Bến Thành Market entrance lit up at night, with the clock tower and light trails from passing vehicles.

Bến Thành Market

The market with the clock tower gathers fabrics, souvenirs and food in busy aisles; before you haggle over a purchase, compare stalls and prices.

  • Markets
  • Suggested time:45 min to 1 hour
  • Area:Bến Thành, city center

About Bến Thành Market

The clock above the main entrance is easy to spot; inside, fabrics, dried goods, souvenirs and food compete for attention. Bến Thành has enough stalls to turn buying a bag of coffee into several laps of the same aisle.

Start by looking and asking. Check the price, the quantity and the currency before buying; for food, ask the price before you sit down. Watching the bustle is worth the stop already, especially once your suitcase has declared it won't take anything else.

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