What to eat at Duong Dong Market

If you want to find a local breakfast at Duong Dong market, join the flow of people when the shops are busy smoking. Walking around, you will easily come across a bowl of strange trumpet noodles, the famous vermicelli or a bowl of hot soup cakes, but the opening hours of each stall are different. After eating your fill, the busy food market still has countless interesting things for you to discover.

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Choosing and ordering food

Early morning is the golden time to visit Duong Dong market, sip hot water before weaving through the fresh stalls. Just walk around leisurely to choose for yourself the most satisfactory noodle stall, soup cake or seafood, and remember to ask the price carefully before finalizing the items sold by the kilogram. Because each stall has a time frame, the sooner you go, the more privileges you will have.

What to know when ordering

The pulse of Duong Dong market during the day revolves around the food trade of the locals, which is different from the hustle and bustle of the night market full of souvenirs. The meat and fish shops can be a bit wet, crowded and smell typical of a traditional market. Don't expect any dish you crave to be available by the time you happen to drop by.

Before eating or buying

Have your petty cash ready for easy quick payments.
Always ask the price before ordering, especially for weighed seafood dishes.
Respect the trading space of small traders and local visitors; do not bring the camera close to your face to take photos without permission.
Clearly distinguish between the idyllic features of the day market and the bustle of the night market.