City: Chiang Rai Province
Top Things to do in Chiang Rai Province
Top Restaurants in Chiang Rai Province
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The 7 Best Flea & Street Markets in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
Chiang Rai (Thai: เชียงราย, pronounced [t͡ɕʰīaŋ.rāːj]; Lanna: ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ, pronounced [tɕiaŋ.haːj] is the northernmost province of Thailand. It is bordered by the Shan State of Myanmar to the north, Bokeo Province of Laos to the east, Phayao to the south, Lampang to the southwest, and Chiang Mai to the west.
Restaurants in Chiang Rai Province
1. Sri Sai Mun Market
2. Orn's Bookshop
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By skyisblu - Montreal, Canada
On a walk back to our hotel, we notice a small sign advertising "USED BOOKS" just right of the entrance to Wat Jet Yod, and decide to investigate. Following a whole series of these signs, we find ourselves down a quiet alley near the Mercy Hostel, meeting the owner, a German man who is carefully holding on to the last bastion of paper literature in Chiang Rai. He explains how he used to do a lot of business, especially with an excellent trade-in policy, and dealt with travellers looking to buy and sell those heavy guidebooks to all the Southeast Asian countries. With the advent and subsequent popularity of the internet, GPS and good data plans, people don't carry all the added weight anymore, and his only business now is the expat community, to which he's become more of a lending library. He figures one day, he too will be forced to close up shop. The shop is a whole series of small rooms, stacked floor to ceiling with every imaginable type of book, from history to travel to fiction, passing by language dictionaries and picture books. There is a healthy dose of French, German and several other language books mixed in for good measure. It is a a veritable Alibaba's cavern of used literature, and deserves more attention from travelers passing through town - everyone travels with one good book, and this is the place to swap it out for something new. If you happen to be in Chiang Rai anytime soon, you need to make this a stop on your trip: dive deep into the cavernous spaces, books piled from floor to ceiling, messages and quotes and maps lining every vacant space, and lose yourself for awhile. Likely, you will resurface with a new tome in hand, ready to distract you on that next 12-hour bus ride. And the owner is always sitting outside, chatting with friends, ready to make a deal. It's a great little space - you should go.
3. Chiang Rai Night Bazaar
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1,972 reviews
Reviewed By 105LaurieR - Chiang Rai, Thailand
Great place to eat! If you like hotpot ???? Many trinket vendors too, plus some good entertainment, musical artists and dance groups. Not as busy on Sunday night as Friday, about 1/3 of vendors closed on Sunday. Easier to get around than a lot of night markets.
4. Fah Thai Market
5. Sankhong Happy Street
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By russypooh - Long Beach, United States
Every Sunday evening, San Khong Noi Road known as Happy Street becomes pedestrian for a few hours and welcomes the stalls of large night market. A nice evening to do some shopping and eat on the run after buying your dinner among the wide variety of food stalls. Theres a stage with local performers and a place where locals come to dance in a very friendly atmosphere. Of course many arts and craft are on display, great place to pick up souvenirs. I really love the Chiang Rai Sunday Night Market since its exclusively of locals, foreign tourists are very very few.
6. Kad Luang Chiang Rai Market
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1 reviews
