Bangkok market: Experiencing
traditional and modern shopping
In the days long before supermarkets
and shopping
malls ever existed, Bangkok people
would go shopping in open-air markets and
shop houses. Since there were
no one stop shopping places,
people in those days had to shop
from one market to another.
Thus, shopping could last a whole
day to get everything in need.
Since the boom of the one stop
shopping malls in the 80's, many
shop houses and open-air markets could not withstand the
change and
began to shut down.
Fortunately, some markets still survive
(though
less busy than in their glory days)
and you can explore them to trace
back Bangkok's living past.
Most of them are in old
Bangkok and Chinatown,
your places to see the "good old
days" markets. Many
markets I listed here are the big names,
some are from the past before the
60's while some are the newcomers
since the 80's. Old or new,
they're all are popular hot
spots.
Note: Old markets before the
60's are marked with *.
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Bangkok
stamp market
Shop for Thai and world wide stamps
in pieces and collections
...stalls selling
all kinds of stamps around the world
in pieces, sets, and collections...
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stamp market
Banglampoo market*
The shopping hub of old
Bangkok
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Therefore, shopping in here is like
shopping in Bangkok 30+ years ago.
The days of the shop houses and
street
vendors...
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market Bangkok
Chatuchak market
The world's biggest flea market
...it's something for you to
experience at least for once in your
life. With over 10,000 shops and 200,000
visitors...
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market
Klong Tom market*
Electronics,
hardware, CDs/DVDs, etc.
... one of the most
famous attractions in
Chinatown...
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Tom market Bangkok
Pahurat market*
Bangkok's Little India
... an
Indian-Thai community known as "Little
India"...
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market Bangkok
Patpong night market
Street shopping amidst the go-go
bars
...clothes, handbags, CDs and DVDs
(bootlegs and mature ratings) Thai
handicrafts and souvenirs etc...
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night market
Pratunam Bangkok
Biggest
clothing market & street
shopping
...Shopping here means
bargaining so prices are
negotiable. (Meaning, you can buy
cheap!)...
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Bangkok
Sampeng market*
Ornaments,
beads, gifts, etc.
...was the Wall Street of Bangkok during the
mid 1800's...
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market Bangkok
Suanlum Night
Bazaar
Bangkok's biggest night market
...Will Suanlum Night Bazaar close?...(clothing, CDs/DVDs, handicrafts, etc.,)
Asian and western restaurants...a
football field food
center and beer garden with free
live music...
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Night Bazaar
Woeng Nakornkasem market*
Bangkok's oldest
musical instrument market
... an all-in-one center to shop
for musical instrument...
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Nakornkasem market Bangkok
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Banglampoo market
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Chatuchak market
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Klong Tom market
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Pahurat market
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Patpong night market
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Pratunam Bangkok
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Sampeng market
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Woeng Nakornkasem market
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