Places
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Da Lat Night Market must
Nguyen Thi Minh Khai + the stairs · 17:00–22:00
15–60k₫
$0.55–2.30
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The city's evening centre of gravity. Grilled rice paper, hot soy milk, snails and skewers, plus sweaters at 150–350k because Da Lat is the one place in Vietnam you actually need one.
Worth knowing. Do not haggle over food — prices are fixed. Do haggle on clothes and souvenirs; aim for 60–70% of the first quote.
Careful. Always ask the price before you sit down at a street hotpot stall. Setups charging 350k for what costs 120k two blocks away are the main local complaint.
Da Lat Central Market
Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Xuan Huong ward · 06:00–17:00
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Built in 1929, about a thousand businesses across several floors. Artichoke tea, strawberry jam, dried persimmon, arabica beans, macadamia, wool.
Worth knowing. 06:00–09:00 for produce and flowers, 15:00–17:00 for souvenirs. Check expiry dates on jam, tea and dried fruit — repackaged goods are common.
GO! Da Lat hypermarket
Lam Vien Square, Lam Vien ward
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The main hypermarket and the only realistic one-stop for imported food. Cards accepted, about 57 tenants in the building.
Worth knowing. Be honest with yourself: Da Lat has no dedicated Western grocer. For cheese, cold cuts and imported wine the range stops here. Many expats bulk-order from Saigon.
QnC Mart (Korean goods)
264 Bui Thi Xuan
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The closest thing Da Lat has to a Korean grocery — gochujang, ramyeon, banchan basics. On the same street as the Korean restaurant cluster.
L'angfarm value
48 Khu Hoa Binh + branches · 07:30–22:30
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The trusted fixed-price chain for tea, jam, dried fruit, nuts, honey, coffee and wine. If haggling is not your sport, buy your gifts here instead of the market.