Sukhothai Night Food Market (New Sukhothai)
The main evening food market in New Sukhothai town, with cheap local Thai street food, the famous Sukhothai noodles (kuay tiew Sukhothai), snacks and drinks along the riverside area.
- Category
- Markets & Night Markets
- Entrance fee
- Free to enter; pay per food/drink stall (dishes typically ~30-60 THB).
- Hours
- Evenings, roughly 17:00-23:00. A larger riverside Walking Street runs on Saturday evenings from ~17:00. Confirm locally.
- Best time
- After 18:00 for dinner; Saturday for the bigger riverside Walking Street with more stalls and local crafts.
- Time needed
- 1-1.5 hours.
About Sukhothai Night Food Market (New Sukhothai)
Set your expectations right and you will love this place. It is not a polished tourist night bazaar, it is an honest local food market in New Sukhothai town, and the draw is cheap, authentic eats rather than shopping. Good value, real Thai street food.
The thing to order is the local speciality, Sukhothai-style noodles (kuay tiew Sukhothai). Beyond that it is the usual run of snacks, grilled bits and drinks along the riverside.
It is walkable from most town-centre guesthouses, so it makes an easy dinner stop. Come after dark for the full swing of it, and if you are around on a Saturday, the bigger riverside Walking Street adds more stalls and some local crafts.
Highlights
- Cheap, authentic local Thai street food
- Sukhothai-style noodles (kuay tiew Sukhothai)
- Riverside setting near the Yom River bridge
- Bigger Walking Street with crafts on Saturday evenings
- Walkable from town-centre guesthouses
Tips
- Come after dark for dinner when it is in full swing
- Try the Sukhothai-style noodles, the local speciality
- Come for the food, not the shopping; it is a local eats market
- Time it for a Saturday if you want the larger riverside Walking Street
How to get there
In New Sukhothai town near the Yom River bridge, walkable from most town-centre guesthouses or a short tuk-tuk ride. If coming from Old Sukhothai/the park, it is ~12 km east.