If Ben Thanh Market is the symbol of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Binh Tay Market or Cholon Market is the symbolic shopping center of the Vietnamese American community in Saigon.
Founded in the early 1930’s, Binh Tay Market is located in District 6, where it borders with Districts 5 and 11 and is a hub for important goods exchange to Western and Cambodian provinces. For that reason, Binh Tay is the ideal destination to discover the special culture of Vietnam coming from different areas.

The Binh Tay Market covers an area of about 28,000 square meters, of which the cage is 8.500 square meters, and the four sides of the market are adjacent to Le Tan Ke, Thap Muoi, Tran Binh and Phan Van Khoi streets. The market has 12 small ports in four directions and a main gate overlooking to the Thap Muoi highway, directly Cho Lon car. It is the gateway to the southwestern provinces, being convenient for transportation of goods on the boat dock, Binh Tay market soon became the busiest market in Vietnam. There are 876 stalls in the market for food and spices, the highest percentage of which is found in household goods, ready-to-wear items, foodstuffs and other commodities. Commodities in the market are largely distributed in the form of wholesalers for dealers in provinces and traders to buy in small markets in the city. The sale between the customers will strange for tourists because it is mainly based on the credibility, no need for complicated invoices, or cumbersome signatures, but only the self-contained books to record receipt and delivery of ordinary. There are customers in the Central or the South West, because they do not come to the market should only send a request for a friend brought to the goods delivered to the place.

From early morning, the market has started to operate, with food stalls, new clothes, massive sellers, and buyers from all over the South area. Along the market square, there are Vietnamese food stalls selling at very reasonable prices to serve the street market and small traders. Especially, the food stalls often change the dishes to suit the taste of each diner, from porridge, noodles bamboo shoots, wet cake, duck … will be undeniable experience for tourists coming here. Night market in Binh Tay is bustling and beautiful under the red lanterns swinging in front of the wind, walking along the hip to admire the vast bowl of fruits brought from the West like Mango, Cat Loc, golden incubation, sweet pomelos Năm Roi, rambutan Vinh Long, tourists just truly understand the diversity of Vietnamese fruits. Also, Binh Tay market is both a domestic trade center and a source of distribution of goods to Russia, Germany, Hungary and Cambodia. The products exported abroad are usually available like garment, pottery and spices …

Let’s come to Binh Tay market and discover the special culture of Ho Chi Minh city!