Sapa Travel Guide

Best Restaurants in Sapa

Sapa is endowed with beautiful ecological landscape and fresh cool climate. Sapa people are inherently friendly and humble, each ethnic group has a separate and unique cultural identity, around their village the terraced fields winding along the mountainside create an interesting and attractive beauty. If Sa Pa is on your list and for sure you may want to try some of the best food in Sapa, here is the list of restaurants highly recommended with good reviews from customers on TripAdvisor and Google Map, Best Affordable Price and Great Menu.

1. Little Sapa Restaurant – Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Sa Pa

• Address: 05 Đ. Đông Lợi, TT. Sa Pa, Sa Pa, Lào Cai, Vietnam
• Opening Hours: Daily 10 AM–3 PM, 5–10 PM
• Phone: 0388 063 526

With a large, delicious menu and fast, friendly service, this is a great venue to get some local specialties. The prices are among the lowest in Sapa town; meals can be had for as low as VND$40,000 (US$1.76). A must-try dish is the special Sapa mushroom-tomato soup, which will also help you stay warm in the chilly weather. Phở Gà (Chicken Noodle Soup) is also worth a mention, and probably one of the best pho dishes you can find in town. The fiery garlic sauce that sits on the tables is a great accompaniment to most dishes.

2. Sapa O’Chau Café – Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Sa Pa

• Address: 8 Thác Bạc, TT. Sa Pa, Sa Pa, Lào Cai, Vietnam
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Run by the Sapa O’Chau Travel Social Enterprise, this is a special café that serves as a meeting place for the socially conscious, a training facility for the students of the enterprise, an information center about the Sapa O’Chau project, and a place to organize treks and homestays. Sapa O’Chau is a non-profit organization that aims to promote education and employment opportunities for the Hmong ethnicity in Sapa and beyond. For cold days, the ginger tea sweetened with Sapa mountain honey served here is the perfect way to warm up.

3. Chicago Pizza Sapa - Best Western Food Restaurants in Sa Pa

• Address: 042 Phan Si Păng, Sapa, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam
• Opening Hours:Daily from 9.00 AM – 10.00 PM
• Phone: 0353 163 719

Restaurant serves American, Pizza, Fast Food, Asian, Vietnamese, Italian Food with Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options at reasonable price. Great food, with lots of options to choose from. They serve everything from pizza to pasta to spring rolls to soup. Attentive and nice staff, with lots of smiles. Good location in town, with both indoor and outdoor seating. With cosy music in the background and familiar atmosphere, this will help you to have nice dining experiences after discovery trip in Sapa.

4. Nature View Restaurant – Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Sa Pa

• Address: 061 Fansipan, TT. Sa Pa, Sa Pa, Lào Cai, Vietnam
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• Phone: 0915 449 707

Another location in which you can dine with a fantastic view of the hilly surroundings, Nature View, stays true to its name. On the menu are a mix of delicious Vietnamese and Western food items, and the dining experience is only further enhanced by the lovely service. It is also a great place to take some time to yourself, sit outside, above the clouds, and sip some local Lao Cai coffee as you enjoy a great book. The chicken sautéed in lemongrass and basil, grilled salmon, and the yoghurt sautéed chicken are worth a special mention. Plus it’s open 24 hours!

5. Sapa Cuisine Restaurant – Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Sa Pa

• Address: 10 Hoàng Diệu, TT. Sa Pa, Sa Pa, Lào Cai, Vietnam
• Opening Hours:Daily from 6.00 AM – 9.00 PM
• Phone : 0919 524 535

Hidden away, up some stairs in an alleyway, this restaurant surprises most patrons by how good the dishes are, despite the restaurant being quite empty. It has the location to thank for that. You are welcomed into a warm environment with smiles, and it only gets better from there. The food is healthy, cooked using organic ingredients sourced from local farmers. The menu changes seasonally, but dishes to keep an eye out for are the pumpkin soup and the lemongrass stir-fried tofu.

6. Le Gecko Cafe & Restaurant - Best Western Food Restaurants in Sapa

• Address: 02 Ngũ Chỉ Sơn, St, Sa Pa, Lào Cai, Vietnam
• Opening Hours:Daily from 6.30 AM – 11.00 PM
• Phone : 0214 3871 224

This French-owned place serves a decent Western menu of Italian pizzas, burgers, pastas, steaks, omelets, and the like, and some local options such as fish served with wild Sapa mushrooms. The patio at Le Gecko is a great place to sit down with a cup of coffee and watch the world go by. Try the “nama chocolate,” a favorite among patrons and price only VND$10,000 (US$0.44) a piece. Le Gecko is also a hotel with 12 rooms that range from $18 – $40 a night.

7. Yummy Restaurant – Best Asian & Earoupean Restaurants in Sa Pa

• Address: 41B Muong Hoa, Sapa, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam
• Opening Hours:Daily from 8.00 AM – 10.00 PM
• Phone : 0912 157 232

Restaurant serves Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, French and Thai Food with Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options. Staff is very attentive and friendly. Food was both times fresh, tasty and quickly served. Prices are very reasonable compared to other locations. The views over the terraced rice paddies are great from the terrace.

8. Khám Phá Việt Restaurant – Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Sa Pa

• Address: 15 Thạch Sơn, TT. Sa Pa, Sa Pa, Lào Cai, Vietnam
• Opening Hours:Daily from 9.00 AM – 10.00 PM
• Phone : 0214 3871 555

Here’s a restaurant that is a little hard to find information about in English. A Quynh is a favorite among locals and famous for serving Northwest specialties; it is a great option for foreign travelers to try some unique dishes. Residents of Sapa come here to try their “thang co” dish made from meat and internal organs of horse, beef, buffalo, and pork. Other dishes that shine are the bamboo-tube rice, smoking-shelf buffalo, stream fish, sautéed and baked food made from wild boar, and horse hotpot.

9. Red Dao House Restaurant – Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Sa Pa

• Address: 4b Thác Bạc, TT. Sa Pa, Sa Pa, Lào Cai, Vietnam
• Opening Hours: Daily from 7.30 AM – 10.00 PM
• Phone : 0214 3872 927

On the way to Silver Waterfall (Thac Bac), you will find Red Dao House Restaurant, which is set in a traditional-style house of the Red Dao people. On the menu are rural foods such as wild board “heo rung cap nach,” and bamboo-tube rice. Meals are priced affordably, and there is seating outdoors if you wish to bask in the sun.

10. Moment Romantic Restaurant – Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Sa Pa

• Address: 001A Thac Bac Road, Sapa, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam
• Opening Hours: Daily from 8.00 AM – 10.00 PM
• Phone : 0982 884 965

Restaurant serves European, Asian, Fusion, Vietnamese with Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options. The food is delicious and the service is great too. This cozy restaurant will amaze you with a very very delicious freshly made hot pot. Staffs are so friendly and service is very attentice.