Today on our tour of Saigon markets, we venture out into District 5. Frenzied, bustling District 5 has historically been the Chinatown of Saigon and full of wonderfully exotic and incredible traditional markets. We've covered some of them, such as An Dong 1, previously, and will cover even more in the weeks to come. Today, however, we round up our tour of the modern malls of … [Read more...] about Top Markets of Saigon: Parkson Hung Vuong
Top Markets of Saigon: Parkson Saigon Tourist Plaza
Today on our tour of Saigon markets we finally make it to that glittering paragon of Western modernity in Saigon: the Parkson department store. While Diamond Plaza may have been the first real department store, Malaysia-owned Parskon is what people think of when you say mall or department store in Saigon. Located on Le Thanh Ton in very heart of the financial district of … [Read more...] about Top Markets of Saigon: Parkson Saigon Tourist Plaza
Top Markets of Vietnam: Diamond Plaza
Today, on our tour of Saigon markets we move from the traditional to the modern and take a look at the city's first Western-style shopping center: Diamond Plaza. Built by Korean contractors and opened in 1999, Diamond Plaza is a massive, department-store style shopping center. Located in the heart of District 1 right by Notre Dame cathedral, this sleek, modern and … [Read more...] about Top Markets of Vietnam: Diamond Plaza
Top Markets of Vietnam: An Dong 1
Today on our tour of the top markets of Vietnam, we finally venture a little further outside of the District 1 bubble of Saigon to An Dong market. Located in District 5 (basically the Chinatown of Saigon), An Dong is a shopper's paradise. The first thing you need to learn before venturing out to An Dong, however, is that there are two of them: An Dong 1 and An Dong 2 (or An … [Read more...] about Top Markets of Vietnam: An Dong 1
Top Markets of Vietnam: Saigon Square
Today we continue our tour of Vietnamese markets with Saigon Square. The mecca of fashion boutiques and designer knock-offs, Saigon Square is a located in District 1 between Ben Thanh market and the Saigon Opera House. It used to be located near the embassy on Le Duan street, and many websites and tourist maps still list its location there, but it's now open from 9-9 daily on … [Read more...] about Top Markets of Vietnam: Saigon Square