Bangkok night markets

Bangkok's night markets, quickly

Bangkok has six night markets worth your evening, and each one does a different job: food, fashion, the river, Chinatown, vintage or the party.

Some famous names have closed or moved in the last two years, so we list only the markets we checked this month.

Every one is free to walk in; you pay for what you eat and buy.

Looking for a night market Bangkok locals actually use? Start with Jodd Fairs or Yaowarat.

Pick one for the early evening, then keep the late hours for a rooftop or the club.

Send Tanner your night, and he picks the market that fits it.

Jodd Fairs Ratchada: the one for food

If you only do one Bangkok night market, make it Jodd Fairs: rows of food stalls, clothes, handmade bits and live music, all in one place.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand lists it in Huai Khwang, by exit 4 of the MRT Thailand Cultural Centre station, with street food from well-known vendors (checked November 2026).

TAT lists it as open daily, and it's busiest after dark.

Order the big pork-bone soup to share, then grilled seafood, then mango sticky rice.

Go before 7pm, before the queues build at the famous stalls.

It's a short car ride to the RCA clubs, so it's the best market to start a big night.

Ask Tanner to have the car at exit 4 when you're done.

Chatuchak on a Friday night

Chatuchak is the giant weekend market, and on Friday night it turns into a night market for cheap fashion.

The market's own site gives its hours as Friday 6pm to midnight, Saturday and Sunday 9am to 6pm, and Wednesday and Thursday 9am to 6pm (checked November 2026).

TAT counts more than 8,000 stalls in 27 sections, a short walk from MRT Kamphaeng Phet or Chatuchak Park.

Friday night is the one for clothes and accessories; Saturday morning is the full market, with antiques, plants and homeware.

Bring small notes and a bag, and expect to bargain politely.

Tell Tanner it's a Friday, and he times the car around it.

Asiatique: the river and the big wheel

Asiatique The Riverfront is the polished one: an open-air market and mall on the Chao Phraya, with a Ferris wheel and restaurants on the water.

TAT lists it as open daily from 11am to midnight (checked November 2026), and the stalls are best from sunset.

Prices are fixed, so it's easier than the street markets and a little dearer.

It's the best Bangkok night market for a first evening, or for a mixed group who want a sit-down dinner too.

Pair it with your own boat on the river: see our Chao Phraya river cruise guide.

Ask Tanner to land you at Asiatique by boat.

Yaowarat, Chinatown after dark

Yaowarat Road is Chinatown's main street, and after dark the whole street becomes Bangkok's best night food market.

TAT lists Yaowarat with Chatuchak among Bangkok's markets.

Seafood on the pavement, noodles, roast duck and fruit stalls run the length of the road from the evening.

The closest station is MRT Wat Mangkon, a short walk from the neon signs.

Chinese New Year falls on Saturday 6 February 2027, the street's busiest night of the year.

For the bars and late spots around it, see Bangkok's Chinatown.

Ask Tanner to book the table and the walk.

Talad Rot Fai Srinakarin: vintage and live bands

Talad Rot Fai Srinakarin, the original Train Night Market, is the one locals love: vintage cars, old signs, second-hand clothes and bars with live bands.

It sits behind Seacon Square on Srinakarin Road, out east, so it's a car ride from Sukhumvit.

It opens on set market nights rather than every day, so check before you go.

Go for the bars and the people-watching as much as the shopping.

Ask Tanner which nights it's on this week.

Khao San Road: the market that turns into the party

Khao San Road is half street market, half bar street: T-shirts and snacks early, music and buckets late.

It's the easiest Bangkok night market to turn into a night out, because the bars are on the same street.

Every bar and the side streets are in our Khao San Road guide.

Ask Tanner to hold a table on the street for later.

Which Bangkok night market on which night

Pick the night first, then the market.

• Friday: Chatuchak's night market, 6pm to midnight.
• Saturday and Sunday: Chatuchak by day, then Asiatique or Yaowarat at night.
• Any night: Jodd Fairs, Asiatique, Yaowarat and Khao San Road.
• A first night: Asiatique, then a rooftop.
• A big night: Jodd Fairs, then the clubs at RCA.

Hours can change on the night. Tanner checks the market before you go.

Send Tanner your dates, and he matches the markets to them.

What to eat and what to buy

Eat first, shop second: the food is the reason locals go.

• Eat: grilled seafood, pork-bone soup, pad thai, satay, mango sticky rice and fresh coconut.
• Buy: cotton shirts, silk scarves, handmade bags, Thai snacks to take home, and art prints.
• Skip: fake brands and anything with an animal part.

The pork-bone soup is a hot, sour pile of bones and broth for the table; order one for four and eat it with gloves.

For gifts, the handmade stalls at Chatuchak and Jodd Fairs beat the airport shops on price and on choice.

Bargain with a smile at street stalls; fixed-price shops like Asiatique don't haggle.

Ask Tanner where his team eats.

A night market evening, planned

Here's the evening we plan most for a group in Bangkok:

• 6pm: Jodd Fairs or Asiatique, while it's cooler.
• 7:30pm: dinner at the stalls, or a riverside table.
• 9pm: a rooftop bar for the view.
• 11pm: your own VIP table at a club.

We get you in: we arrange the host, the car, the door and the VIP table, and the club bills the table.

For the rest of the night, see the Bangkok nightlife guide.

Plan it with Tanner, and the car waits all evening.

Night markets or floating markets?

Night markets are for the evening in the city; floating markets are a morning trip out of town.

Do the floating markets early, then a night market after dark: see floating markets near Bangkok.

For the days, see things to do in Bangkok.

Ask Tanner to fit both into one trip.

Bangkok's night markets in short

• Best for food: Jodd Fairs Ratchada, MRT Thailand Cultural Centre exit 4.

• Friday: Chatuchak's night market, 6pm to midnight.
• By the river: Asiatique, daily 11am to midnight.
• Chinatown: Yaowarat Road every evening, MRT Wat Mangkon.
• Entry: free at every market.

Checked November 2026.