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Cho Ben Thanh

(ben Thanh Market) Market, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Description: Perfect the art of bargaining at the Cho Ben Thanh market, one of Ho Chi Minh City’s most popular tourist attractions. Among the maze of stalls and stands shoppers can find everything from souvenier trinkets to dishware ...Read More
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Cho Ben Thanh Reviews

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Ben Thanh Market

  • 3 out of 5 stars by onesundaymorning from Los Angeles, California
  • September 19, 2008
Quote: The Ben Thanh Market is...well...it's exactly what I thought it would be. As the name implies it is a market, however it is not 100% for tourists nor is it 100% local. It was built in the 70's by the French and was called Les Halles Centrales at the... Read the full Cho Ben Thanh review

From journal Vietnam...It's a Country Not a War

Shopping in Ho Chin Minh

  • 1 out of 5 stars by S.L.Hii from Kuching, Malaysia
  • June 13, 2005
Quote: Cho Ben Thanh Market: It was a disappointment for my first day trip to go to Benh Tanh Market to do some shopping. Things are terribly expensive for me going by Malaysian standards. A bag costs around $22. I might as well by it in my own... Read the full Cho Ben Thanh review

From journal Exhausting Ho Chin Minh

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Cho Ben Thanh

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Ishtar from Bayside, New York
  • May 25, 2005
Cho Ben Thanh
Quote: A visit to Saigon needs to include Cho Ben Thanh. The first visit was through a side entrance perpendicular to Le Loi Street, and suspended blouses say "chow"! Enterprise has never been healthier in "communist" Vietnam. Competition is fierce at the... Read the full Cho Ben Thanh review

From journal They call me Saigon

Cho Ben Thanh

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Orl from Dublin, Ireland
  • January 28, 2004
Quote: The Ben Thanh market is extremely good value – the traders are not aggressive as in the Thai equivalent and are willing to bargain with you; e.g I got a child’s oriental outfit for 4 USD$, a beautiful handbag for 3 US$.

From journal Vietnam -- my favourite destination

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Cho Ben Thanh

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Mutt from Ankara, Turkey
  • February 24, 2002
Quote: Of the many markets that HCM City has to offer, none are more famous than the Cho Ben Thanh (formerly Halles Centrales) on the Cong Truong Dien Hong just a short walk down Le Loi from the Rex Hotel, indeed the reinforced concrete clock tower out the... Read the full Cho Ben Thanh review

From journal Don't Miss Saigon

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Cho Ben Thanh and Cholon Markets

  • 4 out of 5 stars by jmineo from L.A., California
  • January 22, 2001
Cho Ben Thanh and Cholon Markets
Quote: Saigon's markets are worlds unto themselves. The most fascinating is the indoor Cholon "Chinese" market in the Chinese district of Saigon and the local Vietnamese Cho Ben Thanh market. Cholon market is a mind-boggling crush of restaurant booths,... Read the full Cho Ben Thanh review

From journal Ho Chi Minh City - My Wife's Homeland