HO CHI MINH CITY SHOPPING (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HO CHI MINH CITY SHOPPING

WHERE TO SHOP AND WHAT TO BUY IN HO CHI MINH CITY

Ho Chi Minh City is a fun place to shop for bargains. Some goods can be unique and fascinating – old propaganda posters, for example; we found one that exhorted people to plant garlic for export.

Clothing includes silks and hand-woven fabrics with a reputation for high quality. Vietnam is also famous for handicrafts including bamboo ware, ceramics and lacquer. There are, too, all the usual holiday souvenirs such as T-shirts and beaded handbags at prices that are hard to beat. 

 

Clothing Shops in Ho Chi Minh City

 

Cashew

Cashew’s collection features young, playful and vibrant fashion for the young and not-so-young urbanites.

Location: 38 Ly Tu Trong, District 1 
Tel: +848 668 39 669

 

Fashion Café

A themed café showcasing exquisite Vietnamese traditional dresses in a lavish opium den-like setting, have coffee while trying on yem dao (a halter-top bra) or ao dai (girl's tunic).

Location: 115 Ly Tu Trong, District 1

 

Khaisilk

 

 

Khaisilk is part of a large and successful corporation that started life as a high-class tailor shop. While it is a well-known fashion house among Vietnamese elites and internationally for its ready-to-wear line, Khaisilk will still make clothes to order.

Location: 107 Dong Khoi, District 1 
Tel: 848 3829 1146

 

Mai Lam Tailor House

 

 

Managed by the young Vietnamese designer Mai Lam, who recreates new and unique fashion from vintage and traditional styles.

Location: 132-134 Dong Khoi, District 1 
Tel: +848 3827 2733

 

Marathon

There are two locations for this popular beachwear boutique brand offering casual clothes, sandals, sneakers and shoes at reasonable prices.

Location: 
147 Bui Vien, District 1, Tel: +848 3920 7442
123A Bui Vien, District 1, Tel: +848 3838 0019

 

Minh Hanh

Minh Hanh sells one-off designer fashions, elaborate hats, embroidered scarves and dresses. It’s a favourite of local celebrities as well as foreigners.

Location: 24 Dong Khoi, District 1 
Tel: +848 3824 5774

 

Minh Khoa

Minh Khoa is known for exquisite cocktail and formal dresses. The talented local designer Minh Khoa will custom-make pieces for any special occasion.

Location: 39 Dong Khoi, District 1 
Tel: +848 3823 2302

 

Papaya Tshirts

 

 

T-shirts with attitude. Papaya stock a wonderful array of cotton T-shirts all made in Vietnam, and gives part of its profits to charities such as the Endangered Asian Species Trust.

Location: 232 Bui Vien, District 1

 

 

Computer Shops in Ho Chi Minh City

 

Nomad

Authorized Apple reseller stocking all of its latest products. Friendly staff.

Location: Ground floor, Kumho Asiana Plaza, 39 Le Duan, District 1

 

Long Binh Computer

Specializes in PC-type notebooks and desktops and other accessories.

Location: 50 Nguyen Cu Trinh, District 1 
Tel: +848 3836 0639

 

Shopping Centres in Ho Chi Minh City

 

Diamond Plaza

The multi-floor Diamond Plaza, in the Central Business District, is where you can find cosmetics, leather goods, ornaments, footwear, fine wooden artworks, clothing by Vietnamese designers and interior decoration materials. There is also a restaurant, a bowling alley, snooker tables and video games.

Tel: +848 822 5500

 

Saigon Duty Free Shop

 

This store is at 102 Nguyen Hue Blvd in District 1, and specialises in the usual duty-free items such as perfumes and colognes. It is open from Monday to Friday.

Tel: +848 823 4547

 

 

Saigon Tax Trade Centre (Thuong Xa Tax)

 

The Tax Department Store is a mall with air conditioning and escalators. It has cheap CDs and DVDs, and other goodies such as lacquer ware, silk scarves and T-shirts, along with a supermarket on the second floor.

Location: 135 Nguyen Hue, District 1

 

 

Vincom Center

 

A large mall devoted to shopping, food, and entertainment. It has a big game arcade and modern movie theatres.

Location: 70-72 Le Thanh Ton, District 1

 

 

 

 

Zen Plaza

Modern shopping mall in the city centre. This is where you go to buy Vietnamese designer clothes as well as well-known Western brands. But this is not a place to catch bargains. There are food courts (Pho24 is here too) and a well-stocked photo studio on the 7th floor.

Location: 54-56 Nguyen Trai, District 1 
Tel: +848 3925 0339