Quang Ninh seafood is always the best cuisine option for tourists while they travel to the place, because of its diversification, abundance and speciality. Not only visiting a wonderful Ha Long Bay, which is 3 times acknowledged as the world natural heritage by UNESCO, but also visitors have a great chance to enjoy the fresh flavor of provincial seafood.

When referring to Quang Ninh province, travelers immediately remember a special flavor of seafood dishes such as shrimp, crab, squid, oyster, sentinel crab, octopus… However, not all diners when coming to Quang Ninh know how to eat seafood deliciously, tonic and cheaply. In order to have a complete trip to Quang Ninh and enjoying more delicious seafood dishes of Quang Ninh, we would like to suggest and note some of the following contents:

1. Quang Ninh province has quite cost of living:

According to information from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, in 2023 Spatial cost of living index (SCOLI) of Quang Ninh ranked third in the nation. Therefore, its cost of living is higher than other provinces, especially in the rush tourism months because tourists’ food demands dramatically increase, in which the food provision has not met yet. Thus, when the source of input materials rises, it has also affected the cost of serving tourists.

Besides, the price also depends on the quality of the accompanying service. Visitors can appreciate the same dish, but if eating at a private room of a luxurious restaurant with permanent waitresses, and a beautiful view in the center of the tourist area, the price will often be higher than with popular restaurants.

2. Seeking the information:

Before preparing for the trip, travelers actually need to seek the information of prestigious restaurants, which have received good feedback from local official informative websites, fanpages or friends. Visitors can consult famed social media pages reviewed hotels, food stores such as Website “Amazinghalong.vn”, Titok “Food Tour Quảng Ninh”… These pages are censored by the Tourism Promotion Information Center, Quang Ninh Department of Tourism before posting.

3. Order as a serving

Tourists should make a phone call to some restaurants to ask about the menu, price and making a reservation with crowded visitor delegations. You can choose to order by serving, restaurants have menus from 200k, 250k – 500k…. From the menu provided by the eatery, you can agree to exchange or reduce items according to your needs at the same price. Thus, you have initially figured out how much you will spend in total on eating, is it suitable for your personal budget?

4. Dealing the price before making a reservation

When choosing any eateries, do not forget to ask about a menu with enough listed price, after that suggesting a manager or waitress explain about unclear parts of cooking or paying. If you feel any strange signs of restaurants, you should not eat there. In addition, to avoid eating long time freeze seafood, you have to observe directly eatery seafood areas to pick your appropriate food and overseeing exactly weight.

5. Tourism information support

Tourists are able to contact the Quang Ninh Tourism Information Promotion Center to get information about food and related things on Quang Ninh travel.

Address: C248A Sunworld old town, Bai Chay ward, Ha Long city

Contact: (Zalo, Viber) 0855 628 862

Fanpage: Thông tin du lịch Quảng Ninh (Vietnamese) and Halong Tourism Information (English)

6. Dealing with problems (if have)

If you meet any problems related to food quality or price, please take photos saving the necessary evidence and call the Inspector Hotline of Quang Ninh Tourism Department: 0913265009 or email thanhtrasodulichquangninh@gmail.com to get support from government agencies.

Quang Ninh Tourism Information Promotion Center