Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market Bangkok – A Local’s Guide
If you are going to Bangkok you probably heard about the floating markets! indeed, a must-see while visiting the city.
However, the most famous ones such Damnoen Saduak Floating Market or Amphawa Floating Market, is that they became extremely touristy!
By chance, we found a real gem, just 20km from central bangkok, which kept it’s authentic charm: Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market (ตลาดน้ำคลองลัดมะยม)
Here you will find delicious Thai street food, peaceful boat rides, and a vibrant local atmosphere. We absolutely loved it!
How to Get to Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market?
In our opinion there are 2 ideal ways to get there.
The first one is to take a grab! As simple as that. It took us about 20min to get there during the weekends. Same to get back, we had no problem getting a grab!
The second best option, is to join a private boat tour which stops at Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market.
1. Opening Days
The market is closed on weekdays except for public holidays.
It’s open every weekends from 9:00am until 5:00pm
2. What to see and do in Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market?
Enjoy the food
Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market is a lot about the delicious Thai food!! There is small stalls selling Thai dish everywhere! Indeed this market is rather big, which gives you a LOT of options.
We opted for some pork neck, pad thai, chicken thai basil with rice and some fresh juices! It was perfect and so cheap, probably less than 200 baht for everything. We found a small table right by the river, so we could observe the boats going through the market. We loved it!
Shop
Although the market is mainly for locals, there is 1 area near the entrance which focuses on souvenirs, clothes etc. Hence, a bit of shopping is possible in Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market
Boat tour around Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market
For us, taking the small boat tour was actually the highlights. Although we went on a few canal tours around Bangkok, we appreciated this one even more! We could really observe the local lives, the quiet and quaint areas, some temples… the whole atmosphere made us feels miles away from Bangkok!
You don’t need to book the boat tour, by the river, you will someone selling boat tour tickets for 100 baht. Once the boat is full (about 8 people), then the trip starts for 1 hour.
The boat trip also stops at another local floating market (Wat Saphan Ratchaphruek) for 20 minutes which was super nice!
Overall, 10 out 10! We highly recommend the trip.
Enjoy a great cup of coffee
If you’ve been reading this blog already, you must know by now that we are BIG coffee lovers! And lucky us, we found a beautiful spot to enjoy a great cup of coffee!
For that, opposite the market, cross a little bridge from the market and you will find along the canal a place called The Pine Farm & Cafe.
It’s actually a small farms where you can feed all kinds of animal (turtles, rabbits, birds etc.) and they also have a beautiful glasshouse serving great coffee! We couldn’t help ourselves and ordered a delicious Affogato.
3. FAQs about Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market
– Location (Bangkok, Thonburi side)
– Distance from central Bangkok (~30 mins by taxi/Grab)
– Name in Thai: ตลาดน้ำคลองลัดมะยม
– Address: 📍 30/1 Moo 15, Bang Ramat Road, Bang Ramat, Taling Chan, Bangkok.
– Weekends & public holidays only
– From morning (~9 am) to late afternoon (~4–5 pm)
– Best time to visit (before noon for food & photos)
– Fresh seafood (grilled prawns, fish, crabs)
– Traditional Thai dishes (pad thai, som tam, grilled pork skewers)
– Tropical fruits and sweets
– Local coffee & fresh coconut
– Boat ride along the canals (~20–30 minutes)
– Shopping (handicrafts, souvenirs, clothes)
– Explore the food stalls
– Enjoy live performances (sometimes traditional Thai music/dance)
– More authentic & less touristy than Damnoen Saduak
– Close to Bangkok (easy half-day trip)
– Family-friendly & relaxed atmosphere
– Go early to avoid crowds
– Bring cash (most vendors don’t take cards)
– Wear light clothing & comfortable shoes
