What to order at Binh Tay Market

Must order
A bowl of hu tieu or a Cho Lon-style dumpling from the outer stalls.
Editor tip
The wet market outside runs earliest; come at dawn to watch Chinatown do its shopping.
NeighborhoodDistrict 6
HoursDaily 06:00-19:00
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Location

Address: 57A Thap Muoi Street, District 6, Ho Chi Minh City

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Ben Thanh Street Food Market ★ 3.8

District 1

Ben Thanh Street Food Market is a covered food hall a block from Ben Thanh, gathering stalls of Vietnamese and Asian street dishes around shared tables.

OrderGrilled seafood and a plate of banh xeo from adjacent stalls.

TipIt is more polished and pricier than the street, but a comfortable air-conditioned sampler.

Ho Thi Ky Food Street ★ 4.3

District 10

Ho Thi Ky is Saigon's best-loved night food street, a maze of alleys behind the flower market crammed with stalls of banh trang, snails, grilled skewers.

OrderBanh trang tron and a plate of grilled snails.

TipCome hungry after dark and graze from stall to stall; it is busiest and best from 19:00.

An Dong Market ★ 3.9

District 5

An Dong is one of Saigon's oldest and largest indoor markets, a wholesale fashion hall in District 5 whose basement food court draws locals for Cho Lon eats.

OrderA bowl of che or a plate of banh from the basement food court.

TipSkip the upstairs clothing floors and head straight to the basement food stalls.

Cho Cu Ton That Dam ★ 3.7

District 1

Cho Cu, the Old Market, is a one-block street market on Ton That Dam in the shadow of downtown towers, a fast-vanishing pocket of old Saigon selling produce.

OrderA grab-and-go banh mi or fruit from the street vendors.

TipIt is steadily being demolished for development; go soon to see this slice of old downtown.

Vinh Khanh Food Street ★ 4.2

District 4

Vinh Khanh is District 4's official food street, a kilometre of seafood and snail joints where locals crowd pavement tables at night for oc and grills.

OrderA spread of snails and grilled scallops with beer.

TipIt comes alive after dark; go with a group and order many small snail plates to share.

Tan Dinh Market ★ 3.8

Tan Dinh

Tan Dinh Market, trading since 1926 by the pink Tan Dinh Church, is a local produce and fabric market whose surrounding stalls serve fine street food.

OrderBanh canh cua or a snack from the stalls ringing the market.

TipSkip the fabric floors and graze the food stalls around the market's edges in the morning.

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