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Banzaan Fresh Market
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A rainbow of colors bedeck Banzaan Fresh Market's alleyways, thanks to its stalls touting juicy tropical fruits, traditional street food and freshly-harvested seafood. It's a must-see for everyone.
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  • CPT traveler
    77 contributions
    Banzaan market
    Banzaan market is situated close to Jungceylon mall. It is open from 9am to 9pm daily. The bottom floor hosts a range of fresh seafood, fruit, vegetables, chicken and other meat. You are able to buy the seafood or meat of your choice for cash. Thereafter you take it to the first floor where you load a card with money. You can then take the seafood or meat to a kiosk of your choice and have them cook it to your liking. We bought a 1kg of prawns and octopus for around R200 and then had it cooked up for R150. We had savory seafood in pineapple with cashews, garlic butter prawns and seafood curried rice. It was delicious and way too much food for two people. A definite "must do" when in Patong. Would definitely do it again and highly recommended. Please note that the market at the bottom can be smelly.
    Visited December 2019
    Traveled with friends
    Written January 6, 2020
  • FannK
    Singapore, Singapore54 contributions
    Delicious seafood treat
    My husband and I have visited this market a few times on our frequent trips to Phuket. We especially love the barbecue and dessert stalls by the side, especially the coconut ice cream! We had eaten at the same seafood stall right towards the end of the line each time. This is particularly so because they make a mean chilli stir fry as we love spicy food. I would say the price for seafood is very reasonable and most importantly, the seafood is fresh and deliciously cooked.
    Visited February 2020
    Traveled as a couple
    Written February 29, 2020
  • Aussie-CBCC
    Sydney, Australia70 contributions
    Worth the visit. Locals need our support
    Banzaan is a traditional wet market in the heart of Patong. Locals buy fresh fruit and vegetables as well as live seafood and fresh butchered meats. Tourists can buy fresh seafood and take it upstairs to the food court to have it cooked (see my review of the Banzaan food plaza). We have been here several times over the years and it is sad to see the toll that has been taken on the local economy by COVID. About 60% of the stalls are occupied and there is a general sense of depression. Things are so bad with low tourism that it is a real fight for business. We will visit again and hopefully tourist numbers return now that most COVID restrictions are being lifted around the world. Absolutely worth the visit to buy fresh seafood and take it upstairs to be cooked
    Visited April 2022
    Traveled as a couple
    Written April 28, 2022
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Tuncay k
Istanbul, Türkiye7 contributions
Lunch
Jan 2023 • Couples
1 kilos shrim and 1 kilos squid 1600 baht . Up stairs have teras restaurant is so expensive only to cook I paid 750 baht , they made my shrimp very dry, they don’t know cook. Service is so slowly . This restaurant is the worst restaurant in patong.
Written January 16, 2023
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Andrea F
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Banzaan Market - Mamareed stall
Aug 2023 • Couples
Traveller from South Africa -
Banzaan Market is a must when visiting Phuket!
I would recommend the Mamareed stall.
You select the seafood of your choice and they will cook it for you. The cook really knows what they are doing , flavours is incredible!
We visited twice and I recommend the prawns in the sweet and spicy sauce and the yellow crab curry !

Written September 5, 2023
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Jordy Borg
San Gwann, Malta110 contributions
Very fresh seafood at good prices
Dec 2019 • Couples
We happened to stay closeby so we visited the place for dinner. There are a lot of stalls so look a bit around before settling on a place. All of them have fresh seafood on display, we ordered tiger prawns which were very large! Vendors are also open to negotiate prices so haggle away!
Written January 5, 2020
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Irene Mikaela
Jakarta, Indonesia148 contributions
Nothing’s special
Jan 2020 • Couples
I went here the first day i got to Phuket. I was so excited. It was so crowded that it’s even hard to walk. Beside seafood, it also got many Thai snack and food stalls. They basically sell almost the same things as any other night markets. I didn’t find this place so special or whatsoever. It’s also not that much to see. I bought a 50baht mango sticky rice. It tasted not good at all. The rice was so dry.
Written January 21, 2020
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V00Doo
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia556 contributions
A must-go for those staying in Patong
Aug 2023
The actual market (fruits, vegetables, seafood & sundries) is open in the morning for the locals. There are both live seafood (in tanks) or frozen/chilled. Tourists can buy the produce from the market and take it upstairs to one of the dozen or so stalls upstairs to be cooked up. However, there was a LOT of pressure to buy, even if you just want to get some photos.

But... the night market is something else! Dozens of stalls selling drinks, seafood, local delights, kebabs, japanese, fried stuff, coconut icecream, desserts, etc. You can go there for 1 week and not eat the same thing! Mostly reasonably price, except for the seafood (again a lot of pressure from the sellers). Quite annoying.

A must try for at least 1 dinner in Phuket.
Written August 19, 2023
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Khoi007
Paris, France39 contributions
Street food and good atmosfear
Feb 2020 • Family
A round the market tout can est every Thibaud you Walt from à petites, beverley to dessert. There are a lot of bbq, including those in front of the banzaam market (fresh fish and seafood).you can eat skewers from 20-30 bahts It is in front office the huge mall jungceylon.
Written February 24, 2020
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Mai Hkt
Singapore, Singapore1 contribution
At the corner coconut icecream shop
Dec 2022 • Family
Banzaan Night Market is now re-opening again after covid-19. The original coconut icecream shop is now opening!!! The shop is at the corner right there at the fountain. The best coconut icecream ever! Many year ago there was an old fat uncle selling the icecream but now is his daughter and man staff. He is so kind. The shop gave us free coconut water for refreshments. The icecream is excellent with many varieties of topping. Especially with thai fruits ; mango, passion fruit. Also the black jelly!! I love it!
Written December 4, 2022
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Mohammad
Tehran, Iran359 contributions
Honeymoon
Apr 2017 • Couples
Its very crowded market with very chip prices and very fresh products like : corn 🌽, sweets 🍭, fruit juices, sea foods, THai dessert 🍨, pad THai, shakes, fruits, sushi 🍣, noodles 🍝...
Written April 9, 2017
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KamiNoches
Singapore, Singapore2 contributions
Worst experience in Phuket
Sep 2015 • Family
This place gave my family a heck of nightmare. On our last day of Phuket trip, we thought we would give Banzaan a try for the fresh seafood after reading the good reviews online, but it was a totally turn-down and almost ruined our holiday. The first floor is good, friendly shops selling seafood, fruits, and vegetables, and we bought a bunch of things. The cooking stores on the second floor, however, are totally scams. Before we bought the seafood, we checked with one store called "Your Kitchen" which we read some positive reviews, and were told that the cook fee varies from 50 baht to 150 baht depending on the type of seafood. The final bill, however, turned out to be 800 baht for cooking one small lobster, which is way higher than the lobster cost itself, and 200 baht for cooking one single shrimp...... Have you ever heard of such stupid and shady things? The worst thing is, after we insisted on getting back the lobster and having it cooked somewhere else, the owner of Your Kitchen threatened other stores not to cook for us!!! If our 2-year old son had not been there, I would have started a fight!!! The disgusting store is shown in the picture. I would suggest avoiding this place at all costs, it's a place of gangsters and scammers.

Written October 31, 2015
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SteveWeber20
Warrnambool, Australia16 contributions
Food lovers must find this place!!!!!!
May 2012 • Friends
If you want to experience a countries culture i believe the best way to do it is to eat what they eat !!! I've been a chef for 24 years and every country I visit I look for these kinds of eating places. The variety and quality of food at Banzaan market car park is excellent. I consider it to be a thai style tapas with choices from sticky char-grilled pork belly skewers, crispy fried chicken feet(don't be scared, they're very tasty), strings of grilled pork sausage balls and sweet skewered sausages, crispy fried chicken pieces that put KFC to shame, fish cakes and whole grilled mackerel all with little bags of sweet or hot dipping sauces. Right down to beutiful little coconut cup pancake thingy's crispy on the outside with a creamy sweet coconut filling for dessert.(these were a favourite of our group even if we ate somewhere else we came here just for them to finish off our meal). Noodles and Pad Thai to die for and fresh friut juices made to order!!!!
You'll get to sample all of the above for around $5.00 Australian per person.
If you are with a group of 4 or more I suggest you all choose something different and spread it out on one of the plastic tables behind the vendors and share it. A smile and a sence of humour goes a long way with the vendors and they're even happy for you to try a little before you buy.(don't abuse this though).
Being a chef I'm always cautious of food hygiene. Eat from the carts that have a lineup and the food is piping hot. Skip the ones that have the skewers sitting there cold or ask the vendors to put them back in the hot oil or on the grill to heat thoroughly.
To find the place just walk down the lane to the left of Jungceylon Mall(continuation of Bangla rd) and when you hit the end turn right towards Mcdonalds. It's right across the road.(starts at about 5:30 pm.)Make sure you go around the side of the market too, the stalls go around there too.
Written June 2, 2012
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