Phosy Market

Amazing local market. I love local markets. We went shopping here for our cooking class. The locals were busy and didn't take much notice of us which is nice. No hassles. A lot of Bucher meat here including interesting "mystery forest meats" including dried rat. The smells and blood on the ground can be a bit overwhelming. So beware. Fair warning not for the faint of heart and vegetarians may find it hard

I actually realized I had this marked as 2 stars by mistake and had to come back to fix it! Phosy Market is a fantastic escape from the main tourist throngs in Luang Prabang. I originally headed here looking for that "Bourdain" vibe—away from the polished centers and into the real grit of local life—and this delivered. It’s a great walk from town, and the freshly prepared food section is excellent. Lots of local shoppers, authentic energy, and great flavors. If you want to see how the city actually eats, take the trip out here.

I came here actually looking for magnets as souvenirs instead of buying them from the night market. I actually found everything except magnets, which was ok. U can find food, to candy, to clothes, cell phones watches, self care products, up stairs has all the gold shops, while I was in there I found a hairdresser, I got my head shaved for 50k Kip, and bought a bag of candy for 25k, I’m sure this is where a lot of people in the area go to get there items. There were boxes and boxes of items sold like it was a big box store. This is for sure the cheapest place to get stuff.

General communal-market-style local shopping hall, crammed full with a comprehensive assortment of day-to-day groceries for the local population, including all food, clothing, electrical appliances .. No tourist- or souvenir-type offerings. Limited English spoken (more understood if simple and slowly pronounced), but one may get quite far with mimicking and gesturing. Pleasant atmosphere.

Local market. Way cheaper and fun

An authentic place to buy good local products !

Great atmosphere for a genuine experience. A true Lao market, you can find literally anything, from meat to fish, to veggies etc.. Our guide helped us understand local ingredients for Lao traditional dishes. We tried many snacks and had a great time!

This is a proper, functional market, and is a fascinating place to visit. It is not designed for tourists. It sells everything from vegetables to clothes and snacks and meat and fish. A word of warning: don't go to the butchery section unless you have a strong stomach. All in all, if you want to get a sense of where the locals buy their produce, this is the place to go.