An Bang Beach at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Distance:<\/strong> about 4 km from Hoi An Old Town and about 30 km from Da Nang International Airport.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Getting there:<\/strong> around 10 minutes by Grab or taxi, or 20 minutes by bicycle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Best months for swimming:<\/strong> roughly April to August, when the sea is usually calm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Best time of day:<\/strong> early morning, or from about 4 pm into the evening.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Seafood dinner budget:<\/strong> live seafood is priced by weight; at Nam Gia most guests spend around 500,000\u2013800,000 VND (roughly US$20\u201330) per person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
How to get to An Bang Beach<\/h2>\n\n\n\nFrom Hoi An Old Town<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Head north along Hai Ba Trung street \u2013 the road runs almost straight to the beach, past rice fields and the turn-off to Tra Que vegetable village. Grab (car or motorbike) is the easiest option and takes about 10 minutes. Many hotels lend bicycles for free; the flat 20-minute ride is lovely in the morning or late afternoon, when it’s cooler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From Da Nang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
From Da Nang city or the airport, a Grab or taxi along the coastal road takes about 40\u201345 minutes. On a day trip it’s easy to have lunch on the beach and then head into the Old Town for the lantern-lit evening \u2013 or the other way round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Small paid car parks line the lanes leading down to the sand, for bicycles, motorbikes and cars. Keep a few small notes handy for the fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When to visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Central Vietnam has two main seasons. From about February to August the weather is mostly dry and sunny, and from April to August the sea is usually calm enough for a proper swim. From September to December the rainy season brings storms, strong currents and big waves \u2013 the beach is still lovely for a walk and a long lunch, but check the flags and never swim when the red flag is up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whatever the month, the middle of the day is hot and bright. Locals swim early in the morning and come back from about 4 pm, when the light turns golden and the sea breeze picks up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sunset at An Bang Beach: what to expect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Here’s something many guides leave out: An Bang faces east, so the sun rises over the sea and sets behind the land. You won’t watch it sink into the water \u2013 but the hour before sunset is still the most beautiful time on the beach. The sand and the waves glow gold, the sky over the sea turns pink and lavender, and the fishing boats on the horizon slowly turn into silhouettes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Sunset is around 5:15\u20135:30 pm in November and December and about 6:15 pm in June. Arrive an hour earlier for the best light.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- To see the sun itself over the water, come for sunrise \u2013 between about 5:15 am in early summer and 6:15 am in January.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- On the ride back to town, stop by the rice fields beside the road \u2013 they catch the last colors of the sky.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"Two](\"https:\/\/namgiaseafood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/an-bang-beach-sunset-drinks.webp\")
Late-afternoon drinks facing the sea at An Bang Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhere to eat at An Bang Beach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The beachfront has everything from casual caf\u00e9s serving smoothies and Western breakfasts to beach bars and family-run Vietnamese seafood restaurants. For lunch and dinner most visitors come for the seafood \u2013 and that’s where a little local knowledge helps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to order live seafood (and pay a fair price)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Look for live tanks.<\/strong> Fresh seafood here means swimming seafood: prawns, crabs, lobster, fish, squid and shellfish kept alive in saltwater tanks until you order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ask the price per kilo first.<\/strong> Live seafood is sold by weight, and prices change with the season and the day’s catch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Watch it being weighed.<\/strong> A good restaurant weighs your choice in front of you before it goes to the kitchen, so you know exactly what you’ll pay.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Choose how it’s cooked.<\/strong> Grilled with garlic butter, steamed, grilled with scallion oil or tossed with salt and chili \u2013 ask the staff what suits each kind of seafood best.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
![\"Plate](\"https:\/\/namgiaseafood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/live-seafood-tanks-an-bang-beach.webp\")
Prawns on the plate minutes after they were picked from the tanks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nDishes worth trying<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Grilled lobster with garlic butter<\/strong> \u2013 the special-occasion dish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Grilled grouper in banana leaf<\/strong> \u2013 smoky, tender and made for sharing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Grilled pen shell with scallion oil<\/strong> \u2013 a large local shellfish topped with spring onions and roasted peanuts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Grilled black tiger prawns<\/strong> \u2013 simple, sweet and perfect with a cold drink.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Steamed baby squid<\/strong> \u2013 tender and best dipped in salt, pepper and lime.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Grilled oysters and scallops with scallion oil<\/strong> \u2013 a favorite starter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
With a group? A seafood platter lets you try lobster, prawns, oysters, squid and fried rice in one go, without choosing each item from the tanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Seafood](\"https:\/\/namgiaseafood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/seafood-platter-an-bang-beach.webp\")
A seafood platter with the beach right behind it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"Grilled](\"https:\/\/namgiaseafood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grilled-lobster-garlic-butter-hoi-an.webp\")
Grilled lobster with garlic butter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nEating with us at Nam Gia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you’d like to try all of this in one place, we’d love to have you. Nam Gia is a family-run seafood restaurant right on the sand at Lot 2, An Bang Beach. You pick your seafood from our tanks, we weigh it in front of you, and our chefs cook it the way you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- A covered terrace facing the sea \u2013 shaded at lunch, breezy at dinner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Menus in English, Korean and Chinese, and English-speaking staff (see the menu<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Only a handful of front-row tables right by the sand \u2013 book ahead if you want one, especially for the golden hour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Open every day for lunch and dinner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"Guests](\"https:\/\/namgiaseafood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nam-gia-beachfront-terrace-an-bang.webp\")
Our beachfront terrace at lunchtime.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
How to get to An Bang Beach<\/h2>\n\n\n\nFrom Hoi An Old Town<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Head north along Hai Ba Trung street \u2013 the road runs almost straight to the beach, past rice fields and the turn-off to Tra Que vegetable village. Grab (car or motorbike) is the easiest option and takes about 10 minutes. Many hotels lend bicycles for free; the flat 20-minute ride is lovely in the morning or late afternoon, when it’s cooler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From Da Nang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
From Da Nang city or the airport, a Grab or taxi along the coastal road takes about 40\u201345 minutes. On a day trip it’s easy to have lunch on the beach and then head into the Old Town for the lantern-lit evening \u2013 or the other way round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Small paid car parks line the lanes leading down to the sand, for bicycles, motorbikes and cars. Keep a few small notes handy for the fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When to visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Central Vietnam has two main seasons. From about February to August the weather is mostly dry and sunny, and from April to August the sea is usually calm enough for a proper swim. From September to December the rainy season brings storms, strong currents and big waves \u2013 the beach is still lovely for a walk and a long lunch, but check the flags and never swim when the red flag is up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whatever the month, the middle of the day is hot and bright. Locals swim early in the morning and come back from about 4 pm, when the light turns golden and the sea breeze picks up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sunset at An Bang Beach: what to expect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Here’s something many guides leave out: An Bang faces east, so the sun rises over the sea and sets behind the land. You won’t watch it sink into the water \u2013 but the hour before sunset is still the most beautiful time on the beach. The sand and the waves glow gold, the sky over the sea turns pink and lavender, and the fishing boats on the horizon slowly turn into silhouettes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Sunset is around 5:15\u20135:30 pm in November and December and about 6:15 pm in June. Arrive an hour earlier for the best light.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- To see the sun itself over the water, come for sunrise \u2013 between about 5:15 am in early summer and 6:15 am in January.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- On the ride back to town, stop by the rice fields beside the road \u2013 they catch the last colors of the sky.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Late-afternoon drinks facing the sea at An Bang Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Where to eat at An Bang Beach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The beachfront has everything from casual caf\u00e9s serving smoothies and Western breakfasts to beach bars and family-run Vietnamese seafood restaurants. For lunch and dinner most visitors come for the seafood \u2013 and that’s where a little local knowledge helps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to order live seafood (and pay a fair price)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Look for live tanks.<\/strong> Fresh seafood here means swimming seafood: prawns, crabs, lobster, fish, squid and shellfish kept alive in saltwater tanks until you order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ask the price per kilo first.<\/strong> Live seafood is sold by weight, and prices change with the season and the day’s catch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Watch it being weighed.<\/strong> A good restaurant weighs your choice in front of you before it goes to the kitchen, so you know exactly what you’ll pay.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Choose how it’s cooked.<\/strong> Grilled with garlic butter, steamed, grilled with scallion oil or tossed with salt and chili \u2013 ask the staff what suits each kind of seafood best.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Prawns on the plate minutes after they were picked from the tanks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Dishes worth trying<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Grilled lobster with garlic butter<\/strong> \u2013 the special-occasion dish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Grilled grouper in banana leaf<\/strong> \u2013 smoky, tender and made for sharing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Grilled pen shell with scallion oil<\/strong> \u2013 a large local shellfish topped with spring onions and roasted peanuts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Grilled black tiger prawns<\/strong> \u2013 simple, sweet and perfect with a cold drink.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Steamed baby squid<\/strong> \u2013 tender and best dipped in salt, pepper and lime.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Grilled oysters and scallops with scallion oil<\/strong> \u2013 a favorite starter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
With a group? A seafood platter lets you try lobster, prawns, oysters, squid and fried rice in one go, without choosing each item from the tanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A seafood platter with the beach right behind it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Grilled lobster with garlic butter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Eating with us at Nam Gia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you’d like to try all of this in one place, we’d love to have you. Nam Gia is a family-run seafood restaurant right on the sand at Lot 2, An Bang Beach. You pick your seafood from our tanks, we weigh it in front of you, and our chefs cook it the way you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- A covered terrace facing the sea \u2013 shaded at lunch, breezy at dinner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Menus in English, Korean and Chinese, and English-speaking staff (see the menu<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Only a handful of front-row tables right by the sand \u2013 book ahead if you want one, especially for the golden hour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Open every day for lunch and dinner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Our beachfront terrace at lunchtime.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
- Grilled grouper in banana leaf<\/strong> \u2013 smoky, tender and made for sharing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ask the price per kilo first.<\/strong> Live seafood is sold by weight, and prices change with the season and the day’s catch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Look for live tanks.<\/strong> Fresh seafood here means swimming seafood: prawns, crabs, lobster, fish, squid and shellfish kept alive in saltwater tanks until you order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n