# hiệu ăn meaning in Vietnamese: restaurant (A2)

> hiệu ăn means “restaurant, eatery” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/hieu-an/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**hiệu ăn**: restaurant

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: hieu an

## 1. restaurant (noun)

restaurant, eatery

The Hà Nội word (*hiệu* is a shop there); Saigon says *tiệm ăn* or *quán ăn*.

- Gần đây có hiệu ăn nào ngon không? — Is there a good place to eat near here?
- Hiệu ăn này mở cửa đến mười giờ tối. — This restaurant is open until ten at night.

In Saigon you say [tiệm ăn](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tiem-an/#s_tiem_an).

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