Thang Co at Dong Van Market

🍜 Restaurant · 📍 Dong Van · 💵 $2–4

Try the traditional H’Mong horse-meat stew in giant pans at the Sunday market, with a cup of corn wine.

Authentic market experience
Corn wine tasting
Adventurous food for the brave

Thắng cố is a strong-flavoured stew of horse meat and offal cooked with herbs and spices, a central part of market days for the H’Mong. Not for everyone, but a true taste of the highlands.

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Dong Van Medical Centre

Local health centre in Dong Van town for first aid, minor injuries and stabilisation.

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Dong Van Old Quarter

A small street of century-old Hoa and Tay houses with tiled roofs and lanterns, the social hub of the Loop at night.

📍 Dong Van💵 Free

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Old Quarter Coffee Houses

Cosy cafés in century-old houses serving Vietnamese coffee, egg coffee and simple Western food.

📍 Dong Van💵 $1–5

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Dong Van Old Quarter Guesthouses

Budget guesthouses and small hotels within walking distance of the old quarter and the Sunday market.

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