Luang Prabang Night Market: Crafts, Food and an Evening Walk
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The Luang Prabang Night Market is the town's evening ritual: lamp-lit stalls, handicrafts and street food along Sisavangvong Road. Around 250 vendors sell hand-made products every night, including handicrafts made by local ethnic groups.[1] Buying here supports the traders and the local families who make the goods.[1] The Tourism Luang Prabang overview has more detail.
Walk the market road
The market runs along Sisavangvong Road from the Tourism Office toward the Royal Palace Museum, and it continues past the National Museum. Every evening a stretch of a few hundred metres is closed to traffic and becomes a walking and shopping street.[1] It opens daily from 5pm to about 10pm.[1] It also makes a good stroll in the cool of the evening if you do not plan to shop.[1]
Things to Do
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Choose what to browse
Stalls sell textiles, ceramics, antiques, paintings, coffee and tea, quilts, shoes, silver, bags, ornaments and cutlery made from recycled bombs, many of them hard to find elsewhere.[1] If you are comparing similar pieces, ask the stallholder who made an item, what it is made of and what the price covers.
Look for local food
Food stalls sit along the main road and down the small side lanes. Look for sticky rice, grilled chicken, papaya salad, steamed fish in banana leaf, grilled fish in sea salt, fruit blends, tea, iced coffee and the French-era baguettes with a Luang Prabang touch.[1] Restaurants along the main street are a good place for a sit-down meal when you finish browsing.[1]
Leave room for browsing and a meal
Keep a couple of hours free if you want to look through the stalls and eat. For a quick look, a shorter pass along the road is enough. You will find something new on a second visit, because the market runs every night.[1]
Check the details before buying
Check the price and the currency with the seller before you agree to buy, and politely ask for a combined price if you are buying several pieces. If you are planning a viewpoint visit too, see our Mount Phou Si guide. Find other trip ideas in the Laos travel guide.
Sources and background
Numbers in the text such as [1] refer to these sources.
- [1] Tourism Luang Prabang: Night Market. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
It runs along Sisavangvong Road from the Tourism Office toward the Royal Palace Museum and continues past the National Museum. A few hundred metres of road are closed to traffic each evening for the market.
The market is open daily from 5pm to about 10pm.
Keep a couple of hours free if you want to browse the stalls and eat. A shorter walk through the market is also possible.
Stalls sell textiles, ceramics, antiques, paintings, coffee, tea, quilts, shoes, silver, bags, ornaments and cutlery made from recycled bombs, among other goods.
You can find sticky rice, grilled chicken, papaya salad, steamed fish in banana leaf, grilled fish in sea salt, fruit blends, tea, iced coffee and baguettes.
Ask the seller for the price and the currency before you buy, and bring a budget that suits the pieces you are considering.
Many vendors sell hand-made products made by local ethnic groups. If the maker matters to you, ask the seller who made the item and what materials were used.
Ask the price first. If you are buying several pieces, you can politely ask whether the seller offers a combined price.
