Bánh Canh Cá Nha Trang

Fish Cake Thick Noodles Soups from Nha Trang

Thick and slurpy rice noodle soups with herbs, fish cake, fresh fishes and other seafood products.

Price range from $1.8 to $4.2

Bánh Canh, together with Bún Cá, is the primary reason why Nha Trang is known as “The City of Seafood Noodle Soups”.

Bánh Canh literally means ‘Soup Cake’ and it’s made of slurpy, thick rice noodles, sailfish fillets and homemade fish cake steeped in a savoury broth that’s simmered in sailfish and mackerel broth. Bánh Canh is one of the favourite noodle dishes among the local food aficionados.

Bánh Canh Cá Lóc - Thick Rice Noodles with Snakehead Fish
Bánh Canh – distinctively thick noodles made from tapioca flour, or from the mixture of rice and tapioca flour.

There are dozens of variations of Bánh Canh in the city of Nha Trang and all around Vietnam. Each version can vary significantly from place to place. Therefore, when visiting Nha Trang, make a point of sampling some of the local variations. It’s a must-try culinary experience when travelling through Vietnam.

Following is the list of some popular variations on Bánh Canh Nha Trang:

Bánh Canh Cá Hấp and Chiên - Thick Rice Noodle Soup with Steamed and Fried Fish
Bánh Canh Chả Cá – Fish Cake Soup with Thick Rice Noodles, Bánh Canh Cá Hấp and Chiên – Thick Rice Noodle Soup with Steamed and Fried Fish.