Markets in Vientiane

Ban Anou Night Market is a local food-oriented evening market near the city centre, where Vientiane families gather for grilled meats, sticky rice, som tam (papaya salad), and other Lao staples at communal tables. Unlike the riverside Night Market, this one caters primarily to locals.

Talat Sao (Morning Market) is Vientiane's largest and most established covered market, operating since the 1960s. Despite its name, it trades all day and comprises both a characterful older hall selling textiles and handicrafts and a modern multi-storey mall.

The Vientiane Night Market sets up each evening along the Mekong riverside promenade near Chao Anouvong Park, offering a lively open-air bazaar of Lao street food, handicrafts, clothing, and souvenirs under strings of colourful lights.