What to Expect

If walking streets are the hectic whirlwind experience, Jing Jai is the cooler, calmer cousin – think friendly food vendors and coffee served from campervans to straw hat-, tote bag-wearing tourists. Situated in a dedicated market area just north of the Old City owned by Central Group, the space weighs heavily on vendors and permanent store owners with a green, local and organic twist. The feeling is wholesome, with some really unique and special things on sale under leafy trees and enriched by acoustic live music. In the heart, there’s a special Tops Green – specialising in fresh local produce and organic products, plus a few isles of your regular supermarket stock. The market runs all day, so either go early for breakfast before the influencers roll in, or head over in the late afternoon, grab a can of beer and enjoy a stroll.

Time Out tip: If you’re a sucker for retro threads and vintage collectables, their special Vintage Market takes place every first Friday of the month where Chiang Mai’s secondhand scene gets its moment to shine under the twinkle of fairy lights and vinyl DJ-backed nostalgia.