Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon, is famous for its historical and cultural scenic spots, splendid shopping malls, and crowded markets as well. Visiting the market is one of the best ways to explore Saigon’s culture and life pace. Through this article, you will find out the top 06 Saigon local markets you should not miss for a complete trip to Saigon. 

Let’s find out detailed information about each of the markets below.

• Ben Thanh Market
• Binh Tay Market
• Russian Market
• An Dong Market
• Ba Chieu Market
• Ho Thi Ky Market

Ben Thanh Market

• Opening time: 7.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
• Address: Cua Nam - the intersection between Phan Boi Chau Street, Phan Chu Trinh Street, Le Thanh Ton Street, and Quach Thi Trang construction site in Ben Nghe Ward

Ben Thanh Market is one of the typical Saigon local markets and the historical witness of this splendid city. Like Dong Xuan Market in Hanoi, Ben Thanh Market is indeed one of the attractions you should not miss during your trip.

Ben Thanh Market

The market has four gates in four directions towards the main roads in the center of Saigon below.

• The South gate: selling fabrics, clothes, and dried food
• The North gate: selling fresh flowers and fruits
• The East gate: selling cosmetics and candies
• The West gate: selling shoes, handicrafts, souvenirs, etc.

When you come to Ben Thanh Market, you will catch up with diverse stalls and easily find souvenirs for your family and friends. Wandering inside the market, you will be overwhelmed with various meticulous, beautiful little items, brocade towels, ceramics sold. You can also try the specialties and fruit from every Vietnam region in the dried food and fresh fruits stall. 

Especially, visiting Ben Thanh Market, you should try some Saigon specialties in the market, from snacks to the main dishes. Saigon broken rice (Com Tam Saigon), dried noodles, fish sauce noodles, seven-color sticky rice, duckweed cake are some dishes you should not miss. Che Saigon is among the most popular desserts inside the market for both local people and tourists. Walking along the food market, you can see many Che Saigon stalls with various colors and flavors.

Che Saigon

Let’s visit Ben Thanh Market and enjoy the crowded atmosphere! 

Binh Tay Market 

• Address: 57A Thap Muoi, Ward 2, District 6, Ho Chi Minh City
• Opening hours: 3.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.

Located in the West of the city, Binh Tay Market is one of the most lively Saigon local markets you should come to. The market attracts tourists by its unique design characteristics. It is built in modern French techniques with a Chinese house’s overlapping tiled roof. Especially, you can see the dragon and phoenix patterns featuring Eastern cultures. Coming to Binh Tay Market, you will feel impressed with the main tower with a 4-sided clock for people to keep track of the time on all sides. 

Binh Tay Market

Setting foot on the market, you will see a large space with various stalls selling different types of goods. With 12 side gates and one main entrance gate opposite the Cho Lon bus station, it is convenient for people to transport goods and move inside the market. Besides, there is a spacious and airy yard in the middle of the Binh Tay Market, which differentiates it from other Saigon local markets. ‘

Russian Market

• Address: 328 Vo Van Kiet, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
• Opening hours: 9.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.

Russian Market is also among the most crowded Saigon local markets you should visit. Due to the architectural design and decoration on the wall, you can feel the Russian atmosphere when you step foot on the market. 

Coming to the market, you will find hundreds of stalls and booths over a total area of 2,000 m2. There are three floors inside the market; the two first floors are for selling and buying goods, and the third floor is for packaging. 

The Russian market goods vary from clothes to foods and souvenirs imported from Russian or made in Vietnam and exported to other countries. Although Saigon does not have winter, the most popular goods inside the Russian market are warm clothes like gloves, sweaters, beanies, long coats, etc. Besides, Russian dolls are also a favorite good that tourists buy as souvenirs. 

Let’s come to the market and enjoy the trading scene and atmosphere!

An Dong Market

• Address: An Dong, Ward 9, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City
• Opening hours: 6.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.

An Dong Market is one of the largest Saigon local wholesales markets. With more than 50 years of history, the market has contributed a large part to trading goods in Saigon. Although the market is not as crowded as the Ben Thanh market, coming here, you can still find various types of goods from clothes, dried food to handicrafts. 

An Dong Market

Walking along the first and second floor of the market, you will catch up with stalls of trendy clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories in different forms, sizes, and designs. Besides, there are also stalls of Saigon specialties that you can try, such as dried noodles, che Saigon, Saigon broken rice, smoothies, drinks, etc. On the top floor, you can buy fabrics, handicrafts, lacquerware, etc., as souvenirs. 

Ba Chieu Market

• Address: Bach Dang, Ward 1, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City
• Opening hours: 5.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.

Ba Chieu Market is also among the most ancient Saigon local markets you should drop in. With a convenient location, the market has attracted many guests coming to visit and buy goods.

Fabrics inside Ba Chieu Market

The market is divided into two areas, dry and wet markets. If you would like to buy souvenirs and enjoy Saigon dishes, you should come to the dry market. Here, you can find various booths of shoes, handbags, clothes, dried foods, etc. On the other hand, you should drop in the wet market to enjoy local people’s daily lives, how local people bargain and choose fresh food. 

Let’s visit the market and appreciate the crowded atmosphere from the market!

Ho Thi Ky Market

• Address: 52 Ho Thi Ky, Ward 1, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City
• Opening hours: 5.00 a.m. - 11.00 p.m.

Ho Thi Ky is one of the most popular Saigon local flower markets for both Saigon people and tourists. The market is considered a small Dalat due to the variety of flowers for guests to admire and buy. 

Coming to the market, you can find popular types of flowers from chrysanthemum, marigold, gerberas, sand wall to Salem, mimosa, rose, etc. Ho Thi Ky flower market is crowded with people coming to visit and buy flowers at any time of the day, with the cars transporting flowers from and to other destinations. 

Let’s come to the market and immerse yourself in the beautiful, sparkling, and fragrant flowers!

Hopefully, the list of Saigon local markets above will be helpful for your trip to Saigon.