Binh Tay Market and Tour of Saigon's Chinatown (Chợ Lớn)
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- Binh Tay Market, located in Cholon, Saigon’s Chinatown, is one of the largest markets in the city. Here's how to visit: migrationology....
Other than eating full meals and snacks on street food, there are few things I enjoy doing more than visiting local fresh markets when I travel. One of the most famous markets in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) is the central Ben Thanh Market, but I liked Binh Tay Market even better. The market is located in District 5, about a 15 minutes taxi ride from central Saigon, and it cost us just 102,000 Vietnamese Dong to get there.
After reading about the Binh Tay market, I decided to go there in the morning in an attempt to see the outside market street, that was supposed to be a wet fresh market. Even though I got a little later start that I had hoped for, and arrived to the market at around 8 am, luckily the outdoor fresh market was still bustling and happening. There were all sorts of interesting fresh ingredients available, from fresh seafood and meat to vegetables and fruit - and I love the action and flow of all the markets in Vietnam. While walking around and taking photos in the market, I eventually talked to a lady who was selling desserts and her kindness talked me into buying a bag of her Vietnamese dessert, which she called bap. I bought it and then sampled it during breakfast.
Hot and tired after walking around the outdoor section of the fresh wet market, I headed into the market and went to the food court for some breakfast. There are a few different stalls to choose from, but I finally settled on one that looked very busy and that many people were eating at. At first I had no idea I was ordering fried instant noodles, but even though I didn’t know what I was getting, it was actually extremely good. The fried beef was especially good. After breakfast, I walked around the indoor section of Binh Tay Market for a few more hours, enjoying the quantity and variety of things available. I noticed that the things for sale were similar to that of Ben Thanh Market, but I think everything at Binh Tay Market was cheaper.
After finishing up at the market, we then headed to do a little exploring around Cholon (Chợ Lớn). Our first stop was at Cha Tam church, a Catholic church located within Saigon’s Chinatown. We were there for just a few minutes before making the long hot walk to Phuoc An Hoi Quan, a Taoist pagoda temple. From the outside street the temple looks like just a home, but inside it was incredibly ornately decorated. It was well worth a stop, and I don’t think that it’s visited very frequently by tourist in Saigon, so it was quiet and peaceful.
After a few minutes exploring Phuoc An Hoi Quan, we continued on to Thien Hau Temple (Chùa Bà Thiên Hậu), one of the more famous Taoist temples in Saigon, Vietnam, and in Chinatown. The temple was extremely old, and on the outside it looked dark and mysterious. The inside of the temple included a shrine in the front, and then the courtyard was filled with incense burning in coils from the ceiling. It was another interesting temple to visit.
Finally, we made the walk to a restaurant for a dish called bánh tằm bì that I was recommended to try. I had never tried it before. It was a dish of thick noodles with toppings all smothered in a thick coconut cream sauce. It was a little sweet, but quite good.
Binh Tay Market is an amazing market to visit and explore when you’re in Saigon, Vietnam. If you want to see the morning wet market, make sure you go in the early morning. Also, if you have time, don’t miss some of the temples in Cholon.
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I did not sleep today been watching your videos....
I've finish the Korea and India Episode and I'm now in Vietnam. More country to count.
I may not have the opportunity to travel to different countries right now like u. but u definitely inspire me to travel and learn other culture and find great food.
you inspire me to work hard.
godbless you always.
No passport?
Brings Back wonderful memories of Cho lon My partner has family still in Vietnam and we go there regularly for holidays and weddings . Just a wonderful place Mark Thank you
you make me miss my country .. i don't know when can i come back to visit my country Vietnam.. so busy working here and daughter is in school..
Exploring Saigon's incredible Binh Tay Market and a quick tour of Chinatown (Chợ Lớn). Enjoy the video!
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I love your videos. I think the dessert that you had was Che Bap which is sticky corn and coconut milk :)
Lilyhearts17 Thank you very much, ok great, I was totally wrong about that sticky rice!
Mark Wiens I don't know who take you to Chợ Lớn but this China town has much more food that's worth for you to eat than that stir fried instant noodle with beef. It's not even a Chinese Vietnamese food.
If you have a chance to come back to Saigon again please check out for more signature Chinese Vietnamese food such as: - Mì Xào Giòn (Deep Fried Crispy Egg Noodle In Pork and Seafood Sauce).
- Há Cảo/Xíu Mại (it's some dumpling and a kind of Dim Sum)
- Cơm Chiên Dương Châu (Stir Fried Rice with Egg, Shirmp and Chinese Sausage)
- Hủ Tíu Mì Hoành Thánh (Noodle in Won Ton Soup)
- Sủi Cảo (Pork and Shirmp Dumpling in Pork Soup)
- Cá viên chiên/đậu hủ chiên (Deep Fried Fish Ball and Tofu)
- Khổ Qua Cà Ớt (Bitter Melon/Chillies/Tofu Stuffed with Fish Paste in Pork Soup).
Mark Wiens You look a little hot. :)
Mark Wiens the noodle tasted like instant noodle because it IS instant noodle
Hello Mark, I was born and raised in Chợ Lớn, China Town in Saigon. I lived in California since 1972. Thank you so much for this video, it brought back nice and warm memories.
Mark, I really enjoy watching your videos and coming along on your journeys. I like to say you are a breath of fresh air due to your bubbly personality and always smiling. Big hugs & Aloha
Loved the reliefs on the 2nd temple. Old stuff always gets my attention when traveling. The market looked like fun to explore, especially the food court.
Perdomot that was a the highlight of the temple for me as well.
slmt dtng , mrk you re so fortunate to travel to Vietnam , the ho chi minh city ,always so mesmerizing for the travelers .
I never enjoy your videos. Just watch them over and over again. You are officially on my bucket list. Thanks Mark and company.
Thank you See Canon
Lots of food to eat here very nice country big country beautiful colour cloths thank you for sharing your beautiful video enjoy your holiday thanks
Been trying to watch all your food videos Mark. They are so good. Love the head movement and facial expression when you eat something delicious.
You can gauge how much Mark likes the food by three measures: 1. How long he closes his eyes, 2. How big he smiles and 3. How far he tilts his head to the right (our left)....lol
Looool...😂 exactly
i feel happy after watching your videos .. one of my favorite channel
Best presenter on You Tube, always fun and entertaining. Thank you .
Steve Campbell Thank you very much Steve
There are some beautiful ladies and they are very active, and so much of motorbikes as always! great video!
Thank you Chrysanths
Another excellent vid Mark. You captured the traffic perfectly - without getting hit which is a bonus !! lol. The Binh Tay market has really improved since the 90's... in cleanliness especially. It was a good place to get backpacks back then. I really like Chinese food - which is always available in Cholon. But in Saigon, there are few places that offer Chinese food. Yeah you can get drinks and other foods throughout Vietnam in those little plastic bags. They tie them off at the top with a rubber band after inserting a straw for a homemade "to-go" container. Even for coffee sometimes.
***** Thanks Mal, haha there were definitely some close calls. Good to hear the market has been cleaned up a bit!
+Mark Wiens oh, that's not good! Love your vids, your parents must be happy you do what you love! :)
I like how the spice stalls are set out. Really. Everything is nice.
Background voices.....Remined Me a lot of South Viet Nam...Thank you Mark !
Hoi Vinh Thank you Hoi for watching
Aww.. my old country cant wait to see you again!
Thank you Mark for sharing with us
Oranges are green, only in Vietnam. (they're called "cam sành" btw)
Andy Nguyen Tran Great, thanks for sharing Andy
Thanks for always taking us to lovely food journeys! Keep it up, Mark!
Thank you so much Mark for this amazing wonderful video and I pray blessings to everybody involved in the video and everybody and everything and the great everywhere… Thank you Angels and the Universe!! I love you all. 🙏☮️🫶🏼🎂💖🦉🍀🥳😇🌞🤓🤠🤟🏽💐
I am so Impressed with this video, Mark. It allows this 70 yr/young guy to be an armchair traveler. I didn't visit the Chinatown while in Bangkok because . . . well, I guess I ran out of time. I'll have to investigate more Vietnamese food since we have a small Vietnamese restaurant four blocks from our home. BTW, what time was it in the morning when you shot this video? Also, you mentioned the people smiling at you . . .why not??? . . . .you have such an infectious smile, it is truly catching. That is a gift from God~!!!
Slowly working my way through all your videos. I love this one as you show more of the place you are visiting. You have been to some amazing places.
Hi Mark Wiens! Just want to thank you for inspiring my bf and I in trying new foods and eating lots of chilly while we are at it. We enjoy all your videos and watch it before we go to bed just so that we can discuss what we want to eat tomorrow. Haha.
New York next week, Thailand in April, Saigon NOW on bucket list!! Thanks :-)
Great to hear that Paula Matthey, great plans, have a good trip to New York.
Had dinner just now, but feeling hungry after watching this
Another awesome video! My mouth was drooling lol. Great variety of shops!!!
Thanks JSKA980405
Very nice market...also foods are very yumm.Enjoyed the video !!
Thank you Barnali's Kitchen
Mark Wiens I've been watching your videos for some time now and I absolutely LOVE the look on your face when you take that first bite of food. I can tell you really enjoy it!
Thank you very much illustriouslaz, really appreciate it.
Mark, next week I am applying for my passport finally...Once in my hand..I will be making plans for my trip to Thailand and Saigon. Your videos have helped me so much on what to expect..I can't wait to get there...thanks for your awesome videos...
p.s the food is amazing!
I had ever lived there for a long time. But I still like to see your video now. You speak English well. I support you.
Awesome video Mark. I will be visiting HCM end of the year and your video helps me with what to expect a great deal! Thank you so much.
are you having beer with breakfast? love it! i didn't think you were the type, you know it's noon somewhere on the planet! Bon apetit.
Mark, I love your videos. I do have an observation though - since you are just “filming” the entire event,it looses out on the details as to what are the ingredients and more importantly the recipe. To me this becomes a whirlwind exercise and the viewer is left with very few details. I was wondering if some effort can be made to put subtitle s or even better sit with these chefs after their selling routine and put the detailed ingredients and recipe on the comments section.that would really help the viewer to make these dishes. BTW what a life you and your wife have chosen - I envy you both on visiting and enjoying these exotic locations and tabulating these journeys and more so meeting the locals. You are very lucky!
Regards,
Baljit
the church is so ornamental and the temple is beautiful.
Marvellously delicious n inviting to visit Vietnam. CHEERS!!!
yep, it's instant noodle with beef. Also, the ingredients of your dessert are corn, sticky rice and coconut milk
Love this video Mark. Definitely interested in the full version of the coconut noodles just to see the amount of peppers you added. Oh and yes, very cool taxi driver.
Thank you Tosh T, other video coming soon, and he was a very nice taxi driver!
The quality of your video is really impressive!!! It has been 5 years, but i thought it was made 2 or 3 years ago 👍🏻👍🏻
Your dessert was Che Bap - Corn dessert. That market looked amazing. I need to go there if I ever get to go to Vietnam. Correction WHEN I go to Vietnam. =]
Actually everything looked amazing. The incense coils and green oranges were new to me. Love it.
Hey linited ok cool, thanks for sharing, yah now that I think of it, I could definitely taste some corn. Hope you can go to this market next time.
It might have been a corn dessert that had tapioca which I find to be less corn-y haha. Sorry I'm a serial commenter.
Wow! Another very enjoyable video. Your information is very informative and useful.
Thank you Alice Pham
Mark you need to download grab or uber on your phone. you will be scammed otherwise by taxi drivers.
Those spring rolls looked yummy.
Wonderful video Mark :) loved the temple tours and also the food of course, those spring rolls looked so fresh and delicious! Great to see the smiling taxi driver and you share a joke too!
Ryan.
Thank you Ryan Darcy
Hi Mark, love your videos. I'm from Vietnam and it's lovely watching your journeys there. And yea, Che Bap is a sweet dessert made from corn :)
Fantastic Video Mark. I envy you so much to go where you are going. Pray I can fallow your foot steps. great food as always. keep it going. mark
Thank you very much midala40
5:02 DAT FACE he makes whenever he eats! I can't help but laugh at it lol! No offense man, you're still awesome. :)
Thank you very much *****
Its the tasty face!
Love your vids Mark. Have tried lots of restaurants featured in your vids. They are great !!!
Anna C Thank you Anna
Will try this market out on my visit to HCM next week. Thanks for the very helpful and insightful video, Mark!
I love your videos and always support you from 🇺🇸
Thanks for visiting VN .
❤💖❤😘
seems like you're a natural at crossing the streets..I've been back 3 times and still get nervous as hell everytime lol
You can get bus number 1 to get there, it's much cheaper than taxi. Thank for your love for Sài Gòn
Ok I am going to ask a question you may or may not be able to answer. What is the bud scene like over there & how strict are they?
Beautyful market!
Tasty food
i thought china town in saigon is CHO LON ??? sorry i don't know much viet
Hey tracy nguyen yes you're right, Cho Lon is Chinatown.
Thanks for the Video Mark. I just added some more places to my to do in Saigon list.
Thank you Josias Lopes, when will you be going to Saigon?
I should arrive on the 11th of January until the 13th. Then I'll do all the way up into Hanoi by train with a couple of stops on the way, Hoi An, Hue, Danang, Nhi Binh.... It's gonna be some cool 3 weeks...
Mark, I Like All Your Video. Very Usefull information. Thanks Mark.
Thank you Mark, For the interesting video of Binh Tay Market and temples' tour. You didn't give the street name of the restaurant you went for the banh tam bi. Hope you don't forget to mention the name of street when you post it again on your blog. I hope to visit Binh Tay market on my next visit to HCMC in July 2015, I went there in October 2014 a month before your visit. Thanks again!
johnnkh Hey, John, sorry about that. I'll be posting a full video and article about that place shortly. Glad you're going to visit HCMC next year.
downtown Saigon (hcmc) is actually a relatively small part of the city, you'd notice that you'd pass by the same places quite often; like the central park with its pristine trees and the roundabout with the statue of a general on a horse.
but i'd say it's way way behind Bangkok or KL in terms of food, shopping and entertainment; even behind Jakarta in fact.
Great ! It one of the Big Wholesales Market in South VN.
Great video! That food looks wonderful at Banh Tam Si Dong Thap!
Thanks Will Hooper
Good video Mark!like always With respect Mr.Molina!
Thank you Linzey Molina
I love Vietnamese food. Pho & Spring roll r my fev. Thanks 4 sharing Mark.
You are lovely person I love your videos
Great work Mark. Takes alotta balls to video tape random people/vendors even in my home city. Must be that much more awkward walking around a city you dont know, in a foreign country where you dont really speak the language. Good on ya man.
You're suppose to add nuoc mam cham to the tam bi dish to balance out the sweet with salty and sour.
Awesome touring around the market, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching Thomas Xiong, glad you enjoyed it.
Hi Mark, I really hope that you are still in Ho Chi Minh city when you see my comment. Please definitely try Bún bò huế and Bún mắm, I think you will LOVEEEE them. I'm not really into sweet food like you, and I do believe that you will love the food I suggested. I have more food and places for you to try if you need to :) Have fun in Vietnam.
Hey Mark, just watched this great vid as usual you made me hungry. This time my wife and daughter have watched as well. We are going to drive 60 miles for some chow. I will take this chance to wish you and yours a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. Keep eating bro.
Hey superbick superBick thank you very much and greetings to your family as well, hope you had a great meal. Merry Christmas to you as well!
Mark you look sweaty! Was it hot in that market??
Corporate Kane Yes, very humid and quite hot.
Keep it coming Mark , I look forward to these videos so when I do travel I know what spots to hit
Renegadeproject Thank you
Hello Mark
I am from Germany, i love your Videos and your english is so perfekt i understand all. Thank you verry much.
He's American of course his English is perfect.
I know what you mean. I really have the same feeling.
Yes. Of course he speaks a good English because he is American. But it is also about his accent. The speech is so clear and, apart from his content and great vibes, it is a thing that brings added value to his videos. Even more for someone who is learning English, which is my case 👍
Thanks for uploading this, Mark. The information from this video and your website helped me a lot on my presentation about Binh Tay market :)
yeah food in south vietnam tends to be more sweeter
U are awesome mark and I love your enthusiasm about good.I hope to share a meal with u one day and much respect from a Vietnamese Canadian.
Looks a fantastic place Mark!
I can watch your videos all day!! Beautiful tradition dishes expertly discribed by your good self that I can almost taste :)
Ryan.
Hi Mark , You make a right choice when decided to go to Vietnam . There's so many good food here and beautiful landscape . U such a nice and friendly person . The expression when u eat Vietnamese foods is priceless . U kinna introduced our culture to the world . thanks u for that . thumbs up . Hope u come back soon ^3^ we always welcome u
Omg you passed by my house, the one opposite to Thuan Kieu plaze, the 3 skyscrapers! I really wish to see you Mark, wow!!!
Haha, great to hear that Hoang Yen nguy, next time I'll stop by!
Ahah this taxi driver made me smile, so awesome as always Mark ! Keep it up, always enjoyable to see you discovering new things, food or places like this market ! (sorry for my english) ! Have a great day, Respect from Paris !
Thank you very much Rouliov, no don't worry, you wrote very well! Our taxi driver was so friendly and kind.
I am totally enjoying all your videos.
I love my country Vietnam. Good job Mark!!
hello mark .i just want to say how wonderful it is that you & your wife travel every where together .i would love to do something like that with my partner .especially to eat different cultural foods 😊 .take care & God Bless to you & your wife 😊
BLamorous Thank you very much, we definitely feel blessed to do what we do. Hope you can do some traveling in the future.
Mark just finished his breakfast and was ready for lunch instantly haha. You are real food lover mate...
Mark. Did you use a tour guide? If so would you recommend it?? Thanks loved your video
Looking at Mark brings comfort somehow.
Here because of your appearance on The Best Ever Food Review Show, and your vids are quite good :)
love the videos Mark.....you visited places id like to go...totally forgot to look you up after bizarre food till i saw the rerun! ✌🖒
Love your videos Mark. Watching you eat make me drooling because the food look so good. I have not had Banh Tam Bi for so long. Do you remember the address of that place? That's my childhood food. Thanks so much for making the video. I love it!
I live near Chinatown. My friends Josh and Jaquy from Brothers Green Eats and +Tastyfreedom went to Vietnam and I took them around this area and to my grandma's house in Mekong Delta and they thoroughly enjoyed it. The places you've been were great, but if you ever come back and you want to explore more, let me know !! :D
good food and video very nice😋👍💯😍💖
HOW DO YOU STAY SO THIN
"Cha Tam" Church once shelter president Diem before he was bring down....
I read about that Hoi Vinh, thanks for sharing.
Boji koto
I think you should go around Ho Chi Minh city by motorbike at the morning or afternoon and walk around at the evening is better.
Bap means corn in vietnamese. Che Bap (sticky rice with corn and coconut milk).
Hi Mark, I really enjoys watching all of your videos in Ho Chi Minh city and wonder if you have problems with food poisoning from eating in the market or street vendor?
Why you always smile when you appear in this video 😂 I love that
Awesome video, Mark. Are forks readily available at most vendors in Vietnam? Chopsticks are an issue for some of us still despite many attempts at practice.
rotitelor I think at least spoons are always available, forks might be harder to come by, but you can always get by with a spoon!
Chè bắp ... Vietnamese corn (with sticky rice) and coconut milk.
11:03 the ladies around him were speaking in Cantonese. just wondering if they were Vietnamese Chinese or tourists.