Viva Local Food Haven Street Food Options
Street Food, Non-Halal
- Under RM20 per pax
Chiefeater Eddie Low was staying at the Mercure Tanjung Bungah and decided to walk over to Viva Local Food Haven for some local delights
Seafood, Non-Halal
Be Man Restaurant is a seafood restaurant that has many years of experience and serves tens of thousands of customers each year. The restaurant is conveniently located, just a few minutes walk from My Khe beach. The restaurant serves fresh seafood dishes, prepared in the traditional Vietnamese way.
Now what’s interesting to me is that the Vietnamese way never resonated with me - and this visit confirmed it. Even with my favourite ingredients (seafood); maybe it’s the cooking style (less ‘refined’ vs Chinese and Thai), they came up short. Nothing to do with the freshness of the seafood - every fruit de mer, was top notch fresh. Perhaps my own fault - I should have asked for all dishes to be grilled with salt. Even the egg fried rice was ‘broken’ (geddit?) - and that was the last straw.
Overall a good experience - just imagine you’re eating seafood in a seaside town like Langkawi. That helps set your expectations. Even then, I can’t help but think Chinese and Thai cooking prevails. This was a 6-6.5/10 for us.
Chiefeaters Maya, William and Susan came along for a seafood escapade at Be Man Restaurant. Kudos to Chiefeater Maya for finding us this local seafood joint in Danang. I was hankering for river prawns, fresh from my sojourn a week ago.
We had
1. Mantis prawns.
Mantis prawns was ok- the closest to Chinese salt & pepper (6.5/10)
2. Lobsters (sashimi and porridge - done 2 ways)
Lobster sashimi was fresh - 6.5/10
(Dip was maggi & wasabi)
Porridge was fresh but lacked full umami flavours a 6/10
Sorry, no picture.
3. Clams
Clams was stir fried with basil and mint - as preferred in Vietnam (6.5/10).
4. Baby geoduck
Baby geoduck was cooked in an interesting butter pumpkin style (for uniqueness - 6.5/10)
5. Crabs
Crabs was stir fried in chilli sauce, similar to Sg chilli crabs. this was 6/10 being a crab lover myself so extra hard on the rating.
6. Giant Clams
We had the giant clam as well (looks like a giant cockle - Japanese call it akagai), which was cooked in herbs and spices - the only 7/10
7. River Prawns
Another dish I forgot to mention : the river prawns- simply grilled. This was a 6.5/10
Smaller than their Thai counterparts - the head butter was lacking.
I’m trying hard not to label this a tourist trap, but maybe if you ordered the ‘simple’ bbq dishes, you’d end up with a solid 6.5.
Business Hours
Opens Daily
09:00 am to 12:00 am
Hi there, I'm the Chiefeater AI at your service 😊 Try the preset questions below or type in your own question. Ask me a detailed question and you'll get a more detailed answer!
Thinking...
By using this chatbot, you agree to our terms of service and privacy policy. Check with the outlet for correct pricing and information.
There are no reviews yet.
Street Food, Non-Halal
$$$$Chiefeater Eddie Low was staying at the Mercure Tanjung Bungah and decided to walk over to Viva Local Food Haven for some local delights
Noodles, Non-Halal
$$$$Chiefeater Benjamin Lian enjoyed the noodles at Restoran Kampong Ali on Jalan Kuchai Lama
Soup, Non-Halal
$$$$Chiefeater Irene Loong was at Restaurant Four Seas in Sentul to try the charcoal fire slow simmered soups there
Chinese, Non-Halal
$$$$Chiefeater Alan Ang had a wonderful meal at Pung Pung Kitchen Sin Ming not because only because of the good food but the company too
Hokkien, Non-Halal
$$$$Chiefeater Jaimy Yee visited yet another place on Jalan Sri Bahari, Fujian Cuisine Family Banquet, for a lovely dinner
Curry Mee, Non-Halal
$$$$Chiefeater Pat Lim had an aromatic and delicious bowl of Penang White Curry Mee at Green Lane Noodles Taynton View
Taiwanese, Non-Halal
$$$$Chiefeater VK had delicious comfort Taiwanese fare with a nice spicy Korean fusion twist at Tai Ho Jiak Puchong
Western, Non-Halal
$$$$Chiefeater Luke Soon stumbled across Olivia Restaurant & Lounge and found the food here to be quite good
Hotpot, Non-Halal
$$$$Chiefeater Leyriesa Ann Tan enjoyed charcoal steamboat served at Tan Tan Charcoal Steamboat Austin in Johor Bahru
Ask our foodie AI about food in KL, PJ, Penang and beyond!
Like “where got buffet in PJ”, “I want halal chicken rice in Puchong”, “mana boleh cari pizza di KL” or “最好的鸡排”