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Ben Thanh Market food stalls

By Mark Bowyer | 14 Apr 2012

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Bun Bo Hue, Ben Thanh Market
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Bun Bo Hue
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Ben Thanh Market
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Ben Thanh Market
Photo: Mark Bowyer

Ben Thanh Market food stalls

Ben Thanh Market, Le Loi St, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

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Price guide: Most dishes less than 50,000VND

Our rating

By Mark Bowyer 14 Apr 2012

If you want an overview of Vietnamese cuisine - especially soups - Ben Thanh Market’s food stalls are a great place to go. It’s all there - pho, bun bo, hu tieu. Flavours are authentic and the prices are incredible. A couple of dollars go a very long way. Pop by Mdm Be’s dessert stall for a Vietnamese “che” dessert while you’re there. This is not fine dining but it’s loads of fun and embarrassingly cheap. The night market kicks off in the evenings with good well priced local cuisine just outside the main market complex.

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