Sunset Town Evening Eats: a bazaar with someone who knows it

Phu Quoc's best-known night market, in Duong Dong, was announced in January 2026 to close after the end of February, and the evening crowd has been spreading to newer markets around the island. In the south, the obvious one is the VUI-Fest Bazaar, which runs along the western shore of Sunset Town: more than a hundred stalls of souvenirs, regional specialities, street food from all over Vietnam, fresh seafood, grills, noodles and beer, with the sunset and the Kiss Bridge at one end and fireworks over the water in the evening.

It is easy to eat badly in a place like that, and easy to pay too much. Seafood is priced by weight and the price is not always on the board. Our guide does three things you cannot easily do alone: picks the stalls that cook well rather than the ones that shout loudest, orders in Vietnamese and agrees the price before anything is weighed, and spreads the evening across five or six small plates so you taste the range rather than filling up at the first grill.

Stalls at a bazaar change more often than restaurants, so the list is the shape of the evening rather than a menu. Tell us in advance about anything you do not eat.

• Private - the default. Your own guide and car, your pace and your choice of dishes, from two to twelve people.
• Joined group. Shared with other guests; the guide orders for the table. Runs once three guests have booked, maximum twelve. If your date has not reached three guests two days before, you choose private at the private rate, another date or a full refund.

• Most stalls take cash only. Your food is paid by the guide, but bring small notes if you plan to shop.
• The fireworks and light shows in Sunset Town follow their own schedule, which changes through the year. The guide checks the evening's times when you book.
• Sunset Town is busy on weekend evenings and holidays. Weekdays are calmer.

• Anyone looking for a hidden, local-only evening: this is a lively, visitor-heavy place, and we take you there because it is where the south eats at night now.
• People who dislike crowds and noise.
• Strict vegetarians - possible, but the choice at a seafood bazaar is narrow. Ask first.
• Anyone staying in the far north who does not want a long drive each way.