Dong Xuan Market is the biggest covered market in Hanoi and the commercial anchor of the Old Quarter. It sits at the northern end of the quarter, a 10-minute walk from Hoan Kiem Lake, and it is still mostly a wholesale market: shopkeepers from all over northern Vietnam come here to buy stock, so the aisles are packed with fabric bolts, shoes, toys, kitchenware, dried foods and everything in between.<\/p>\n
The French built the first market here in 1889, replacing two older riverside markets, and gave it a grand fa\u00e7ade with five arches. In 1947 the market was the scene of fierce fighting during the first Indochina War, and in 1994 a fire destroyed much of the building. It was rebuilt as a three-storey hall but kept the old front, which is why the fa\u00e7ade looks older than the market behind it.<\/p>\n
Think of Dong Xuan Market as a working market rather than a souvenir bazaar. The ground floor is busy with fabrics, clothes, household goods and dried produce; upper floors are mostly clothing, textiles and accessories sold by the bundle. Prices are low but many stalls prefer to sell in quantity, so do not be surprised if a trader is not interested in selling a single T-shirt. Around the back and along the side alleys, fresh produce, flowers and a lively food alley take over.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings the street from Hang Dao up to the market closes to traffic and becomes the Old Quarter night market, with hundreds of stalls selling clothes, souvenirs and snacks. The streets around the market are worth exploring too: Hang Chieu leads to O Quan Chuong, the last old city gate, and the Long Bien wholesale market and Long Bien Bridge are only a few minutes away.<\/p>\n
Our 2-hour jeep and electric scooter city tours pass Dong Xuan Market on the way through the Old Quarter \u2014 a good way to see the market streets from above the traffic before you come back on foot.<\/p>\n
It is worth it if you want to see a real, working wholesale market rather than a souvenir bazaar, and to eat at the lively food alley behind it. Many stalls prefer to sell in bulk, so it is less about one-off shopping than about the atmosphere and the surrounding streets, including O Quan Chuong gate and the weekend Old Quarter night market that runs up to the market from Hang Dao.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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