Chiang Mai
On Sunday afternoon Th Ratchadamnoen is taken over by the boisterous Sunday Walking Street, which feels even more animated than Th Wualai's Saturday…
Must-see shopping in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai
The Saturday Walking Street takes over Th Wualai, running southwest from Pratu Chiang Mai at the southern entrance to the old city. There is barely space…
Chiang Mai
The colours of the mountains have been woven into the naturally dyed silks and cottons here, part of a project to preserve traditional weaving and…
Chiang Mai
Though a little out of the way, Baan Kang Wat is worth the trip simply to coo over the cute architecture and picturesque ambience. The open-air artists…
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai Night Bazaar is one of the city’s main night-time attractions, especially for families, and is the legacy of the original Yunnanese trading…
Chiang Mai
Featuring upmarket Chiang Mai clothing, cafes and art, eclectic Nimman also houses an open-air food hall, regular pop-up markets, and even free salsa and…
Chiang Mai
Opened in 1980, this place is a warren of paintings on cotton, cards and rocks, often inscribed with feel-good or creative quotes. John also hawks dusty…
Chiang Mai
This venerable family-owned silk shop was already a household name before the owners' nephew, Thaksin Shinawatra, became (now exiled) prime minister. The…
Chiang Mai
In venues around Chiang Mai, you may notice life-sized, decorated baby elephant sculptures created by artists and celebrities through the social…
Chiang Mai
This intriguing shop sells reams of handmade mulberry paper (săh), in a remarkable range of colours and patterns, including gorgeous marbled sheets that…
Chiang Mai
Part of a development project for rural communities in Chiang Rai Province, this very chic emporium is full of handmade scarves, tablecloths, clothing and…
Chiang Mai
Just north of the Arcade Bus Terminal on Rte 11, Chiang Mai's flashiest shopping centre is anchored around a Central department store, with tons of…
Chiang Mai
This long-established company sells fine cracked-glazed celadon ceramics in a lovely fretwork-covered teak building from the time of the British teak…
Chiang Mai
Baskets and ornate needlework from the provinces are the offerings at this missionary-backed, fair-trade shop near the McCormick Hospital. It also runs a…
Maya Lifestyle Shopping Center
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's flashiest shopping centre hides behind a geometric facade, with all the big international brands, a whole floor of electronics, a good…
Chiang Mai
The display cases here are like a library of Lanna textiles, with reams of silk and cotton shawls, scarves and hill-tribe costumes. You're guaranteed to…
Chiang Mai
A Chiang Mai institution, with a well-organised and well-stocked bookshop upstairs, and a magazine shop downstairs packed with international mags from…
Chiang Mai
In the southwestern corner of the old city, Mengrai Kilns keeps the tradition of Thai handmade pottery alive, with cookware, dining sets, ornaments and…
Chiang Mai
High-end hill-tribe crafts, from off-the-loom textiles to baskets, are sold at this economic-development shop, which provides assistance for Karen…
Chiang Mai
This place acts as both a local market and a souvenir stop for Thais visiting from other provinces. Take a look at the packaged-food area (mains from 30B)…
Kad Farang Wednesday Night Market
Chiang Mai
Wednesday evenings are the best time to visit this outdoor shopping mall, when the parking lot is turned into a walking night market with vendors selling…
Chiang Mai
Filled with tables of vendors selling knitted caps, hill-tribe trinkets, wooden elephants, carved soaps and other cottage-industry wares. Also the spot…
Chiang Mai
A great stop for fragrant herbal balms, scrubs, creams, soaps and shampoos, all made in Chiang Mai with natural ingredients. There are several Herb Basics…
Chiang Mai
Sleekly contemporary, this high-class jewellery studio makes top-quality rings, pendants and earrings using silver, gold and precious stones. It also runs…
Chiang Mai
One of a string of ma-and-pa antique shops selling ceramics, statues, carvings and bronzes of hard-to-determine age and authenticity. Pick something…
Chiang Mai
A vast cathedral to consumerism, with floor after floor of apparel, electronics and food, plus the inevitable multiscreen cinema. The Northern Village on…
Chiang Mai
If you have time to burn while at the Arcade Bus Terminal (off Rte 11), head over to the Star Avenue Lifestyle Mall by Building 3, which has air…
Chiang Mai
An eclectic collection of sterling silver and stone jewellery, silk scarves and other trinkets fills this unsigned store near Pratu Tha Phae. It's good…
Chiang Mai
Set in an atmospheric teak house with marble floors, Vila Cini sells high-end, handmade silks, decorative items and cotton textiles that are reminiscent…
Chiang Mai
A little marooned in the southwest of the city, beyond Rte 11, this quieter suburban shopping centre has the inevitable cinema and food court, along with…
Chiang Mai
Taking ethnic fashion uptown, Chabaa is a cavern of clothes, jewellery and accessories in radiant, room-filling primary colours, sourced from Thailand,…
Chiang Mai
The collector's best friend, this cluttered shop has been trading old bric-a-brac from the hills for years. It specialises mainly in textiles, lacquerware…
Chiang Mai
A branch of the popular store, offering fragrant herbal balms, scrubs, creams, soaps and shampoos made with natural ingredients.
Chiang Mai
A rambling shop along 'book alley' (Th Chang Moi Kao), with a good selection of English-language guidebooks and stacks of crime and thriller novels.
Chiang Mai
Near the Night Bazaar, with a good selection of legit computer gear, cameras and phones, plus all manner of accessories, software and peripherals.
Chiang Mai
Designer-ethnic is the prevailing theme at this boutique on the edge of the moat, with rooms full of bright textiles and arty melamine homewares.
Chiang Mai
A popular secondhand bookstore open for more than 27 years, packed with English-language novels, guidebooks and maps.
Chiang Mai
This shop, open since the 1960s, sells silks of all ilks, made into clothing and sold loose by the metre.