Lac Canh Restaurant

Top choice in Nha Trang


Lac Canh has shifted across the road from its original location but remains a memorable dining experience, a somewhat scruffy-looking barbecue joint filled with smoke and laughter. Locals feast on meat (beef, richly marinated with spices, is the speciality, but there are chicken cuts and seafood too), which you grill over charcoal at your table. Note: it closes quite early.


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