Every Thai­land vis­i­tor looks for­ward to cheap and deli­cious food-and that’s exact­ly what they can find in abun­dance at Chi­ang Mai’s Sun­day Night Walk­ing Street. Ven­dors sell all kinds of treats here: from the pop­u­lar pad Thai and chick­en satay to samosas, fried bananas, sweet roti, and fresh fruit shakes-often for less than $2 a piece.

Once you’ve sat­is­fied your culi­nary crav­ings, you can peruse hun­dreds of stalls sell­ing an array of unique goods such as all-nat­ur­al soaps, hand-dyed tex­tiles bear­ing the unique pat­terns of local hill tribes, incense and essen­tial oils, musi­cal instru­ments, paint­ings, wall hang­ings, and more.

The mar­ket gets crowd­ed every week with­out fail, no mat­ter what time of the year you’re vis­it­ing, so brace your­self and try to enjoy being part of the fun chaos. This is one of the must-dos in Chi­ang Mai, and an essen­tial part of the Thai­land expe­ri­ence. If you’re not around for the Sun­day mar­ket, or just want to get a taste of oth­er mar­ket expe­ri­ences in Chi­ang Mai, check out the Sat­ur­day Night Walk­ing Street or the Night Bazaar on Chang Klan Road, a dai­ly event. For some­thing less touristy, head to the day­time Waro­rot Mar­ket, near Mae Ping Riv­er.