An Dong
Cholon's other indoor market, An Dong , is very close to the intersection of ÐL Tran Phu and ÐL An Duong Vuong. This market is four storeys high and is crammed with shops. The 1st floor carries nothing but clothing, including imported designer jeans from Hong Kong, the latest pumps from Paris and ao dai . The basement is a gourmet's delight of small restaurants - a perfect place to lunch on the cheap.

Annam Gourmet Shop
Address: 16 Ð Hai Ba Trung, Dong Khoi Area
A small but well-stocked shop with imported cheeses, wines, chocolates and all the other delicacies you won't find elsewhere.

Ben Thanh Market
This market and its surrounding streets make up one of the city's liveliest areas. Everything that's commonly eaten, worn or used by the Saigonese is available here: vegetables, meats, spices, sweets, tobacco, clothing, household items, hardware and so forth. There's also a healthy selection of souvenir-worthy items.

Binh Tay Market
Address: Ð L Hau Giang, Cholon
Cholon's main market is Binh Tay Market, a Chinese-style architectural masterpiece with a great clock tower in the centre. Much of the business here is wholesale.

Blue Space Gallery
Address: 1A Ð Le Thi Hong Gam, District 1
HCMC is brimming with art galleries. Good places to browse are the handful of galleries around the Fine Arts Museum and along Ð Dong Khoi. You'll find excellent top-quality works at the following places: Blue Space Gallery , Lacquer & Oil and Vinh Loi Gallery. Any of these places will ship worldwide. For low-quality reproductions of famous paintings, visit the painting shops along Ð Bui Vien in Pham Ngu Lao.

Cham Khanh
Address: 256 Ð Pasteur, District 3
This is one of several ao dai shops on this stretch of Ð Pasteur. It sells particularly colourful pieces and is a reliable place for getting an ao dai made.

Chez Guido
Phone: 898 3747
Website: www.chezguido.com
The city's markets and street stalls are a great place to assemble a fresh meal. If you don't feel like going anywhere, Chez Guido delivers, fast (even wines and desserts)! The menu offers a mind-boggling cornucopia of international cuisine but specialises in Italian food. Download a menu online.

Chi Chi
Address: 138 Ð Pasteur, Dong Khoi Area
Phone: 3824 7812
Email: anhxuanvn@hcm.fpt.vn
Features well-chosen, lovely fabrics and fine designs; custom tailoring offered here.

Co-op Mart
Address: Ð Cong Quynh, Pha Ngu Lao Area
Two big supermarkets near Pham Ngu Lao are Hanoi Mart and Co-op Mart, just down the street from each other.

Dan Sinh Market
Address: next to Phung Son Tu Pagoda, 104 Ð Yersin, Pham Ngu Lao Area
Dan Sinh Market is the place to shop for a chic pair of combat boots or rusty dog tags. It's also the best market for electronics and other types of imported machinery - you could easily renovate a whole villa from the goods on sale. The front part is filled with stalls selling automobiles and motorbikes, but directly behind the pagoda building you can find reproductions of what seems to be second-hand military gear.

Dogma
Address: 175 Ð De Tham, Pham Ngu Lao Area
Proudly advertising the sale of Vietnamese kitsch, this colourful store stocks reproductions of marvellous old propaganda posters emblazoned on coffee mugs, coasters, and T-shirts. There's also men's and women's clothing, purses and assorted other knickknacks that make for fine browsing.

Fahasa Bookshop
Address: 185 Ð Dong Khoi, Dong Khoi Area
One of the best government-run bookshops, with good dictionaries, good, up-to-date maps of HCMC and general books in English and French. Also at 40 ÐL Nguyen Hue.

Hanoi Mart
Address: Ð Cong Quynh, Pham Ngu Lao Area0
A big supermarket near Pham Ngu Lao is Hanoi Mart.