Where to Eat in Sapa: The Best Restaurants and Bars

January 8, 2018 Velvet Champine

The northwest market town of Sapa is colorful and charming, providing the perfect oasis in the midst of a strenuous mountain trek or rice-paddy tour. The Gothic stone church at the center of town is a bull’s-eye in the center of shops and stalls, serving as a reminder of the town’s French missionary influence. Dine on Vietnamese or European-inspired cuisine downtown, and don’t miss the Saturday night "love market," one of the most potent—and strictest—single’s nights imaginable.
Things to do in Sapa

1. Viet Emotion Sapa Coffee and Restaurant

27 Cau May St | 017 Xuan Vien, Sapa 330000, Vietnam Delivery, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Waitstaff, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards Asian, Vietnamese, International, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night HK$78 +84 91 203 29 08
Excellent
49%
Good
37%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
3%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 743 reviews

Viet Emotion Sapa Coffee and Restaurant

Reviewed By Maureen P - Northumberland National Park, United Kingdom

We tried the VietEmotion restaurant next to Le Petit Gecko but after waiting without attention we left. We tried this location next to Buffalo Bell and were not disappointed. We had two cocktails and main meals for 500,000VND. Service and food were excellent.

2. Red Dao House Restaurant

04B Thac bac St, Sapa 1999, Vietnam Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Waitstaff, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi Asian, Vietnamese, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night HK$39 - HK$78 +84 20 3872 927
Excellent
31%
Good
47%
Satisfactory
16%
Poor
4%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 491 reviews

Red Dao House Restaurant

Are you looking for your private Sapa? It’s all in Red Dao House Restaurant.Located in the heart of the town of Sapa. The Red Dao House restaurant is a fascinating traditional wooden house on stilts of the Red Dao hill briber in the North West mountain of Vietnam. It is much more than a restaurant; it’s a wonderful dining experience.

Reviewed By lekfx - Santa Barbara, California

No, truly. It did. Delivered by a capable service staff, the sizzling iron dish on a scorched platter brings with it a wave of savory Umami that only gets better! MUCH better! Crispy garlic, carmelized onion, moist and crisped salmon... it’s the best thing we’ve ever eaten. Be sure to steal a tea cup! It will delight for years to come. The building is gorgeous, especially upstairs! If you like architecture and ethnic design, don’t miss that. Gorgeous simple timber framing with lacquered posts and a bruiser for heating. So good...

3. Mountain Bar & Pub

04 Muong Hoa, Sapa, Vietnam Seating, Waitstaff, Television, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi Asian, Bar, Pub, European Lunch, Dinner, Late Night, Drinks +84 96 848 80 88
Excellent
68%
Good
21%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 202 reviews

Mountain Bar & Pub

Reviewed By Twojackets - Kent

On a cold February evening you really need to be right by the small fireplace to get the five-star experience, but people are generally willing to help you squeeze in, and conversation flows with the warm wine. Music was good and not too loud.

4. Natureview

051 Fansipan street, Sapa Town, Lao Cai province, Vietnam. | City Center, Sapa, Vietnam Reservations, Seating, Waitstaff, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Takeout Asian, Vietnamese, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Late Night HK$16 - HK$47 +84 91 544 97 07
Excellent
51%
Good
34%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
3%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 346 reviews

Natureview

Location is quite street on the way to Catcat village. The antique designed Sapa Nature View Restaurant offers you various tasty authentic Vietnamese dishes and standard Western menu for lunch and dinner. Accomplished with an extensive menu of beverages including fresh fruit shakes, coffees and wines, the restaurant ensures you a wholesome meal with great food, excellent service in a cozy place and fine spirits, all at a price that is most reasonable in Sapa town.

Reviewed By yewys - Singapore, Singapore

Located along the road that directly overlooks the valley.
For was decently priced and has a wide spread of options to choose from, has vegetarian food.
Ordered the Vegetarian set, it was delicious. Same could be said for the other Non-Vegetarian local sets, but the pizza was lacklustre (probably not their forte)
A decent place to dine with a view.

5. Le petit Gecko

015 Xuan Vien, Sapa 90210, Vietnam Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Waitstaff, Serves Alcohol, Free Wifi, Reservations Cafe, Vietnamese, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch +84 90 321 04 77
Excellent
50%
Good
34%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
4%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 181 reviews

Le petit Gecko

Reviewed By CarolJNorthumberland - Northumberland

Called in late afternoon for a couple of beers. The waitress told us ‘it’s happy hour, buy one, get one free’. Great, two Saigon beers then. Decided we may as well have two more - bonus! Until the bill came, for four beers. We queried it, the waiter told us only certain beers are in the happy hour, and not ours! So, 120,000 dongs it was then. Handed over a 500,000 note. When the change came the waiter put it down and said ‘change, 280,000’. I may not be a mathematician, but that didn’t add up. Called him back over, he apologised for his ‘mistake’, took the change away, came back with the correct amount. We left. Bye bye tip. Bye bye Le Petit Gecko. We won’t be back!

6. The Hill Station

7 Muong Hoa, Sapa 00000, Vietnam Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Waitstaff, Serves Alcohol, Free Wifi Vietnamese, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night, Drinks +84 20 3887 111
Excellent
56%
Good
30%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
3%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 784 reviews

The Hill Station

The Hill Station Deli & Boutique stocks a wide range of imported cheese, cold cuts, wine and beer together with a menu consisting of traditional deli fare such as homemade baguettes, burgers, panini etc. Also serves a full breakfast menu and Italian coffee throughout the day.

Reviewed By LauraRadon - Swindon, United Kingdom

What a welcomed treat! We arrived in Sapa really early so after a nap didn't know wether to have breakfast or lunch. We were so lucky to find this place. The staff were attentive and friendly and the menu was mouth watering. If I could have chosen all of the cheese, I probably would have. We had some delicious baguettes and some very tasty coffee afterwards. The staff were really helpful when we asked for advise on sight seeing too. All around a great visit!

7. Luckydaisy's Bamboo Bar + Restaurant.

Tavan Giay 1, Sapa 0000, Vietnam Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Waitstaff, Street Parking, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Reservations Vietnamese, Bar, Cafe, Asian, Wine Bar, Vegetarian Friendly Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks HK$16 - HK$78 +84 90 347 52 98
Excellent
87%
Good
10%
Satisfactory
1%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 197 reviews

Luckydaisy's Bamboo Bar + Restaurant.

About 10 km outside of Sapa Eddie and Hien of Luckydaisy try to do something different far away in the Mountains. We are NOT a regular restaurant! Most of our guests trek, sleep and eat with us or sleep and eat with us. Set menus can be reserved in advance too. As in a &apos;Brasserie&apos; we serve a weekly changing set menu with fresh local village ingredients for walk in customers.<br>What we do in total is:<br>First of all we have the-one-and-only quality bar called Bamboo Bar, Secondly in a nextdoor house creating a privat well designed homestay and holiday home for rent. <br>Antique embroideries, local timber furniture and a fireplace with the necessary comforts of a good mattress, electric blanket, hot shower and wifi.<br>Book a non touristic trek with us and sleep in our wonderful and unique Buffalo House and eat with our extended family of Day and Hmong a wonderful dinner. A truely unique experience, according to most of our guests.<br>A new and unique option for special occasions is to rent out the one and only mountain villa in Muong hoa valley. A wooden framed house with balcony and a truely unique view of the Mountains and river. Enjoy our total experience and we hope to see you soon. Eddie, Hien and Tommy

Reviewed By Cindy C

The portions were very generous and delicious, and the Shisha was good (which is rare for Vietnam). Will definitely return if we get the chance!Thanks Cindy. We will keep on doing rare, generous and delicious things! The Luckydaisy team

8. The Hill Station Signature Restaurant

037 Phansipan St, Sapa 00000, Vietnam Reservations, Seating, Waitstaff, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi Asian, Vietnamese, International, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night HK$31 - HK$78 +84 20 3887 111
Excellent
55%
Good
28%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
4%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 821 reviews

The Hill Station Signature Restaurant

The Hill Station Signature Restaurant serves authentic traditional ethnic cuisine from the area around Sapa in a contemporary and relaxing ambiance.

Reviewed By TheTraveller314 - Toronto, Canada

The food here is very good local Hmong food. We tried a variety of dishes. The ones that stuck out for me were the sweet potato appetizer, slow cooked pork, dried buffalo, and the bamboo/pork.
They cook the pork and dry the buffalo in the chimney of their fireplace (take a peek up inside). The flavours are great!
The service is good and the atmosphere is very relaxed. While you’re here you feel like your in a mid-scale restaurant in any major city in the world. The prices are good considering the quality of the food. About 1M VND for four people. It was a nice change from the usual places we’ve been eating in Vietnam.

9. Little Vietnam Restaurant

033 Muong Hoa Street | Sapa Town, Sapa 330000, Vietnam Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Waitstaff, Serves Alcohol, Wine and Beer, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi Italian, French, Asian, Vietnamese, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night +84 97 483 98 73
Excellent
67%
Good
23%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
1%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 368 reviews

Little Vietnam Restaurant

Reviewed By DodgeRog - Southampton, United Kingdom

Went here based on TripAdvisor reviews and it met our expectation. Spring rolls were fresh and tasty and the coconut pork dish was devine. All served by a lovely family in a cosy setting. Highly recommend.

10. Sapa Restaurant

033 Muong Hoa Str, Sapa, Viet Nam, Sapa 19, Vietnam Seating, Waitstaff, Takeout, Serves Alcohol Asian, Vietnamese, Italian, Fast Food, International, Vegetarian Friendly Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner HK$16 - HK$78 +84 97 481 26 98
Excellent
67%
Good
24%
Satisfactory
5%
Poor
3%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 136 reviews

Sapa Restaurant

Reviewed By Camilarrain - Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

The fried spring rolls chicken are fabulous, also the noodles with chicken. The people is very nice and friendly. I recommend this place

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