The Hoi An City Guides answer the questions every visitor has: where to find proper cao lau and white rose dumplings away from the riverside touts, which five sights to choose on the Old Town ticket, when the lanterns look their best and how to reach My Son before the coaches. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Hoi An City Guides
- 130 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Hoi An guides
Food guide
24 places
Noodle shops that sell out by early afternoon, chicken rice, banh mi, the town’s own dumplings, markets with cooking classes and coffee.
Things to do guide
24 places
The Old Town sights worth a ticket stub, markets, crafts and classes, bike rides to beaches and villages, and plans for wet days.
Family guide
20 places
Pottery wheels and silk looms, museums short enough for small children, evening shows, cooking classes and food kids will actually eat.
Nightlife guide
21 places
Courtyard cocktails, house-brewed beer, a rooftop for golden hour, lanterns on the river and late snacks before the kitchens close.
Day trips guide
21 places
Quiet beaches, craft and farming villages, the Cham towers of My Son, Da Nang, Hue and the Hai Van Pass, with the buses and trains to get there.
Budget guide
20 places
Cheap eats where locals queue, the Old Town and its free corners, the local bus out of town and coffee for a long sit-down.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
White Rose Restaurant
Hai Ba Trung, west of the Old Town
One of the few kitchens still making Hoi An’s see-through shrimp dumplings, folded into a flower shape while you watch. Add the crisp fried wonton and you have tried the whole menu. From the food guide.
Faifo Coffee
Tran Phu, Old Town
A café rooftop above the yellow walls and tiled roofs of the Old Town. Come at golden hour for the view, because it closes early: this is a sunset stop, not a late drink. From the nightlife guide.
My Son
Duy Xuyen, about an hour from Hoi An
Brick towers of the Cham kingdom in a jungle valley, a UNESCO site that lost much of its ruins in the war. Be at the gate early and leave before the tour buses roll in. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Hoi An
Day one: walk the Old Town early with the things to do guide, eat a noodle bowl before the shops sell out, and spend the evening by the river lanterns with the nightlife guide. Day two: cycle out to the farming and pottery villages or leave at dawn for My Son with the day trips guide, then choose dinner from the food guide. For a rainy or slow day, the family and budget guides have cooking classes, small museums, tea houses and cafés under a roof.
Questions about the Hoi An guides
What do the Hoi An City Guides include?
Six guides with 130 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For every place you get the reason to go, the area, opening notes and a practical tip.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links appear on your order page as soon as the payment goes through, and they are in your order email too. They open in the browser of any phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the guides offline in Hoi An?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working without a connection, ticks and notes included. Map links need mobile data.
What languages are the guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy a single guide?
Yes. One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99.
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