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Food culture, signature dishes and eating with locals.
Photo: Light Write / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0Eating is the fastest way into Ho Chi Minh City. The series covers food culture, signature dishes and experiences with local people.
Stories (5)
Food · Food culture
Ba Lù sock coffee: three generations inside a market
A sock-filter coffee stall and the morning rhythm of an old market.
Food · Signature dishes
Saigon bánh mì: one loaf, many stories
From bakery to street cart — the city’s best-known street food.
Food · Local experiences
A morning market run with a local
Learn to pick produce, ask prices and breakfast like a neighbour.
Food · Signature dishes
An evening of eating in Chợ Lớn
Long-running eateries of the Chinese quarter, one dish at a time.
Food · Local experiences
Bến Thành Market: what to eat, what to buy
A small map for your first visit to the city’s iconic market.
Places in this theme
Local markets · Con Dao
Con Dao Market
Cho Con DaoThe only market on Con Dao: a local market by day and a seafood market by night
Local markets · Lai Thieu
Lai Thieu Market
Cho Lai ThieuThe market at the heart of Lai Thieu, southern Vietnam's famous orchard country
Local markets · Thu Dau Mot
Thu Dau Mot Market
Cho Thu Dau MotThe oldest market of former Binh Duong, built in the style of a traditional French market hall
Local markets · An Dong
An Dong Market
Cho An DongHo Chi Minh City's largest wholesale market for fashion and accessories
Local markets · Gia Dinh
Ba Chieu Market
Cho Ba ChieuRooted in the 19th-century Xom Market, famous for its food quarter and secondhand goods
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