Most of Phuket Town's markets open in the late afternoon and close around 10 or 11 pm; in Patong and Kata, some open earlier or close much later. A few are weekly, so the day matters: the Sunday Walking Street on Thalang Road is on Sunday only, Naka on Saturday and Sunday, Chillva every day except Sunday. Others, in Patong and Kata, open every day.
Opening hours differ between sources for several of them, and smaller markets come and go. The hours below come from guides and press articles, most of them updated in 2026; check locally before you cross the island for one.
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The short answer
If you are in Phuket on a Sunday, go to the Walking Street in the Old Town, at 4 pm to walk or at 7 pm for the atmosphere. On a Saturday, go to the Naka weekend market, south of Phuket Town. On weekday evenings, Chillva in Phuket Town is the easy choice; in Patong and Kata, there is a market every evening near the beach.
Phuket Town and the Old Town
The Old Town
Sunday Walking Street (Lard Yai)
Thalang Road · Sunday only
Every Sunday, about 360 m of Thalang Road close to traffic and fill with stalls, spilling onto Phang Nga Road, from about 4 to 10 pm; stalls go up in the early afternoon. It is busiest from 6 to 9 pm: in 2023 the Bangkok Post estimated about 20,000 people every Sunday in a street meant for about half that. Southern Thai street food, crafts, prints, textiles and street performers. We found no source saying whether it pauses in the low season. If you dislike crowds, come at 4 pm, before the 6 to 9 pm peak.
Naka weekend market
Saturday and Sunday · Wirat Hong Yok Road
The Phuket Weekend Market, south of Phuket Town near Wat Naka, on Wirat Hong Yok Road, from 4 to 10 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Guides updated in 2026 describe it as still running. From Central Festival, drive towards Rawai and turn left at the second traffic lights. Not for you without transport: it is outside the town centre.
Chillva Market
141/2 Yaowarat Road · Monday to Saturday
Shops in brightly painted containers, with street food, clothes and vintage, from 5 to 11 pm, closed on Sunday; one source adds a flea market from Thursday to Saturday. Not for you on a Sunday: go to the Walking Street instead.
Indy Market
Limelight Avenue · Wednesday or Thursday to Friday
A small evening market in a lane off Dibuk Road, at Limelight Avenue. Its days differ between sources, from Wednesday to Friday or Thursday and Friday only, from about 4 pm. Not for you if you are only in town at the weekend.
Patong and the west coast
Patong
Bangla night market
Patong · every day
Street food and stalls at the inland end of Bangla Road, about 140 m from the Jungceylon mall, from 6 pm to 2 am every day. Not the same as Banzaan, the fresh market behind Jungceylon. Not for you if you want a quiet dinner: it is at the end of Patong's nightlife street.
Malin Plaza
Patong · every day
A daily market at the southern end of Patong, about 1.6 km from the end of Bangla Road. Its hours differ between sources; around 6 to 7 pm is a good time. Seafood is sold by weight: ask for the total before you order. Haggle for souvenirs, not for food. Parking is limited. Not for you if you want to walk there from your hotel near Bangla Road.
Kata Night Market
Kata · every day
Behind the Beyond Kata resort, off Patak Road, with a gorilla statue at the entrance, from about midday to 11 pm every day. Dishes cost around 60 to 150 baht, according to one guide. Bring cash in small notes: payment by Thai QR code sometimes works, foreign cards are refused. Not for you if you only carry a foreign card.
Other markets
Guides also list a market in the grounds of Wat Karon and a night market in Bang Tao, but their days and hours do not agree from one source to the next. One guide adds Fun Friday at Boat Avenue, between Bang Tao and Laguna, on Friday evenings. Check locally before you go.
What to eat
Phuket has been a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy since December 2015, for a food culture that draws on Hokkien Chinese, Peranakan and southern Thai traditions. Some of the island's own dishes to look for, at a market or elsewhere in Phuket Town:
Mee hokkien. Thick yellow noodles, either stir-fried over a high flame with seafood or pork, or served in broth; the soup version is a breakfast dish.
Oh tao. Oysters fried with egg, flour and taro, topped with crispy pork rind.
Lo ba. Fried pork offal and fried tofu with a sweet, spicy sauce.
Moo hong. Pork belly braised with soy sauce, garlic, palm sugar and pepper, served with rice.
O-aew. Phuket's own dessert: a jelly served with syrup and shaved ice.
Of these, mee hokkien is the one guides name at the Walking Street, where most dishes cost about 30 to 80 baht, according to one guide.
Market tips
Cash. Carry small notes. At Kata Night Market, for example, payment by Thai QR code sometimes works and foreign cards are refused, according to one guide.
Seafood by weight. Ask for the total price before you order.
Haggling. One guide advises haggling for souvenirs, not for food.
Timing. Come when a market opens to walk in comfort; come after 6 or 7 pm for the atmosphere and the crowd.
Parking. Parking is hardest at the Sunday market and at Malin Plaza. On Sunday, arrive before 5 pm and park outside the closed streets, for example at Wat Mongkol Nimit (paid) or Limelight Avenue.
Which market on which day
| Market | Where | Days | Hours |
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| Sunday Walking Street | Old Town, Thalang Road | Sunday | About 4 to 10 pm |
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| Naka weekend market | South of Phuket Town | Saturday and Sunday | 4 to 10 pm |
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| Chillva Market | Phuket Town, Yaowarat Road | Monday to Saturday | 5 to 11 pm |
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| Indy Market | Phuket Town, Limelight Avenue | Wed or Thu to Fri (sources differ) | From about 4 pm |
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| Bangla night market | Patong | Every day | 6 pm to 2 am |
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| Malin Plaza | South Patong | Every day | Sources differ |
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| Kata Night Market | Kata | Every day | About midday to 11 pm |
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