Phu Quoc Night Market

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A night market in Duong Dong — seafood picked from the tank, fish sauce and island-farmed pearls.

The night market runs along a short street in Duong Dong beside Dinh Cau, and it is more or less the island's evening centre. Half of it is seafood restaurants: live tanks lined up across the frontages, you point at what you want and it is weighed and cooked on the spot — crab, mantis shrimp, sea urchin, grouper. The other half sells the island's three specialities: Phu Quoc fish sauce, pepper and farmed pearls. The fish sauce here is fermented in wooden barrels from anchovy caught around the island and carries its own geographical indication. It is crowded, loud and quotes high, but honest scales and posted prices are more common than not.

Visitor information

When is the best time to visit Phu Quoc Night Market?

Evening, year-round

How long do you need at Phu Quoc Night Market?

1.5 - 2 hours

What are the opening hours of Phu Quoc Night Market?

About 17:00 - 23:00

Did you know

The market runs along a short street in Duong Dong town, next to Dinh Cau.
Seafood restaurants let customers pick live fish from tanks to be weighed and cooked on the spot.
Phu Quoc fish sauce is fermented from anchovy in wooden barrels and holds its own geographical indication.
Pepper and farmed pearls are the island's two other specialities sold here.

Travel tips

Watch the scales and agree a price per kilo before anything is cooked — that is where disputes start.
Pearl quality varies enormously; buy from a farm with documentation if you are spending real money.

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Updated: 2026-08-16