15 food markets worth the trip across Vietnam, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Vietnam guides.
Chợ Đồng Xuân ★ 4.5 · Hanoi
old-quarter · 15 Cau Dong, Dong Xuan, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Cho Dong Xuan in Hanoi is the Old Quarter's largest covered market, built in 1889 under French rule and stretching across three floors of vendors.
Tip: 06:00-09:00 is the wholesale buzz; tourists arrive after 10:00. North side opens to Hang Khoai's night-market food stalls.
Chợ Long Biên ★ 4.4 · Hanoi
ba-dinh · 189 Hong Ha, Phuc Xa, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
Cho Long Bien in Hanoi is the city's biggest wholesale produce market under the 1898 Long Bien Bridge, running through the night and peaking 02:00-05:00.
Tip: Grab a taxi or motorbike, not Grab car (the alley routes block large vehicles). Operating since 1992.
Chợ Quảng Bá ★ 4.4 · Hanoi
tay-ho · 236 Au Co, Quang An, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Cho Quang Ba in Hanoi is northern Vietnam's largest wholesale flower market on the West Lake bank, running 23:00-05:00 with pho stalls on the lake side.
Tip: Best photographed 02:00-04:00 when buyers arrive from across northern Vietnam. Taxi or motorbike only at that hour.
Chợ Hàng Bè ★ 4.3 · Hanoi
old-quarter · Hang Be, Hang Bac, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Cho Hang Be in Hanoi is the Old Quarter's pre-cooked-food market on Hang Be lane, where housewives buy roast duck and banh cuon for that day's meal.
Tip: Buzz peaks 07:00-10:00. Cash only and bring your own bag; vendors wrap in banana leaves but plastic costs extra.
Ho Thi Ky Food Street ★ 4.3 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-10 · Alley 52, Ho Thi Ky Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: Come hungry after dark and graze from stall to stall; it is busiest and best from 19:00.
Vinh Khanh Food Street ★ 4.2 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-4 · Vinh Khanh Street, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: It comes alive after dark; go with a group and order many small snail plates to share.
Binh Tay Market ★ 4.1 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-6 · 57A Thap Muoi Street, District 6, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: The wet market outside runs earliest; come at dawn to watch Chinatown do its shopping.
Chợ Hôm ★ 4.0 · Hanoi
hai-ba-trung · 79 Hue, Ngo Thi Nham, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
Cho Hom in Hanoi is the Hai Ba Trung district's dry-goods market on Hue street, a quieter alternative to Dong Xuan with Northern food ingredients and Tet.
Tip: Less tourist-heavy than Dong Xuan; bargain on the ground floor, fixed prices on the upper levels. Cash only.
Ben Thanh Market ★ 4.0 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-1 · Le Loi and Le Thanh Ton Streets, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: Prices are marked up for tourists; the food-court stalls at the back are the real reason to come.
An Dong Market ★ 3.9 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-5 · 34-36 An Duong Vuong Street, Ward 9, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: Skip the upstairs clothing floors and head straight to the basement food stalls.
Ben Thanh Street Food Market ★ 3.8 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-1 · 26-28-30 Thu Khoa Huan Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: It is more polished and pricier than the street, but a comfortable air-conditioned sampler.
Tan Dinh Market ★ 3.8 · Ho Chi Minh City
tan-dinh · 336 Hai Ba Trung Street, Tan Dinh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: Skip the fabric floors and graze the food stalls around the market's edges in the morning.
Cho Cu Ton That Dam ★ 3.7 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-1 · Ton That Dam Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: It is steadily being demolished for development; go soon to see this slice of old downtown.
Ba Chieu Market ★ 3.7 · Ho Chi Minh City
binh-thanh · 147 Bach Dang Street, Ward 2, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: The food is around the outside, not inside; the night market from 18:00 is the liveliest time.
Thai Binh Market ★ 3.6 · Ho Chi Minh City
pham-ngu-lao · 5 Pham Ngu Lao Street, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: It is a two-minute walk from Bui Vien; the food stalls at the entrances are the reason to stop.