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-market-saigon/
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 available, from fresh seafood and meat to vegetables and fruit – and I love the action and flow of all the markets in Vietnam. While walking around and taking photos in the market, I eventually talked to a lady who was selling desserts and her kindness talked me into buying a bag of her Vietnamese dessert, which she called bap. I bought it and then sampled it during breakfast.
Hot and tired after walking around the outdoor section of the fresh wet market, I headed into the market and went to the food court for some breakfast. There are a few different stalls to choose from, but I finally settled on one that looked very busy and that many people were eating at. At first I had no idea I was ordering fried instant noodles, but even though I didn’t know what I was getting, it was actually extremely good. The fried beef was especially good. After breakfast, I walked around the indoor section of Binh Tay Market for a few more hours, enjoying the quantity and variety of things available. I noticed that the things for sale were similar to that of Ben Thanh Market, but I think everything at Binh Tay Market was cheaper.
After finishing up at the market, we then headed to do a little exploring around Cholon (Chợ Lớn). Our first stop was at Cha Tam church, a Catholic church located within Saigon’s Chinatown. We were there for just a few minutes before making the long hot walk to Phuoc An Hoi Quan, a Taoist pagoda temple. From the outside street the temple looks like just a home, but inside it was incredibly ornately decorated. It was well worth a stop, and I don’t think that it’s visited very frequently by tourist in Saigon, so it was quiet and peaceful.
After a few minutes exploring Phuoc An Hoi Quan, we continued on to Thien Hau Temple (Chùa Bà Thiên Hậu), one of the more famous Taoist temples in Saigon, Vietnam, and in Chinatown. The temple was extremely old, and on the outside it looked dark and mysterious. The inside of the temple included a shrine in the front, and then the courtyard was filled with incense burning in coils from the ceiling. It was another interesting temple to visit.
Finally, we made the walk to a restaurant for a dish called bánh tằm bì that I was recommended to try. I had never tried it before. It was a dish of thick noodles with toppings all smothered in a thick coconut cream sauce. It was a little sweet, but quite good.
Binh Tay Market is an amazing market to visit and explore when you’re in Saigon, Vietnam. If you want to see the morning wet market, make sure you go in the early morning. Also, if you have time, don’t miss some of the temples in Cholon.
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I’m vegan
Not trying to upset any of our Vietnamese friends here and I personally love the cuisine. Mark is not nearly as enthused or as blown away by the food on this trip as his other visits to Southeast Asian countries. The noodle from the Lunch lady seemed to just be ok and he drowned them in chili sauce. The pho from the chain looking place was underwhelming except for the beef on top. He did enjoy the sandwich.
Compare this trip to Mark's reactions to the food in Malaysia or the Philippines or his home in Thailand. It is not the same.
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fresh air? lol good one
I really like the way you enjoy the food. 20/9/2019. vietnams
i think mark that you ont feel you safe there in vietnam whit all this trafick from motorbikes woud not be for me sorry but well the food
Wellcome to Vietnam – my country
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Ben Thanh Mảket, it’s not Binh Tay market
Hey Mark! Try Larang sa Pasil in Cebu City Philippines. Im sure you wont regret it ?
A-mark why do they call them Chopsticks what do you chop with them can you please send me an answer thank you I watch this stuff all the time I think it's great makes me hungry
Dude, you didn't know the name of any streets. Why bother watching you if you're just going to eat your way through nowhere?
I recomend you a place that located in the West of Vietnam. It's a great place with a lot of Vietnamese traditional food and especially a famous floating market. Welcome u again in Can Tho Viet Nam. ??
Lots of food to eat here very nice country big country beautiful colour cloths thank you for sharing your beautiful video enjoy your holiday thanks
That traffic is crazy
The company produces ultra-clean sugarcane presses at low prices in Ho Chi Minh City
Mark, I really enjoy watching your videos and coming along on your journeys. I like to say you are a breath of fresh air due to your bubbly personality and always smiling. Big hugs & Aloha
They look Luke roman noodles
do we all ignore the fact that they sell and eat dogs?
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Thank you
the church is so ornamental and the temple is beautiful.
Don't forget the Famous ICE COFFEE……great
Get the Famous Sugar Cane Shrimp !!!
Love this place Mark
5:20 er… that actually is corn and sticky rice (bắp = corn)
Binh Tay is big market but not really chinatown.
Hello I love your videos, amazing ????
are you having beer with breakfast? love it! i didn't think you were the type, you know it's noon somewhere on the planet! Bon apetit.
Here because of your appearance on The Best Ever Food Review Show, and your vids are quite good 🙂
With high currency exchange of utube USD to Thai currency or Vietnamese currency, you probably way up. Probably easier there then the exchange at Japan or Korea. I wonder how the utubers in Japan or others doing? Actually those utubers are asking for support. All depends on where your headquartered, probably. If the currency rate was the same all over, what would we be seeing? It be really survival of the fittest. The west maybe winning now because of the high exchange, but I don't they are out working the people from the East. Once the currency balance out all over, we are talking about an Asia economic might, similar to the days of one belt-silk road of ancient China, unless Israel plays a balance role. They have one hand in Europe and their location is the Middle East. We may see a great re-balancing. Africa and Asia is great in population and the middle east is changing rapidly. I think these area are changing for the better. That leaves a great question mark on Europe n the America. I think the roles are re-versing and instead of all roads leading to North America, it maybe all roads leads to Asia and it's mighty economy. However the middle east is strategically placed for trading with a rich Asia and a interesting economics of the West. The West knows it cannot out produce the East, so it has to re-create an economics to compete with them.
After two years of repairing, Binh Tay market has now come back, hopefully you will come back soon
Love this review Mark
yeah food in south vietnam tends to be more sweeter
Binh Tay market is famous in Saigon Vietnam. Make more video about my country, keep going… thank you very much 🙂
Where is everything there?!, we were there for an hour and only found a bunch of dried food.
It’s great that the government lets you film on your own, most communist countries are a little touch and go about that, I know if your filming a tv show they assign you government minders.
I thought this was a food show…
I love my country Vietnam. Good job Mark!!
I am totally enjoying all your videos.
Oh Vietnam wonderful in heart me ?
Guess the people of Vietnam are making it ok under north Vietnam
American PX was located in cho loa back in 1966
U are awesome mark and I love your enthusiasm about good.I hope to share a meal with u one day and much respect from a Vietnamese Canadian.