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Chatuchak II
(Muang Min Market)
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Muang
Min Market is a suburban offshoot of Bangkok's famous
Chatuchak Market. Located on Suwintawong Road in Minburi
district, Muang Min offers goods similar to Chatuchak
but without the overcrowding and the traffic congestion.
Merchandise
on sale at Muang Min includes clothing, interior decor
items, pets such as birds, ornamental fish and accessories,
fresh and dried foods and organically grown fruit and
vegetables. Muang Min also has an impressive range of
plants for both home and garden.
On
Saturdays you can get a free haircut at the market.
Representatives of the Community Development Center
teach members of the public cookery or new crafts which
can be used to earn additional income. Muang Min also
has an auction of items from the BMA's pawnshops, held
on the last Saturday of every month.
Muang
Min is not far from the Minburi district office. Air-conditioned
bus Nos 2, 15, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and Micro Bus No.
2, 3 pass by the market
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