#1. District 1, Crab Restaurant Quan 94 Review
The crab restaurant Quan 94 is located on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, next to McDonald's Da Kao branch, next to the roundabout that goes from District 1 to Binh Duong or District Binh Thanh. This is the most famous restaurant in Ho Chi Minh for crab dishes, including stir-fried vermicelli with crab, fried rice, fried soft shell crab, and crab soup. Of course, since they use crab, the prices are generally quite high for a local restaurant.
I visited the restaurant alone at 7pm on Sunday and had to wait for a table because there were no empty seats. I waited while watching the staff steaming, frying, and stir-frying crabs in the small kitchen at the entrance of the restaurant. Fortunately, I was able to get a seat after waiting for about 15 minutes.
This is a famous restaurant that is so popular that even though it has a lot of seats because it uses a small building up to the third floor as a restaurant, there are no empty seats if you visit during meal times on weekdays. More than half of the customers are local Vietnamese, and there are also can see many Japanese.
Once you are seated, they will serve you Thai basil, lettuce, and other vegetables, as well as lime, pepper slices, and wet tissues before you even order. Since it is always busy, it takes more than 15 minutes for the food to come out after you order, so it is better to order everything when you first order rather than ordering one by one.
They were selling Heineken, Tiger, and 333 for beer. I ordered 333, a Vietnamese beer. Since there are many foreign customers, the canned beer was served cold, so those who are sensitive, do not need to use ice glasses.
The first dish I ordered was Mien Xao Cua(Stir-fried Vermicelli with Crab), which came with nuoc mam sauce. I added chili slices and lime juice to the nuoc mam sauce to my taste and ate it with the stir-fried vermicelli with crab.
It's a dish of stir-fried thin vermicelli with crab meat, carrots, green onions, onions, etc. The portion was quite large and there is a lot of plump crab meat in it, so I could understand the high price.
The stir-fried vermicelli with crab was delicious even if eaten on their own, but I enjoyed the meal even more by putting it in a small bowl with various vegetables and pouring the nuoc mam sauce, as if I was eating bun cha.
The second dish I ordered was Cua Lot Chien Bot(Fried Soft Shell Crab). It was two crabs cut in half and fried into four pieces, and the price was considerably higher than I expected.
The salty yet rich flavor of soft shell crabs inside the crispy batter was addictive. Dipping it in the sweet and sour chili sauce that came with it was a great beer snack.
Quan 94 is a famous restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City that serves a variety of crab dishes. It is better to visit with others and order several dishes such as crab soup, crab fried rice, and stir-fried vermicelli with crab to share rather than visiting alone. Of course, it is not bad to visit alone and order only one dish.
#2. Crab Restaurant Quan 94 Menu
Quan 94 is a restaurant famous for its crab dishes, and you can taste various dishes such as stir-fried vermicelli with crab, fried rice, fried soft shell crab, and crab soup. Since they use crab, the prices are quite high for a local restaurant, but the prices of drinks such as alcohol are reasonable. It is recommended to order all at once because the food takes quite a long time to come out.
I visited alone for dinner on Sunday evening and ordered as follows:
Mien Xao Cua(Stir-fried Vermicelli with Crab): 240,000VND
Cua Lot Chien Bot(Fried Soft Shell Crab): 320,000VND
333 Beer: 20,000VND
The total amount was 580,000VND, which is quite high for a local restaurant, but the portions were generous, the crab meat was a lot, and the taste was excellent, so I was able to have a very satisfying meal. Quan 94 may surprise you with its price at first, but the quality of the food is so good that it is worth a visit. There is another restaurant with the same name right next door, and even the locals don’t know which one is the original. Both places have similar prices and tastes, so you can go to the one with less people in line.
#3. Crab Restaurant Quan 94 Hours and Location
The crab restaurant Quan 94 is located on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, next to McDonald's Da Kao branch, next to the roundabout that goes from District 1 to Binh Duong or District Binh Thanh. It is a little far from the tourist spots in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. For the detailed location, click the Check Location button below to check it on Google Maps.
Address: 94 Đ. Đinh Tiên Hoàng, Đa Kao, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh
Website: http://miencua94.com/
Phone: 02838258633
Hours: 09:00 ~ 21:00
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