Da Nang’s tasty local dish ‘com ga’ (chicken rice) is very popular with both the city’s residents and its visitors.

The dish boasts an amazing taste despite its main ingredients consisting of only rice and chicken.  There are two main versions of com ga.  One is served with roast chicken whilst the other uses shredded chicken, and both come with Vietnamese coriander and slices of green papaya and onion.

Here are some of the most popular com ga restaurants in Da Nang:

A Hai

96 Phan Chau Trinh, Hai Chau District

Opening times: 8.00am to 10.00pm daily

Prices: Between 30,000 VND and 55,000 VND per dish

This restaurant is one of the city’s best for roast chicken com ga.  It has a special blend of incredible flavours, and is served with a tasty chilli sauce.  Most notably, the venue boasts professional staff who always show an enthusiastic attitude and behaviour towards their customers.

9 Ly

31-35 Ngo Van Son, Lien Chieu District

Opening times: 9.00am to 10.00pm daily

Prices: Between 15,000 VND and 33,000 VND per dish 

This restaurant offers various types of com ga, incorporating both roast and shredded chicken, as well as fried chicken with fish sauce served with rice.  It’s the fried chicken rice here which is most preferred by local diners thanks to its special flavour.

Hin Map

132 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Hai Chau District

Opening times: 5.00pm to 1.00am daily

Prices: between 20,000 VND and 66,000 VND per dish 

This restaurant is very popular, and its com ga boasts crispy chicken, fried rice, and a spicy chilli sauce.

A Hue

46 Ton That Dam, Thanh Khe District

Opening times: 9.00am to 10.30pm daily

Boasting a clean and airy space, the A Hue restaurant offers a wide range of delicious dishes, including roast and shredded chicken com ga, ‘bun bo’ (beef rice vermicelli), and ‘my Quang’ (Quang noodles).  It is, however, the roast chicken com ga which is most popular with diners here.

Ngoc Diep

56 Hai Phong, Hai Chau District

Opening times: 10.00am to 9.00pm daily

The roast chicken com ga at the restaurant is served with ‘kimchi’ (salted vegetables) and a special sauce which makes the dish even more delicious.  The chicken is seasoned to a secret family recipe, passed down through many generations, which creates a tasty flavour.  In addition to the com ga, other dishes, are available including ‘com tam’ (broken rice with grilled pork chop) and ‘banh canh ca loc’ (snakehead fish with rice spaghetti).