Shopping — Chiang Mai

A small, cozy garden space with workshops (ceramics, watercolor, carving), a café and shops. Live music plays in the evenings.

On Sundays the streets of the old town within the fortress become pedestrian-only. Active trading starts at 17:00 and continues until 22:30.

On Sundays the streets of the old town within the fortress become pedestrian-only. Active trading starts at 17:00 and continues until 22:30.

The market is open from 4:00 PM until 2:00 AM. There's a large selection of Thai food: noodles and soups, fruits and shakes, skewers and much more.

The flower market is located next to the Warorot fresh-produce market, and you can buy bouquets of fresh flowers here — for example, orchids cost about 30 baht.

A classic shopping mall with shops and a food court. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday the mall's inner courtyard turns into a night market with street food and artisan goods.

An atmospheric craft market where locals sell their handmade goods.

You can work with clay here.

At first glance it's an ordinary market, but here you're more likely than at other markets to find stalls with unexpected Thai dishes. For example, sai ua — a local sausage with lemongrass, or kaeng khanun — jackfruit curry. Of course there are also classic skewers and tom yum.

Fresh fruit market.

A large shopping mall with chain stores, a supermarket and a food court with a variety of cafes.

A farmers' market with local food and produce, clothing and souvenirs, traditional crafts and live music. Open every day; on weekends an organic produce fair opens here from 6:30 AM.

A brand that revived the art of making celadon. Following traditional methods, they produce beautiful and affordable vases, tableware and larger pieces cast in elegant forms and coated with transparent green, blue and purple glazes.

A textile shop with hand-painted designs where members of the Karen tribe sew cotton tapestries, decorative pillow covers and tablecloths, bags and accessories, and create embroidery and appliqués made from seeds.

You can buy wooden furniture at Don Designs.

Home goods and decor.

The Heart N Soul spa has a herbal steam room — sauna fans should enjoy it.

From the roof of the Maya Mall shopping center there's a great view of the sunset, the city and the surrounding mountains near Chiang Mai. The rooftop area opens at around 16:00.