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For the uninitiated, entering any wet market in Vietnam is a formidable undertaking. Nostrils must be pre-prepared, eyeballs readied and shock detectors re-calibrated. Cha Le Market in Hoi An is no different but it does provide a much more relaxed alternative to the other markets in town. Bring your sense of humor because tía Le is banter as well as barter central.

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Where is it?

Ba Le Market is tucked away just off the main Cua dẻo road in Cam Chau – a residential neighborhood dotted with homestays roughly midway between the Old Town & the beach. Increasingly popular as a home for expats and those digital nomad types you keep hearing about, Cam Chau offers a quiet life away from the huddled tourist masses with a little local flavor thrown in. Sounds good, right? We think so too.

How can I get there?

Cam Chau is a relaxed 15-minute cycle from the Old Town or a 30-minute wander. Và don’t worry, Hoi An is pancake flat – so you’ll still be able lớn make it on your rickety miễn phí hotel bike.

15 mins cycling is far and I’m full of Cao Lau…why should I make the effort?!

Ba Le Market spans less than a block in kích cỡ – so it’s considerably smaller (and therefore less daunting) than Hoi An’s Central Market. Even so, what it lacks in scale it makes up for in the breadth of produce on offer. Just lượt thích your local superstore back home, ba Le has butchers, fishmongers, fruit và vegetables stalls, toys, clothes, DIY and even a bakery churning out those delicious fresh demi-baguettes that find their way into town & give you your daily Banh mi fix.

OK. So it’s just a market! The Central Market is a market và it’s well…central. Why don’t I just go there?

Good point. To lớn be honest there is nothing at ba Le you can’t buy at the Central Market or Tiger Market. The joy of tía Le is the relaxed và friendly welcome that foreigners can expect from the stall owners. Sometimes shopping at the Central Market can feel a little like a war of attrition, an exhausting onslaught on your senses as you stumble from one side khổng lồ another. In comparison, bố Le is a stroll in the park; you can take your time, browse at will and, best yet, actually have some genuine fun with the stall holders.

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And best of all, at cha Le (unlike the Central Market) pedestrians rule the roost – motorbikes vày pass through from time lớn time but you don’t have to live in constant fear of being mowed down by a honking loon on a Honda Wave piled six foot high with live chickens.

Forget mangoes; my mum wants a pretty red lantern. Can I get one at Ban Le?

Hmmm, not so much. Ba Le is certainly not the place lớn go if you are hunting for souvenirs – not unless you think your family would appreciate a genuine roll of Vietnamese chicken wire or a fresh severed pig’s head. Each to their own, though.

Fine. You’ve convinced me. Give me some đứng đầu tips for surviving cha Le Market.

Definitely go early. Not just because the produce will be at its freshest but also because early means busy. Locals head to lớn the market before work & before the heat of the day kicks in. With other customers và a bit of bustle to lớn distract the stall holders, you’ll stand out slightly less. That is, of course, until you kick over a basket of frogs or walk headfirst into a low-hanging pork shoulder. Watch out for those and you’ll be just fine.