Thailand’s largest clothing market, Pratunam Market is the perfect spot for some culture-infused retail therapy with its budget-friendly clothing, fabrics, textiles and accessories on offer. As you enter the small alleys crisscrossing throughout the market, you’ll discover an array of local stalls flowing out over the footpaths with T-shirts, shorts, suits, jackets, shoes and costumes.
The market encloses around the Baiyoke Tower I and Baiyoke Tower II, with the former revealing more casual clothing stalls selling humorous T-shirts and leather goods. Those who can’t shop on an empty stomach will appreciate the wealth of street-food stalls within Pratunam Market, which sell barbecued skewers and other Thai specialties.
Pratunam Market is easily combined with a visit to the nearby Platinum Fashion Mall for upscale clothing or the Palladium Night Market for novelty goods. You can also cross the river to CentralWorld, where you’ll find luxury beauty, skincare and hair products.
Getting there
Pratunam Market is best reached by catching the SRTET City Line to the Ratchaprarop subway station or one of the bus lines to Ratchaprarop transit station. Both are about 500 metres from the market. The market is about 30 minutes’ drive from Don Mueang International Airport.