10 Best Night Markets in Bangkok

The largest and most famous of Bangkok’s night markets, Chatuchak – also known as Jatujak, or simply ‘JJ’ – houses a staggering 15,000 stalls in its pomp will serve around 200,000 visitors each weekend. 

The market is open each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and has a hugely diverse range of stalls selling antiques, cosmetics, food, drinks, furniture, clothing, books, and even pets.

For an alternative closer to central Bangkok, the sister train market at Ratchada is smaller in scale but equally lively. With an MRT station sitting immediately opposite, you can be here in under an hour from all city center hotels. 

This open-air bazaar has the same dining and drinking facilities, as well as a whole host of stalls and pitches selling vintage clothes, antiques, curios, toys, and records.

The legendary backpacker ghetto Khao San is a pulsating place to visit night and day. Packed with budget accommodation, bars, tourist shops, tattoo parlors, and tailors, it is a fun palace to dip in and out of – especially so after dark.

Khao San is a great place to eat too, with food stalls all along the strip serving up hearty budget favorites such as pad thai, spring rolls, bbq skewers, sticky Thai desserts, and fresh fruit. 

Opened in summer 2019, ArtBox brought a trendy new approach to Bangkok’s night market scene, with multiple shipping containers housing a wide array of stalls and global eateries. 

Having moved around several spots across the city, the latest site is opposite BTS Nana. Note that as of July 2021, ArtBox is currently closed due to a severe lack of footfall during the Covid-19 pandemic. We hope it will open again soon when travel returns!

We end on Bangkok’s most intriguing night market at Chang Chui. The ‘plane market’ has all the usual stalls and eateries, with the addition of numerous modern art sculptures and installations.

At the heart of the market is a retired Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, replete with flume slides, swings, and a stage for live performances! Chang Chui is translated as ‘messy artisan’, which is very appropriate for this ‘creative park’ across the Chaophraya in the Thonburi district.