Phan Thiet is the capital of the province of Binh Thuan, in the Southern Vietnam.
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A whale worship/cult temple that is a tradition among the Vietnamese fishing community.
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They serve a mixed meat platter which is very popular with the locals and comes at an incredible price. You enjoy it just with strong fish sauce or roll the available pieces and salad into rice paper and dip it into sweet, salty sauce. (Use the cucumber pieces to make the rice paper moist a little, so it can be rolled better.).
Cà Phê Đen for 12,000 dong.
The busiest market in Phan Thiet with various food and clothing stalls. Expect to do lots of haggling. More than anything, the markets are known for their fresh seafood.
The supermarket popular for its daily fruit and evening meat and fish specials and in general not as expensive as Coop or Lotte.
A big mall from Lotte, a corporation from Korea. It is in the heart of the city, Phú Thủy. It has a shopping mall, clothes shops and restaurants.
A large, Western-style grocery store that also sells books, jewellery and necessities.
By train
By bus
By car
Both National Route A1 and the North-South railway passes Phan Thiet.
By taxi
Taxis are the easiest way of getting around the city, as Grab is rare here. A 2-km ride can set you back 70,000-90,000 dong.
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