Friday, 26 June 2026

Da Nang, Vietnam - June 2026

I arrived eary evening from Hong Kong. The flight was late arriving due to the poor weather in Hong Kong. I caught a Grab to my hotel, The Dream Suite. It is located one block back from My Khe Beach.

I took a look at the rooftop pool...

Then I went for a walk to the beach which is close, as it was getting dark.

I went for a massage and then had dinner...


On Friday morning I got up and had breakfast in the hotel, which is included in the room rate. You can choose a selection of mains, plus coffee and a dessert.


I then caught a Grab to The Marble Mountains (see separate post). After that, I came back to the street where I was staying and had a coconut coffee which was great...


Across the road from my hotel was a restaurant which had been recomnended. I had this pancake, and another coffee...



I then went back to the hotel for a rest. It is very hot.

That night I went to a restaurant I had read about called Gypsy Bar. It overlooks the river.


It's on the rooftop of a hotel, overlooking the pool...



It was a real fine dining experience. To start, I had the beef carpaccio which they rolled in front of me...


Then I had a seafood risotto but that picture didn't work out.


Afterwards I walked to a hidden bar I had read about called United bar. It was behind this door. Unfortunately I couldn't get a seat so I left...


The next morning I was again up early and tried the next item on the menu for breakfast...


I then caught a Grab to the Lady Buddha which is the main other sight I want to see (see separate post).

After that I got my Grab driver to take me to the marina as I'd seen it on Instagram and there's a cafe set up to look like you are in Santorini. It was underwhelming.



I then got the driver to take me to the pink church. There was a service on so I took a photo and returned to my hotel.


I then headed to the beach for a swim...


I then went for a walk and had a coffee...


Later that afternoon I went to a bar on the beach called East West Brewing. I sat outside and enjoyed the ambience...







I tried some beers...


And had some food. It's a lovely spot...


It is super busy in the water...



I wanted to see the Dragon Bridge at night so I caught a Grab to a bar I had read about with great views. I got a shared table but it was PACKED. The Dragon breathes fire every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. But becuase there was a firework show further up yhe river, it didn't breathe fire while I was there. It does look good though...



It was crazy busy so I decided to walk back to the hotel.

The next morning I tried another thing on the breakfast menu...


I then went for a walk to the beach...





Then I walked to a cafe I had read about and had a coconut coffee...


They give you the coffee on the side, and you pour it over...


I then walked to the river as I wanted to see the Dragon Brdge during the day...



It turned out to be a pretty long walk in the heat...


I went back to the hotel pool for a swim and relax...


That night I went back to East West Brewing...


There was a fire show...


It was great...


I am going to Hue later today. So I checked out of my hotel and went to another beach club to kill some time. It's called Esco. I sat on the balcony...



I had a beer and some food...


I then went back to the hotel to get my bag, and caught a Grab to the railway station for my trip to Hue (see separate post).

When I got back from Hue, I caught a Grab to a different hotel, this time right on the beach. There's a rooftop with a pool and they serve a free adternoon tea there.


Looking down on East West Brewing (left) and Esco (centre)...



Cool pool...


I went for a walk down the beach as I wanted to try a beach ckub I had seen on Instagram called Maia Beach Bar...




Da Nang is famous for its sunrises so the next morning I got up at 5am an headed to the beach. I was surprised with how busy it was...


The sun hasn't risen yet but it's quite bright...







So busy and it's only 0530...



Back to my favourite cafe...



I then went for a massage/ I'm not sure of the significance of this but I kept walking past it...


Went back to the hotel and got my bag, caught a Grab to the airport and had an easy flight back to Hong Kong on /hong Kong Airlines.

Great trip.


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