This kaleidoscopic labyrinth of 8,000-plus stalls is well signed into numbered, colour-coded sections divided by soi and stall number, but is better...
Thanon Phahon Yothin

Built in 1899, this food market was renovated in 2006 for safety and sanitation, but much charm remains. In the trading hall stands a Chinese shrine, around...
Thanon Nakhon Sawat
Aside from the string of lurid go-go bars, Patpong Soi 1 also bombards shoppers - who mostly consist of couples, groups and families - with stalls flogging...
Thanon Silom between & Patpong Soi 1
The stalls burrow around the Indra and Bayoke hotels, burgeoning with textiles, lingerie, bags, Ts and street fashion. The seamstresses will stitch...
Thanon Phetchaburi
Sampeng's oldest market is losing some charm, but remains an epic alley crammed with bric-a-brac, costume accoutrements, honking motorbikes, smoky quarters...
Soi Wanit 1
This covered maze holds several thousand stalls of souvenirs and decor items, plus beer gardens, restaurants and events in Bangkok Hall. A cool, convenient,...
Thanon Witthayu
The heart of Little India, Pahurat is awash with fabrics and textiles, from rainbows of saris to Thai and Chinese silks, synthetics and cottons. Winding...
Thanon Chakkaphet & Thanon Pahurat
Alex Garland's 1997 novel The Beach opens in a Khao San flopthouse, immortalising the world's most infamous haunt for budget travellers. Now Khao San...
Chinatown's narrowest, most diverse thoroughfare begins at Pei-Ing School on Thanon Songwat with toy and game shops. Beyond Sampeng Lane, dried fish...
Soi Itsaranupharp