Nonthaburi Market

Nonthaburi is often referred to as ‘the rural side of Bangkok’, a slightly odd description for a city with over half a million people. Sat next to Bangkok, Nonthaburi is the second largest city in Thailand, but yes it does feel oddly rural, certainly when compared to Bangkok city centre.

Nonthaburi central market is found daily, in the daytime, on the main stretch to the pier and clocktower. It is probably best to start at the pier and where the walkways of the main road are taken over by a seemingly endless maze of clothes stalls which eventually merge into the main market plaza and its sprawling fresh and wet markets.

To be honest, these markets aren’t for everyone, and as expected for Nonthaburi they are in no way tourist orientated. These markets are local markets and run central to the nearby communities for cheap supply of groceries, homewares and other junk and bric-a-brac.

Evening times are the better times as the day market dismantles while and the riverside night market comes to life.