Must-see shopping in Chiang Mai Province

  • Herb Basics

    Chiang Mai

    A branch of the popular store, offering fragrant herbal balms, scrubs, creams, soaps and shampoos made with natural ingredients.

  • Time's Books & Etc

    Chiang Mai

    A rambling shop along 'book alley' (Th Chang Moi Kao), with a good selection of English-language guidebooks and stacks of crime and thriller novels.

  • Pantip Plaza

    Chiang Mai

    Near the Night Bazaar, with a good selection of legit computer gear, cameras and phones, plus all manner of accessories, software and peripherals.

  • Ginger

    Chiang Mai

    Designer-ethnic is the prevailing theme at this boutique on the edge of the moat, with rooms full of bright textiles and arty melamine homewares.

  • Tuesday Market

    Chiang Dao

    Chiang Dao's Tuesday Market has vendors selling hill-tribe handicrafts. Note that during the rainy season fewer people tend to show up.

  • Lost Book

    Chiang Mai

    A popular secondhand bookstore open for more than 27 years, packed with English-language novels, guidebooks and maps.

  • World Port Services

    Chiang Mai Province

    Thai and Burmese handicrafts and knick-knacks, including a great selection of lacquerware. English is spoken here.

  • Praewphun Thai Silk

    Chiang Mai

    This shop, open since the 1960s, sells silks of all ilks, made into clothing and sold loose by the metre.

  • Booksmith

    Chiang Mai

    This pocket-sized store is a great stop for books on the culture and customs of Thailand.

  • Chaitawat Bikeshop

    Chiang Mai

    Well-stocked bike shop with parts for all the big foreign brands.

  • Siripat Antique

    Chiang Mai Province

    Reproduction antiques and huge Buddhist and Hindu woodcarvings.

  • Gekko Books

    Chiang Mai

    Sells used English-language novels and guidebooks.