★★Worth it·Street food
Wang Lang Market
ตลาดวังหลัง
The student food maze — follow the nurses at lunch.
The Thonburi food gauntlet behind Siriraj hospital — a maze of southern curries, boat noodles, student fashion and the best cheap lunch on either bank. Cross by ferry from Tha Chang; eat before deciding anything else about your day.
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Visiting
- Open
- daily
- Entry
- Free
- Allow
- 1 h
No official opening hours published — check on the day.
Checked 10 Oct 2026 against naewna.com, openstreetmap.org. Things change: closures for royal ceremonies and holidays are common.
Timing it right
- Market hours vary enormously — some are weekend-only, some are night-only, and a few are both.
- Cash still rules the small stalls; bring small notes.
- Go early or late. The middle of the day is the hottest and most crowded part of any Bangkok market.
Check which days and hours this one actually trades when you arrive — we have no verified official site for this one.
Getting there
- Tha Wang Lang·Cross-river ferries~3 min walk
- Tha Wang Lang·Chao Phraya Express Boat~3 min walk
- Tha Wang Lang·Chao Phraya Tourist Boat~3 min walk
- Thonburi Railway pier·Cross-river ferries~6 min walk
Typical times, not a timetable · rail, boat and BRT routing runs right in the atlas.
While you're here
- Siriraj Medical Museum·Medical museum~3 min walk
- Wang Lang Pier·River pier~3 min walk
- Royal Barges Museum·Royal barges~10 min walk
- Wat Rakhang·Bell temple~10 min walk
The neighbourhood
Wang Lang Market sits in Bangkok Noi & Wang Lang — Student food and river ghosts.