, all converged in a bowl of fragrant, captivating banh canh.

Location

• Banh Canh Phung Phu Quoc - 27 Bach Dang Street, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc
• Hanh Phu Quoc Noodles Soup - 44 Bach Dang Street, Quarter 1, Phu Quoc

12. Phu Quoc Mat Cat Tet Cake

Mat Cat Tet Cake is a Phu Quoc dish with a very unique characteristic that other regions do not have. Important ingredients to make banh tet include sticky rice, green beans, and pork, similar to making banh chung.

Location

• Duong Dong Market - 21 Tran Phu Street, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc
• Phu Quoc Night Market - Bach Dang Street, Quarter 1, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc

13. Phu Quoc Myrtle Wine

Myrtle wine is a type of wine that is considered a specialty in Phu Quoc. Myrtle wine is made from myrtle fruit. In Vietnam, Myrtle trees are found in Northern Vietnam, and Phu Quoc island has the most. The roots, leaves, and fruits of myrtle are used as medicinal herbs in traditional Vietnamese medicine, with blood-boosting effects.

Location

• Bay Gao Myrtle wine – No. 124, 30/4 Street, Quarter 1, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc District
• Sim Son Phu Quoc Wine - Cua Lap Hamlet, Duong To Commune, Phu Quoc District

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