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The Klong Toey Market (ตลาดคลองเตย) in Bangkok is one of the largest, busiest, and most important markets in the entire city.
It’s the distribution point for many fruits, vegetables and meat throughout the city. As I mentioned in the video, if you should eat at any restaurant in central Bangkok, both street food or sit down restaurant alike, and it’s likely that a few, if not all the ingredients were purchased from Klong Toey.
The market is in reality open 24 hours per day, but the most energetic time to visit, when the market is really at its peak is in the early morning from about 4 am to 8 am. However, you don’t have to wake up too early to catch the action, the market is still nice to see and browse during the late morning or afternoon as well.
Vegetables and meat are especially cheap to buy at Klong Toey Market, and many vendors even sell their produce in large wholesale bags, specifically catering to those that have restaurants.
If you buy a lot of groceries and can’t carry them all, there are plenty of porters armed with big baskets and dollies that can be hired for just $1 – $2 to transport all your things around the market. Now that’s shopping in style! Wouldn’t it be nice to have a person carrying around your groceries at the supermarket?!
If you are visiting Bangkok and want to get out and see the real life of the city, the market that churns part of economy and a major source of food for the city of Bangkok, you’ve got to visit Talad Klong Toey.
How to get to Klong Toey Market (ตลาดคลองเตย):
The market is located on the corner of Ratchada and Rama IV roads. You can either take a taxi directly there, it’s really close to central Bangkok (without traffic it’s about 5 minutes from Silom and about 5 minutes from Asoke).
You can also choose to take the MRT Metro underground train to Khlong Toei station, and you’ll just have to walk about 5 minutes until you’re in the thick of the market.
Just like at any crowded place in the world, it’s always a wise decision to keep your pockets safe and take account of your valuables when you visit.
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I will have to check it out, thanks for the recommendation. Do you have any hobbies?
Very nice market good video👍💯💖😍
I'm going there today! I love your videos! Compliments for your work.
Good price!
Frogs just 75 THB. That´s a bargain.
Further up north market Nonthaburi, end of the ferry, 80 THB.
But I think up these in the north were of another size, much bigger.
Looks like you have more flesh on your cheek here Mark! Cheers on your journey! Been following you!
Good video……………..
I love this place…I used to visit here almost every week during my one year stay in Bangkok….miss Bangkok….miss the noodles and mushroom I used to get there
Very good&informative video, thx
Helped my a lot to discover bangkok 😉
can't wait to visit this place! only a month away until i get to enjoy the beauty and tastes of Thailand! great video Mark!
i am alive only with a hope that someday i will be in bkk again….in 2006 i used to come to klong toey to buy fruits n veggies….hope i will be there again very soon…i am jealous of u mark ..plz cal me
Thank you very much! I post a new video every Wednesday at 8 pm Bangkok time, and also some extras every now and then. Thanks for watching!
I have just subscribed to your videos. Looking forward to more. Thank you.
Thank you very much!
Really good videos,never seen them until now even though i am always checking out Thai stuff on youtube,subbed anyway .
Hey Garret, thanks for the suggestion. I have been to Klong Tom market a couple of times and that's another busy market in Bangkok, if I get down there I'll try to make a video. Thanks for watching and I appreciate your support!
hey mark its garret i hope u could do a video on klong tom did i spell tat correctl i love tat place i visit there alot. i d love to see a video and u say hey guys its mark wein at the klong tom market lots to eat and lots of everything to buy. hey keep up the great work big fan
Thank you!
Thank you, I appreciate the follow!
Ahh, great to hear that. Even though there's so much street food and restaurants in Bangkok, it is nice to have an apartment with a kitchen to be able to cook sometimes. I just love all the fresh produce and fruit in Thailand! Hope everything goes well for the visit and move!
That is a seriously tempting market! I need to make sure I get an apartment with a kitchen when I move there! I'm comin in December with the wife and daughter, so they can check it out, as I've been before. Then planning to move there semi permanent next year. Anyway, cant wait for December and hitting the street stalls!
Thank you, I hope to visit Surabaya!
yes I'm from Indonesia … but now live in USA….I miss Indonesian food a lot….if you go to Indonesia again …. you have to go to Surabaya….Surabaya is the second largest city in Indonesia so it's not as crowded as Jakarta and many food vendors as well.
No, I wish I did, but when I last visited Indonesia it was before I had a camera to take videos… I hope to visit again. Are you from Indonesia?
Cool, thank you, I'll check it out!
Do you have any videos of food from Indonesian street vendors?
Good vid. We have a similar one here on youtube: JKsAuwmWp4c
Thank you, your'e totally right, AND you can hire a man with a cart for just $1 to carry all your groceries while you shop!
Yah, I like them as well, really taste similar to chicken. How do you normally eat them?
Haha, yah, I saw that guy in the back of the truck taking a quick nap. Thanks for watching!