Hanoi boasts the most shopping centers in northern Vietnam. When visiting the capital, be sure to explore these top shopping destinations to enjoy your retail experience fully.
1. Lotte Center Hanoi
Address: 54 Lieu Giai Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Lotte Center Hanoi is the 2nd skyscraper in Vietnam. The building has 65 floors and a modern architectural style. Many people consider this center a modern life symbol of Hanoi’s capital.
Lotte Shopping Center stays in the Lotte Center Hanoi building, which combines modern life with the ancient features of Hanoi.
An international standard infrastructure system surrounds the commercial area, including schools, embassies, and large businesses.
The goods sold here are also rich and easily accessible. There are countless reasons to choose Lotte as a shopping place frequented by the capital’s fashionistas.
There are many well-known fashion brands from mid-range to high-end segments, such as Kelly Bui, Elise, Tommy Hilfiger, Lacoste, Balenciaga, Off-White, Fendi, and Celine.
Lotte is not only a shopping center but also a tourist destination to get a different experience. Typically, the 65th floor of Lotte is also an exciting spot that attracts young people with a newly discovered stop.
With such a high position, you can observe the whole city. In addition, the most attractive thing is the Sky Walk area located next to it. It is equipped with a thick layer of glass that can accommodate about ten people. Therefore, visitors can see the view of the city right at their feet.
2. Aeon Mall Long Bien
Address: 27 Co Linh Street, Long Bien District, Hanoi, Vietnam
AeonMall Long Bien has gradually become one of the hottest commercial centers in Hanoi and one of the top supermarkets in Vietnam.
With the highlights of General Department Store, AEON supermarket, and more than 150 specialized stores, the mall offers a variety of products, services, and memorable shopping experiences.
The Aeon Mall also offers thoughtful and impressive facilities, showing sophistication and understanding customers with Japanese-style dedicated service.
Aeon Mall Long Bien is divided into four floors. The first floor is a chain of department stores, supermarkets, and fashion and cosmetic stores. The second floor is designed as a separate space with the largest children’s play area in Hanoi and shopping brands specifically for children.
Food lovers will not be missed. On the 3rd floor, AEON MALL has a diverse space, bringing special flavors from different countries. AEON MALL also has the largest cinema cluster in Vietnam, CGV, and a modern Bowling area on the top floor.
3. Aeon Mall Ha Dong
Address: Duong Noi Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi, Vietnam
AEON Mall Ha Dong, with a space of 150,000 m2 and more than 200 booths from domestic and foreign brands, is currently the largest entertainment paradise in North Vietnam.
Coming to AEON Mall Ha Dong, you will be amazed and overwhelmed by the modernity of this commercial complex. The most prominent feature is the green, airy, and environmentally friendly space, which saves energy. The guidance system supports finding places, restaurants, and stores near the escalator with the most modern 4.0 technology.
Many delicious restaurants, high-end fashion stalls, and attractive amusement parks exist.
Therefore, when you come to AEON Mall Ha Dong, you should experience exciting activities, such as visiting suitable places to eat, shopping with famous international brands, having fun in the play area Timezone, and watching movies at the top IMAX technology cinema.
4. Trang Tien Plaza
Address: 24 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Trang Tien Plaza is a commercial center in Hoan Kiem district. It is in a prime location in the heart of the capital, near the Hanoi Post Office and overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake.
This is not only the most luxurious commercial center of the city but also a historical monument showing the beauty and delicate culture of the capital.
Trang Tien Plaza is the first high-end luxury shopping mall in Hanoi. It features many international brands and more than 200 famous trademarks in fashion, cosmetics, bags, shoes, and accessories, including Louis Vuitton, Dior, Zegna, and BVLGARI.
Not only is this an ideal shopping place for luxury products, but it is also a site of entertainment and luxury cuisine.
Trang Tien Plaza is located in the French Quarter of Hanoi, so it is convenient to stop at this plaza after visiting or taking pictures of the old architectural buildings in this area.
5. Vincom Mega Mall Time City
Address: 458 Minh Khai Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Vincom MegaMall is part of Vingroup’s chain of commercial centers. It is also the largest continuous underground super-commercial center in Southeast Asia, with a total area of up to 230,000 m2.
This mall is a complex of the largest commercial and entertainment centers in Vietnam, following the international standard MegaMall model.
The center has a full range of diverse and unique items, from apparel to furniture, food, and entertainment areas.
The focal point of VMM Times City is a huge shopping area with a consumer hypermarket of more than 11,500 m2. The shopping center gathers hundreds of famous fashion brands, jewelry, accessories, cosmetics, household appliances, electronics, furniture, etc.
The restaurant area offers a variety of dishes from Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Thailand, and Taiwan. Nearly 100 restaurants offer various flavors, diverse operating models, and different types of cuisines. Food Corner is the ideal place to enjoy the cuisines of other regions on the Vietnam map and worldwide in a unique, new, and friendly space.
Vincom Mega Mall Time City especially impresses visitors with its outdoor music area, aquarium, and vocational playground for children.
You will be free to explore the exciting ocean world, enjoy mermaid performances, and watch divers feed the fish. Performances at the Aquarium are also meticulously prepared and unique, giving you memorable moments of relaxation.
6. Vincom Center Ba Trieu
Address: 191 Ba Trieu Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, Vietnam
The Vincom chain’s shopping center always surprises customers and offers exciting experiences. This mall has an extensive shopping system, a vibrant game area, European-style food stalls, and a modern movie theater.
Vincom Center Ba Trieu consists of two towers, A and B, with modern equipment of international standards. The tower consists of three interconnected buildings located near the center of Hanoi city, less than two kilometers south of Hoan Kiem Lake.
The building is a busy shopping and entertainment center next to office blocks and high-class apartments.
The shopping complex has all the amenities designed and decorated in a very modern style. Vincom Ba Trieu is famous for its Game Center, where many exciting games attract all ages.
This center is a beautiful, diverse, and delicious dining paradise with a full range of dishes typical of many countries.
7. Vincom Mega Mall Royal City
Address: 72A Nguyen Trai Street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Vincom Mega Mall (VMM) Royal City is the first commercial center complex in Vietnam developed according to the international standard Mega Mall model – “a destination – every need – many options.”
Referring to VMM Royal City, it is impossible not to mention a super shopping center with nearly 300 booths converging with leading domestic and international brands.
Food Corner is also a unique highlight of the shopping center, with nearly 100 restaurants serving culinary quintessence from around the world.
After several years of operation, VMM Royal City still holds the record as the largest underground shopping mall in Asia.
Arriving in Royal City, one of the special points that impress you is the unique architecture, right from the elaborately designed welcome gate, which creates an engaging, overwhelming feeling when you enter a large square of nearly 30,000 m2.
8. Discovery Complex
Address: 302 Cau Giay Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam
If you go through Cau Giay Street, you will see the highlight of the building, “Discovery Complex,” which has a prominent decorative LED system.
Along with Keangnam and Lotte Tower, the Discovery Complex building is listed in the “3 Giants of Hanoi” because it has 70, 65, and 54 floors, respectively.
If you live in a remote location, you can easily see the most prominent buildings. With its essential location and particular scale, the Discovery complex is the only Hanoi project directly connected to the elevated railway station. So, it is easy to move from this building to the central or neighboring areas of the whole city.
With the desire to serve the need for shopping, Discovery Complex has eight floors used as a commercial center.
You can find many famous fashion brands in Vietnam and around the world. At the foot of the building, you can also taste great food at high-class restaurants, bars, and cafes.
9. Big C Thang Long
Address: 222 Tran Duy Hung Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Big C Thang Long has become an attractive shopping and entertainment destination for plenty of Hanoians.
During its many years of establishment and development, Big C has constantly strived to improve its facilities, equipment, and service quality to provide customers with a comfortable shopping and entertainment space.
On the first floor of Big C supermarket, there is a sales area for famous fashion brands, jewelry, electronics, etc. This area sells quality products that are more expensive than others.
On the 2nd floor is a supermarket area with thousands of items displayed on the aisle to help buyers quickly find the products. Plenty of dry food, drinks, spices, dry goods, and household items are shown in each stall and arranged reasonably.
The food court has tasty dishes cooked directly at the store, making you feel better when you taste hot food.
The shopping centers in Hanoi are not only ideal shopping places but also destinations for entertainment. Each shopping center has its own characteristics by geographical location, displaying layout, and items on sale.
