Hanoi – The Best Shopping
When you travel to Hanoi with your scheduled plan you must be well – know alot about this historical site. There are alot of informations online which new and righ information however still have got some decent details which were long time had not updated.
Aio Travel Vietnam will share to you some good recommendation which is recommended by almost traveller for your shopping activity in Hanoi, Let’s check it out:
1.Aeon Mall:
Large complex with: Shopping center, Supper market, Ciname, Cafe shop. It take you 15 minutes from Hanoi center on other side of red river. Take bus 47 to Bat Trang Ceramic village (Fare 0,5 USD). You could onway head to Bat Trang Ceramic Village for visiting typical village in North of Vietnam.
2.Vicom Center:
It was very reputative twin tower in Hanoi, 10 minutes from Hoankiem lake, there are range of restaurant, shopping mall here, you could walk up from your Hotel. Address: 191 Ba trieu street.
3.Hom Market:
The whole sale market where they sale only cloth thing with good price, there is same product market from outsite of Hanoi for shopping cloth: Ninh Hiep Market, aboth is openned in 9 to 5 every day.
4.Dong Xuan Market:
Orginally, this market was build in france rule in 1889, there are many time mantian However the purchasing business here is still consider as the biggest market in Hanoi not only for tourist but aslo good place for tourist shopping to byu bamboo leaf hat, Vietnam flag T-shirt, dried fruit. You could start your shopping time from 9 morning till 19: 00 evening. 10% discount for bargain is ok.
5.Long Bien Market:
This is amazing market for Fruit, You could image about all the fruit you and local people eat from this market. It is for whole sale to dilivery to some small market around 60 km sorounding. It is hustle at nigth time untill 7: 00 a.m daily. It is belong to Hoankiem distrist where take you 5 minutes walking from Old Quater.
6.Quang Ba Flower Market:
Same openning time with Long Bien Fruite Market. Nevetherness itself sale only flower, they bring these bunch of flower by big truck to somewhere village market for business, if you are not be here for buying it is worth seeing and have some free pic shoot.
7.Flee market: Hang Be Market, Thanh ha market.
Hang Be and Thanh ha Market is the best flee market for Street food tour in Hanoi where you will pass all local lady shop with only some wooden rack on vendor they keep their veg, pork, mushroom, seasoning on. Two of this market will open in early morning and close about 21: 00 p.m.
- Circle – K/ K-Mart:
This chain of mini supper market like 7-Eleven which very popular in tourist side such Hoan Kiem distrist however Vin – Mart is much know with local people.
Payment:
Do not try to pay by CARD for these shopping place, it is better to bring cash for more convinience. Credit card/ Visa is only acept in Mall or Complex with normally 3% plus. Exchange rate at present is 23.400 vnd convert to US $1. and 27.000 vnd for EURO 1.