Food place in Chiang Mai
Warorot Market
By the river, east of the old city, Chiang Mai
The city's working market — three floors of dried goods, hill-tribe fabric and household everything, with a ground-floor food section selling sai ua by weight, nam prik in bags and northern snacks to people who are shopping rather than sightseeing.
Area
By the river, east of the old city
Food type
Veg & non-veg
Price range
฿30–150
Opening hours
Roughly 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM daily
About
What is Warorot Market famous for?
This is where to buy sai ua and nam prik to take away, sold by weight from stalls that have done it for generations. Go in the morning; by late afternoon the food section is packing up.
What to eat here
Best dishes to try at Warorot Market
Veg & non-veg · ฿30–150
Nam prik noom with sticky rice
Smoky, hot, garlicky, roughly pounded
Best at lunch, with a basket of sticky rice and pork crackling
Sai ua
Herbal, aromatic, lemongrass-forward, with a slow chilli heat
Best at any time, from a market grill, with sticky rice
Sticky rice with the market's fruit
Sweet-salt coconut cream against whatever is in season
Best at after a market dinner, warm
Good to know
Is Warorot Market good for families?
Yes — Warorot Market is family friendly and serves both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. It is open roughly 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM daily.
Make a morning of it
Photo spots near Warorot Market
Shoot nearby, then eat at Warorot Market.
Tha Phae Gate & the old city moat
Best photo · Just after sunset, when the brick is floodlit and the square in front fills with people — and at dawn, when the pigeons and the joggers have it to themselves
Best combo: Photos here, then nam prik noom with sticky rice at Warorot Market.
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Bua Thong sticky waterfalls
Best photo · Late morning, when the sun gets down into the gorge and lights the water — the falls are in forest and are dark early and late
Best combo: Photos here, then nam prik noom with sticky rice at Warorot Market.
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Doi Inthanon
Best photo · Sunrise from the ridge by the twin chedis, when the cloud sits in the valleys below and the gardens are in mist — the summit itself is forest and photographs as trees
Best combo: Photos here, then nam prik noom with sticky rice at Warorot Market.
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Why Warorot Market
The city's working market — three floors of dried goods, hill-tribe fabric and household everything, with a ground-floor food section selling sai ua by weight, nam prik in bags and northern snacks to people who are shopping rather than sightseeing. Veg and non-veg pages sit side by side on the menu. This sits at the easy end of the scale, with most orders landing around ฿30–150.
🍽️ What to order
Sai ua - Northern Thai sausage: coarse pork mixed with a curry paste of lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaf, turmeric and chilli, coiled into a spiral and grilled slowly over charcoal until the skin cracks
🕒 When to come
The kitchen runs Roughly 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM daily - approximate rather than cast-iron. The reliable plan is a morning visit; latecomers find the good things finished.
📍 Where it is
You will find it by the river, east of the old city, in Chiang Mai.
💡 Good to know
Families with children are normal here.
Questions
Warorot Market — FAQ
What is Warorot Market famous for?
The city's working market — three floors of dried goods, hill-tribe fabric and household everything, with a ground-floor food section selling sai ua by weight, nam prik in bags and northern snacks to people who are shopping rather than sightseeing.
What are the must-try dishes at Warorot Market?
Don't miss Nam prik noom with sticky rice, Sai ua and Sticky rice with the market's fruit.
Is Warorot Market good for families?
Yes — Warorot Market is family friendly and serves both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food.
What are Warorot Market's opening hours?
Warorot Market is open roughly 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM daily.
Where is Warorot Market located?
Warorot Market is in By the river, east of the old city, Chiang Mai.