Highland produce
Fruit, tea and preserves.
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The heart of Da Lat's trade: a three-storey market built between 1958 and 1960 on former watercress beds below the town centre, one of the first multi-storey markets in Vietnam. Its stalls sell the produce of the cool highlands, from strawberries, avocados and persimmons to artichoke tea, dried fruit, preserves, flowers and coffee, along with woollens for the chilly evenings. After dark the streets around the market and the steps leading down to it become the Da Lat night market, with stalls of grilled snacks, hot soy milk and warm clothes. Most of the food is not halal, though fruit, corn and sweet potatoes grilled over charcoal are easy choices. Bargain for clothes and souvenirs; packaged fruit and tea usually have fixed prices.
Fruit, tea and preserves.
Grilled snacks and hot soy milk.
For the chilly evenings.
Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, central Da Lat
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