Mahanak Market (ตลาดมหานาค) is a large market in the heart of the capital for wholesale fruits and snacks, which is open 24 hours. Most fruit trolley cart vendors in the city come to pick up their stuff here.
Lots and a variety of fresh seasonal and off-season fruit are available throughout the year. The vendors provide friendly service and are negotiable.
Strange fruits from all over Thailand and abroad using the price will be the criterion to determine the grade of the fruit with both the upper and lower market.
Located at 1034 Krung Kasem Road, Khlong Maha Nak Sub-district, Pom Prap Sattru Phai Bangkok, it is on the way to the entrance of Khlong Maha Nak. Also connected to Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem and near Bobo Market.
This old community market still has a traditional way of life to see. Here, fruit trading starts from 01.00 – 16.00 hrs, which is open for sale every day without a holiday, both during the day and at night.
The Mahanak Market is supervised and managed by the private sector. It is bustling as cargo trucks bring in many fruits at night, and vendors come to buy and sell to the retail shops.
Inside, Thai fruits and fruits are imported from abroad — available for wholesale and retail at affordable prices.
Fresh fruits in the market include oranges, coconuts, avocados, rambutan, melons, bananas, durian, sugar apple, mangosteen, persimmon, tamarind, dragon fruit, longan, pineapple, and watermelon.
Furthermore, you can find jackfruit, mango, santol, guava, apple, rose apple, papaya, melon, langsat, sapodilla, grape, Asian pear, salacca wallichiana, pomelo, corn, lychee, and pickled fruit.
The goods include both ready-to-eat peeled fruits; there is also a service to arrange premium fruit baskets for purchase as souvenirs.
In addition to a variety of good quality and low prices, there are also snacks at wholesale prices.
Fresh vegetables are also available for wholesale directly from the orchards in the provinces, fresh food, seafood, pork, chicken, shrimp, shellfish, crab, fish, seasonings, dry goods, traditional snacks, and other cooking utensils.
Most stalls in the market offer their customers a quick delivery to their doorstep in Bangkok within a few hours. For customers in other provinces, ordering online takes only about 1-2 days.
The Maha Nak Canal area has become a trading center for agricultural products because the canal has been a waterway in Bangkok for a long time— that connects to the Saen Saep canal and the canals around the city, which can go out to the Chao Phraya River.
Parking: You can park on the opposite side of Soi Lan Luang 12 and walk across the road to the market.
Source: BusinessBangkok.com’s Staff Report
