Con Market is one of the oldest local markets and a tourist attraction in Da Nang Vietnam. During the day, it’s always busy with shoppers who come to buy clothes, shoes, household items, food to eat, drinks and whatever. Its food court and street food zone are where both locals and tourists like visiting to try local food. The shopping and eating experience is all good. Now let’s HoiAn Day Trip provide all information about Con Market in Da Nang Vietnam.
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Must Knows about Con Market (Da Nang)
– Location/address: 290 Hung Vuong St, Vinh Trung ward, Hai Chau district, Da Nang
– Name meaning: Cho means ‘market’ and Con means ‘mound or dune’
– Other name(s):
– Opening hour(s): 5 AM to 6 PM everyday
– Ticket price: free
– Year of construction: 1958
– Type: day market, wet market
– Reason(s) to visit: one of the largest and the oldest local markets in Da Nang, lots of things to buy and eat with a reasonable price
– Time to spend: 30-60 mins
– Best time to visit: noon to evening
– Travel blog: https://hoiandaytrip.com/con-market-da-nang
– Food & drink: yes available
– Shopping: yes available
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History of Con Market in Da Nang
In 1957, Han Market (Cho Han), the central market of Da Nang became overloaded by trading activities. For that reason, city leaders decided to build another market in the area. In 1958, Con Market was constructed on a sandy dune/mound, without any houses, to the west of Han Market. Its name originated from this location. In Vietnamese, Con means ‘a mound or dune’. For locals, it’s never flooded because of being higher than the surrounding area.
Con Market was located by a 4-ways crossroad where Rue de la Republique (east to west) and Rue de Sabiella (later Rue de Khai Dinh, north to south). Today, at the crossroad between Hung Vuong St and Ong Ich Khiem St. Over time, this market became a bustling hub of commerce, leading to an increase of selling stalls/kiosks and growth of trading activities in nearby streets. People could find anything they wanted, including eating, drinking and entertainment services.
On 9th February 1971, Ms Ho Thi Phuong used mine to kill the Chief of Secret Service of First Military Division of South Vietnam. Brief information about this event was carved on a memorial stele on the left wall of Con Market’s main gate. At the former parking lot of this market, today a supermarket, in 76 days from 11st March 1966 to 25th May 1966, thousands of citizens hald meetings to fight against the regime of Ngo Dinh Diem (president of South Vietnam Republic) and to demand democracy.
In December 1984, after a nationwide design competition, the building of Con Market was approved and constructed, with three floors. The winning design belonged to an architect from Ho Chi Minh city. At that time, it’s named ‘Da Nang Trading Center’ but local people felt that it’s so strange and they still used the former name to call the market. In 2012, the official title ‘Con Market’ was given back to this place. Today, it’s one of the largest and busiest wholesale markets in Da Nang.
In the near future, the new Con Market will be built, with one underground floor and three floors above the ground. Total cost could be 322 billions VND. However, until now, this project was still on hold.
What to Buy in Con Market in Da Nang?
As one of the largest wholesale markets in Da Nang, Con Market has different zones and each of them sells a different type of products. Compared to Han Market, there are less foreign visitors coming here to visit and go shopping. Reasons are that sellers here speak only Vietnamese and the atmosphere is more local.
In the main building with ‘Con Market’ sign, visitors will see ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress), ready-to-wear T-shirts, long-sleeve shirts, office shirts, short and long pants, jackets, dresses, shoes, sandal, hat, handbag, travel bags and suitcases, wallet, leather belt, shocks, underwear, swimsuit, more. The price depends on the seller, quality, brand, etc. Generally, buyers can bargain to make the price lower (if feel the stuff too expensive) or request a discount if take some stuff from one shop. We advise going around and asking the price to compare between shops, to choose the best quality and best price stuff. On the upper floor, there are fabric kiosks and tailors who can make any fashion items upon request and personal specifications.
Near the gate on Ong Ich Khiem Street (west gate), it’s possible to see candies, cakes, fruits, and other related products. There are including cakes (Cam Le dry black sesame cake, mung bean cake, durian cake, mango cake,…), candies (coconut candy, mango candy,…), crackers, candied fruits, nuts and seeds (lotus seeds, cashew nuts, peanuts, macadamia nuts,…), dried seafood (especially fishes, shrimp, squid, seahorse,…), Vietnamese beef jerky, caramelized seafood (most popularly fish, squid and small crabs), pork or beef sausage (sellers don’t mind to give buyers a small sample to know the flavour, beef sausage cha bo is famous in Da Nang), fresh tropical fruits and vegetables, coffee beans and powder, instant coffee, dried tea, Nam O fish sauce, fermented sauces or pastes (from shrimp, prawn, fishes), rice papers, dried noodles, prawn cracker, packs of spices (chilli, turmeric, ginger, lemongrass, cinamon, star anise, black pepper, coriander seed,…), tiger balm (esp ‘golden star balm’), essential oils (cajeput oil, cinnamon oil, lemongrass oil,…). Yes, Con Market is a paradise for shoppers to buy something to bring home. Like other local marketplaces, Tet holiday or Lunar new year festival when most things are sold in the year, is one of the best times to visit.
Near the gate on Hung Vuong Street (not the main entrance), it’s possible to see a variety of vegetables, fruits and meats.
What to Eat in Con Market in Da Nang?
One of the best places to find and try local food at Da Nang city is Con Market. Here, it’s possible to see both locals, Vietnamese and foreign tourists.
Con Market has a food court in which many local dishes are sold at a fair price. Visitors can see and try these food: banh trang cuon thit heo (boiled pork belly wrapped by rice paper and raw vegetables, banh xeo or crispy rice pancake, bun cha ca (fishcake noodle), fermented anchovy sauce as dipping sauce), bun thit nuong (grilled pork noodles), bun bo hue (hue style beef noodle soup), bun mam nem (fermented anchovy sauce noodles), tapioca dumpling or banh bot loc, savory rice cake or banh beo, flat steamed rice cake or banh nam, banh can (mini crispy pancake), Nam Pho thick noodle,…
Near Ong Ich Khiem Gate, there is a street food zone. Here, there are many local food options too, but visitors will sit on low stool/chair.
Tips to Visit & Go Shopping in Con Market
– In the surrounding area of Con Market, visitors can find banks, ATMs, places to exchange money, jewellery and fashion shops, coffee shops, restaurants.
– There is no elevator/escalator to go to the upper level of Con Market. So, visitors who can climb stairs, such as senior visitors or wheelchair users, can go into/around the ground level only.
– There are no or just a few street vendors around Con Market, so visitors will be more comfortable to walk around and go shopping.
– In the dry season, from February to the end of August, it’s hot inside Con Market. Therefore, visitors should avoid the noon to visit. Let’s visit in the morning or late morning.
– In the rainy season, from September to January, visitors should remove rain poncho/jacket before walking into/around the market building.
How to Get to Con Market in Da Nang
Con Market (Cho Con) is 290 Hung Vuong St, Vinh Trung ward, Hai Chau district, Da Nang. Its main entrance is near the crossroad of Hung Vuong Street and Ong Ich Khiem Street, the northeast quarter.
From Da Nang, visitors can go to Con Market by walking, car/taxi/minivan/bus, riding bicycle and motorcycle. Because this market is on the west bank of Han River, if stay in the east bank or by My Khe Beach, visitors need to go cross the river by Han River Bridge or Dragon Bridge. After, it’s not hard to see Hung Vuong St or Ong Ich Khiem St to see the market.
From Hoi An, the distance to Con Market in Da Nang city downtown is some 30 kilometers. The most popular ways to get there are taking a private car/minivan/bus or riding the motorbike. If choose a car/minivan/bus, the drive is around 1 hour.
The quickest motorbike route to go from Hoi An to Con Market in Da Nang is the coastal road Lac Long Quan St. Follow it, past the Marble Mountains, keep going until see the roundabout at My Khe Beach (Vo Nguyen Giap St – Vo Van Kiet St). After that, turn left to enter (Vo Van Kiet St), go straight ahead, cross the Dragon Bridge, and then turn right to enter Bach Dang St. When seeing the Han Market on the left hand side, turn left to enter Hung Vuong St and then keep going until see the crossroad of Ong Ich Khiem St. Con Market is on the right hand. Parking lot is by the main entrance with a fee of 5,000-10,000 VND/bike/time.
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Places to Visit near Con Market in Da Nang
Near the Con Market, visitors can go to these places: Han River (distance: 50m), Da Nang Cathedral (distance: 300m), the Dragon Bridge (distance: 950m), Son Tra Night Market (distance: 1,8km), Han River Bridge (distance: 650km), Museum of Cham Sculpture (distance: 1km), APEC Park (distance: 1km), Bach Dang Walking Street (distance: 1km), Da Nang Fresco Village (distance: 1,1km), Phap Lam Pagoda (distance: 1,5km), Con Market (distance: 1,3km), Da Nang Museum of Fine Arts (distance: 1,2km), Da Nang Museum of History and Culture (distance: 1,2km), Dien Hai Citadel (distance: 1,3km), the Love Lock Bridge (distance: 2km), Statue of Carp Dragon (distance: 2km).
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