Bandar Markets

Fresh fish is the staple diet of most Bruneians.
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The Tamu Kianggeh Market

Tamu Kianggeh simply means 'The Market On The Kianggeh River', and it's located in the center of the capital. Many local products are on sale - you can find medicinal herbs, local delicacies - and handcraft items such as knives and tableware. People say that the Tamu Kianggeh market replaced a previous floating market, where countryside vendors would come in their boats, offering their goods to townspeople and dwellers of the Water Village.

Most of the goods on sale at the market are brought by water. The fresh fish will usually be brought directly in the fishing nets in which it was caught, and laid straight out on the market-stall. 

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Gadong Fish and Night Markets

The Gadong Fish Market and Night Market are said to offer the most inexpensive food in the city. The markets attract many buyers, who come to purchase a wide range of cooked food. The most interest part of the market is where they prepare smoked fish. 

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There's a wide range of seafood delicacies available in local restaurants.

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Arts and Handicrafts Centre

You can buy traditional art and craft objects at the Brunei Arts & Handicrafts Centre, and in some other local shops - as well as seeing how these items have been traditionally made for centuries. 

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