Aao Nang Night Market

Aao Nang Night Market, Ao Nang Overview

Delicious food, fantastic atmosphere, gorgeous clothes, and everything else, in super affordable prices! Occupying a lively space close to the 7/11 store in the southern corner of the beach road at Ao Nang, the Ao Nang Night Market is one of the most exciting local markets of Krabi.

Once you are successfully past the maze of the enchanted food stalls that entrap you, you shall be brought face to face with a whole new world of things to shop from. Trendy shoes and clothes to accessories and electronics, this market is a repository of any souvenir you wish to take back home. Perhaps, the best way to describe this excellent night market will be to call it the “shopper’s paradise”.

Things to Try and Buy at the Night Market

The Food

Nothing beats the mouthwatering aroma that reaches your nostrils from the food stalls and restaurants, and it is quite difficult to resist the tempting sights and smells and go on to shop for other things. Hence, before you decide to shop till you drop, make sure to try out some of the best dishes that are served here.
Must-try Food
First and foremost, try the Phad Thai here. The stalls serve a wide variety of chicken, shrimp, seafood, as well as vegetarian food choices. The barbecued food in this market is also really tasty, with loud cheers in support of the pork neck. The sellers are quite generous with the amount of food; hence, it is also worth the price. Another dish to try out is the tender, salt-baked fish, with a couple of peanut butter rotis. For dessert, you can always go for the delicious Nutella banana pancakes, Thai milk tea, or the popular mango served with sticky rice.

Cheap Thrills

Walking into Ao Nang Night Market is like stepping into a treasure trove for those who love to shop. It showcases the talent of local artists but is also a place where fake branded goodies seem to spill out from each shop. Stalls in open spaces, stalls in yellow tents each displaying various choices of things!
Artistic Highlights
Handicrafts, beautiful paintings, bouquets, key chains, and boutiques selling silk materials are a handful of stuff found in this vast universe of items to purchase. The best part about it is that while paying for them, you will not feel like you have burned a hole in your pocket.
Ao Nang Night Market also hosts several live performances at night, so make sure to grab a chair in the vast open area and enjoy for a while!

Traveller and Visitor Tips

The main hack in this market is to haggle all you can.
Since the stalls here mostly sell copied brands of clothes, shoes, watches, and belts, among other things, make sure you get them at the lowest price possible, and for that, you need to bargain.
Make sure no one fools you into believing those brands are real.
Keep your belongings safe, as it tends to get crowded in the market, especially after 8:00 PM.

How To Reach Aao Nang Night Market

By Road
You can take a Songthaew, or public bus, from Ao Nang to the Night Market. It will take about a quarter of an hour to reach, and is probably the easiest way to gain access to the market because buses are available from Ao Nang at a frequency of approximately fifteen minutes.
If you are not one for public transport, you can also grab a tuk-tuk, or a cab, from Ao Nang to the night market.