Tet (Lunar New Year) is on the way to the capital with hundreds of people going out to celebrate a great year ahead. During the time of year, it will be such a waste if you do not hurry and get yourself a fantastic getaway in the capital. If you are already here and pondering where to go before Tet Holiday, take a look at this list! I am sure it will not let you down!

The first day of Lunar 2018 – the first day of Tet is on 16th of February 2018

Clothing Shopping

Just like Christmas or the New Year’s Eve in European countries, Tet to all Vietnamese is the time for family’s gathering and crazy shopping! However, do not worry too much about your budget because everything at Tet is fully sale off! If you go to the stores, especially clothing stores, you will find that most of them offer sale off up to 50%. For other things, the price is also comparatively and competitively low so you can be sure that there will be a wide range of choices for you.

If you are interested in clothing stores in Hanoi, glance through this list of locations:

Germe Shop

Germe is now offering from 10% – 30% sale off for all clothes in store from 2nd – 5th February 2018. Especially, if you are interested in Áo Dài, this will be a terrific opportunity to drop by Germe. Germe is now having 11 stores in Hanoi so you can check out its website or facebook page to know more information.

Website: www.germe.vn/
Facebook: Germe Shop
Address 1: #258 Bà Triệu Street, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi
Address 2: #64 Hàng Nón Street, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi
Address 3: #273 Xã Đàn Street, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi

Magenta Vintage

Magenta will be a perfect place if you love a little bit of vintage style. Magenta offers both new and used clothes with vintage design and style. You can also buy other accessories from scarfs, hats and shoes here. The price is considerably high compared to other stores but you know what they say: “You get what you pay for”.

Facebook page: Magenta Vintage
Address: 2nd Flr, 6 Hàng Đậu Street, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi
Price: From 300.000vnd

Boo

Boo is a well-known clothing store in the country. It offers a variety of clothes with all styles but mostly sporty, street and casual for target customers from 15 – 25 years old. There are many BOO stores in the city so below are a few locations suggested.

Website: www.bosua.vn/
Facebook page: Bo sua by BOO
Address 1: #308 Bà Triệu Street, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi
Address 2: #93 Nguyễn Chí Thanh Street, Đống Đa District, Hanoi
Address 3: #64 Tràng Tiền Street, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi

Decao

If you like to go punk, Decao is definitely not a bad choice! Decao offers fantastic street-styled clothes for target customers from above 15 years old. Here in Decao, we go weird and extraordinary!

Photo via znews-photo-td.zadn.vnAddress: #280 Huế Street, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi
Facebook page: DECAO

Zara

Foreign visitors will definitely love to hear this name. This is the first year of Zara in Hanoi and if you are a fashion lover, do not miss this chance!

Website: www.zara.com/
Address: #191 Bà Triệu Street, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi

Local Market

Before Tet, the Vietnamese will go shopping for foods and treats to keep in storage because all stores and markets will close at Tet. This will be a great chance if you want to experience the atmosphere of the people bustling preparing for Tet in the country. You should drop by some supermarkets; however, markets are still advisory since everything is cheaper they are just the place for everyone!

Đồng Xuân Market

Đồng Xuân is the most popular in Hanoi. You can get everything you need here, especially foods. For many children as well as many adults, Hôm market is a memory of childhood where they were taken here by their parents to enjoy delicious treats.

Address: Đồng Xuân Street, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi

For more markets in Hanoi Old Quarter, read our article here

Hôm Market

If you want to buy accessories and clothing, just go to Hôm market. This place is praised as the heaven of cloths in the city. Most tailors usually go to this market to buy accessories for their clothes. Of course you will find many other things in this place but it is quite small so there is nothing much you can explore except for… cloths!

Address: Huế Street, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi

Long Biên Market

Lying near the foot of Long Biên Bridge, Long Biên Market is indeed a place that most housewives will come at Tet. Long Biên is one of the biggest markets in the city. It is very popular especially for fruits sold at night. The market is divided into many sections from seafood, poultry to cattle meat.

Address: The foot of Long Biên Bridge, behind Trần Nhật Duật Street, Hanoi

Flower Market

Nhật Tân

Nhật Tân is a flower market near Tây Hồ (West Lake). Before Tết, many families will spend their time in Nhật Tân to contemplate the beauty of all the flowers before entering the special time of the year. Many people also go to Nhật Tân to pick up some beautiful peach blossom trees, marigolds or kumquats to décor their houses at Tết.

Address: Âu Cơ Street, Tây Hồ District, Hanoi

Quảng Bá

Quản Bá is a night flower market. Despite its small size, Quảng Bá still brings customers a dear feeling to the customers. Quảng Bá is unique, not only for its opening time at night but also for a very traditional sensation that it brings to all visitors. Before Tết, Quảng Bá is also one of the must-come places of Hanoians. The place is the most crowded at night from 1 – 2 am.

Address: Tây Hồ District, Hanoi

Hàng Mã Street

Hàng Mã is also a suggested place to go before Tết. If at Midfall festival, the street is decorated with thousands of sparkling floating lanterns, then before Tết, the whole street is covered in the yellow and red shades of votive paper (used as symbolic items to burn for the dead or ancestors at Tết), as well as things to decorate Vietnamese houses. The votive paper has many shapes and sizes. They can be a car, a house, a bicycle or dollars, and Vietnam Dongs. People believe that if they burn these, the ones from the other side (heaven) can receive them.

Address: Hang Ma Street, The Old Quarter, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi.

Events before Tết

Hanoi Looktique (2nd – 4th Feb 2018)

This is an annual garage sale held in Hanoi. Here you will find everything you want from clothes, accessories, bags, shoes and even foods, especially snacks and Korean.

Address: #36 Lý Thái Tổ Street, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi

Tết event in Lotte Mart (3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th Feb 2018)

If you do not know what to do before Tết, try dropping by Lotte Mart to participate in great Tết event with lots of interesting activities such as coloring old Đông Hồ paintings, shaping tò he (an edible children’s toy made of rice flour), writing in Chinese calligraphy and so on.

Address: 1st Flr, Lotte Department Store, 54 Liễu Giai Street, Ba Đình District, Hanoi
Time: 14:00 – 18:00

Exploring Vietnamese traditional clothes (1st – 15th Feb 2018)

This season, Lotte Mart again brings you some excitement with a fashion gallery of Vietnamese traditional clothes. Coming to the event, not only can you feast your eyes upon amazing fashion show of Vietnames Feudal Clothes, but you can also explore the wonder of Vietname’s culture hidden in layers of traditional silk.

Address: 1st Flr, Lotte Department Store, 54 Liễu Giai Street, Ba Đình District, Hanoi
Fashion show time: 19:30, 10th Feb 2018