1 What are dining prices like in Ha Long?
Ha Long seafood has long been famous for its unique deliciousness that is hard to find anywhere else. Beyond distinct flavors, Ha Long seafood also boasts many unique specialties rarely found elsewhere, such as peanut worms (sa sung), stone crab (cu ky), horseshoe crab, and squid patties... For that reason, Ha Long seafood is by no means cheap; even a regular seafood meal without rare specialties like mantis shrimp or stone crab can easily cost between 300,000 VNĐ and 500,000 VNĐ. Therefore, if you dine without a plan, your wallet might shrink very quickly. It is for this reason that MIA.vn decided to prepare an affordable home-cooked seafood hotpot right at our accommodation for just 2 million VND for 4 people.
When talking about Ha Long cuisine, lobster is a must-mention
Squid patties are also a famous specialty of Ha Long
Soft, warm steamed rice rolls served with crispy, chewy, and irresistibly flavorful squid patties
See more: Review of must-visit Ha Long tourist attractions
2 A home-cooked meal for 2 million VND in Ha Long
2.1 Cost of the self-cooked meal
A quick tip is to choose homestays with kitchen access to save money and make cooking convenient. After browsing around the Ha Long seafood market, MIA.vn managed to buy lobster, fresh oysters, razor clams, and mud crab, with lobster priced at 1,200,000 VNĐ/kg and mud crab at 550,000 VNĐ/kg. With a total cost of under 2 million VND, excluding drinks, MIA.vn had a lavish seafood feast.
Ha Long seafood market offers a full range from dried products to live, fresh seafood
You can come here and purchase seafood at very reasonable prices
And that is how a fragrant, delicious seafood hotpot comes together
2.2 Additional expenses
Of course, enjoying hotpot is incomplete without some beer or wine, so you will likely spend an extra 500,000 VNĐ - 1,000,000 VNĐ for this meal.
Exploring Ha Long cuisine is effortless for those with a generous budget, but if you want to discover the specialties of this coastal mining region while staying thrifty, don't miss the method MIA.vn just shared. Wishing you wonderful experiences in this picturesque land.
