The best places to shop in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Mall Shopping 🛍️
MAYA Lifestyle Shopping Center
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A great modern mall with many shops.
✨Movie Theater.
✨Rooftop bar.
✨Arcade.
✨Karaoke.
✨Coworking space.
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A modern luxery mall with many shops and even a rooftop bar after 4pm. Located in the Nimman area.
Central Chiangmai Airport
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Another fantastic modern shopping mall with all your shopping needs.
✨ A movie theater.
✨Fantastic food hall.
✨Ice Skating rink.
✨Arcade.
✨Sometimes hosts events in their hall.
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A fantastic modern mall with movie theater and large arcade. Often hosts special events in the Chaing Mai Hall. Closer to the old city than Central Festival and by the airport.
Central Festival
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A Central Shopping mall with all your modern day shopping needs.
HIGHLIGHTS:
✨Ice Skating Rink.
✨Movie Theater with imax.
✨Food hall (many food options.)
✨Often throwing events.
✨Arcade.
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Another fantastic modern mall with movie theater, arcade, and ice skating rink. Often does special holiday themed events. Not as close to old city as Central Airport.
Market Shopping 🛍️
Wua Lai Walking Street - Saturday Night Market Chiangmai
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This is where you want to go on Saturday evening when you are looking for a market. This market has lots of different things from food to handmade art. This market is not as large as the Sunday night market so if you would like a smaller market crowd, this is a great one.
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This market happens when the road closes every Saturday evening into the night. Market has a lot of handmade wares, grocery items, & art.
Sunday Night Market
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Huge market on Sunday evening where the roads close down. Tons of street vendors with most anything you need from souvenirs to plants. This market definitely gets busy. Lots of street food to choose from.
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This market happens when the road closes every Sunday evening into the night. Market has a lot of handmade wares, grocery items & art. Busier than the Saturday night market.
Ba Pao Flea Market
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This is a morning weekend flea market in the middle of a coconut grove. Not a huge market but still lovely to explore through the coconuts. Handmade art, food, old school coffee and more. Market holds special workshops around holidays.
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This weekend morning market is outside of the old city but in a coconut grove! Very funky place to shop on Saturday & Sunday.
Baan Kang Wat
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Another cute art village outside of the old town. They sometiems host events inside their greenery. A must visit for art lovers.
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If you love art markets and hand on diy this is the place for you. Open everyday except Mondays (although sometimes open Mondays.) Lots to see and do in a lovely community space.
ฉำฉา Chamcha Market
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This is a super cutesy art market. Lots of little shops, full of random things from trinkets to food items. Lots of places to stop and take a selfie. Good place to pick up souvenirs. They even have a pizza restaurant in a bus. Very outside of the box thinking type place. Artists will love it.
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This weekend market is also outside of the old city but if you are an artist its a must visit. Shop around an art village on Saturday or Sunday morning.
One Nimman
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This is a European feeling inside and outdoor mall. The shops are okay at anytime but its best to visit the square while its hosting an event.
They have Night Ground Flea markets every Monday & Tuesday 4-10 as well as White Market farmer markets Friday through Sunday 3-10.
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Great square for shopping anytime but best to visit while a market is going down. Clothing Flea Monday and Tuesday evening while White Market is Friday through Sunday evening. Winter market hosted here around Christmas.
JingJai Farmer's Market Chiang Mai
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Nice farmers market with high grade homemade art surrounding Tops Market.
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Secondhand Shops 🛍️
Clothes Dumpster
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If you are a deal seeker and love the thrill of the hunt for that amazing deal, this is your place. I found brand name jeans from around the world for 3 pairs for 100b. Shorts were 7 for 100b. Everything is organized by article of clothing not by size. I didn’t find many tank tops.
✨It does get hot in there. I recommend to go earlier in the day.
✨Grab didnt take me to the exact location but near. I just walked a few minutes until I saw an open warehouse type building with a lot of clothes.
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Great selection of secondhand clothing, especially pants. Very cheap but unorganized.
Tiger Second Hand
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Pretty large secondhand shop for clothing. Everything is nice and organized here.
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Great secondhand shopping for clothes of all sorts. Tons of graphic tee options.
Nonghoi Second Hand - ร้านมือสองหนองหอย
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A thrifter and vintage seeker’s delight. Lots of household items from all the years before us. I wasnt looking for furniture but found some really lovely pieces here. Also a lot of vintage glasswear and ceramics. I was interested in the old school perfume bottles and jars. Overall a fun place to get lost in time for a little bit.
✨ It’s mostly household and trinkets. I wouldn’t go looking for clothes.
✨It is dusty!
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The best place to shop for household or vintage items.
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Small Independent Shops
zakkaba - ซักกะบา
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Small indy homegoods store. Perfect if you love unique and fun items for home. Worth a stop if you’re looking for cutesy home things. They also sometimes do events around town.
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Homegoods store selling very unique and fun household items.
CINDER AND SMOKE
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Independent owned art shop. Perfect if you love handmade candles/diffusers or stationary. As a stationary lover, I cant get enough of this store. They also do some events around town!
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Great store for handmade stationery items or candles.
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