The market places
Several markets exist in the centre of town as well as in the surrounding districts. Each one has its own particularities and proposes different articles and products : the vegetable market or Talat Meuh sells fresh products coming from all over the region (serpents and bats to nibble, insects, fruit and vegetables...), the "caterer’s" market with their more or less traditional dishes, the night market with its hundreds of stalls, all offering traditional objects ; but also the old Darat Market, the Chinese market (or Talat Tchine), the Phousi market or Phôssi Talat : large covered market), the Nam Vieng Kham, etc.
All the articles
The Chinese market
It is situated on Laos’s main road that leads to Vientiane, opposite the new sports stadium. (…)
The Darat Market
From 8am to 5pm for most of shops
Closed for 3 years because of renovations, the Darat Market reopened its doors at the beginning (…)
The morning market
This small market is the Laotian "supermarket" where they come to buy their fresh fruit, (…)
The Phosy Market
From 7am to 5pm, every day.
The Phosi market is by far the biggest market in Luang Prabang. Three quarters of it is covered, (…)
The Caterer’s Evening Market
From 5pm, and often finishes before 9.30pm
This is a site which must not be missed if you want to taste Laotian specialities, which you (…)
The night market
From 5pm to 9.30pm everyday
The night market, in the centre of town, "opens its doors" every evening at round about 5 (…)