What to order at Tan Dinh Market

Must order
Banh canh cua or a snack from the stalls ringing the market.
Editor tip
Skip the fabric floors and graze the food stalls around the market's edges in the morning.
NeighborhoodTan Dinh
HoursDaily 05:00-18:00
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Location

Address: 336 Hai Ba Trung Street, Tan Dinh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

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Thai Binh Market ★ 3.6

Pham Ngu Lao

Thai Binh Market sits on the edge of the backpacker district, a workaday produce market whose corner stalls turn out cheap noodle salads, che and snacks.

OrderA cheap noodle salad or a cup of che from the corner stalls.

TipIt is a two-minute walk from Bui Vien; the food stalls at the entrances are the reason to stop.

Ba Chieu Market ★ 3.7

Binh Thanh

Ba Chieu is one of Binh Thanh's oldest markets, a sprawling local hall best known among eaters for the dense ring of street-food stalls that surround it.

OrderGrilled snacks and che from the surrounding street stalls.

TipThe food is around the outside, not inside; the night market from 18:00 is the liveliest time.

Ben Thanh Market ★ 4.0

District 1

Ben Thanh is Saigon's landmark market, a 1914 hall of produce, dry goods and a busy food court by day that spills into an open-air night market.

OrderA bowl of bun mam or che from the covered food court.

TipPrices are marked up for tourists; the food-court stalls at the back are the real reason to come.

Binh Tay Market ★ 4.1

District 6

Binh Tay is the grand market at the heart of Cho Lon, a 1920s Chinese-built hall of wholesale goods ringed with food stalls serving Teochew classics.

OrderA bowl of hu tieu or a Cho Lon-style dumpling from the outer stalls.

TipThe wet market outside runs earliest; come at dawn to watch Chinatown do its shopping.

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.

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