# Trok Mo Market

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Wet market and community in Bangkok

Trok Mor Market entrance

**Trok Mo Market** ([Thai](/source/Thai_language): ตลาดตรอกหม้อ, [RTGS](/source/Royal_Thai_General_System_of_Transcription): **Talat Trok Mo**, pronounced [\[tā.làːt trɔ̀ːk mɔ̂ː\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Thai); or spelled **Trok Mor**), also known as **Thesa Market** (ตลาดเทศา, [RTGS](/source/Royal_Thai_General_System_of_Transcription): **Talat Thesa**, [\[tā.làːt tʰēː.sǎː\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Thai)), or officially as **Ratchabophit Phatthana Community** (ชุมชนราชบพิธพัฒนา), is a [wet market](/source/Wet_market) and community in Bangkok. It is regarded as one of Bangkok's busiest and oldest with most vibrant markets. Located in the area of Wat Ratchabophit Subdistrict, [Phra Nakhon District](/source/Phra_Nakhon_District), or [Rattanakosin Island](/source/Rattanakosin_Island), the Bangkok's [old town](/source/Old_town) zone. It is considered one of inner Bangkok's wet markets, in addition to [Pak Khlong Talat](/source/Pak_Khlong_Talat) and [Tha Tian Market](/source/Tha_Tian_Market).

The market site along the lane of Soi Thesa, [the side-street branching off](/source/Soi) Ratchabophit Road beside [Wat Ratchabophit](/source/Wat_Ratchabophit) and links to [Bamrung Mueang Road](/source/Bamrung_Mueang_Road) in the area near [Giant Swing](/source/Giant_Swing) and [Wat Suthat](/source/Wat_Suthat) with Bangkok City Hall.

This market is older than 70 years or more. Its name refers to "[pottery](/source/Pottery) lane". Because in the past, about 100 years ago, this area used to be a pottery store before being sold to [Ban Mo](/source/Ban_Mo_Road) nearby.

In those days, the market had a wider area than today, which extends to the Giant Swing ground and the current location of Bangkok City Hall. In which it was called "Sao Chingcha [Giant Swing] Market" until the year 1973, vendors therefore moved to sell at the present location. Due to the construction of the Bangkok City Hall to replace.[1]

A rice-curry shop (khao kaeng) at Trok Mor Market

Shrimp vendor at Trok Mor Market

Currently, it is known as a market for various goods, such as [seafood](/source/Seafood), fresh fruits, vegetables, rice and curry, and clothes.[2] In addition, it is also a popular place to make merit by giving food to monks, a daily routine. Besides, the tip of the market at the Bamrung Mueang Road is a center of Buddhist alms shops as well. They are all [shophouses](/source/Shophouse) built in [Sino-Portuguese](/source/Sino-Portuguese_architecture) architecture and most are run by [Thai Chinese](/source/Thai_Chinese).[3]

Trok Mo Market is a morning market, open from 05.00 am to about 11.00 am only.[3][4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["เดินเที่ยวกรุงเทพฯ : เพลินๆ เดินย่าน "เสาชิงช้า" หัวใจแห่งเกาะรัตนโกสินทร์"](https://mgronline.com/travel/detail/9580000116108) [Walking around Bangkok : Enjoy walking around the "Giant Swing" neighbourhood, the heart of Rattanakosin Island]. *[ASTV Manager](/source/ASTV_Manager)* (in Thai). 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Portrait of a Market"](https://spark.adobe.com/page/rbrpdxMVg7hzL/). *Adobe Spark*. Retrieved 2020-09-16.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ta_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ta_3-1) Nok Noi Haeng Pho Hak (2009-05-14). ["ตรอกหม้อ....ตลาดสดยามเช้า..แห่งเมืองกรุง"](http://oknation.nationtv.tv/blog/nonglek/2009/05/24/entry-1) [Trok Mo...morning wet market..of capital]. *Oknation* (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-09-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Nart, Nittaya (2017-09-27). ["ตลาดตรอกหม้อ ตลาดยามเช้าที่เดินเพลินสุด ๆ"](http://happeningbkk.com/post/6043) [Trok Mo Market the morning market that is most enjoyable to walk in]. *Happeningbkk.com* (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-09-22.

## External links

- Luekens, David (2017-07-24). ["Trok Mor morning market"](https://www.travelfish.org/eatandmeet_profile/thailand/bangkok_and_surrounds/bangkok/ko_rattanakosin/2940). *Travelfish*.

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