Bún chả cá is a specialty of Da Nang and a traditional Vietnamese noodle soup topped with fish cakes. The broth for this noodle soup is traditionally prepared with fish or pork bones and tomatoes, while the fish cakes should be prepared from dense, meaty, and firm white fish fillets.

Other common ingredients in the soup include vermicelli noodles, fish sauce, shallots, garlic, cilantro, dill, mam tom shrimp paste, and black pepper. The hot broth is ladled over the noodles, and the dish is then topped with fish cakes. Bún chả cá is especially popular in seaside towns.