Food place in Bangkok
Or Tor Kor Market
Kamphaeng Phet, opposite Chatuchak, Bangkok
A covered, air-conditioned produce market of astonishing quality — fruit graded and priced like jewellery, curry pastes, prepared Isan food and a hawker hall at the back — regularly named among the best fresh markets in the world.
Area
Kamphaeng Phet, opposite Chatuchak
Food type
Veg & non-veg
Price range
฿80–400
Opening hours
Roughly 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM daily
About
What is Or Tor Kor Market famous for?
The escape hatch from Chatuchak: it is across the road, it is cool, and the food hall at the back does som tam and curries better than the market stalls opposite. The mango stalls in season are the best in Bangkok and priced accordingly.
What to eat here
Best dishes to try at Or Tor Kor Market
Veg & non-veg · ฿80–400
Must-tryKhao niao mamuang
Sweet, salty, creamy, with ripe fruit against warm rice
Best at after dinner, and in the mango season if you can
Som tam
Sour, salty, sweet and searingly hot, all at maximum
Best at lunch, with sticky rice and grilled chicken
Tom yum goong
Hot and sour, fragrant with lemongrass and lime leaf, cut with chilli
Best at dinner, shared, with rice
Good to know
Is Or Tor Kor Market good for families?
Yes — Or Tor Kor Market is family friendly and serves both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. It is open roughly 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM daily.
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Chatuchak Weekend Market
Best photo · The first hour after it opens, before the aisles fill and while the light still reaches down between the tarpaulins — by noon it is a crowd in a tunnel
Best combo: Photos here, then khao niao mamuang at Or Tor Kor Market.
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Jim Thompson House
Best photo · Late morning, when the light comes through the garden onto the dark teak — the interiors are dim and the contrast between the shaded verandas and the green outside is the shot
Best combo: Photos here, then khao niao mamuang at Or Tor Kor Market.
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Lumphini Park
Best photo · First light, when the mist is on the lake and the exercise groups are out under the towers — and again at the hour before sunset, when the skyline goes gold behind the trees
Best combo: Photos here, then khao niao mamuang at Or Tor Kor Market.
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Why Or Tor Kor Market
A covered, air-conditioned produce market of astonishing quality — fruit graded and priced like jewellery, curry pastes, prepared Isan food and a hawker hall at the back — regularly named among the best fresh markets in the world. Veg and non-veg pages sit side by side on the menu. This is a mid-range table - figure ฿80–400.
🍲 The food
Som tam - Green papaya shredded into long strands and pounded in a clay mortar with lime, palm sugar, fish sauce, garlic, dried shrimp, long beans, tomato and as many bird's eye chillies as you agree to
Hawker food is the whole city cuisine under one roof - a hundred stalls, each doing one thing for decades, and a table you have to hunt for.
The Isan register is the sharp one - green papaya salad, sticky rice and grilled things, hot-sour-salty in the same bite.
⏰ When to go
Count on Roughly 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM daily, treated as a guide rather than a promise.
📍 Where it is
Or Tor Kor Market is in Kamphaeng Phet, opposite Chatuchak, Bangkok - Bangkok Metropolitan Region.
💡 Good to know
Families with children are normal here.
Questions
Or Tor Kor Market — FAQ
What is Or Tor Kor Market famous for?
A covered, air-conditioned produce market of astonishing quality — fruit graded and priced like jewellery, curry pastes, prepared Isan food and a hawker hall at the back — regularly named among the best fresh markets in the world.
What are the must-try dishes at Or Tor Kor Market?
Don't miss Khao niao mamuang, Som tam and Tom yum goong.
Is Or Tor Kor Market good for families?
Yes — Or Tor Kor Market is family friendly and serves both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food.
What are Or Tor Kor Market's opening hours?
Or Tor Kor Market is open roughly 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM daily.
Where is Or Tor Kor Market located?
Or Tor Kor Market is in Kamphaeng Phet, opposite Chatuchak, Bangkok.