Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market is one of the best floating markets in Bangkok and a great place to visit, as you can experience the real Thai-style floating market there. Discover a detailed guide to Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market – one of the most popular floating markets in Bangkok, Thailand – and find the best market tour to visit it.
Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market itself is big and offers a great atmosphere and a large variety of local authentic Thai food. The market is popular with locals who come here for food or shopping. You won't see many tourists here.
Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market is more like a riverside market because the shops are located on the ground near the canal. Don't expect to see many sellers preparing food on their boats, like you’ve seen on TV. Only a few boats selling food and vegetables can be seen here.
You can experience an unforgettable weekend getaway at the local floating market, a captivating world brimming with vibrant canals, a mesmerizing orchid farm, and an array of tantalizing Thai delicacies on this private floating market tour.
History of Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market
The floating market was first opened here in 2004. At first, the floating market was situated only on one side of the road, but after 2007, it was expanded to both sides of the road.
Location of Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market
The market is located in the Taling Chan area, which is a little outside Bangkok, but it’s really worth visiting.
Address: Soi Bang Ramat, Bang Phrom, Khet Taling Chan, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market Opening Hours
Every Saturday, Sunday, and on public holidays, from 08:00 to 17:00.
On public holidays, the market won’t be fully open—some zones and many shops will be closed. If you want to see the full range of products, we recommend coming on Saturday or Sunday.
Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market Experience
As this is a very local and non-touristy spot, most of the vendors don’t speak English, but you will still see English names of food at the market.
Food at Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market
The highlight of Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market is food. There are lots of vendor stalls selling traditional Thai food, traditional Thai desserts, and tasty Thai fruits for a cheap, surprisingly cheap price!
The floating market is a great place to eat traditional Thai food, as there are so many options to choose from at this market.
Fresh Coconut Drink - 10 baht.
Traditional Thai dessert Pandan Coconut Sweet Pudding (Khanom Piek Poon: ขนมเปียกปูน) - 10 baht.
Fresh Toddy Palm Juice, a sweet colorless, and minty-smelling drink with a milky texture (Woon Looktarn Sod: วุ้นลูกตาลสด) - 20 baht per glass.
Salty Short Vermicelli and Palm-Sugar Sweet Rice Pearls in Coconut Milk (Pla Krim: ขนมปลากริม) - 20 baht per glass.
Rice buns with bean filling coated with coconut shreds sprinkled with sugar and sesame seeds (Khanom Thua Paep: ขนมถั่วแปบ).
Fried Fish-Paste Balls (Tod Mun: ทอดมัน) - 20 baht.
Steamed Sticky Rice with Banana Filling Wrapped in Banana Leaves (Khao Tom Mud: ข้าวต้มมัด) - 10 baht per piece.
Coconut-Rice Pancakes (Khanom khrok: ขนมครก).
Jackfruit (Khanoon: ขนุน) - 25 baht per 200 g.
Thai Rice Noodle Salad (Yum Kanomjeen: ยำขนมจีน).
Vietnamese Savory Crepe (Kaom Bueng Yuan: ขนมเบื้องญวน) - 35 baht per piece.
Thai pudding with coconut topping (Khanom Tako: ขนมตะโก้).
Fresh baby pineapple (Sapparot Phu Lae: สับปะรดภูแล) - 50 baht.
Baked shrimp with vermicelli (Goong Ob Woonsen: กุ้งอบวุ้นเส้น) - 100 baht.
Grilled pork neck (Kor Moo Yang: คอหมูย่าง) - 60 baht.
Fermented pork spicy salad (Yam Naem Khao Thot: ยำแหนมข้าวทอด).
Baked mussels with cheese and garlic - 100 baht.
Spicy corn salad that combines all four tastes - sour, spicy, sweet, and salty - 60 baht.
Whole grilled fish covered in salt - 150-240 baht.
Huge grilled prawns - 200 baht per set.
Shopping at Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market
Not only food is being sold here. There are also a few shops selling retail goods, handmade stuff, and souvenirs at Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market.
Activities at Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market
In addition to eating and shopping, you can experience various activities at the floating market.
Boat tours
There are boat tours offered at Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market too. You can see tables selling boat tour tickets alongside the canal. You can choose from long paddle boats and long-tailed motorboats that are available to take you to see the beautiful nature along the canal. The tour can include a short visit to a local house, an orchid farm, and a temple. A motorboat ride costs 100 baht per person and is more expensive than a slow paddleboat ride, which costs only 20 baht per person.
Fish spa
Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market has fish spas too, and it costs only 99 baht per person for an unlimited time of this procedure.
You can feed the fish if you wish. The fish food and small loaves of bread can be bought at the market.
Family-friendly activities
There is a corner for painting, which is good for family activities as well.
How to Get to Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market
You can experience an unforgettable weekend getaway at the local floating market, a captivating world brimming with vibrant canals, a mesmerizing orchid farm, and an array of tantalizing Thai delicacies on this private floating market tour.
There are several other tours that let you visit the floating market on weekends.
To visit the floating market independently, depending on your location in the city, you can take a bus or a combination of Bangkok metro and other means of public transport.
For more details about all transport options, check How to Get to Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market from Bangkok.
Tips
Cruise small canals on Bangkok’s west side, explore a floating market, and discover peaceful riverside life. Customize your 3-hour private flatboat tour with self-guided or guided options!
Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market and Taling Chan Floating Market are not that far from one another and can both be visited on the same day. To experience a different atmosphere, you can easily get to Taling Chan Floating Market with lots of traditional Thai foods to choose from.
If you are looking to visit a Bangkok floating market on a weekday, your only choice is Damnoen Saduak. The best way to visit it is this combined Damnoen Saduak Market and Maeklong Railway Market tour, which is the most popular day trip from Bangkok.
