Cheapest Lobster Meal I Ever Have @ Son Tra Night Market in Da Nang [Vietnam]

I was going the routine round at the biggest night market in Da Nang and to be frank; nothing quite caught my attention, until I ventured into the food segment, where my eyes lighted up with the stalls and long line of lobsters laid on beds of ice! 

Although I was pretty sure the numbers represented the amount of Vietnamese dong, I was skeptical as the 800,000 dong combo for three decently sized lobsters was unimaginable in Singapore! 800,000 dong is like S$40 based on current exchange rate! 

There were so many stalls; you would be hard pressed to choose one! Eventually, I was bought over by a loud operator who spoke in fluent Mandarin; after some clarifications, we decided to give it a go, even though our last meal at Ngu Pho was just about an hour ago.

Since there were just two of us, we figured one lobster would be sufficient and went with this humongous one that stretched from my forearm to my fingers! Cost: 700,000 dong.

Let the cooking begin! 

Drinks were from another stall and since I had already over-indulged, I thought why not just give up all the discipline! Hence, I went with the avocado juice that cost 25,000 dong! Watery yet rich enough for me to clean up the drink in no time.

Wait, where was our lobster?! Fret not, in addition to the lobster, there were a few more freebies! In our case, it was supposed to be combo that consisted of oysters, clams, bamboo clams and prawns but we removed the oysters since both Alex and I are no fan.

All of them tasted so fresh and for the prawns, I always welcome the solid crunchiness that spoke much of their freshness! Do remember to dip them in the accompanying spicy sauce to up the flavor! 

Arrival of our grilled lobster! One half was topped with cheese and the other was with onion oil sauce! They looked so tempting; I can't wait to dig in!

Judging from our expression, it's not hard to deduce that we were utterly satisfied with the lobster! Chewing through a whole chunk of fresh, thick lobster meat was a journey to heaven, filled with happiness!

Both were blessed with the smokiness from being charcoal grilled but the cheese one was our favorite; given its taste contrast with the salty cheesiness. 

Remember not to miss out the meat in the feelers! It did take a bit of effort but it's worth it! p.s. do note to bring along wet wipes to clean your hands! 

Needless to say, this was one of the most unforgettable meals I had for this trip to Central Vietnam and the one person who would totally enjoy this would be my mom! Hence, the decision to book air tickets and bring her here next year! Fingers crossed that she would enjoy it, as I did. 

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Location

Within Son Tra Night Market, Da Nang.

Stall had a red arrow. 

Google Map

For ease of reference, I printscreened the area from Google Maps which shows the stretch in red for the night market. The stall we patronized was on the far right, and I recalled it was the last lobster stall. 

Menu

For the drinks. 

For lobsters, it depends on which combo you go with. 

Generally, the size of the lobster matters most and the stall operators would throw in other seafood like clams, oysters, octopus and even vegetables. Mine apparently missed out on the octopus and the morning glory but not that it mattered since we were so full by the end of it! 

Click here for my 8 Days' Itinerary to Danang (The City of Bridges) & Hoi An (The City of Lanterns) in Vietnam