Does Lard Yai Market take place throughout Phuket Old Town?
No. The Sunday market is on Thalang Road in the Old Town. You can explore the historic buildings and shops in the neighbourhood on other days too.
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Phuket · Sunday market on Thalang Road in Phuket Old Town
Lard Yai Sunday Market is held on Thalang Road in Phuket Old Town on Sunday evenings. Stalls selling batik, crocheted dolls and crafts, and street food line the Sino-Portuguese shophouses, bringing the old buildings and evening market together on one street.
Admire the façades and signs, then have hor mok or grilled food for dinner and look for a batik bag or a small crocheted item. You can visit the Old Town on other days, but the market stalls are there on Sundays.
Location and getting there
The pin marks the place, not necessarily its entrance, ticket office or vehicle drop-off point.
Find the market on Thalang Road
The Sunday market is on Thalang Road in Phuket Old Town, not throughout the entire Old Town. Look for Lard Yai Walking Street to reach the stalls in front of the historic shophouses.
Essential visitor information
- Market hours
- Sunday, 16:00–22:00
What can you see?
A Sunday market in front of Thalang Road shophouses
On Sundays, stalls appear in front of the Sino-Portuguese shophouses on Thalang Road. The market began as a community initiative to preserve local culture, bringing an old shopping street and a present-day street market together in one place.
Walk past the building façades and signs, then choose food or goods from the stalls right outside. The contrast between the regular Old Town street and the Sunday evening market is clearest here.
Batik and crocheted goods
Stalls sell batik fabric and bags, crocheted dolls, hats and jewellery. If you are looking for a small gift, look at the fabric patterns and handmade items.
Behind the stalls are Sino-Portuguese shophouses that you can see on other days too. As you browse handmade goods, the façades and signs remain in view, showing how the Sunday market takes place on a historic Old Town street.
Dinner with hor mok and grilled food
Listed food includes hor mok fish custard, grilled squid, chicken and pork, and pad Thai. After dinner, look for juice, ice cream and Thai sweets.
Street-food stalls line the old shophouses on Thalang Road. Unlike eating in one of the Old Town’s regular restaurants, on Sunday evenings you can carry your chosen food along the street market between the buildings.
Frequently asked questions
When is it open and what does it sell?
It is listed as open on Sundays from 16:00 to 22:00. You can browse batik fabric and bags, crocheted dolls, hats and jewellery, and try food such as hor mok, grilled dishes, pad Thai and Thai sweets.
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