7 Best Places to Go Shopping Around Khao San Road

When is the best time to embark on a Khao San shopping spree? Well, unless you want to end up cranky and dripping in sweat, we say in the evening. Not only is it cooler, but the range of things on sale here also becomes even more intriguing (except on Mondays).

From dusk onwards, creative Thais come and display their handmade wares, usually funky hair accessories, exotic blouses, one-off T-shirts and vintage clothing. 

The market stalls in Khao San Road are both eclectic and exciting. It only takes a few minutes of tricky manoeuvring the narrow, obstacle-strewn pavements to realise that every last inch of space is dedicated to small commerce. Tightly packed stalls line the walkways on either side and sell pretty much anything that can fit inside a backpack: knock-off T-shirts, sandals, shorts, sunglasses, bikinis, jewellery, textiles, pirate music CDs and DVDs, as well as old Thai movie posters. As always, when buying at markets in Bangkok, remember to bargain reasonably.

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Open since the 1980s, Banglamphu Market is favoured by locals for its bargains. The market is a good place to find inexpensive Thai products of almost everything, from jeans, T-shirts to branded sneakers. There are also several secondhand book stores and internet cafés located in and around Banglamphu Market.