Duong Dong Fish Market

The dark narrow aisles and wet cement floors of Duong Dong Fish Market are perpetually trawling with customers vying for the best catch, the majority of it Australian. And here is the one place you can literally catch your own - a series of aquariums along one wall are swimming with fish and nets are provided to lucky dip that silver perch or bream.

In trays along the centre mud crabs wave their claws at prospective buyers and on ice are a fantastic range of prawns, whole mackerel, red emperor, coral trout, barramundi, oysters, squid and octopus balls.

Other bargain buys include Taiwanese milk fish, abalone and whitebait.