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Shopping in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City is the shopping capital of Vietnam where you can get almost everything ranging from the very basic to the most expensive things, both locally made and foreign branded products. Nevertheless, it’s not only about what but how and where.
The most visited shopping places in Saigon are long-established traditional markets known as Ben Thanh, Binh Tay, An Dong, Tan Dinh, Saigon Square and Dan Sinh. Walking around the stalls can result in a diverse range of items being filled up at affordable prices for you. If you love fashion then with just some hundreds of thousands dong, one can be fully dressed up. The trick is to become an active bargainer and not be afraid to demand huge discounts off prices first mentioned by store attendants.
For a contemporary luxurious retail environment consider a number of commercial centres in Saigon including Diamond Plaza, Zen Plaza, Parkson, Superbowl Thuong xa Tax or Co-op mart just to mention a few among many others. Luckily such a city sell – off season might have started already. At this time therefore if you go shopping getting nice famous brands will cost less even without bargaining.
Within downtown tourist zone there are several stores selling either authentic Vietnamese handicrafts or mass-produced plastic imitations. The majority of the best (and most expensive) things can be found in Dong Khoi Street and its side streets running parallel to it. The further west one moves towards Ben Thanh Market though the simpler and cheaper the stuff gets (though possibly the best wood-carving shop could be found on a stall on the back side of Ben Thanh). Some shops stock genuine silk fabric from Sapa as well as other areas located at higher latitudes. Beautiful plates plus bowls painted with lacquer are unique souvenirs from Vietnam while lacquered paintings themselves are fine art works sold all over Hanoi streets as well as in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnamese propaganda posters can be highly impressive and have a sense of history.
Having local currency is very convenient when making purchases. Banks or official money exchange points can offer you a fair exchange rate, especially if compared to Vui Ban Street Branch of Statravel which would give you much lower conversion rates. Goldsmith shops also could provide currency at reasonable prices, it is however always better to know the current rate instead of relying on chance most often.
Shopping Streets
Nguyen Trai Street
Shopping Streets
Nguyen Trai, which sprawls across the wealthy districts 5 and 1, is home to a concentration of both luxury retailers and street vendors. There is an abundance of trendy fashionable clothing brands such as Calvin Klein Jeans, Levi’s, and HNOSS. Adidas and Salomon both produce athletic clothing. In addition, this chic shopping area is replete with locations to purchase cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and even have your hair trimmed. Evening strolls throughout the neighborhood provide numerous opportunities for bargaining with vendors in a bazaar filled with casual ready-to-wear clothing, shoes, and bags at a fraction of the price (usually starting at $5).
Cach Mang Thang 8 Street
Shopping Streets
A trip to Saigon would be incomplete without a shopping spree on one of the city’s longest tree-lined streets. Cach Mang Thang 8 Street is home to a broad selection of mid-range stores with eye-catching window displays and more affordable designer names. A short inspection of the interior of the street reveals a respectable selection of fashion items, including casual clothing, accessories, sunglasses, caps, and trinkets. In some collapsing warehouses off the sidewalks, you can also find inexpensive and flashy jewelry.
Cach Mang Thang 8 is not only illuminated by trendy, bright shops, but also by a lively night market. Le Thi Rieng Park has transformed into a lively marketplace where young locals and foreigners may barter for inexpensive consumer goods.
Ly Chinh Thang Street
Shopping Streets
It is well-known that Ly Chinh Thang Street in District 3 is a prominent shoe hub that is home to a variety of local shoe brands. This street is frequented by footwear enthusiasts in search of suede sneakers, high heels, and boots for less than 1 million yuan at Nemo Mama’ shoes or ‘Giay Xau Gia Cao’ shop. Vina Giay, ‘Xau La,’ and Thuy Trang businesses, among others, contribute to the street’s great reputation. In these boutiques, there is also an extensive selection of foreign designs and limited-edition creations by Nike, Adidas, Air Jordan, and Puma.
Lost in these locations and in need of a break? Ly Chinh Thang Street is lined with numerous fast-food restaurants, like Sonate and Casablanca, where you can relax and grab a quick bite.
Le Loi Street
Shopping Streets
A substantial portion of Le Loi Street has been taken over by an assortment of vintage designers. Crossing between the Opera House and Ben Thanh Market, this commercial route is lined with premium boutiques and opulent retail centers brimming with extravagant goods. In crowded areas such as Saigon Square and Saigon Center, you may find both Saigon-branded products and foreign brands. Whether you’re seeking for opulent gifts or just want to window-shop, the avenue is dazzling throughout the day and compels you to remain for several hours.
In addition, if you like a more desirable experience, the street is surrounded by upscale hotels, restaurants, and spas, as well as the bustling Nguyen Hue pedestrian street.
Tran Phu Street
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Dozens of painting and frame workshops along Tran Phu Street, where you will find the largest contemporary art area in Saigon. It is simple to browse the extensive collection of oil paintings, silk paintings, and Vietnamese calligraphy by theme, artist, and exhibition. There are also inexpensive replicas of paintings by renowned artists such as Da Vinci, Van Gogh, and Picasso.
There are a number of paintings available for less than $100 that can be purchased and taken home. Spend time strolling through the neighborhood and stopping at a few cafés for a photo op; people-watching is another enjoyable hobby.
Le Cong Kieu Street
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Le Cong Kieu Street in District 1 is overflowing with lacquered and handicraft goods dating back hundreds of years, in stark contrast to the other bustling streets filled with machine-made items today. Without nameplates, the numbered antique shops on this street specialize in specific things.
Antiquarians seeking hands-on experience with Vietnam’s traditional handicrafts might visit the ceramic and pottery galleries at Nos. 19, 21, and 23. Meanwhile, furniture antiques are sold at the boutiques No.15 and 36. In addition to authentic antiques, Le Cong Kieu Street is a treasure trove of beautiful copies that are both meaningful and more reasonable.
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Shopping Malls
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Saigon Square
Saigon Square is a store where fashion items are sold at wholesale prices in two floors, which makes it one of the places with cheapest merchandise in Ho Chi Minh City. It’s found just five minute stroll from the Benh Thanh Market. With long rows of little kiosks selling T-shirts, men’s and women’s clothes, shoes, purses, swim suits, traveling bags, jewelry and textiles this place is a bargain hunter’s paradise. The prices on tags may be slightly inflated; however, bargaining is still expected so you should not accept the first offer given to you. There are also many other stalls selling similar things around so that they can easily have a look through the mall before settling on a comfortable asking price.
Shopping Malls
Takashimaya Vietnam
The first branch of Japanese department store in Ho Chi Minh City, selling a wide array of products from Japan, Europe, and the USA is Takashimaya Vietnam. This 5-storey departmental store with 15,000 square meters of retail space predominantly serves middle to upper-class clients.
Opening Times: Monday-Thursday (9:30am – 9:30pm); Friday-Sunday(9:30am-10pm)
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Diamond Plaza
Overlooking various prominent Saigon landmarks such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon Central Mail Office and 30-4 Park, the Diamond Plaza situated in an old colonial building. On four floors you can buy make-up kits, clothes, toys and accessories or that are custom made from premium materials like Estee Lauder, Motorcoach, Crabtree & Evelyn, Levi’s, Converse, PUMA, Lego and Samsonite. After shopping all day there is a food court plus other dining options and family fun joints including a bowling alley, kids play zone and a movie theatre.
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Zen Plaza
Located in the city’s downtown, on a renowned fashion street and having an avant-garde black-and-white chessboard facade, Zen Plaza is one of the most attractive places for fashionmongers in Ho Chi Minh city. Besides being called a paradise for various Vietnamese designer brands, today the mall also hosts some foreign businesses. Zen Mall has eight floors and is located at Zen building. About ten thousand locals and tourists are provided with real shopping and dining experiences through this mall.
Zen Plaza, however is famous for being frequently visited by up to 20 Vietnamese top designers who congregate along boutique designer stores both on its ground floor and second floors when almost well known global fashion branch names get there.
It’s great local fashion atmosphere that make this bazaar really stand out in Vietnam local fashion industry. The lobby at Zen Plaza features costumes that have been created by Vietnamese designers specifically for contests like the Singapore Fashion Connections, Vietnam Collection Grand Prix and Vietnam Fashion Week which are globally recognized weeks. This place offers a perfect opportunity to examine these unique dresses made by Vietnamese designers as well as enhance our knowledge about prospering local fashion business that failed to establish itself internationally.
Every season’s styles and trends from Vietnamese fashion designers can be tracked here because Plaza serves as a common venue for different sorts of vogue events held regularly.
On the fifth floor there is a variety of eating places such as Asian restaurants, Western restaurants, and local restaurants. Besides, there are some restaurants situated at the terrace of the plaza.
Located on basement level B1, families find it possible to avail quality but affordable goods as well as services like foodstuffs such meat or dairy products plus other basic needs you want.
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Vincom Plaza Saigon Res
Vincom Plaza Saigon Res is sited in one of the main streets in Binh Thanh District, the most bustling and crowded shopping area of Ho Chi Minh City. The mall – a huge Shopping – Entertainment and Dining complex with 5 floors and 1 basement garage with modern design – is located on a well known street in Binh Thanh District and it will definitely be a daily destination.
Moreover, VinMart Supermarket as well as VinPro Technology and Electronics Centre are also situated within the shopping center so as to offer customers maximum satisfaction when it comes to shopping.
The plaza has a wide selection of goods including clothes, jewelry, accessories, home appliances such as computers and televisions among others, electronics devices and everyday things. All industries and services from popular Vietnamese brands such as PNJ or Loc Phuc Jewelry to famous international brands like Sky Watch, Lime Orange or Ha Eva are available here.
On the first floor of the mall there are many eateries and popular brands for instance Kichi Kichi , Gogi House , Highlands Coffee. This dining zone is suitable for those who would want to taste regional dishes while feeling comfortable in a clean new environment.
The entertainment games section on the fourth level of Duc Nguyen Phat Game is considered to be one of the largest indoor amusement parks within Binh Thanh district that includes many various brand-new modern devices that cater to people from different age groups. Coupled with sound effects and illumination systems, DNP Games bring players into an advanced modern day entertainment world. Duc Nguyen Phat Games is an ideal place for families with children or young people.
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Parkson Saigon Tourist
Parkson Saigon Tourist reopened in midsummer 2020 after a long maintenance closure, with new retail space. It assures to offer a distinct shopping experience, modern amenities and top quality services. This mall also broadens its product mix to meet customer requirements.
Parkson Saigon Tourist is an updated shopping center with several stores that mainly sell cosmetics, perfumes and jewelry. For instance, Shiseido, Whoo, Make up Forever and Bvlgari are some of the brands in this category that are found in this shop. Customers can get an array of products from these elite companies at Parkson Plaza.
Saigon Tourist’s first floor has Muji (Japanese department store) and Uniqlo for the first time in Vietnam. Now one does not need to go far to buy furniture, home appliances, clothing or Japanese skincare products.
The third floor of Kohan Store is the Japanese Homeware paradise with many kinds of goods available there.
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Crescent Mall
Crescent Mall is located in the new financial area of Ho Chi Minh City. This commercial center near the lakeside covers 45,000 square meters with food courts, medical facilities and a cinema hall as part of its amenities. Since it has fully integrated entertainment services and commercial activities, the average number of individuals visiting every month has been two hundred fifty thousand people and it still goes on increasing.
Crescent Mall boasts more than 140 luxury brands both local and international. Other brands include GAP, Calvin Klein, Marks & Spencer and Robins (Thailand’s retail store). Additionally, Giant has chosen Crescent mall as their first Vietnamese location. This marks for the first time when so many global major sound manufacturers chose one shopping mall in the world.
B1 floor offers Auchan supermarket where customers will find daily life items and Cho Lon supermarket dealing in technology equipment.
There are around thirty-seven eating places in Crescent mall. For instance: Pizza Hut, Bamboo Dimsum, Pho Ong Hung and Bangkok House among others; at 6th floor Chinese Hot Pot restaurant Haidilao has a private room; also there are plenty coffee and dessert stores such as Coffee Bean, Phuc Long, Highland and Mochi Sweets or else you can enjoy meal at food court on fifth floor overlooking Crescent Lake & Park.
Cineplex CGV – a new state-of-the-art cinema on the fifth floor of Crescent Mall that occupies over two thousand square meters’ space. 7.1 surround sound system assures high quality background for action – adventure movies lovers who watch films in this way also will be able to experience real film-making itself.
The Rock Climbing Center (coming soon) is expected to occupy from fourth up to sixth floors of this facility providing an opportunity for visitors to have some rest.
In Game Zone teenagers can access electronic games like auto racing, basketball or shooting while for children there are instructional activities organized at Kids Camp.
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NowZone Shopping Center
Since it opened in 2008 in District 1, Ho Chi Minh city, Nowzone Fashion Mall Shopping Center has been a favorite of both locals and foreigners. “Customer is king” is the shopper’s slogan and its variety of products, quality of products, reasonable pricing as well as customer services are factors that make customers confident and satisfied when shopping.
In total five floors make up Nowzone Fashion Mall Shopping center. There are neither markets nor supermarkets within the mall except for small shops. Numerous stores on floors one through three sell various things.
Nowzone fashion comes mostly from America, Japan, Korea and Vietnam. Besides clothing others include cosmetics shoes purse accessories etc.
However now zone offers just a moderate number of eating possibilities. On level four there are several Vietnamese and other Asian restaurants and snack stalls like Hidilao Hot Pot Korean Grill Meizan HaraZuku Com nieu BC Thai Dookki etc., besides KFC or Lotteria which can be used for quick dinner break between shopping sessions.
Koi Café also sells drinks on the first floor along with food options at Phuc Long and Coffee Bean.
For family outings or hanging out with friends watching movies lotte cinema located at fifth floor of the mall opens from 9:30am to 9:30pm each day where current films are shown at a fair price till closing time.
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Vincom Dong Khoi
Nowzone Fashion Mall shopping centre has been well received by the locals and foreigners since it opened in the District 1, Ho Chi Minh City in 2008. The mall’s slogan, “customer first” helps customers to shop with ease due to its product assortment, product quality, competitive pricing and customer service.
Nowzone Fashion Mall has a total of five floors. Inside the mall, there is neither a market nor supermarket but only one convenient store. On the other hand, a lot of businesses on the first to third floors offer various products.
Mostly originating from America, Japan , Korea and Vietnam , fashion in Nowzone is much more than clothes; it includes cosmetics as well as shoes or bags.
Nowzone does not have many eating options because it is a medium size facility. Fourth floor contains several Vietnamese and other Asian restaurants and food booths such as Hidilao Hot Pot,Korean Grill Meizan,HaraZuku Com nieu BC Thai Dookki etc.You can also have KFC or Lotteria for quick dinner during your day of shopping apart from KFC and Lotteria.
On level one apart from food you will get beverages at Koi Café, Phuc Long and Coffee Bean shops.
People love watching movies at Nowzone with friends or families. Lotte Cinema which is located inside the mall on the fifth floor starts showing movies daily from 9:30 am up until 9:30 pm at reasonable prices hence attracting people for entertainment purposes.
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Van Hanh Mall
Currently the biggest shopping centre in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City is Van Hanh Mall which was opened in 2018. It has eight floors and a basement where you can find among other things consumer products such as fashion items, cosmetics, furniture, and home appliances as well as food stuffs, educational facilities and entertainment joints. 11 Su Van Hanh, District 10, Ward 12 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Van Hanh Mall’s B1 underground floor contains CoopXtra with more than fifty thousand commodities. They have foodstuffs, makeups clothes kitchenware electronics technology sports gear as well as bicycles too.
The retail area includes about 200 stores with local and international brands on it. On the first to third floors Van Hanh Mall mostly presents cosmetic and fragrance shops, fashion accessories outlets or jewellery watch shops health care products.
A large number of eateries out of the total 51 venues at Van Hanh Mall are situated between the fifth and sixth floors. They serve Vietnamese dishes with buffet option while others offer Western foods like Sumo BBQ alongside Asian cuisines such as Khao Lao Thai Express Buffet Hoang Yen Hotpot Story The pizza company among others.
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Vincom+ Sky Center
The Vincom Plus Line’s Vincom+ Sky Center, a shopping mall, was launched on the 14th of July, 2018 on an area of 4,092 square meters located in Pho Quang Street next to Tan Binh District in Ho Chi Minh City. Its aim is to create a comfortable environment for the area’s residents’ consumer needs and entertainment while providing for their culinary requirements.
This complex has fourteen booths that represent many fashion and cosmetics brands loved not only by Vietnamese but also international customers. They will keep you informed about the latest trends in purchases and consumption as well as give specialized services at this site.
These items are sold from top quality Vietnamese clothes, beauty products, perfumes to various kinds of household machines such as home appliances and other groceries from Vinmart outlet.
This place offers an unparalleled dining experience where patrons can sit down to savor safe but tasty food amidst an interestingly different atmosphere. The traditional eateries available here include: Pho Hotpot: beef together with pho cakes are presented separately and then mixed with hot smelling broth depending on what the customer wants. Cali Broken Rice puts a Vietnamese touch into its BBQ pork chop with seven toppings.
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SC VivoCity Shopping Center
Shopaholics cannot miss the perfect spot named South Saigon’s District 7 where SC VivoCity shopping mall is situated, a replica of Singapore’s famous Vivocity. The upscale and diverse shopping mall that spans an area of 62,000m2 is the main appeal to this vast modern commercial district. SC VivoCity is at 1058 Nguyen Van Linh Street, District 7, HCMC.
Once you approach the first floor, the wide variety of posh and diverse stores will definitely blow your mind. Some irresistibly stylish young brands include G2000 and Topshop… If you want something more sophisticated in terms of clothing and accessories, look for labels like Noir and Sensorial. Also a network of high-end shoe retailers like Shooz, Bata, Aldo, Havaianas etc., won’t let you pass by without taking notice.
Nevertheless, VivoCity also provides skincare and beauty cosmetics: The Face Shop and Skinfood from South Korea as well as The Body Shop from Great Britain can meet every woman’s needs.
Co-op Xtra hypermarket: on both floors there are second and third levels with a great scale on each one; here you will find everything else necessary for each member of your family starting from home appliances.
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Vincom Center Landmark 81
Landmark 81, owned by Vingroup, is among 18 upscale skyscrapers in Vinhomes Central Park Ho Chi Minh City. This is the tallest building in Vietnam and one of the twenty tallest buildings in the world. Its name fits its height as it’s called “81.”
Binh Thanh District has a street address for Vinhomes Central Park that can be found at 208 Nguyen Huu Canh, Ward 22.
From B1 to level three, there are over one hundred international fashion brands like Roberto Cavalli, watchmakers such as Rolex; cosmetic firms including Chanel and Dior; cuisine restaurants such as Côte Brasserie and Ikki Izakaya. Therefore, if you plan to shop here make sure your wallet is big enough and you have a credit card with money as this is a shopper’s paradise with too many popular brand names.
The dining complex spans an area of 700 square meters and hosts thirty eateries from around the globe. So why fly off to China when Peach Garden is just next door? And we all know how much people love Dozo sushi from Japan! Moreover, Bornga which is known as Korean culinary heaven is closely located near the heart of Vincom Landmark 81. Therefore, both local people or foreigners consider this place to be best for having meals in Vincom Landmark 81 whether it’s lunch or dinner time.
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Aeon Mall Tan Phu
By day, Aeon Mall Tan Phu is stunning and by night it is phenomenal. This place since it was opened has become a commercial venue that serves as a home to a large number of Saigonese people and its visitors who come for shopping and leisure purposes.
The retail division of Aeon Mall Tan Phu can serve the tastes of many selective customers by “integrating” about 100 booths with various big or small brands. Furthermore, there are not only fashionable things in the shopping center but also other sectors such as accessories or household appliances as well as domestic enterprises like L’angfarm offering specialties from Dalat.
Moreover, you cannot have unmatched purchasing experiences provided by any other plazas than the cosmetics, health care, and furnishing shops.
Both traditional Vietnamese foods and foreign dishes like Japanese, Korean, Thai etc., are available at the food outlets located within Aeon Mall Tan Phu.
On first floor there are major restaurants which include The Pizza Factory, Uraetei BBQ, Marukame Udon, Khao Lao , Hotpot Story and some dessert stores like Papparoti coffee bread , Tokyo Fish Cake ice cream , Hokkaido Baked cheesecake (which has been called legendary) or Koi Thé bubble milk tea.
Markets
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Ben Thanh Market (Chợ Bến Thành)
The market is a large one right in the centre of town with countless little stalls crammed with goods laid out in very narrow lanes. Due to its reputation with travellers, now it is divided between basic products (for example, like abundant small presents, jeans and t-shirts) and tourist items (fruit and vegetables, rice, kitchen wares, flowers, meat, fast food and local-style pickled fruits).
Mostly things are not priced and sellers always give tourists a price that is 50 – 100% higher than what they actually sell it for. The main strategy of separating tourists from their money here is vagueness; you never really know your price offer or how much exactly they demand for it or which rate of exchange currency will be used to count your change. Look out for these tricks (usually performed by an attractive young smiling girl) otherwise you just may end up losing more money than planned.
Ben Thanh Group operated stores are located directly at the northern side(back) of Ben Than Market. These shops sell items for fixed prices that are notably lower than those sold at market booths. No bargaining is required at all. If this good range of knockoffs isn’t enough there will be plenty more among the nearby side street stores and night market later on. If retail combat doesn’t appeal to you Ch Bnh Tây might be worth visiting instead of the well-known Ben Thanh’s touristic atmosphere.
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Chợ Bình Tây
The underappreciated doppelganger of Ben Thanh also markets unidentified fermented fish, dried seafood and jerky as well. In addition to these, it also specializes in spice trade, Chinese medicine and silk. If you want a wide variety of Vietnam silks and velvets, do not go to Ben Thanh Market; instead head to Binh Tây. Most of the items sold at Chợ Bình Tây are for bulk sale. Many goods from Ben Thanh market are sourced from here.
Artworks
- Galerie Quynh, 65 De Tham St, District 1 (Between Co Bac and Co Giang), +84 8 3836801. Tu-Sa, 10:00-18:00. A significant gallery of contemporary art located in District 1. This gallery features innovative local and international artists, such as Tiffany Chung, Do Hoang Tuong, Hoang Duong Cam, and Sandrine Llouquet, in contrast to the galleries that emphasize more decorative works.
- Gallery Deli, Dong Khoi (Just down from Mac Thi Buoi).
- Oil-Paintings, Bui Vien St (Near backpackers area in De Tham and Pham Ngu Lao). Along this street are various stores selling oil paintings. Here you can purchase a portrait of a Vietnamese painter or even have your own photos painted in oil. A easily available portrait can be obtained within two days. 450,000-5,000,000 dong.
- Phuong Mai Art Gallery, 129B Le Thanh Ton St, District 1 and 213C Dong Khoi St. Vietnamese contemporary original art works including oil paintings, lacquer paintings, water colours and sculpture.
- Saigon Craft, Dong Khoi (Opposite Lucky Plaza). Lots of lacquerware.
Clothing
Vietnamese silk is great quality. Suit shopping can be enjoyable and reasonably inexpensive, but remember that you get what you pay for. Labor costs are not the reason why suits are so expensive. Frequently, tailors utilize textiles whose quality is overstated, such as the popular assertion that wool is “Italian/English Super 180.” Having a tailor change a $80 H & M suit is preferable to purchasing a cheap local suit. Every outfit should be 100% cotton. The optimal number of fittings for a tailor is three, with the third being only a check-in that will likely not require additional alterations.
- BoSua Local Street Wear, 55B1 Vincom Tower, Dong Khoi St, District 1, +84 9 04142182. 09:00-22:00. 145,000 dong.
- Ginkgo T-shirts, 20 Le Loi and 56 Bui Vien, District 1, +84 9 05493148.08:00-23:00. Souvenir T-shirts with creative designs inspired by Asian cultures.210,000 dong.
- Ipa-Nima, 8 Nguyen Trung Truc St, District 1. Lots of accessories.
- Khai Silk and Creation, 107 Dong Khoi. Shirts at around USD30 and ties for USD10. Shirts purchased off the rack can be altered at no additional cost. Can reproduce your garments using silk, linen, or Egyptian cotton. Two days for a shirt and five for a suit.
Electronics
The local electronics district surrounding Huynh Thuc Khang is a sight to behold, as everything is repaired and nothing is discarded. District 1 is about a 15-minute bus trip away via Bus 2. Hand-wound transformer and armature winding, as well as repair and reconstruction of loudspeakers. Consider any component; it may be available here, even 1968 helicopter parts. Some individuals bring ancient solid state and valve equipment here for affordable repair. Since most electrical equipment in Vietnam is manufactured here, it will be significantly less expensive than elsewhere.
While some of the cheapest electronics in the country may be obtained here, the majority of stores sell counterfeit goods. Compared to authentic items, counterfeit iPods are easy to identify, however camera batteries are more complex to evaluate. If you are considering purchasing more memory for your digital camera, for example, be aware that the majority of the memory will be counterfeit. These cards can be of poor quality, and one must consider whether it is worthwhile to risk precious vacation photographs. Worse, it has been reported that counterfeit batteries sold here have exploded. However, if you know what you’re doing, you can find some deals here.
- DVD buffs with no scruples should head to Ho Tung Mao.
- Kool Audiophiles, 16/1 Phan Ngu, F Dakao, District 1, +84 8 38201757.09:00-20:00. Headphone and earphone shop selling genuine products.
Books and newspapers
- Bookazine, 28 Dong Khoi. New and antique copies of international titles likeThe Economist.
- Fahasa, Nguyen Hue Blvd (just down from Mac Thi Buoi).
- SahaBook, 175/24 Pham Ngu Lao (Near Le Pub). Lots of Lonely Planet titles here.
- Tri Books, Dong Khoi (Corner of Ly Tu Trong). Stocks a wide range of English language textbooks and reference books.
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