Ten attractive night markets in Vietnam

1. Hanoi Old Quarter’s night market opens every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 6pm to 11pm. The market offers a variety of food and as souvenirs, clothing, footwear, fine art and handicraft products. This market, for pedestrians only, is busiest between 8pm to 10 pm.

2. As the biggest flower night market in Hanoi, Quang Ba market often starts at midnight and runs until 3 to 4 am. Ahead the lunar New Year, this market opens all day. Tourists come here to buy their favourite flowers or just enjoy part of the daily life of Hanoi citizens at night. 

3. Inagurated in early 2015, the Ha Long night market replaced the old one in Bai Chay tourism site. It is spacious and secured markets with a system of lights, electric fans, a convenient parking lot. Apart from souvenirs, tourists can taste Quang Ninh provincial specialities in here.

4. Located in Nguyen Hoang street, Hoi An night market gathers nearly 50 booths offering different goods, including eye-catching handicraft products and colorful lanterns. A nearby good street delight tourists with specialities such as cao lau (a dish made with noodles, pork, and local greens), Quang-style noodle, rice with chicken at reasonable price.

5. Situated on a walking street by the cultural center at 46 Tran Phu Street, Nha Trang night market has more than 100 pavilions selling souvenirs, fine arts andhandicraft products produced by trade villages in the South Central region, clothing, footwear, and sea produce. Food stalls offer specialties of Nha Trang, Phan Rang and Da Lat.

6. Da Lat night market is also called Am Phu (Hades) market because it convenes at 2 or 3 am when the city is still covered in mist. The market sells wool products and other specialties of Da Lat. Tourists also enjoy soya milk; grilled rice paper cakes, quail egg, hot dog, and chicken; vermicelli and sour crab soup. After 12pm, the market becomes the revenue for all sorts of agricultural products for retailers.

7. Operational since June this year, Phan Thiet night market is situated in the centre of a newly established town near Doi Duong sea. It is surrounded with a number of restaurants, hotels, hostels and entertainment sites. The main products offered by this market are souvenirs, fine arts-handicraft products, fashion, food and Binh Thuan provincial specialities.

8. Ben Thanh night market lies on either sides of Ben Thanh market. It is a favourite place for foreign visitors who love exploring Ho Chi Minh City’s uniqueness and for young people who hunt rare products. Food in the market are plentiful and typical for three regions of Vietnam, such as Hanoi’s Pho, Hue’s vermicelli and beef and Nam Vang noodles with seasoned and sauté beef.

9. Phu Quoc night market runs along the Duong Dong river and on Bach Dang street. The market offers tourists with fresh sea products.

10. Tay Do night market in Can Tho city entertains tourists with numerous kinds of fruits as jackfruit, durian, mango, coconut and traditional cakes. Food stalls offering local specialities are always crowded.

Source: vnexpress.net

Translated by Mai Huong