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Night Market, Big C Extra

A takeout-first neighborhood market behind the supercentre, where two people can eat well for under 200฿.

4.3(613)
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Hours
Thu–Sat 16:00–22:00

Haggle at Markets, Not Malls

Prices at market stalls are negotiable — start at 50–60% of the asking price and meet in the middle. Fixed-price shops and malls don't haggle. Smile and keep it friendly; aggressive bargaining is considered rude.

Details

Full opening hours
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
WednesdayClosed
Thursday16:00–22:00
Friday16:00–22:00
Saturday16:00–22:00
SundayClosed

Why go, and how to do it well

This is a market for people who live nearby, not one built for anyone's vacation photos. It runs at the back of the Big C Extra compound in Nong Pa Khrang, Thursday to Saturday from 4pm to 10pm, and the crowd is overwhelmingly Thai families picking up dinner on the way home. Food is the point. Cooked dishes, grilled pork, sour sausage, fish cakes, seafood omelets, fruit and vegetables, drinks, coconut pancakes if you want something sweet at the end. The fried chicken stall near the entrance gets singled out again and again. One group reported grazing their way through several stalls and eating well for under 200฿ between them.

Set your expectations properly and you'll enjoy it. It's small, the goods beyond food are modest, and seating is very limited because almost everything is geared to takeout. Reviewers who wanted a big tourist bazaar came away flat. Reviewers who wanted to see what Chiang Mai eats after work came away happy. There's also secondhand and new odds and ends at low prices, and someone doing nails.

Written by Mac Kiley · Updated Oct 2026

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Reviews from Google

Always a great meal to be had in this location behind Big C on friday amd saturday night. At the entrance is a fried chicken vemder that is Awsome. Also another has seafood omalets amd as usual the price is right. You can also shop for new amd used Items which are priced very reasonably. You cant go wrong, also great buys for souvenirs or get your nails done. Always a surprise.

We found this market when we went shopping at the Big C Supercentre. There's a mix of food stalls, and stalls selling other items. Most food stalls offered takeaway - a lot of locals were buying takeaway. We grazed our way through sour sausage, grilled pork, fish cakes, finishing with coconut pancakes for dessert. We were well fed for under 200฿ There's very little seating here - the market is more set up for takeaway. Worth a visit if you're there when it's open.

A night market for locals, very few foreign tourists, no place to sit and eat, the price of the food is very low, but I'm not sure foreigners can get used to it. If you want to experience what it's like for locals to eat after get off work, you can go to this place, and you will find it very local. Because this night market serves locals, of course, its location is relatively remote.

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Q2XF+M72, Nong Pa Khrang, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50000, Thailand

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Vendors believe the first sale of the day is lucky — you'll often get a better deal if you arrive right when the market opens. Late in the evening, sellers may also discount to avoid packing unsold goods.

Claim Your VAT Refund

Spend 2,000+ THB at a single store displaying 'VAT Refund for Tourists' signs, get a yellow form at the register, and claim 7% VAT back at the airport. It adds up fast on bigger purchases.

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