Phosy Market — Local services in Luang Prabang

Visited late morning. Lots of fruits, veggies, meat, fish, dry goods, household items, snacks, toys, clothes etc. it’s a typical local Asian market. I didn’t see any tourists there and I heard locals come to buy groceries here. Even the vendors from the night market come here to get their wares for sale. Also locals from the outskirts or villages come to stock up on household items as a day trip. Other than that a lot repetitive items in terms of clothes and sundry goods. A good experience to see the local market and how they sell their wares. But I left empty handed. I would suggest if you’re looking for items to buy home, survey the prices in other places first and come here to get...

I came here actually looking for magnets as souvenirs instead of buying them from the night market. I actually found everything except magnets, which was ok. U can find food, to candy, to clothes, cell phones watches, self care products, up stairs has all the gold shops, while I was in there I found a hairdresser, I got my head shaved for 50k Kip, and bought a bag of candy for 25k, I’m sure this is where a lot of people in the area go to get there items. There were boxes and boxes of items sold like it was a big box store. This is for sure the cheapest place...

As you walk through the stalls you are greeted by so many smells of vegetables and meats for sale, some similar to home but some completely different. Whilst being in Laos we have heard ‘what the f’ and ‘yuck’ as people have walked through some of the markets and food areas. I believe that in countries like this you have to remember that the people do not waste any food and use every bit. Despite some of the other food I have tried I don’t think I could stretch to buffalo foot or head, but you should not judge those who eat these foods, sometimes out...