Top list of 7 delicious and cheap banh beo shops in Hue that attract the most diners in the ancient capital

1What’s delicious about Banh Beo Hue?

Hue duckweed cake is one of the famous specialties and has become a specialty of the culinary culture here. From major festivals, New Year’s Day, death anniversaries to daily meals, or intimate meals for guests from far away, banh beo is present.

The reason this cake is called that is because of its image like a leaf of the water hyacinth plant. Hue banh beo has rice flour as the main ingredient, so it has a smooth white color and is very eye-catching. In particular, it also has a very unique feature unlike other types of banh beo in other places, such as Hai Phong banh beo, the filling usually has wood ear mushrooms, lean meat, dried onions, and when eaten, it is sprinkled with pepper; Nghe An banh beo is made of tapioca starch and is similar to Hue banh beo; Quang Nam banh beo is often poured into flat bowls as big as a rice bowl, so it fills you up faster…

Hue banh beo is poured into small bowls the size of ping pong balls. Although they look fragile, they match the style of “eating scents and eating flowers” of the people of the ancient capital, who value quality over quantity. The filling is burnt yellow shrimp combined with onion fat, served with sweet fish sauce and extremely delicious spicy minced chili.

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2List of shops selling delicious banh beo in Hue

2.1 Trang Neko Food

– Address: 30 Ly Tu Trong, Hue City

– Phone: 090 118 61 96

– Time:

6:30 am: Selling breakfast dishes + coffee

10:30 – 21:00: Start selling Hue dishes.

– Fanpage: Breakfast Coffee Hue Cakes TRANG NEKO FOOD – 30 Ly Tu Trong, Hue City

This is a spacious, airy restaurant that attracts diners, both local and large, from far away. Hue banh beo at Trang Neko Food is served on small bowls surrounding a bowl of dipping sauce. The cake is made from white rice flour and looks bland, but as soon as we sprinkle the dipping sauce on it, we will immediately feel the perfect flavor mixed with minced shrimp and fried onions.

You can come right to the restaurant to enjoy this unique tray of banh beo. In addition, we can also taste other delicious dishes such as Hanoi crab vermicelli, Xu Nghe eel soup, bean vermicelli, Nam Loc cake, seasoned vermicelli noodles… and refreshments include coffee, tea… All dishes are delicious. Prepared to suit the taste, it is very popular with diners.

2.2 Ba Do’s restaurant

– Address: 08 Nguyen Binh Khiem, Hue City

– Open: 08:00 – 21:30

– Price range: 10,000 VND – 50,000 VND

– Fanpage: Ba Do Nam Loc Banh Beo Restaurant

The restaurant has a long history of making and selling cakes in Hue. It can be said that in the ancient capital, no one knows about Mrs. Do’s banh beo and nam loc shop. The cakes sold here are always served hot, have a lot of shrimp filling, and are eaten with fish sauce mixed according to a separate recipe, so they are very delicious and flavorful. The Banh Beo dough layer is soft, flexible, not too dry or too wet, so diners really like it.

Ba Do Restaurant is almost always crowded, both locals and tourists often stop by to eat. The cakes are delicious, each dish is delicious and of good quality so it is very popular with customers. In addition to Hue duckweed cake, the shop also sells Nam cake, Loc, little ramen, shrimp rolls, banh hoi… No matter where you go, if you want to eat a restaurant with authentic Hue taste, you should go to Ba Do once.

2.3 Ancient Hue – Banh Beo – Nam & Loc

– Address: 1 Nguyen Binh Khiem, Phu Cat, Hue City

– Hotline: 091 396 80 29

– Open: 10:00 – 22:00

– Price range: 15,000 VND – 25,000 VND

Hue Xua Restaurant sells delicious banh beo bowl and is very popular with tourists from near and far because of the hot cake, sticky dough layer, delicious charred shrimp and rich, sweet and spicy fish sauce that stimulates the palate.

In particular, the restaurant has quite spacious space and cold room, so it is suitable for eating with the whole family or group of friends. The shop owner is quite friendly and enthusiastic even though the shop is always crowded. In addition, when visiting Hue Xua, in addition to banh beo, you should try banh it, banh hoi, shrimp rolls, and banh loc.

2.4 Hue Suong Banh Beo

– Address: 4 Doan Huu Trung, City. Hue

– Open: 15:00 – 18:00

– Price range: 10,000 VND – 12,000 VND

Banh beo Suong shop almost never has customers because it sells delicious banh beo at reasonable prices. Each tray of banh beo will have a total of 10 cups, the dough is flexible and hot, sprinkled with shrimp and lice to eat with sweet and salty fish sauce, a little spicy and very stimulating. If you have a strong appetite, you can try another tray, guaranteed the more you eat, the more addicted you will be.

Suong restaurant attracts more and more customers. There are days when the queue is full, but because the cakes are delicious, no one complains. The airy and clean restaurant space is also a big plus in the eyes of diners when they come to eat. On days when there are too many customers, the restaurant even runs out of food early. Some people come and then leave regretfully because they cannot enjoy it, so tourists exploring Hue should remember to stop by early to try it.

In addition to Hue dirt cake, the shop also sells other Hue specialties such as Nam cake and wrapped filter cake. You can ask for more fish sauce for free, so we can enjoy it freely.

2.5 Banh Chi Restaurant

– Address: 52 Le Viet Luong, Hue

– Open: 08:00 – 22:00

– Price range: 15,000 VND – 35,000 VND

– Fanpage: Banh Chi Restaurant – Specialties of Hue: water hyacinth, spring rolls, linguine, and little ramen from Hue

The restaurant specializes in serving Hue specialties such as: Hue dirt cake, Nam cake, Loc cake, Ram little cake. Banh Chi Restaurant has many years of experience selling cakes in the capital, until now it is time for the younger generation to succeed the predecessors, so it is quite famous with the locals. When going far away, you need to buy cakes as gifts or buy cakes to send to relatives, this shop is often the first choice of Hue people.

The shop has quite an open space, clean tables and chairs, suitable for those who want to go in large groups or in groups. Banh beo at Chi restaurant is hot, has smooth shrimp with a layer of sticky dough and sweet fish sauce according to its own recipe, making it difficult for anyone who has eaten it to forget. That’s also the reason why the restaurant is loved by customers. Every few times regular customers crave it and invite each other to eat banh beo, nam, and loc here.

2.6 O Le Banh Beo

– Address: 104/17/9 Kim Long, Hue City

– Open: 06:00 – 10:00

– Price range: 15,000 VND – 25,000 VND

Banh Beo O Lé is one of the places selling Banh Beo in Hue that is most praised for its delicious taste. However, compared to the taste in other places, the restaurant’s fish sauce is a bit spicy. If you can’t eat spicy food, you should tell the seller not to add chili to the fish sauce.

The restaurant has a garden-style space, so dining is quiet and feels close to nature, airy and clean. Most of the diners who come here are local people because the restaurant is quite difficult to find, located deep in a small alley. The cake sellers are quite friendly and also care about customers, plus the impressive flavor makes the good news spread far and wide, introducing others to eat.

2.7 Central Vietnam – Banh Beo & Banh Nam

– Address: 16 To Hien Thanh, City. Hue, Hue

– Opening hours: 06:30 – 19:30

– Reference price: 10,000 VND – 15,000 VND

Fanpage: Beo Nam Loc Central – 16 To Hien Thanh – Hue

The plus points of Trung Bo restaurant are quite a lot, the cakes are delicious and the restaurant is clean. Hue banh beo here is served in a pretty small bowl, topped with dried shrimp and pork rinds eaten with fish sauce. In addition, the restaurant also has tapioca dough that is steamed right away while still hot, filled with marinated shrimp and meat that are extremely delicious and also have a distinct Hue flavor.

The Central region still has many other cakes waiting for tourists to explore. For example, Nam cake is always hot and fragrant, with a harmonious color between the green of the leaves, the white of the rice flour and the pink of the shrimp filling. Finally, the dipping sauce is made from fish sauce, with a few slices of chili on top, giving us a spicy feeling on the tip of our tongue.

Hopefully the above article has helped you understand more about Hue dirt cake as well as know the best places to eat in the ancient capital. If readers still want to learn more about other Hue specialties, you can also read more on Vietnamtravelio.