Thảo Điền Market — Local services in Ho Chi Minh City

The best place to find affordable items in Thao Dien like food, tofu, vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, egg, dried shrimp, and other cooking essentials. Few shops are available for clothes, hardware etc. Some vendors sell cooked food also inside that you could try. I go there in a weekly basis to purchase all items for the weekdays. Affordable rates than the supermarket. People are friendly, just point out what you want and they will show you the price. I did not have to bargain here as the prices were lesser than the supermarket prices. Can use metro and exit at Thao Dien station and walk to the market. Not so tidy and since they have meat products will not be the best place if you are very sensitive to smell (should be fine for most of the people). I have survived without knowing any Vietnamese,...

Think of it as your local Vietnamese farmer's market - just without the high prices with a tradeoff in beauty. Most of the market is covered, but no AC, and its the size of a small supermarket. There are a good amount of individual vendors for fruits, veggies, meats, fish, tofu, flowers, and household goods. Some will charge you more, some will charge you the regular price but either way its still cheaper then an actual supermarket prices. Quality also kind of varies and since its not the most hygienic place you will want to find a trusted seller especially for meat. All in all a good place to get fresh fruit...

On google it says 24 hr open but I am not sure if it’s correct or not . I got there around 13:30 but it’s pretty dead at that time and not so clear on first floor so I didn’t continue explore further.around the market there are many vendors selling fruit. Normally I would love to go to local market to at least eat something but unfortunately I couldnt get anything...