🔄 Updated 21 Jun 2026
Kamphaeng Phet is a pass-through town a lot of people stop in for a meal before heading further north, but if you arrive in the evening knowing which market to hit, dinner here is more fun than you'd expect. It's a small town with night markets spread across several spots: some open every day by the Ping River, others are cultural walking streets that only run on a couple of Saturdays a month. We'll lay out clearly which market opens which day and what you can eat at each.
The night markets of Kamphaeng Phet
Before chasing the food, get to know the main markets, because each opens on a different day and time. Plan it wrong and you might roll up just as a market is packing down.
Night Plaza (riverside)
The town's main night market, near the Ping River with a big car park. It splits clearly into food and goods zones, and most stalls are takeaway, though a few have tables. Open in the evenings almost every day.
Khon Kamphaeng Walking Street
On Sirichit Road in the old-town district, this is a Thai-style cultural market with local food, performances, and a tram tour. It only runs on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 4pm–10pm.
KPRU Green Ping Market
A cultural walking street built around the local Chakangrao way of life, held at Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University. Focuses on regional food and community products, and runs in batches tied to events, so check the university's page before you go.
Sai Ngam Evening Market
Over in Sai Ngam district, this is a community evening market the locals actually eat at. Rotisserie grilled chicken and boat noodles are the standouts. Worth it if you're staying or passing through that area.
Easy planning
On a weekday, the riverside Night Plaza is your safest bet because it opens every evening. For the Khon Kamphaeng walking street, double-check whether you're hitting the 2nd or 4th Saturday of the month, otherwise you'll arrive to silence.
Want to taste deeper? Try a Kamphaeng Phet food tour or cooking class
Half a day with a local who knows the lanes — or cooking a dish yourself — teaches you more than just eating. Book ahead on Klook or GetYourGuide.
What to eat at the night markets
To enjoy these night markets, eat in stages: start with a main savoury dish, move on to fried snacks, then finish with local sweets. Here's the list we'd send you walking through, in order.
Curry-over-rice cart (khao gaeng)
The heart of any Thai night market. The khao gaeng stalls at the Night Plaza have a dozen-plus dishes to choose from — green curry, spicy stir-fries, sweet soy-braised egg, mixed stir-fried veg — and you can bag it up to take back to your room. Cheap, filling, and fast.
Khao poep (Phra Ruang noodles)
A true Kamphaeng Phet local dish: a thin steamed rice sheet, a bit like khao kriap pak mo, wrapped around a filling and topped with broth. Eaten hot, found at markets and old-town shops. Most outsiders have never heard of it.
Boat noodles & chicken noodles
Thin rice noodles in a thick, punchy broth. Stalls at the Night Plaza and Sai Ngam market sell fast in the evening. Add pork crackling and fried fish balls on the side. The broth is rich in a home-cooked way.
Rotisserie chicken & grilled pork skewers
Follow your nose and you'll find them: crispy-skinned rotisserie chicken and pork skewers at a few baht each. Eaten with hot sticky rice, this snack turns into a full meal pretty easily.
Fried snacks: banana fritters, spring rolls, fried chicken
The fried-snack zone is where the longest queues are. Fresh banana fritters, crispy fried spring rolls, fried taro, and fish-sauce fried chicken. One bag keeps you going as you walk.
Som tam, grilled chicken & larb
The papaya-salad stalls here pound it fresh right in front of you. Order Thai-style or the fermented-fish-sauce version, however you like it, with grilled chicken and sticky rice for a full Isan set in one stop.
Egg-banana sweets & candied egg-banana
Kamphaeng Phet is the real GI home of the egg banana (kluai khai). At the markets you'll find candied egg banana, fried egg banana, and sweets made from it — sweeter and more fragrant than regular bananas. A souvenir you can eat fresh on the spot.
Krayasat & puffed-rice sweets
Local sweets tied to the province's Sat Thai egg-banana festival. Krayasat is chewy, sweet and fragrant; the puffed-rice sweets come from the Nakhon Chum community. Easy to find during the festival, and otherwise sold at souvenir shops and markets.
Eat in stages
The trick to not filling up before the good stuff is buying a little from many stalls. Don't smash a big plate of khao gaeng at the first shop — save room for the fried snacks and egg-banana sweets at the end.
How to enjoy the market
- Carry cash and small notes — most cart stalls don't take transfers, or only some do, and ฿100 notes are easier to break than ฿1,000.
- Go around 5–7pm — food is fresh, all stalls are open, nothing's sold out yet. Show up after 9pm and many stalls start packing up.
- Night Plaza has parking — easy to drive to, with a big lot. For the old-town walking street, you're better off on foot.
- Leave bag space for souvenirs — egg bananas, krayasat, and local sweets are worth taking home, and cheaper than the roadside souvenir shops.
Pair it with sights around town
Markets in the evening — so where to go by day? The in-town night markets aren't far from the Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park and the old temples in the old-town district. Do the ruins in the afternoon, then loop back for the market at dinner — the timing works out. If you've got several days, you can carry on to Khlong Lan or Mae Wong on the nature side.
Plan a full day of eating and sightseeing in Kamphaeng Phet
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