Binh Tay Market and Tour of Saigon's Chinatown (Chợ Lớn)

Mark Wiens12:322014Food & Cooking

Binh Tay Market, located in Cholon, Saigon’s Chinatown, is one of the largest markets in the city. Here's how to visit: http://migrationology.com/2015/01/binh-tay-ma… Other than eating full meals and snacks on street food, there are few things I enjoy doing more than visiting local fresh markets when I travel. One of the most famous markets in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) is the central Ben Thanh Market, but I liked Binh Tay Market even better. The market is located in District 5, about a 15 minutes taxi ride from central Saigon, and it cost us just 102,000 Vietnamese Dong to get there. After reading about the Binh Tay market, I decided to go there in the morning in an attempt to see the outside market street, that was supposed to be a wet fresh market. Even though I got a little later start that I had hoped for, and arrived to the market at around 8 am, luckily the outdoor fresh market was still bustling and happening. There were all sorts of interesting fresh ingredients a

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