Pub With Cold Beer
A jungle bar in a clearing where you pick a live chicken, it gets cooked over coals, and the beer is properly cold. There is no menu and that is the point.
From $14 (350.000 ₫) · whole chicken plus sides per group · checked June 2026
Is it worth it?
Pure Bong Lai. Order the chicken, peanuts and rice paper, sit under the thatch, watch the river. Easily the most-talked-about lunch in Phong Nha.
Common questions
How much does the chicken cost at Pub With Cold Beer?
A whole free-range chicken with peanuts, rice paper and herbs runs around $14 (350,000 VND, prices checked June 2026), comfortably feeding 2-3 people. Beers are around $1 (25,000 VND) each. There's no menu, that's the whole point.
Do you actually pick a live chicken at Pub With Cold Beer?
Yes, that's the gimmick and it's real. You point at one in the yard and it's cooked over coals while you sit with a cold beer and shell peanuts. Allow around 45 minutes from order to eating.
How do you get to Pub With Cold Beer?
It's about 9km from Phong Nha town in Bong Lai Valley, around 25 minutes by scooter. The road is signposted and easy. Stack it with the Duck Stop and Wild Boar Eco Farm for a full Bong Lai loop.
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