Chiang Mai Shopping

Where to Shop and What to Buy in Chiang Mai

Being Thailand’s main handicraft centre, Chiang Mai is encircled by factories and workshops where you can watch crafts people at work before buying or even learning the craft yourself. These are generally frequented by wholesale buyers.

On a regular shopping level experiences come in a series of shapes and sizes. The city is home to over ten shopping malls, at least 15 markets and laden with boutiques and gallery style stores selling art, antiques and handicrafts. The Nimmanheimin Road offers a compact and thorough shopping experience with the items on offer of consistently good value and a broad range of aesthetic appeals.

Top 10 Shopping Experiences

Being Thailand’s main handicraft centre, Chiang Mai is one of the few places where you can visit a factory or artisan’s workshop, watch crafts people at work before buying, or even try your hand at craft making yourself. Read More...

Chiang Mai City Shopping

Being one of Asia primary handicraft centres, Chiang Mai is definitely a place you will leave with little if any spare room in your luggage. Nimmanhaemin Road is the place to head if you want to be in a spacious pleasant shopping environment; it’s comparable to shopping in a high-end suburb with its quality boutiques, antiques & furniture stores and art galleries. It has a distinct cosmopolitan vibe. Read More...

Night Bazaar Shopping

Night Bazaar consists of countless stalls packed along the sidewalks and spilling out into the street. Here you can find vendors selling almost anything you can think of. The selection is simply staggering and items on offer include CDs, DVDs, clothes, shoes, Thai silk, handicrafts, purses, wallets, watches, video games, luggage, home accessories... Read More...

Riverside Shopping

Shopping down by Riverside is for the most part exclusive to high-end quality and price goods. The Riverside location ensures a great setting in which to shop. Whether it’s silk, textiles, furniture, art or antiques you are looking for this is a good area to come to find them. Each shop that specializes in its particular craft is renowned within the city and in essence this is upscale Chiang Mai shopping. Read More...

Chang Mai Night Bazaar +VDO

The main venue for shopping in Chiang Mai the night bazaar is a can't-miss part of the Chiang Mai experience. Ground zero of this nightly commerce is located at the intersection of Chang Khlan Road and Loi Khro Road but the whole thing spreads out for two blocks in either direction. Set up time is around sunset and shopping goes on unabated beyond 22:30. Read More...

What to Buy in Chiang Mai

When it comes to shopping in Chiang Mai the only thing more impressive than the price is the sheer variety of goods offered. From antique statuary to the latest video games, if you can buy it in Thailand you can find in Chiang Mai, and for a lot cheaper than you'd pay just about anywhere else. Read More...

Where to Buy in Chiang Mai

With countless markets, shops and boutiques scattered around the city, Chiang Mai is a shopper's paradise. When you have so many options the hardest choice is often where to start. Fortunately, in Thailand many places that specialize in the same products can often be found near one another, making life easier on shoppers (and their feet). Read More...

Chiang Mai Local Handicraft Tour

The making of umbrellas in Bo Sang (Bor Sarng) village district is a handicraft occupation of the villagers which has made its name known throughout the country and abroad until the parasol has become one of the symbols of Chiang Mai. Read More...

Chiang Mai Walking Streets

Shopping in Chiang Mai is all about immersing yourself in the local culture, and there’s no better place to experience it than at the Weekend Walking Streets. Here, the essence of Chiang Mai comes to life in a vibrant spectrum of art, crafts, music and food – with mostly handmade quality than mass-produced goods.
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Warorot market

Warorot Market (or Kad Luang) is a must-visit for food lovers as it offers a wide range of ready-to-eat meals, local snacks and all kinds of fresh produce. A large section of the market features inexpensive goods, such as clothing, fashion accessories and personal care products. Read More...