Tourists enjoy going to the coastal market to 'hunt' for cheap seafood, paying by the bucket

Mui Ne fish market (Binh Thuan) charges by the bucket

Coming to Phan Thiet, besides resort activities, entertainment and recreation on the sea, visitors can spend time exploring the seafood market of Mui Ne fishing village.

Mui Ne Fishing Village Market is located on Huynh Thuc Khang Street, more than 20km from Phan Thiet city center. The ideal time to visit the bustling coastal market, watch the sunrise and choose to buy fresh seafood is from 5:30-7:00 am.

The market is bustling from 5:30 am. Photo: Linh Trang

The interesting and somewhat different point of Mui Ne fish market is the way of selling – calculating the price of seafood by the bucket. Each bucket of seafood costs from 100,000 VND to several hundred thousand VND, depending on the quantity, type of seafood and size. People rarely use scales.

Many visitors to the market were surprised when a bowl of fresh seafood such as snails, crabs, squid eggs, etc. was sold for the same price of 150,000 VND. Lobsters were also sold by bowl, from 400,000 VND to 1 million VND/bowl, each bowl had 3-5 lobsters.

For seafood, visitors can ask nearby restaurants or hotel staff to cook it for them, with costs starting from 40,000 VND/boiled or steamed dish. Photo: Linh Trang

However, tourists should also note that in recent years, many vendors have brought frozen foods to the market for sale. Wrong weighing at the market has also been reported by tourists.

Tam Tien fish market (Quang Nam) sells super cheap seafood

Scenery of Tam Tien fish market. Video: Linh Trang

Waking up early to visit the Tam Tien coastal fish market (Nui Thanh, Quang Nam), visitors can immerse themselves in the bustling trading rhythm of fishermen, watch the sunrise and buy fresh seafood at very cheap prices.

At 5am, the Tam Tien coastal fish market was bustling, with hundreds of fishing boats gathering near the shore. Photo: Thach Thao

To admire the scenery of the famous and largest seafood wholesale market in Quang Nam, visitors must wake up very early, arriving from 5:00 to 5:30 a.m. This place is about 15km from Tam Ky city center, about 50km from Hoi An ancient town.

The southern fish season in Tam Tien lasts from early April to late September. Seafood at the market is diverse, such as alum fish, pomfret, mullet, tuna, anchovy, hairtail, mackerel, shrimp, crab, snails... with "unbelievably cheap" prices ranging from about 125,000 VND to 230,000 VND/kg.

The market attracts many visitors. Photo: Thach Thao

Hunting for strange and cheap seafood at Ly Son fish market (Quang Ngai)

The fish market located right at the old Ly Son wharf is a place that attracts many tourists when they come to this island. The market opens for 2-3 hours every morning, and is a place to "hunt" for fresh, unique seafood such as red grouper, betel nut fish, flower-shaped silver pomfret, red snapper, green parrot fish, pomfret fish, etc.

Seafood here is caught and transported at night or early morning so it is still fresh. The people are locals so they are open-minded and enthusiastic in selling.

This market opens early in the morning, around 4:30-5:00 a.m. and only lasts 2-3 hours. Photo: Linh Trang

The market has many types of seafood, with prices much more affordable than on the mainland, such as grouper (250,000-300,000 VND/kg, large size), sea urchin, sea urchin roe (200,000 VND/500 gram jar)...

Sea urchin is a specialty of this island in July and August every year. Although the outer shell of the urchin is ugly, looking like a spiky ball, when processed it is irresistibly delicious.

The market is not only a place to buy and sell seafood but also a place for tourists to enjoy gifts from the ocean. Photo: Linh Trang

The largest seafood market in Cam Pha (Quang Ninh), located on the shore of Bai Tu Long Bay

Ben Do fish market is located at the end of Dat Do street, in Cam Thuy ward, on the shore of Bai Tu Long bay, considered the largest seafood wholesale market in Cam Pha city. Here, every morning, hundreds of boats gather to buy and sell seafood.

The market sells all kinds of specialty fish from the Northern sea. Photo: Anh Dung

From here, the traders buy goods and sell them directly or disperse to small markets or deliver them to shops in the city. Not only that, seafood from Ben Do market is also sent to other provinces and cities for trading or as gifts.

The bustling atmosphere of buyers and sellers with fresh, sparkling fish and shrimp… creates a colorful picture in the mining area.

The interesting and somewhat different point of Mui Ne fish market (Binh Thuan) is the way of selling – charging for seafood by the bucket. Each bucket of seafood costs from 100,000 VND to several hundred thousand VND, depending on the quantity, type of seafood and size.

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