Phu Quoc eats seafood. Most restaurants sell it by weight from tanks at the front: you choose the fish, prawns or crab, it is weighed, and the kitchen grills, steams or stir-fries it however you ask. Beyond seafood, the island has a surprising spread — a cluster of Indian vegetarian kitchens, Korean barbecue around Sonasea, Italian in Sunset Town — because so many of its visitors now come from India and Korea.
This guide lists the best-reviewed restaurants in each area. We built it from Google Maps: restaurants with a high rating and plenty of reviews (October 2026), checked as open, grouped by where you are likely to be staying. Ratings shift, so read the latest reviews before you go.
Ordering seafood without overpaying
- Ask the price per kilo before anything is weighed, and watch it go on the scale.
- Agree how it will be cooked and what it costs to cook it — some places charge a cooking fee.
- Pick from the tank, not the ice, if you want it truly fresh.
- Local catches are better value than imported king crab or lobster: try squid, cobia, grouper, flower crab, scallops and ghẹ (blue swimmer crab).
- Herring salad (gỏi cá trích) is the island’s signature dish — raw herring, coconut, herbs, rolled in rice paper.
More on the island’s dishes in our local specialties guide, and on cheap local food in the street food guide.
Duong Dong
The town has the biggest choice and the most local prices. Most of the well-known restaurants are on Bach Dang Street by the river and along Tran Hung Dao Street heading south.
- Lobster Cave (Hải sản Động Tôm Hùm) — seafood on a terrace over the river mouth, 4.8 from 8,206 reviews. The best-known seafood restaurant on the island; book at weekends.
- Vinh Xanh — seafood, 4.7 from 3,708.
- Bep An — Vietnamese home cooking, 4.7 from 2,319.
- Myla Seafood — 4.9 from 931.
- Rasoi — Indian, fully vegetarian, 4.8 from 1,441.
- Mediterran — Greek and Italian, 4.8 from 1,032.
After dark, the night market is a meal in itself. See our Duong Dong guide.
Long Beach
North Long Beach, near town, has the backpacker cafés and seafood houses; the Sonasea complex on the southern half has a cluster of newer restaurants, many Korean.
- Banh Xeo Cuoi — Vietnamese crispy pancakes and grilled pork, 4.8 from 6,510.
- Mr Seafood (Sonasea) — 4.8 from 3,380.
- Sik Gaek (Sonasea) — Korean barbecue, 4.8 from 3,316.
- 6 Flames (Sonasea) — barbecue and hotpot, 4.9 from 1,526.
- Phu Quoc Viet Kitchen (Sonasea) — Vietnamese, 4.7 from 1,743.
- Devis Bakery — bakery and café, 4.9 from 889.
Photo: Jonghyun Kim, via Google Maps
Bai Khem, An Thoi and Sunset Town
The south has some of the island’s highest-rated restaurants, near the best beaches and the cable car.
- Istanbul Bai Kem — Turkish, 4.8 from 4,010.
- Ann Seafood — seafood with tables under the palms, 4.8 from 3,907.
- Mai Huong (Sunset Town) — seafood, 5.0 from 1,096.
- Blue Table (Sunset Town) — Italian, 4.8 from 1,594.
- The Deck — seafood and beach bar, 4.6 from 1,451.
- Times Corner (An Thoi) — Vietnamese, 4.8 from 772.
Photo: Ann Seafood, via Google Maps
Bai Dai and Grand World
In the north-west, nearly everything is inside the resorts or along the canal in Grand World. Prices are higher than in town.
- Hai San Cuong Kua (Grand World) — seafood, 4.8 from 3,990.
- Mai Huong (Grand World) — 4.8 from 3,709.
- Vua Hai San (Bai Dai) — seafood, 4.8 from 2,087.
- Grand World Food Court — many stalls under one roof, the budget option, 4.9 from 1,760.
- Bo To 68 (Grand World) — Vietnamese beef, 4.8 from 1,291.
Ong Lang
The quiet strip north of Duong Dong has a cluster of small, well-loved independent restaurants on the roads behind the beach.
- Camia Restaurant — Asian fusion, 4.8 from 2,640.
- Fusion Treats — 4.9 from 1,912.
- Mai Jo — 4.7 from 1,817.
- Tree House — restaurant and café, 4.7 from 1,211.
- Streamside — Vietnamese, 4.9 from 670.
Vegetarian and halal
Phu Quoc is easier for vegetarians than you might expect, thanks to its Indian restaurants: Maharaja Lounge, Maa and Rasoi all serve 100% vegetarian menus, with branches in Duong Dong, Grand World and Sunset Town. For Vietnamese vegetarian food, look for quán chay (vegetarian eateries). For halal food, some resort restaurants cater for it — guests mention halal options at The Market in Premier Village, for example — but always ask when you book.
Eating on a budget
Eat where the locals eat: noodle soup and bánh mì for breakfast, rice plates (cơm) at lunch, and the market stalls at night. Our street food guide has the places we return to.
Ratings and review counts: Google Maps, 10 October 2026.
