Bobae Tower and Prince Palace Hotel Street stalls (in 2013) Bobae Market (, , ), usually shortened to ''Bobae'', is a well-known cheap clothing market, both retail and wholesale. The market area has two huge wholesale shopping areas, Bobae Market and Bobae Tower. Bobae Market's site on Krung Kasem Road along Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem (Phadung Krung Kasem Canal), where Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem cuts across Khlong Maha Nak in Khlong Maha Nak Subdistrict, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, is between the Yotse Bridge (Kasat Suek intersection) and Jaturapak Rangsarit Bridge (Saphan Khao intersection) in Si Yaek Maha Nak Subdistrict, Dusit District, with some parts overlaps Rong Mueang Subdistrict,

Pathum Wan District Pathum Wan (, ) is one of the Districts of Bangkok, fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies just beyond the old city boundary of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem and was a rural area on the eastern outskirts of the city when royal vill ...

. The term ''bobae'' in Thai means 'noisy' or 'boisterous'. It's assumed that the name is derived from the word ''bong beng'' (บ้งเบ้ง), which describes the general condition of the market. Bobae Market was founded c. 1927 by Thai-Chinese group who gathered to sell local products such as

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, or various agricultural products. During

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the focus changed to used clothing. At first, the clothes sold were those of persons who had died in the war. The market is open from 06:00 to 18:00 daily, Then during the night other sellers arrive to sell until dawn. Especially during the night, this is a very bustling market. This market is accessible by BMTA's bus routes 37, 53, 556 with a total of six bus stops both sides of Krung Kasem Road, including Khlong Saen Saep boat service by Talad Bobae Pier (W03). In 2023,

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(BMA) has a policy to improve the landscape of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem. This makes Bobae one of the markets affected as it is located parallel to the canal. The canalside stalls were dismantled. Up to 600 sellers were affected and the trading atmosphere, especially at night, has changed, unlike in the past. There is an effort to push existing sellers to move to sell indoors instead in a building that resembles a shopping mall called Bobae Station located in the Rong Mueang side.

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* {{Pathum Wan District Neighbourhoods of Bangkok Pom Prap Sattru Phai district Retail markets in Bangkok category:Wholesale markets 1927 establishments in Siam