Starting from Huarui Courtyard, exit Chedi Long Road (which is actually a quiet alley), go 50 meters east along Sirithorn Road, then 500 meters north. Along the way, you’ll pass the historic Rajaphat University. Turn left at the first traffic light, and you’ll find Chiang Mai’s famous Sunday Farm Supermarket (Rustic Market).
The weather is great today. When we set out, the temperature was 28°C, so a T-shirt and shorts were all we needed. The legendary Chiang Mai Farm Supermarket is said to have fresh vegetables, a wide variety of snacks, and all kinds of novel items. It’s popular not only with locals but also attracts seasoned travelers from around the world.
These are local buns from Chiang Mai, available with meat or sweet fillings, 20 baht each.
These are zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) with peanuts and longan, 20 baht each.
This is a street clown selling balloons.
A local snack being sold.
Various bags.
Snack stalls.
A band performing music.
Since Thais don’t like to cook, they buy meals from breakfast to dinner from street vendors. For about 40 baht, you can get a full meal. As a result, they use plastic bags very frequently, which even worries this Chinese visitor — I’m concerned Chiang Mai might be buried in garbage. Here, Thai environmentalists are holding signs to promote the rejection of plastic waste.
There are also discounted English-language books here. Book prices in Chiang Mai are extremely high, often ranging from 20 to 50 US dollars per book. But here, you can get three second-hand discounted books for just 100 baht. Many parents bring their children here to hunt for books.
This is the dining area. It’s crowded with diners, lively, but very clean.
Here’s what I bought today: a bunch of cilantro, four cabbages, a small bag of tomatoes, a small bag of passion fruit, one pumpkin — total of 120 baht. At an exchange rate of 1:4.7, that’s 25.5 RMB.
Then I bought another small bag of eggs for 20 baht. After that, I got a bowl of porridge, two packets of sticky rice, one zongzi, two buns, and a bunch of bananas — enough to feed our family of four, all for 100 baht. Then we headed back home.
One last map: it’s 2.3 kilometers by car to reach the Farmer Market supermarket. If you prefer to walk or bike, it’s just a 5-minute easy trip.