Da Quy (Wild Sunflower) Restaurant in downtown Da Lat offers a romantic atmosphere of candles, roses and delectable cooking without the steep prices

With warm, hospitable service and a cozy atmosphere, Da Quy Restaurant is about as charming as it gets.

Red wine, champagne, soft classic musical and beautifully-presented dishes all add to the romance.

Located at 49 Truong Cong Dinh Street, just a stone’s throw from downtown, an excellent candle-lit dinner with Da Quy’s quality wine list is the perfect way to begin or end a chilly Da Lat evening.

Before or after dinner, couples can stroll some of Da Lat’s cobblestoned streets, alleys, or stairways while shopping at cheerful markets.

Da Quy’s à-la-cart menu offers an extensive variety of Western and Vietnamese cuisine. The spaghetti, French fries as well as the traditional Vietnamese clay pot dishes are the restaurant’s popular picks between US$2 and $6.

Gourmets will remember this bistro for the fresh garden peas, carrots and cabbages combined to make authentic European salads.

Italian pizzas and an array of Asian cuisines are complimented by the restaurant’s young Vietnamese owner, who loves to recommend his favorite dishes or specials from the wine list.

The Parisian design and décor is simple and humble, but graceful. They have done a wonderful job capturing a little slice of Paris in the heart of Da Lat.

With white tablecloths and fresh roses and candles without the steep prices of elegance, many regulars return again and again.

Christophe, a French regular at Da Quy says its, “a nice, small, quaint little place. A bit more expensive than average for Vietnam, but the food is good and you can sample Da Lat wine for free.”

Reported by Thuy Nhien