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Trok Mo Market ( th, ตลาดตรอกหม้อ, , ; or spelled Trok Mor), also known as Thesa Market (, , ), or officially as Ratchabophit Phatthana Community (), is a 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, or Rattanakosin Island, the Bangkok's 
Currently, it is known as a market for various goods, such as
Trok Mo Market ( th, ตลาดตรอกหม้อ, , ; or spelled Trok Mor), also known as Thesa Market (, , ), or officially as Ratchabophit Phatthana Community (), is a 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, or Rattanakosin Island, the Bangkok's old town
In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins after thorough renovations. There are ma ...
zone. It is considered one of inner Bangkok's wet markets, in addition to Pak Khlong Talat and Tha Tian Market.
The market site along the lane of Soi Thesa, the side-street branching off Ratchabophit Road beside Wat Ratchabophit
Wat Ratchabophit () or formally Wat Ratchabophit Sathitmahasimaram Ratchaworawihan ( th, วัดราชบพิธสถิตมหาสีมารามราชวรวิหาร), is a Buddhist temple on Atsadang Road, Bangkok, alon ...
and links to Bamrung Mueang Road
Bamrung Mueang Road ( th, ถนนบำรุงเมือง, ) is the second paved road in Bangkok. It was built in 1863 after Charoen Krung Road, in the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV). It cut through the old fortified city of Rattanakosi ...
in the area near Giant Swing and Wat Suthat with Bangkok City Hall.
This market is older than 70 years or more. Its name refers to " pottery lane". Because in the past, about 100 years ago, this area used to be a pottery store before being sold to Ban Mo 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 iant SwingMarket" until the year 1973, vendors therefore moved to sell at the present location. Due to the construction of the Bangkok City Hall to replace.
Currently, it is known as a market for various goods, such as seafood
Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans, prominently including fish and shellfish. Shellfish include various species of molluscs (e.g. bivalve molluscs such as clams, oysters and mussels, and cephalopods such as octopus an ...
, fresh fruits, vegetables, rice and curry, and clothes. 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 shophouse
A shophouse is a building type serving both as a residence and a commercial business. It is defined in dictionary as a building type found in Southeast Asia that is "a shop opening on to the pavement and also used as the owner's residence", a ...
s built in Sino-Portuguese
Sino-Portuguese architecture, also known as Chinese Baroque, Straits/Singapore Eclectic architecture or Peranakan architecture is an Asian hybrid style incorporating elements of both Chinese and Portuguese architectural styles. It is common in u ...
architecture and most are run by Thai Chinese.
Trok Mo Market is a morning market, open from 05.00 am to about 11.00 am only.
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* {{Tourist attractions in Bangkok category:Retail markets in Bangkok Phra Nakhon district