• Waroros Market (Kad Luang)

Chiang Mai’s main local fresh produce market operates daily from early morning through the afternoon in a vast covered complex near the Ping River, east of the Old City. This is where Chiang Mai residents shop for fresh produce, dried goods, flowers, textiles, household items, and northern Thai food specialties. It’s a genuine working market for those interested in authentic Thai daily life rather than tourist crafts.
The adjacent Tom Payom Market offers great street food. The surrounding Chinese quarter offers fabric wholesalers, traditional medicine vendors, and a very different atmosphere than that of the Old City.