Top 10 Famous Markets in Da Nang: Explore Local Hectic Life

The 10 best markets in Da Nang are known as a shopping paradise not only for local people but also for all domestic and foreign tourists.

Da Nang markets are places where you can enjoy the mouth-watering cuisine of Central Vietnam, especially fresh seafood. Tourists can easily immerse themselves in the bustling atmosphere and enjoy listening to the cheerful local accent. Besides, markets in Da Nang are accessible and also the best place for travelers to deeply understand the local culture. 

Let's explore the 10 most famous markets in Da Nang and what you can buy at each unique one.

1. Con Market - The Market Has The Largest Number of Business Households in Da Nang

• Address: 290 Hung Vuong Street, Vinh Trung Ward, Hai Chau District, Da Nang City.
• Opening Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Built in the 40s of the last century, Con Market is now well-known as one of the oldest and most famous markets in Da Nang.

Con Market has the largest number of business households in Da Nang City

Con Market has become a marketplace that focuses on trading many diverse items and delicacies specialties, not only serving local people.

This local market in Da Nang has more than 2000 stalls selling a full range of products, including clothes, scarves, fabrics, jewelry, and beautiful traditional ceramic art products. You can go shopping in Danang's Con Market because this market has a variety of souvenirs and local products suitable as gifts.

Con Market has also been considered a culinary paradise with many tasty and attractive dishes. The main dishes sold inside the Con Market include Rice Paper Pork Rolls, Quang Noodles, Noodles with Fermented Fish Sauce, and Crispy Vietnamese Pancakes. In addition, there are many food stalls selling sweet dishes such as sweet soups and smoothies.

Con Market is a culinary paradise with many tasty and attractive dishes

Con Market is an attractive destination that any tourist should definitely visit at least once during their trip to Danang. It is a good idea to go with a local or a tour guide who has enough knowledge about Cho Con Market to discover more exciting things.

2. Han Market -  The Paradise to Go Clothes Shopping in Danang for both Domestic and Foreign Tourists

• Address: 119 Tran Phu Street, Hai Chau 1 Ward, Hai Chau District, Da Nang City.
• Opening Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Han Market is one of the oldest famous markets in Da Nang that is located conveniently right in the city center and close to the Han River Bridge. For that reason, Danang Han Market attracts many tourists. 

Han Market is the paradise for tourists to go clothes shopping in Danang

Built on a large area with 2 spacious floors, Han Market includes more than 700 trading stalls, creating one of the most diverse and busiest shopping places in Da Nang. Inside this Da Nang local market, stalls selling food from dry food to fresh food, including seafood and fruit, are displayed on the 1st floor. Han Market in Da Nang is a true paradise for shopping. Tourists can find a wide range of fashioned products from outside to inside. On the 2nd floor, there are a lot of stalls selling fabrics, clothes, shoes, bags, accessories, and souvenirs imbued with local culture.

Han Market was built on a large area with 2 spacious floors

This Da Nang shopping market is famous for selling a full range of tropical fruits such as durian, jackfruit, mango, or lychee that you cannot easily find elsewhere. At the same time, with geographical advantages, Han Market is the place that provides the most diverse fresh and dried seafood in Da Nang.

Korean tourists choose to buy Ao Dai at a stall on the 2nd floor of Han Market 

Han Market is one of the few markets in Danang that accepts hand-sewn clothes according to each customer's request and personal measurements. Do not hesitate to order a traditional Ao Dai in the Central Vietnam style when visiting this Da Nang clothes market.

3. Bac My An Market - The Convergence of the Da Nang Culinary Culture Quintessence

• Address: 25 Nguyen Ba Lan Street, My An Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District, Da Nang City.
• Opening Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Although not a large market like the other markets in Da Nang, Bac My An Market still has its charm with tasty specialties that are not available elsewhere.

Bac My An Market is the convergence of the Danang culinary culture quintessence

This Da Nang Street market has many stalls selling a variety of goods such as household appliances, machinery, fashion items, and phone accessories.

Bac My An Market has a large indoor area for traders to sell fresh products

Bac My An Market is a culinary paradise that any tourist should take advantage of during their trip to Da Nang. As a place with many diverse local dishes, just coming to this Da Nang food market, you can almost fully enjoy the region's specialties.

Delicious dishes sold at this Da Nang street food market include rice paper pork rolls, mixed jackfruit, and fruit smoothies. At the vermicelli selling area, all kinds of vermicelli with broth or fish sauce are the top specialties of Da Nang.

Ms. Van's Avocado Ice Cream is a must-try dish at Bac My An Market

In particular, you should try Ms. Van's Avocado ice cream with an extremely fragrant taste thanks to the thick cream, lots of avocado, and crispy dried coconut topping. Meanwhile, Auntie Luan's snail dishes are also equally attractive with the fatty aroma of snails and fried onions served with crispy rice paper.

4. Son Tra Market - The Market for Foodies

• Address: The Intersection between Ly Nam De and Mai Hac De Streets, An Hai Tay Ward, Son Tra District, Da Nang City.
• Opening Hours: 5:00 p.m. to 0:00 a.m.

Located right at the foot of the Dragon Bridge, Son Tra Night Market is known as the busiest dining area at night in Da Nang City.

Son Tra Night Market is truly a market for foodies in Da Nang City

Son Tra Night Market is one of the new markets in Da Nang built according to a model that combines a walking street with diverse trading stalls. This Da Nang's local market organizes many activities, including shopping, dining, and entertainment.

As a Da Nang market street, Son Tra Night Market has more than 150 stalls selling all kinds of items. Products sold at the market include handicrafts, souvenirs made from shells, shoes, bags, and many other accessories.

Son Tra Night Market has more than 150 stalls selling all kinds of items

Coming to this food market, Da Nang, you can enjoy countless dishes such as rice paper pork rolls, crispy Vietnamese pancakes, and grilled meat skewers. Moreover, attractive snacks such as mixed rice paper, grilled rice paper, snail dishes, grilled corn, or stir-fried corn are also specialties of the night market. Besides, unique desserts such as sweet soup, fruit smoothies, pickled fruits, kumquat tea, or bubble tea are the perfect choice to end the night snacking.

A tip shared for travelers is that you should visit Son Tra Night Market on the weekend because this is the time for you to admire the beautiful and impressive scene of the Dragon Bridge spewing fire and water.

Read the article Da Nang's Night Markets to discover more recreational activities at Da Nang night.

5. Helio Market - The Colourful Modern Market

• Address: Close to Asia Park, September 2nd Street, Hoa Cuong Bac Ward, Hai Chau District, Da Nang City.
• Opening Hours: 5:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Helio Night Market is one of the large-scale markets in Da Nang that operates at night right in the city center.

Located next to Asia Park, Helio Night Market is the busiest integrated dining and entertainment area in the city. With a unique LED lighting system spread throughout the market depending on festivals, Helio Night Market is the ideal place for all tourists on their trip to explore Da Nang.

Helio Night Market is the busiest integrated dining and entertainment area in Danang

There are more than 50 stalls on a scale of 150 stalls at this market, specialising in serving mouth-watering prepared dishes. Not only serving local and Asian specialties, the Da Nang food market also has many stalls selling famous European dishes.

Show Kitchen of a Seafood Restaurant in Helio Night Market 

In particular, Helio Night Market also has many stalls selling a lot of seafood dishes made from shrimps, mantis shrimps, lobsters, crabs, snails, oysters, clams, and fish. A special thing is that you can choose live seafood and ask the chef to cook in diverse ways according to your request such as grilled, steamed, fried, or stir-fried.

Helio Night Market organizes Lion Dance on holidays

In addition, Helio Night Market is also one of the rare markets in Da Nang that regularly organizes unique and vibrant art performances. Visiting the night market on special holidays of the year should allow you to experience live music stages or street art performances.

6. Thanh Khe Dong Ward Seafood Market - The Market for Those Who Love Seafood

• Address: Yen Khe 2 Street, Thanh Khe Dong Ward, Thanh Khe District, Da Nang City.
• Opening Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Thanh Khe Dong Ward Seafood Market is an easily accessible seafood paradise right in the heart of Da Nang City.

This Da Nang seafood market is one of the rare markets in Da Nang that specializes in selling fresh seafood. This is almost the market selling the most types of seafood in the Central region of Vietnam.

Thanh Khe Dong Ward Seafood Market specializes in selling fresh seafood

Popular seafood such as clams, oysters, snails, mussels, fish, or shrimp are almost always available at the market in fresh condition. Some other types of seafood such as mantis shrimp, crawfish, grouper, crab, squid, or octopus are seasonal.

Besides fresh seafood caught and sold every day, the local businesses also sell dried seafood to serve the needs of the rainy season and especially for tourists from far away.

Various types of seafood are sold at Thanh Khe Dong Ward Seafood Market

Although more familiar to locals, tourists should try the experience of buying seafood early in the morning at the market. To buy fresh seafood, you should come to this Da Nang fish market early at around 5:30 a.m.

7. Hoa Cuong Wholesale Market - The Market Plays The Most Vital Role in Da Nang Trade

• Address: Le No Street, Hoa Cuong Nam Ward, Hai Chau District, Da Nang City.
• Opening Hours: all day (mainly at 0:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.)

As the largest wholesale market in Da Nang, Hoa Cuong Wholesale Market distributes agricultural products such as fruits and vegetables to all centers and markets in Da Nang City.

Hoa Cuong Wholesale Market operates mainly at night. Around midnight, agricultural products from different places are transported to the market by truck. Traders in smaller markets come to buy large quantities at wholesale prices to catch up with their market's opening every day, creating a busy trading spot in the early morning.

This Da Nang local market is more familiar to locals than tourists. If you want to see the bustling and bustling trading scene or buy fruit in large quantities, visit the Hoa Cuong Wholesale Market to experience these unique feelings.

8. Tho Quang Seafood Wholesale Market - The Largest Seafood Market in Central Vietnam

• Address: 20 Van Don Street, Tho Quang Ward, Son Tra District, Da Nang City.
• Opening Hours: 0:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Tho Quang Seafood Wholesale Market is the largest fish market in the Central region located in Tho Quang fishing port, Da Nang City.

Located far from the city center towards the sea, Tho Quang Seafood Wholesale Market has an open space, different from the other crowded markets in Da Nang.

Traders sell fish wholesale and retail at Tho Quang Seafood Wholesale Market

At around 1 a.m., when boats arrive at Tho Quang port, this Da Nang fish market begins to bustle. All seafood sources caught in Da Nang Beach are concentrated in this market. After that, they are distributed to many other markets in the city and neighboring provinces.

The bustling atmosphere of buyers and sellers at the market is always vibrant, especially in the early morning.

Tho Quang Da Nang Seafood Market is more familiar to small businesses and local people than tourists. In particular, the typical fishy smell of fresh seafood at the market is not something everyone can stand. However, you should give it a try to better understand the traditional professions of many Da Nang people.

9. Dong Da Market - The Danang Local Market With All Kinds of Items

• Address: 42 Luong Ngoc Quyen Street, Thuan Phuoc Ward, Hai Chau District, Da Nang City.
• Opening Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Dong Da Market is one of the markets in Da Nang, which has the longest history in the coastal city.

In addition to mainly serving locals in Thuan Phuoc and Thanh Binh Wards, Dong Da Market also attracts a large number of customers throughout the city with countless diverse products. The market's items are mostly costumes, clothes, and shoes, with many imported from Guangzhou and Korea. Besides, the majority of traders sell agricultural products from wholesale markets and fresh seafood from the Tho Quang seaport.

A merchant sells vegetables at Dong Da Market

The biggest advantage of this food Market Da Nang is the strict security system with market management teams present everywhere to monitor and maintain public order.

10. Cho Moi Market - The Market Built During the French Colonial Period

• Address: 212 Hoang Dieu Street, Nam Duong Ward, Hai Chau District, Da Nang City.
• Opening hours: 5:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Cho Moi Market (Danang New Market) is one of the major Da Nang's markets built during the French colonial period following European dome architecture.

At Danang New Market, small traders mainly sell general groceries and daily foods. The Da Nang street food market specializes in selling agricultural products such as vegetables and fruits. In addition, the market sells a variety of dry foods, especially dried seafood.

Unlike the Da Nang markets mentioned above, Danang New Market is not too famous with tourists. If you have the opportunity to come to this area, you can visit the New Market to learn about the local business culture.

During your trip to Da Nang, don't forget to visit markets to discover the long-standing cultural characteristics of this local region. Not only are there skillfully hand-made handicraft gifts, but markets in Danang are also famous in world tourism for their diversity of mouth-watering specialties, especially fresh coastal seafood.

Should you have any further questions, don't hesitate to leave a comment below or directly contact us via email: sm@izitour.com or Whatsapp: +84 382 536 266 for a free consultation and to receive the best quote/promotions.

See Da Nang tours

See more articles: 

• Ba Na Hills Amusement Park: Ultimate guide for your most fun experience
• Da Nang Seafood Restaurants | Flavors of the Central Vietnam
• Best Time to Visit Da Nang: How to Plan Your Perfect Trip
• The Best Travel Guide to Build a Complete Hoi An Itinerary
• 11 Best Things to Do in Hoi An, Vietnam : a Local’s Guide for Truly Memorable Experiences