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SW1 Market

MKTSOI 12

A small night market at the mouth of Sukhumvit Soi 12, beside Korea Town. Prices are higher than Jodd Fairs, but it is a few minutes from Asok: a good stop before or after a meal in Korea Town.

OPEN
16:00
CLOSE
00:00
ENTRY
Free

Every day · Review-based

THIS WEEK

    The market’s usual hours by day, with holidays and alcohol ban days. Not a promise for a given day.

    Checked 29 October 2026

    Location
    199/9 Sukhumvit Road, at the mouth of Soi 12 beside Times Square, next to Korea Town (Sukhumvit Plaza) (review-based). (Phuket 101; TripZilla)
    Hours
    Every day 16:00–24:00 in most blogs, busiest 18:00–21:00; some give 01:00 at weekends, one 22:30 (review-based). (Phuket 101; Arukikata; TripZilla)
    Getting there
    BTS Asok or MRT Sukhumvit, about 2–5 minutes on foot (review-based). MRT Sukhumvit exit 3 is BEM’s exit for Sukhumvit Road and BTS Asok. (Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM); Phuket 101; TripZilla)
    Prices
    Free entry. Pricier than other night markets (site owner). Review-based (April 2026): seafood pad thai ฿100, grilled prawns from ฿250, Singha beer from ฿140, smoothies from ฿55. (Phuket 101; Site owner)
    Paying
    Cash and Thai QR; cards hardly ever (review-based). (Phuket 101)
    Station exits
    • BTS Asok · About 2–5 minutes (review-based) · Last train toward Khu Khot 23:53 · toward Kheha 00:09
    • MRT Sukhumvit · About 5 minutes (review-based) · Last train toward Tha Phra 23:42 · toward Lak Song 23:58
    Open by day of the week
    All markets by day

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    What it is like

    More than 120 stalls, packed close: you can walk all of it in about ten minutes. Picnic tables and a covered area, live music, and a flea market from Friday to Sunday (review-based). It started as a pop-up in 2025 and became fixed stalls; blogs give May or July 2025 for the opening.

    Next to Korea Town

    Korea Town (Sukhumvit Plaza) is next door, so SW1 fits before or after dinner there.

    Entry, paying and bargaining

    Entry
    Free.
    Paying
    Cash or Thai QR; Thai QR needs a Thai bank app (review-based).
    Bargaining
    Food has marked prices; the weekend flea-market stalls (Friday to Sunday, review-based) may come down a little.
    Alcohol ban days
    No beer is sold inside the markets on alcohol ban days (site owner’s observation, 29 October 2026). Alcohol ban days calendar

    Questions

    What time does SW1 Market open?
    About 16:00 to 24:00 every day, busiest 18:00–21:00; weekend closing times differ between blogs (review-based).
    Is SW1 Market open on Monday?
    Yes, every day as blogs give it (review-based). All markets by day
    How do I get to SW1 Market?
    Walk from BTS Asok or MRT Sukhumvit, about 2–5 minutes, to the mouth of Sukhumvit Soi 12 (review-based).
    Is SW1 Market expensive?
    Pricier than Jodd Fairs and other night markets (site owner). Blogs give seafood pad thai at ฿100, grilled prawns from ฿250 and Singha from ฿140 (review-based).

    BEFORE YOU GO

    Before you go

    1. Cash in small notes

      Cash or Thai QR; Thai QR needs a Thai bank app (review-based).

    2. Check the last train

      Markets that close at midnight or later outlast the MRT; the ride back is then by Grab or Bolt.

    Alcohol ban days calendarMoney exchange and prices

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