What to buy in Hanoi?
The capital of Vietnam is one of the best places for shopping in Vietnam, only surpassed by cities like Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh city.
In Hanoi we have a lot of shoes, sports shoes, clothes, textile, silk, bags, accessories, crafts and phone accessories.
Prices
Generally the prices of purchases in Ha Noi are from 1$ to 20$ for each good, but it all depends on the quality of the article.
In Vietnam when paying you haggle, or as they say in Vietnam, wondered about a discount. It is easier to get a discount if you buy more.
The small neighborhood stores and markets do not accept credit cards, only the tourist shops and malls. Generally generally charged an additional 3% when paying by credit card.
The great advantage of Hanoi when it comes to shopping is that practically all stores are concentrated in the vicinity of Hoan Kiem Lake, in the District of the same name, Hoan Kiem district.
Hanoi shopping environment is very marked by the atmosphere of mercadilloslos, small shops of neighborhood and street stalls.
The shops of Hanoi are still Chinese commercial principles, what you want to say that the similar themed shops are all grouped in the same street or neighborhood, to create more business and help each other. For this reason we can find streets full of shoe shops, entire neighborhoods devoted to trade in silk, ceramics, etc.
Here is the list name of market
1.Old quarter North of Hoan Kiem Lake clothing, textiles, accessories, souvenirs, crafts
2 .Dong Xuan market Street Dong Xuan almost everything
3.Market Hang Da Street Ngo Tram specialists in leather and fur garments, but we can buy practically everything
4.Market Tây (Western market) Street To Ngoc Van (map) ingredients gourmet (only Sundays from 9: 00 to 12: 00)
5.Hang Buom area Street Hang Buom candies, sweets, wines and spirits
6.Trang Tien Plaza shopping centre Street Hai Ba Trung 24 top clothing brands international
7.Big C shopping center Street Tran Duy Hung 222 clothing, electronics, cosmetics
8.Silk neighborhood Van Phuc district (map) silk and fabrics
9.Pottery village village Bat Trang ceramics, earthenware and pottery
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