A Daily market is on walking distance from "walking street" With twice a week during daytime an extention to a nearby square. Good bargains.

The Local Pataya market, cheap clothing and lots of food Fri/Sat/Sun from 6.00pm until 10.00pm. Thsi market is a bit off the normal track, i suggest ask a motor cycle taxi (30-40 baht from walkingstreet) or if you are in a gruop a normal taxi (expect 80 baht total for a group). Only mention "Talaad Theprasit" and he brings you there within 10 minutes.

Another nice market is in Naklua (North of Pattaya) Come early cause this is also a fish market 5.00am-9.00am. Taxi's go there for around 30 baht per person or in a group for 100 baht.

Tourist night market: Next to Tiffany Cabaret.

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Pattaya is fast becoming the major shopping hub of Southeast Asia. The huge number of American and European
tourists that come here every year are bringing with them a lot of money and purchasing power. This incoming dollars and euros have attracted many big shopping brands make their footprints in Pattaya. Pattaya Shopping will give
you a unique experience, offering from the state of the art supermarket shopping to shopping in a traditional old
floating market.

General Shopping Tips

Pattaya offers many kind of shopping venues. Supermarkets and departmental stores are mostly very big, offering under one roof kinds of shopping experiences. Department stores sell food items, grocery items, cook ware and daily-need products. In most of the supermarkets the major attractions are international clothing and cosmetic brands along with watches and electronic items. Supermarkets generally have many good restaurants and high standard movie halls. Open-air shops located all over Pattaya are usually small shops selling food and non-food items. These shops generally open late and stay open until very late at night. These shops are generally not air-conditioned and bargaining is a must in these shops. The prices asked to a general tourist are often 100 percent more than the actual price of the items. Shop houses are also very common in Pattaya. These are small shops where the owner lives in the back side or at the top of the shop and uses the front side of the home for business purposes. These shops generally sell daily-need products, cook ware and cleaning products.

In Pattaya shopping is done mostly on a cash basis. Credit cards are accepted in some shops and in most of the
shopping malls. You should be very careful while using your credit cards as credit card frauds are not uncommon in
this part of the world.  Thai people are very humble and so a sweet smile on your face while shopping will help you a
lot. They will often appreciate a sense of humor. You should also be aware of the tuk-tuk drivers and taxi
drivers as they often, for their own benefit, will take you to those shopping centers where they get a handsome
commission for bringing tourists.

Major Shopping Malls

Big C is the most famous shopping mall in Pattaya. It has two centers, one in Central Center Pattaya and the
other one is located near the Sukhumvit Road. Big C offers a huge collection of grocery items, food items, cookware
and plenty of other things. The seafood section of Big C is the best in all of Pattaya. Central Festival Pattaya is the biggest beach facing a shopping center in Asia and houses a host of great shops for buying clothes and fashion items. Mike Shopping Mall, situated at the entrance of the Beach Road, has decent collection of international brands in terms of clothes and cosmetics. The departmental store has a very good and inexpensive food court. Royal Garden Plaza, situated near the Marriot Hotel, is a recent addition to the Pattaya shopping landscape. This market has an array of posh boutiques, restaurants, movie halls and a Ripley's Believe It or Not museum.

Pattaya Floating Market

Floating markets in all of Thailand were the major business hubs in older times. Pattaya still retains a big floating
market that preserves most of its bygone authenticity. The floating market is situated near Sukhumvit Road. The
market sells fresh vegetables, fish and other seafood items. This market also sells some local art crafts and jewelry
items. This market is a must-visit for a foreign tourist.