Luang Prabang morning market

Very local and touristy market at the same time. We liked to pickup some sticky rice with some barbecue grilled meat, sausages and eat at a coffee stall right in the middle of the market. If we ever come back to Luang Prabang and stay at an Airbnb with kitchen, I’d not miss the chance to go to this fresh market and cook Lao dishes, the herbs and veggies here were just mind blowing. Things we tried and liked: mungbean cake, coconut crepe, seaweed floss with sticky rice, Lao sausage, fermented pork, some sweet dessert dipped in coconut flakes, coconut milk dessert Things we tried and didn’t like: grilled banana (too dry), bee wax (might be good as ingredient to cook but eaten just bee wax like this was…meh), croissant (curious to try but it was a no go 😂)

Loved it!! We went around 6am and it was mostly locals buying fruits and vegetables. There are some prepared foods, and the spring roll we got was SO delicious. Lots of raw meats and fresh produce. Some curries, fried foods, street meat, etc. Overall a big vibe, would recommend.

Must see if you’ve never been to a wet market without the odors of a standard wet market. With cooked food, vegetables, fruit, to freshly caught fish/birds and larvae, this is a great way to see how the locals do their shopping. Oct 2024

Nice market to visit after the Alms ceremony. Fresh fish, meats, fruits, spices, teas and more. A nice walk, nice vibrant atmosphere and then we stopped at a coffee shop and enjoyed the view.

Usually around the 11am some shops will start to tidy up. They have a variety of stuff for sale. Nice thing to experience.

i enjoyed the market! many fruits and good food 🥰

I had walked around this market at about 08:00 AM. The place has a lot of items being sold by street vendors. It was fully packed and the space between two stalls, to walk around, is pretty narrow in some areas. None of the vendors were pushy with the customers and no hard sell also. The street itself was pretty clean to walk around (no mush, water etc).

By 0730am in the early morning, the morning market is bustling heavily with activities. It is far more exciting than the morning markets of Vientiane. If you are a tourist, it is possible to do some negotiation on prices as the locals tend to mark up the products for a huge margin. There was a stall that waited for us to be gone before accepting payment from a local buyer! A mini tourist trap, as one might say! There are also some repetition with the night market in terms of the items sold (e.g. clothes, bags, textiles etc.) Nevertheless, this market is still one of our favorite as there is a huge range of products being sold. For non-edibles, there are bags, clothes, souvenirs such as magnets or paintings. For edibles, there is a wide variety of food being sold - hot soup with noodles, baked or raw fish, crackers and seaweed, chilli pastes, fruits and smoothies, and even exotic food such as mice or frogs! Some locals do get their daily shopping for vegetables and produce here as well. Best to go early in the morning when the sun is not blazing hot. Also worth noting that by 1030am, the vendors would be starting to pack up, so better be there early!