🔄 Updated 21 Jun 2026
Yasothon is a small town that's easy to graze through in the evening, no big plan needed. The food clusters around the centre, near the Ban Singha Tha old-town quarter and the markets in the municipal area. A few blocks of walking gets you savoury and sweet, grilled and fried — mostly family stalls and carts that have set up in the same spot for years. Prices are still down to earth; coins and twenty-baht notes go a long way.
Where locals graze after dark
If you've come to Yasothon to eat your way around, these three are the spots locals actually go to. Each one runs on different days and hours, so check before you leave your room and you won't miss out.
Ban Singha Tha Old-Town Walking Street
Held every Wednesday evening, starting at the City Pillar Shrine intersection (where Uthairamrit Road meets Nakhon Pathom Road) and running along the 200-year-old shophouses. You graze and take in the architecture at the same time. The food spans Isan dishes, grills, Thai sweets and the odd unusual snack.
Town Night Market
Open almost every night — this is where people stop on the way home from work to grab dinner. Grilled and fried food, noodles, som tam and sweets all in one place. Good if you want a quick bite without waiting for a specific market day.
Walking Street (Evening Market) in the Municipal Area
Open daily from around 3pm until the stalls wind down about 8pm. Locals tend to stop by for ready-made dishes to take home, and there are plenty of vendors to pick up something to carry back to your room.
Time it right
If your trip lands on a Wednesday, save dinner for the Ban Singha Tha walking street — you get the old-town atmosphere thrown in. On other nights when there's no walking street, lean on the town night market and the evening market instead; the food holds its own.
Want to taste deeper? Try a Yasothon 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.
Evening snacks worth trying
The grazing food in Yasothon is proper Isan — charcoal grills and hot fried snacks you can eat on the move. We've lined these up starting with the easiest to find and the ones people buy most.
Grilled chicken + sticky rice
The star of every evening market in Isan — chicken marinated and grilled over charcoal until the skin turns crisp and fragrant. Tear it apart with hot sticky rice and a dip of jaew. Order it alongside som tam and you've got a full dinner in one go.
Khao jee (grilled sticky rice)
Steamed sticky rice pressed into a patty, brushed with salt and grilled over the fire until charred and fragrant, then coated in egg and grilled again until golden. Some vendors stuff it with cane sugar for a hint of sweetness. It's a breakfast food you can still find at the markets into the evening.
Som tam pla ra + tam saep
Pounded fresh right in front of you, and spicy enough to satisfy any Isan local, with the fragrant fermented fish (pla ra) Yasothon is known for. Order it with grilled chicken and sticky rice for the standard meal locals actually eat. Tell the vendor your spice level first.
Grilled meatballs + pork skewers
The carts you'll find on almost every corner — meatballs on skewers grilled and brushed with a sweet-spicy sauce, and tender marinated pork skewers. Easy to snack on as you walk, just a few baht a skewer.
Fried fermented fish (pla som)
Pla som is what Yasothon is known for — freshwater fish fermented to just the right tang, then fried so the outside is crisp and the inside stays soft. Eat it with sticky rice, or buy some to take home as a gift. You'll find it on the market stalls.
Isan sausage + grilled moo yor
Sour-fermented rice sausage grilled over charcoal until the skin tightens, eaten with sliced ginger, bird's eye chilli and fresh cabbage. A snack that goes well with a cold beer after a walk through the market.
Fried banana, taro and mixed fritters
The fritter stall that always sets up alongside the evening market — thin-batter fried banana, fried taro, fried yam and battered corn, all fried fresh and hot, scooped into a bag to eat as you walk. An easy sweet that kids love.
Jaew bong + nibbles
The Isan-style fermented-fish chilli dip that Yasothon does with real depth. Mix it through sticky rice or use it as a dip for fresh vegetables. Many vendors bag it up to take away — a homey flavour locals can't do without.
Thai sweets — khanom krok, khao tom mat
The sweet side of the evening market has a rotating cast of handmade Thai treats — coconut-rich khanom krok, banana-and-sticky-rice khao tom mat, and khanom thuay. Scoop a few into a small box to round off a grazing session.
Shaved ice & coconut ice cream
End the graze with something cold — shaved ice drizzled with syrup and toppings, or old-style coconut ice cream scooped onto bread. A good way to cool off after the market, and very easy on the wallet.
Bring enough cash
Most carts and stalls at Yasothon's evening markets take cash. Some have PromptPay but not all, so keep small notes and coins on hand — easier to pay and no waiting for change.
How to graze and enjoy it
- Come early evening — around 5–7pm the food is still all there, the grills are just heating up, the grilled food is fresh, and the crowds haven't built up too much.
- Do a lap before you buy — the market is small enough to walk end to end. Scan it all, then pick the stalls with the longest queues; they rarely disappoint.
- Eat grilled food straight off the grill — chicken, pork skewers and meatballs are best hot. Ask the vendor to grill a fresh batch rather than taking what's been sitting out.
- Buy the fermented and pickled stuff to take away — pla som, jaew bong and Isan sausage are good to carry back to your room or take home as gifts. Tell the vendor you're travelling far so they pack it well.
Edible souvenirs from the evening market
If you want to carry a taste of Yasothon home, plenty of evening-market items travel well. Pla som and Isan sausage are the well-known buys people go for, while jaew bong bagged up keeps for several days. Pick the vendors that turn over stock fast — the food is fresher — and ask straight out what day it was fermented or fried.
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