Must-see shopping in Northeastern Thailand

This shop selling Phi Ta Khon masks and other festival-related artefacts makes for a fun browse and is great for unusal souvenirs. It also has bike hire …

This cute little shop behind a pan-pipe arch stocks natural-dyed fabrics plus some creative handmade notebooks, postcards, bags and other souvenirs, and…

Though pricey, this is the best all-round handicrafts shop in Ubon. It specialises in silks and homewares; many of its products merge old methods and…

Along with The Mall, this is one of the Isan region's two largest and glossiest shopping malls. Each floor follows a theme such as Paris and Tokyo…

Specialising in locally themed cotton goods, this cute little shop sells fun and funky shirts, pillows, soft toys, postcards, picture frames and assorted…

Ubon’s most famous silk specialist makes some exquisite fabrics, often with original patterns not found elsewhere. For two days before the Candle Parade,…

You’ll find a good assortment of affordable, stylish, contemporary Thai clothing, plus bags and fabric (much of it coloured with natural dyes) at this…

This weekly street festival featuring music, handmade items and food takes over the promenade every Saturday night. It's smaller, but far more pleasant…

This fun, youthful market takes over Th Srinarong and part of Thung Si Meuang park on weekends.

There's an impressively large selection of silk here, both fabric and finished clothing, plus plenty of other souvenirs.

Few Thai visitors leave Khon Kaen without stuffing their suitcase full of local foods: gun chee·ang (red pork sausages) are especially popular, and this…

Along with Terminal 21, this is one of the Isan region's two largest and glossiest shopping malls. It has many non-shopping attractions such as a movie…

Dozens of shops sell a great variety of silk and cotton, both raw fabric and finished clothes. Much of it is hand-woven in this district, but other styles…

Across from Wat Na Kha Taewee temple entrance, this shop has as good a fabric selection as any in the village: the mát·mèe in particular is exquisite. A…

With just a handful of the hundreds of vendors selling handmade items, Udon's Walking Street doesn't rise to the level of the markets in Chiang Mai and…

A popular stop for out-of-town Thais, this store south of the fountain has a large selection of souvenir foods, plus other ordinary souvenirs. It's 800m…

Modelled after a Tuscan village, Palio draws in upper-middle-class Thais with its cobbled lanes, fountain plaza, piped classical European music, cafes,…

This place sells high-quality, handwoven fabrics and clothing (ready-made or made to order) that help fund development projects around Nong Khai. The mát…

Ton Tann is an attractive open space where some vendors sell modern handmade crafts. There's also a fashion zone, an art gallery and many restaurants.

There's a great selection of silk and cotton, including some natural-dyed fabrics, at this large spot northwest of Nong Prajak lake. Look for the big sign…