TikTok influencers have discovered Little Saigon‘s annual night market.
This year, the night market at Asian Garden Mall in Westminster has attracted the largest crowds yet, said Kathy Buchoz, one of the organizers of the night market and a director at the Westminster Chamber of Commerce.
In previous years, crowds were estimated at around 2,000 to 3,000 people each night, but this year Buchoz estimates an additional 1,000 people are attending each night. Returning vendors, too, have said this is the best night market yet, Buchoz said.
Non-Asian people, families and “a real mix of people traveling here from far away” have come to the night market to sample the various foods, enjoy the live music and shop the many vendors selling toys, clothing and other trinkets, she said.
One of the popular — and new — vendors at this year’s open-air market is the pho seller, she said. This is the first time the hearty Vietnamese soup dish has made an appearance at the night market, which is now in its 13th year.
Buchoz also recommends visitors try the fresh lobster.
“They have live lobsters. You can pick out which one you want, and they boil it right there, and so you get really fresh lobster,” she said.
And just like in previous years, the squid guy is the most popular vendor, Buchoz said. The vendor brings around 400 pounds of squid each night and grills it fresh for visitors.
The Little Saigon night market at the Asian Garden Mall at 9200 Bolsa Ave. runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. until Sunday, Sept. 3 (Labor Day weekend). Admission and parking are free.
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