Traditional Market

This market is located in the main road, Gajah Mada street, is the centre of town’s economics. This area has become a shopping centre of Bali. This market can not be discharge from the existing market across Badung river, called Kumbasari Market because the local society will that their shopping experience would be incomplete without visiting Kumbasari Market, especially for Balinesse who want to buy their traditional items. Kumbasari market sells costume and clothing items at prices relatively cheaper compare to the one sold at the shops at Jalan Gajah Mada. This market previously called peken Payuk (pot market). So many pot such as Gerabah, cobek (clay plate), paso (clay bucket), caratan (clay water jug) jading (clay barrel), penyantokan (clay mixer), coblong (clay cup), kekeb (rice cover) and many more. All of those items are used as kitchen ware and for religious activities.
The location of Badung market is encircled by shops along the street of Gajah Mada. On the right side, Sulawesi street, is very famous for its textiles (fabric) and Badung market is progressively strengthening the identity of Denpasar’s economic centre which is open 24 hours and always full of visitor (buyer).
At the traditional market, you will find transactions taking place between buyers and merchants with multifarious merchandise to satisfy life’s daily needs such as kitchen supplies, appliances required for Hindu ritual, fruits and traditional clothes. In this market, you will see the local people especially women who carry extremely heavy items in the big basket balanced on their head.