See & Do
From century-old temples to night markets and craft villages — 214 places across the city, curated by Localis.
23 places found
Local markets · Ben Thanh
Ben Thanh Market
Cho Ben ThanhSaigon's emblematic market with its hundred-year-old architecture
Local markets · An Dong
Hoa Binh Market
Cho Hoa BinhA historic market in the heart of Cho Lon, with glazed tile roofs and carved Chinese-style wooden columns
Local markets · Thong Tay Hoi
Hanh Thong Tay Market
Cho Hanh Thong TayA distinctive two-shift market that switches flexibly between day and night in Go Vap
Local markets · Phu Nhuan
Phu Nhuan Market
Cho Phu NhuanFormerly known as Xa Tai Market, after the village chief Le Tu Tai who founded it in the second half of the 19th century
Local markets · Chanh Hung
Rach Ong Market
Cho Rach OngThe largest neighbourhood market of the former District 8, holding on through the post-Covid-19 downturn
Local markets · Ben Thanh
Thai Binh Market
Cho Thai BinhRenamed three times from the era of the Nguyen lords to peacetime, in the heart of the Bui Vien quarter
Local markets · Ban Co
Vuon Chuoi Market
Cho Vuon ChuoiOnce a military drill ground where only bananas could be planted, the market was officially named in 1955
Local markets · Xom Chieu
Xom Chieu Market
Cho Xom ChieuThe name comes from the sleeping-mat weaving trade practised on this once-wild land since 1815
Food culture · Ban Co
Co Ut Beef Steak
Bo bit tet Co UtThe beef spot in the Nguyen Thien Thuat apartment block, run by Miss Ut and her son
Food culture · Vuon Lai
Hong Son Grilled Beef
Bo nuong Hong SonA Cambodian-style grilled beef stall of more than 30 years in the Ho Thi Ky market food quarter
Food culture · Tan Dinh
Vindo Indonesian Chicken Rice
Vindo Com ga IndonesiaA halal Indonesian eatery opened jointly by a Malaysian and an Indonesian
Food culture · Gia Dinh
Co Loc Fried Rice-Flour Cake
Bot chien Co LocA bot chien cart tied to a woman who grew up in an orphanage
Food culture · Vinh Hoi
Co Nga Squid Congee - Beef Ball Congee
Chao Muc - Chao Bo Vien Co NgaA pavement congee stall run by a mother who sells congee with one hand
Food culture · Cau Kieu
Mo Rua Hue Restaurant
Nha hang mon Hue Mo RuaA restaurant named after two Hue dialect words: "mo" means where, "rua" means so
Food culture · Tan Dinh
Pacey Cupcakes
A cupcake shop opened in 2011 by the architect Tran Quoc Khoi Nguyen
Food culture · Ben Thanh
Cat Tuong Eatery
Tiem An Cat TuongA Hanoi bun cha eatery of more than 30 years near Ben Thanh market
Food culture · Khanh Hoi
Ms. Nga's rope-lowered chicken skin rice
Com da ga "tha day" co NgaA chicken skin rice shop that delivers by lowering a basket on a rope from the floor above
Food culture · Cau Ong Lanh
Dailos's Kitchen & Bar
A tavern-style bar in memory of Michael Keung, who died in 2013
Food culture · Ben Thanh
Thi Cafe
A cafe displaying household objects from Saigon of the 1960s to the 1980s
Illustrative map · real coordinates
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