| Suan-Lum Night Bazaar in Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Nearest BTS |
Saladaeng |
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| Nearest Subway |
Lumpini |
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| Nearest Store(s) |
Central Silom Complex, Robinson, Thaniya Plaza |
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| Main Hotels |
Dusit Thani Hotel, Sukhothai Hotel, Banyan Tree |
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| Main Roads |
Rama 4, Silom, Sathorn |
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| Opens |
12pm until about 11pm -12am depending on stall owners. |
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Bangkok's Night Bazaar or night market is the central Bangkok's version of Chatuchak market, with pretty much the same kind of items on sale that most tourists might be interested in.
Suan-Lum, as the Night Bazaar is known to the Thais, is a large collection of stalls selling all manner of house-hold goods, clothing, art, shoes, bags, jewelry and antiques. Bangkok and Thailand has many markets and shopping centers where you can buy all these things, but Bangkok's night market or night bazaar has shops and stalls that might offer something you can't get elsewhere in Bangkok or Thailand for that matter. Bangkok markets and stalls give you the opportunity to bargain too.
The stalls are all part of a maze of isles divided into sections depicting the type of items you can expect to find.
The Bangkok Eye, a main feature. |
The underground station at Suan_Lum |
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It is possible to go to one of the maps scattered around the bazaar and determine which section you want to get to but it's suggested that you take a few hours to roam around and take in all the various goods on offer as you're sure to find something that takes your fancy.
Silk materials, covers and shawls . |
Bags and suitcases |
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Many stalls have signs outside stating "no photographs".
Shoes, sandals and bags. |
Bags and accessories |
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The Bangkok Night Bazaar is much smaller than Chatuchak and is less busy and certainly cooler due to the fact that it's at night but it can still get very hot and humid. However, there are plenty of counters where you can grab a cool drink and if that's not enough, there is a section of good quality restaurants where you can grab a bite to eat and watch what is happening around you.
Joe Louis Theatre and Restaurant |
Joe Louis Restaurant |
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One of these restaurants is Joe Louis Theatre which is shown above. Joe Louis is a traditional Thai puppet show which involves the puppeteers dressing completely in black and operating the puppets with sticks instead of with strings. The puppeteers perform infront of a black back drop and so they are almost invisible. The puppets are fairly large and colourful and so after a few minutes it's easy to fade out the puppeteers and focus on the puppets.
However, once again, Thailand assumes that because you are not a Thai, you have money to burn and therefore they can double / triple the fee. We can just imagine Thais going to Disney World or Tower of London, or Sydney Opera house and being told that because they are Thai, they have to pay nearly three times more......ahem !
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Below is some information if you don't mind being ripped off:
Schedule & Booking Information
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| Show time |
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Taking a photo with puppets
7:30 PM - 8:50 PM
Performance starts |
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| Office Hours |
Mon - Fri, 9:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Sat - Sun, 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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| Ticket price ( notice the price differences ) |
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| Thai |
Adult 400 Baht/Person
Kids over 120 cm. (students) 200 Baht/Person
Kids not over 120 cm. Free (for Normal Seat) |
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| Foreigner |
Adult 900 Baht/Person ( 2.5 times more expensive than Thais )
Kids over 120 cm. (students) 900 Baht/Person ( x 3.5 )
Kids not over 120 cm. 300 Baht/Person |
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| Reservations |
1875 Rama IV Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan Bangkok 10330
or call us at:
Phone: 0 2252 9683/ 4
Fax: 0 2252 9685 |
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The Joe Louis restaurant gets very busy and you could end up waiting for 15 minutes or more for a table. The food is good but like the rest of the place, it is expensive with a lemon slush drink ( "manao ban" ) costing 100 Baht. The price should be more like 40 - 50 Baht.
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Brewery Restaurant |
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If you are looking for some live entertainment then there is a large section of this night bazaar in Bangkok that is set up for live concerts which are free. The idea is that the seating area is actually an eating area / beer garden and surrounding the area are all the food stalls or beer bars.
Find a board point to the beer garden |
Find this big sign and walk in |
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Order your food or beers |
Sit back and watch the show. |
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You purchase your food and then find a table where you can sit down with your meal and enjoy something simialr to a rock concert for free.
Once you have enjoyed a cold beer and some savoury Thai food, it's back to wandering more of the asiles to find special momento of your visit to the fascinating, Bangkok night market, night bazaar that is called Suan-Lum.
Novelty toilet roll holders |
Ornaments and antiques |
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Buddhist art |
Sit back and watch the show. |
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Thai style ceramics |
Not allowed to bargain for silk here ! |
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In the photo above right, we noticed signs stating "no bargaining" or "please don't bargain". Ignore these signs and don't be put off by these stalls. If you want something and think it's a little expensive then bargain. If they moan about it, walk away and deal with someone who wants your money.
A shrine at Suan-Lum |
Thai arts and paintings |
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various items |
flip flops, sandals and beach shoes |
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Jewelry and t-shirts |
More bags |
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We'd like to suggest that you visit our chat forum because you might pick up a lot of hints and tips from people who've been here quite a while.
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