🛒 Shopping · Groceries

What to buy where — 30 malls and hypermarkets across HCMC (District 2, District 1, District 7, Thủ Đức and more), convenience stores and markets, online shopping, haggling tips and shopping phrases

What to buy where? At a glance

Big grocery runs — Emart (inside Thiso Mall Sala), MM Mega Market An Phú. Emart is easiest for Korean food.
Malls · cinemas — Vincom Mega Mall Thảo Điền (near An Phú metro station), Thiso Mall Sala (Thủ Thiêm), Estella Place (An Phú).
Quick needs — the convenience store in almost every apartment complex (Circle K, GS25, FamilyMart, WinMart+, Bách Hóa Xanh).
Imported · Korean food — Thảo Điền has several imported-food shops and Korean marts. Branches change often, so search a map app for 'Korean mart' or 'Annam Gourmet'.
Online — Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop, and GrabMart in the Grab app.

About addresses: since July 2025, the former District 2 has become three wards (phường): An Khánh · Bình Trưng · Cát Lái. Shop addresses mix the old format (Quận 2, TP Thủ Đức) and the new one.

District 2 malls

Vincom Mega Mall Thảo Điền

Shopping mall · Thảo Điền (now An Khánh ward)

One of the biggest malls in District 2, with a BHD Star cinema, an indoor ice rink, a kids' area (Vuivuiland), a WinMart supermarket and a food court.

Connected directly to the Metro Line 1 An Phú Station footbridge (Wikipedia). Weekdays 10:00–22:00, weekends 9:30–22:00.

📍 159 Võ Nguyên Giáp (formerly Xa lộ Hà Nội) (Masteri Thảo Điền complex)

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Thiso Mall Sala

Shopping mall · Thủ Thiêm (now An Khánh ward)

A mall in the Sala new urban area (about 200 stores). Emart Sala, a cinema, an arcade and a kids' play space (Kiwooza Planet) let you combine groceries and a family outing.

Daily 10:00–22:00 per Google Maps (a Feb 2025 article says weekends from 9:30). Emart opens at 7:30.

📍 10 Mai Chí Thọ, Thủ Thiêm

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Estella Place

Shopping mall · An Phú

A mall under the Estella Heights apartments, with restaurants, kids' education centers, household goods and a supermarket.

Tenants change often, so check map-app reviews before you go.

📍 88 Song Hành, An Phú

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District 2 hypermarkets

Emart Sala

Hypermarket · Thủ Thiêm (now An Khánh ward)

Korea's Emart brand (operated in Vietnam by THACO). Lots of Korean food like ramyeon, sauces and kimchi.

Crowded on weekend afternoons. With big hauls, a GrabCar home is easiest.

📍 Inside Thiso Mall Sala, 10 Mai Chí Thọ

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MM Mega Market An Phú

Hypermarket (warehouse-style) · An Phú

A warehouse-style hypermarket (formerly Metro). Bulk food, meat, seafood and household goods are cheap.

Daily 6:00–22:30 (Google Maps). Connected directly to the Metro Line 1 An Phú Station footbridge (Wikipedia). Many items are sold in multipacks.

📍 Khu B, Khu đô thị mới An Phú – An Khánh

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Tops Market An Phú

Supermarket (Thai-owned, formerly Big C) · An Phú (now Bình Trưng ward)

Formerly Big C An Phú, renamed Tops Market in 2021. Good for everyday neighborhood shopping.

Daily 7:30–22:00 (Google Maps · Metrolink official website). On basement level 1 of the Metrolink An Phú (Cantavil Premier) building. The same building has a Lotte Cinema (8:00–22:00) and a VNVC vaccination center (7:30–17:00) (Metrolink official website, checked Oct 2026).

📍 Basement B1, Cantavil complex, Song Hành

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District 1 malls · Department stores

Saigon Centre · Takashimaya

Mall · Japanese department store · District 1 (now Sài Gòn ward)

District 1's flagship upscale mall, anchored by the Japanese Takashimaya department store (about 15,000㎡). It has a floor of Japanese restaurants and Annam Gourmet (imported food) on basement level 2.

Across from Exit 3 of Metro Line 1 Nhà hát Thành phố (Opera House) Station (Pasteur Street side). Mon–Thu 9:30–21:30, Fri–Sun 9:30–22:00 (Google Maps).

📍 65 Lê Lợi / 92-94 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa

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Diamond Plaza · Lotte Department Store

Mall · Korean department store · District 1 (now Sài Gòn ward)

The Lotte Department Store near Notre-Dame Cathedral. The 1st floor has a luxury multi-brand boutique and cosmetics (Chanel etc.), the 3rd floor golf shops, plus Starbucks Reserve, TWG Tea and a restaurant floor. You can also buy Korean cosmetics here.

Parking on basement levels 1 and 2 (Dec 2024 source). The Korean restaurant Hwa Pung Jeong is in this building too. Listed as open 9:30–22:00 (vinwonders, Feb 2025).

📍 34 Lê Duẩn

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Saigon Square

Indoor market · Cheap clothes and accessories · Bến Thành, District 1 (now Bến Thành ward)

An indoor market packed with tiny stalls along narrow aisles. Known as the go-to spot for cheap clothes, bags, shoes and souvenirs.

Haggling is expected (see the wet-market haggling tips). Daily 9:00–21:00 (Google Maps). Within walking distance of Bến Thành Market. Watches, bags and wallets with famous brand logos are fakes — market authorities have raided and seized them several times (reported late 2024, May–Jun 2025 and May 2026), so don't buy them; right after a raid many stalls may be closed.

📍 77-89 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa

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Union Square Saigon

Mall · Luxury · District 1 (now Sài Gòn ward)

A luxury and premium-brand mall in the former Vincom Center A building, right next to Vincom Center Đồng Khởi.

Connected directly to Exit 4 of Metro Line 1 Nhà hát Thành phố (Opera House) Station (Wikipedia). Daily 10:00–21:00 (Google Maps).

📍 171 Đồng Khởi (53 Lê Thánh Tôn · 116 Nguyễn Huệ)

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NOWZONE Fashion Mall

Mall · Budget & mid-range fashion · South District 1 (now Cầu Ông Lãnh ward)

A 5-story mall of mid- and low-priced fashion and household goods, with a food court, Lotte Cinema and the kids' play area TiniWorld (Feb 2025 source).

Hours are listed as 9:30–22:00 (vinwonders, Feb 2025). Google Maps doesn't show hours.

📍 235 Nguyễn Văn Cừ

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District 7 · District 8 malls · supermarkets

GO! Nguyễn Thị Thập (District 7)

Hypermarket (Thai-owned, formerly Big C) · District 7 (now Tân Mỹ ward)

A GO! hypermarket, formerly Big C. Good for stocking up on Vietnamese household goods and food in one trip.

Daily 8:00–22:00 (Google Maps). Close to Phú Mỹ Hưng's Korean street via Nguyễn Thị Thập Street.

📍 Lô A/99 Nguyễn Thị Thập, Khu dân cư Cityland

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Central Premium mall (TTTM Central Premium · Co.opXtra Tạ Quang Bửu)

Mall · Hypermarket · District 8 (now Chánh Hưng ward)

The largest mall in District 8, 6 floors (about 40,000㎡). A Co.opXtra hypermarket (about 3,000㎡, 30,000 products) opened on the 2nd floor in Nov 2024.

Daily 9:30–22:00 (Google Maps). Parc Mall (AEON) is on the same street (Tạ Quang Bửu).

📍 854-856 Tạ Quang Bửu

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Thủ Đức (former District 9 · Thủ Đức) malls · supermarkets

Vincom Plaza Thủ Đức

Shopping mall · Central Thủ Đức (Võ Văn Ngân)

A Vincom mall on Võ Văn Ngân, the main street of old Thủ Đức.

Listed as a facility near Metro Line 1 Thủ Đức Station (Wikipedia). Daily 10:00–22:00 (Google Maps).

📍 216 Võ Văn Ngân

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Co.opXtra Linh Trung

Hypermarket · Thủ Đức (now Linh Xuân ward)

The first Co.opXtra, opened around 2013 (a Saigon Co.op · Singapore NTUC FairPrice joint venture). Good for big shops of Vietnamese food and household goods.

Daily 7:30–22:00 (Google Maps). In the Thủ Đức university area (Linh Trung).

📍 934 Quốc lộ 1A

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Vincom Plaza Lê Văn Việt

Shopping mall · Lê Văn Việt Street, former District 9 (now Tăng Nhơn Phú ward)

A small Vincom mall in the former District 9. BHD cinema and restaurants like Gogi House and Dookki on the 4th floor, and an arcade (City Games) on the 3rd floor (Vincom official website).

Weekdays 10:00–22:00, weekends 9:30–22:00 (Google Maps). There's no supermarket in the official store list.

📍 50 Lê Văn Việt, Tăng Nhơn Phú (former District 9, Hiệp Phú)

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North (Tân Bình · Gò Vấp · District 12) malls · supermarkets

Thiso Mall Trường Chinh – Phan Huy Ích

Mall · Korean hypermarket · Gò Vấp (now An Hội Tây ward)

A mall by the same company as Thiso Mall Sala (THACO). Emart Phan Huy Ích is on the 1st floor; opened in Dec 2023.

Weekdays 10:00–22:00, Sat–Sun 9:30–22:00 (Google Maps). The hypermarket (Emart) opens at 7:30.

📍 385 Phan Huy Ích

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Emart Phan Huy Ích

Hypermarket (Korean) · Gò Vấp (now An Hội Tây ward)

HCMC's third Emart, opened Dec 7, 2023 (10,500㎡). As a Korean Emart, it's easy to find Korean food here.

Daily 7:30–22:30 (Google Maps). If you live in the northwest (Gò Vấp · Tân Bình · District 12), it's closer than the Sala branch.

📍 Thiso Mall, 385 Phan Huy Ích

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Lotte Mart Cộng Hòa (Tân Bình)

Hypermarket (Korean) · Tân Bình (now Bảy Hiền ward)

A Lotte Mart on Cộng Hòa Street, toward Tân Sơn Nhất Airport. Good for Korean groceries.

Daily 7:30–22:00 (Google Maps). Vincom Plaza Cộng Hòa is nearby at 15-17 Cộng Hòa.

📍 20 Cộng Hòa

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Menas Mall Saigon Airport · Mena Gourmet Market

Mall · Upscale imported-food market · Near the airport, Tân Bình (now Tân Sơn Hòa ward)

A mall on the former Parkson site. Basement level 1 has Mena Gourmet Market (about 3,000㎡) with some 20,000 imported products, a wine cellar, a bakery, and a kids' play area (MenaWorld).

Right in front of Tân Sơn Nhất Airport, so handy before a flight. Mall daily 9:30–22:00, Mena Gourmet Market 7:00–21:30 (Google Maps).

📍 60A Trường Sơn

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MM Mega Market Hiệp Phú

Hypermarket (warehouse-style) · District 12 (now Tân Thới Hiệp ward)

The District 12 branch of MM Mega Market, a warehouse-style hypermarket. Bulk food and household goods at low prices.

Mon–Thu 6:00–22:00, Fri–Sun 6:00–22:30 (Google Maps).

📍 2 Trương Thị Hoa, KP 4A

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Vincom Plaza Quang Trung

Shopping mall · Quang Trung Street, Gò Vấp

A Vincom mall in Gò Vấp with a WinMart supermarket (about 2,000㎡), BHD cinema, the kids' play area tiNiWorld, Phương Nam bookstore and a 5th-floor restaurant area (Gogi House, Phúc Long, etc.) (mia.vn, Aug 2025).

Weekdays 10:00–22:00, weekends 9:30–22:00 (Google Maps). Parking is crowded on weekends and holidays.

📍 190 Quang Trung, Gò Vấp

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Vincom Plaza Phan Văn Trị

Shopping mall · Phan Văn Trị Street, Gò Vấp (now Hạnh Thông ward)

A 6-story Vincom mall opened in 2018, with a big supermarket on the 2nd floor, CGV cinema, a 4th-floor kids' play area, UNIQLO, and restaurants like Haidilao, Dookki and Gyu-Kaku (mia.vn, Jul 2025).

Weekdays 10:00–22:00, weekends 9:30–22:00 (Google Maps).

📍 12 Phan Văn Trị, Hạnh Thông (former Gò Vấp)

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West (Tân Phú · Bình Tân · District 10 · District 6) malls · supermarkets

AEON Mall Tân Phú Celadon

Large mall · Japanese supermarket · Tân Phú (now Tân Sơn Nhì ward)

Vietnam's first AEON Mall, opened in 2014, with about 200 stores. The AEON supermarket on the 1st floor sells imported Japanese food and ready meals, plus there's an arcade (Timezone) and a kids' play area.

Weekdays 10:00–22:00, Sat–Sun 9:00–22:00 (Google Maps). The AEON supermarket is listed as 8:00–22:00 (mia.vn). It's a long Grab ride from District 2 or District 7.

📍 30 Tân Thắng, Celadon City

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GO! Miền Đông (District 10)

Hypermarket (Thai-owned, formerly Big C) · District 10 (now Hòa Hưng ward)

A GO! hypermarket, formerly Big C Miền Đông. Food and household goods in one trip.

Daily 8:00–22:00 (Google Maps). In the same ward (Hòa Hưng) as Vạn Hạnh Mall.

📍 268 Tô Hiến Thành

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GO! Trường Chinh (Pandora City)

Hypermarket (Thai-owned, formerly Big C) · Tân Phú (now Tây Thạnh ward)

A GO! hypermarket in the Pandora City building, which also has a CGV cinema.

Daily 8:00–22:00 (Google Maps).

📍 1/1 Trường Chinh (Pandora City)

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GO! An Lạc (Bình Tân)

Hypermarket (Thai-owned, formerly Big C) · Bình Tân (now An Lạc ward)

A GO! hypermarket beside National Highway 1A in Bình Tân. Good for big household shops in the western area.

Daily 8:00–22:00 (Google Maps). In the same ward (An Lạc) as AEON Mall Bình Tân.

📍 1231 Quốc lộ 1A

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MM Mega Market Bình Phú

Hypermarket (warehouse-style) · District 6 (now Bình Phú ward)

The District 6 branch of MM Mega Market (formerly Metro), a warehouse-style hypermarket. Meat, seafood and household goods in bulk at low prices.

Mon–Thu 6:00–22:00, Fri–Sun 6:00–22:30 (Google Maps). Many items are sold in multipacks.

📍 10A Bình Phú

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Vincom Plaza 3/2

Shopping mall · 3 Tháng 2 Street, District 10 (now Vườn Lài ward)

A Vincom mall on the former Maximark site. Reopened after a renovation in Jun 2024, with a BHD cinema (5 screens) and a kids' play area.

Weekdays 10:00–22:00 (Google Maps · mia.vn). Google Maps shows the wrong weekend opening time, so check ahead if you plan a weekend morning visit.

📍 3C 3 Tháng 2, Vườn Lài (former District 10)

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Hùng Vương Plaza

Shopping mall · Hồng Bàng Street, District 5 (now Chợ Lớn ward)

A mall on the former Parkson department store site. Renovated after Parkson left in 2023; it has a CGV cinema, California Fitness and Haidilao (hot pot), among others (2023–2024 sources).

Daily 9:30–22:00 (Google Maps). Tenant info is from 2023–2024 articles and may have changed.

📍 126 Hồng Bàng, Chợ Lớn (former District 5)

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Convenience stores · Neighborhood supermarkets

Circle K · GS25 · FamilyMart — many open 24 hours. Ready meals, drinks, transit card and phone top-ups.
WinMart+ · Bách Hóa Xanh — neighborhood supermarkets. Fresh food like vegetables, meat and rice is cheaper than at convenience stores.
At the checkout they often ask 'Anh có thẻ thành viên không?' (Do you have a membership card?). If not, just say 'Không có'.
Most take cards and QR transfers. Some small shops are cash only.

Wet markets · How to haggle

Tucked inside the residential streets of Thảo Điền and An Phú are small local wet markets (chợ) and morning street stalls. Vegetables and fruit are cheaper and fresher than at supermarkets.

Search 'chợ' in a map app to find the nearest market.
Early morning (6–9 am) is freshest; many stalls close in the afternoon.
Markets are mostly cash. Bring small notes of 10k–50k VND.
Haggle only at markets, street stalls and clothing shops. Supermarkets, malls and convenience stores have fixed prices.
Haggle with a smile — try starting at 70–80% of the first price. If it doesn't work, smile and walk away.
Touristy Bến Thành Market (chợ Bến Thành) in District 1 is expensive and haggling is a must.

Online shopping

Shopee · Lazada · TikTok Shop — most household goods are bought here. Delivery within HCMC usually takes 1–3 days.
GrabMart — items from nearby supermarkets and convenience stores delivered within an hour via the Grab app.
Pay by card, e-wallet or cash on delivery (COD). Start with COD to be safe.
Write your delivery address precisely: apartment name + tower (Block/Tháp) + unit number.
The courier calls when they arrive. Memorize 'Dạ, em xuống liền' (Yes, I'll be right down).

Shopping pitfalls

Fakes (hàng giả) of popular products are common at markets and online. Buy cosmetics and medicine from official stores or sellers marked 'Mall'.
You'll need the receipt (hóa đơn) for exchanges and refunds. At big supermarkets, ask about the exchange period at the checkout.
Losing your mall motorbike parking ticket means a long verification process. Take a photo of it.

Shopping phrases

Vietnamese	Meaning	Pronunciation
Cái này bao nhiêu?	How much is this?	kai nai bao nyee-oo?
Bớt chút được không?	Can you give me a discount?	buhk chook dew-uhk khohng?
Em chỉ xem thôi.	I'm just looking.	em chee sem toy.
Có size lớn hơn không?	Do you have a bigger size?	kaw size luhng huhng khohng?
Có màu khác không?	Do you have another color?	kaw mao khak khohng?
Em mặc thử được không?	Can I try it on?	em mak tew dew-uhk khohng?
Quầy tính tiền ở đâu?	Where is the checkout?	wuhy tin tee-uhng uh duh-oo?
Cho em đổi cái này.	I'd like to exchange this.	chaw em doy kai nai.
Có giao hàng tận nhà không?	Do you deliver to my home?	kaw yao hang tuhng nya khohng?
Bãi giữ xe ở đâu?	Where is the parking lot?	bai yew seh uh duh-oo?
Dạ, em xuống liền.	Okay, I'll come down right away.	ya, em soo-uhng lee-uhng.

Sources

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