Top five Markets in Bangkok
Being an expat living and loving Bangkok and everything Thai I strongly recommend you put these five markets in your agenda:
Often called Weekend Market or smply JJ by Thais is one one the world’s largest weekend market. Here you can find almost everything you need at bargaining local price. It’s a large area visited each day by more than 200.000 persons. Divided into “themes areas” you can find Clothes, Books, Antiques, Stones, Hill Tribes Garment, Pets, Plants,Ceramic, Home Decorations, Fresh and Dry Food and Drinks and many other miscellaneous.
To get there: BTS to Mo Chit or MRT to Chatuchack Park
Chatuchak Market is open:
Wed-Thu (plants and flowers) six am – six pm
Fry six pm – Midnight
Sat- Sun six am – six pm
Khlong Toey Fresh Market
Very likely the thickest and nicest fresh market in Bangkok where you can practice fresh food such as fish, vegetables, fruits. Incredible the energy and the atmosphere of a place who distributs food all around the city. Take a seat in some of the restaurants inwards of it and admire its colors and its electrical life!
To get there: BTS to Kloeng Toey station
The market is open 24/7 but we suggest you to visit it in the morning.
Known even as Sampeng Market or Yaowarat this market is a trilling place where you can find everything bejond your imaginations. The enormous numbers of vendors, locals and tourists makes it one of the most busiest places in town. Prices are truly convenient and the typical chinese atmosphere with its multiplicity of street food will delight your visit especially during the chinese’s fresh year.
To get there: Taxi boat to Ratchawong Pier and then five minutes walking.
Open daily nine am – six pm
More than a market this is a living museum. One hundred years of history suggesting you a authentic taste of thai culture. Few tourists reach this place where instead you will find crowd of youthful Thais who love leave the city to find some lovely stuff, food and joy in an old screenplay just twenty minutes from Bangkok airport.
To get there: Best way is Taxi
Open from early morning to four pm
This market is another major market selling clothes , boots, fashionaccessories at wholesale prices. In this shopping practice you will find vendors working their sewing machines, packing and unpacking orders of t-shirt, dresses, suits, winter jackets and costumes.
To get there: From BTS Ratchatewi about fifteen minutes walking.