One of the good things about spending six nights in Chiang Rai was that we got to go to three different night markets! Here’s a little about each of them.
Saturday Night Walking Street
The Saturday night market is held on Thanon Thanalal which is the same street the Hilltribe Museum is on (also worth a visit). The main market goes for about four blocks and there is a shorter side street full of food stalls. There are lots of tables set up in a big open square area so you can buy your food at the stalls and then sit down somewhere to eat it. If you can find a free table!
We had a delicious dinner at this market: grilled pork skewers, sticky rice, papaya salad (made fresh while we watched), gyoza and some Thai dumpling-like balls with a peanutty centre that we first had in Sisaket. None of them cost more than a dollar.