Food Scene
If You’re a Thai Seafood Lover – Heavenly Somsak Boo Op Street Stall.
While oftentimes Thai street food comes at very affordable prices, other rare times it can be expensive (relatively).
But let me tell you, if you’re paying top prices for Thai street food, your money isn’t going towards the nice ambiance or the perfect service, you’re paying for high quality ingredients.
Located just a 5 minute walk, on Charoen Rat Soi 1, is a street stall that lives up to its reputation of having the BEST goong (shrimp) and pu (crab) ob woon sen (with vermicelle, baked in a small pan) in the city (at least by far the best I’ve ever had).
9 locals recommend
Somsak Claypot Crab (Ladya Branch)
234 Lat Ya RdIf You’re a Thai Seafood Lover – Heavenly Somsak Boo Op Street Stall.
While oftentimes Thai street food comes at very affordable prices, other rare times it can be expensive (relatively).
But let me tell you, if you’re paying top prices for Thai street food, your money isn’t going towards the nice ambiance or the perfect service, you’re paying for high quality ingredients.
Located just a 5 minute walk, on Charoen Rat Soi 1, is a street stall that lives up to its reputation of having the BEST goong (shrimp) and pu (crab) ob woon sen (with vermicelle, baked in a small pan) in the city (at least by far the best I’ve ever had).
Bangkok’s Chinatown is a popular tourist attraction and a food haven for new generation gourmands who flock here after sunset to explore the vibrant street-side cuisine. At day time, it’s no less busy, as hordes of shoppers descend upon this 1-km strip and adjacent Charoenkrung Road to get a day’s worth of staple, trade gold, or pay a visit to one of the Chinese temples. Packed with market stalls, street-side restaurants and a dense concentration of gold shops, Chinatown is an experience not to miss. The energy that oozes from its endless rows of wooden shop-houses is plain contagious – it will keep you wanting to come back for more.
208 locals recommend
Chinatown
483-5 ถ. เยาวราชBangkok’s Chinatown is a popular tourist attraction and a food haven for new generation gourmands who flock here after sunset to explore the vibrant street-side cuisine. At day time, it’s no less busy, as hordes of shoppers descend upon this 1-km strip and adjacent Charoenkrung Road to get a day’s worth of staple, trade gold, or pay a visit to one of the Chinese temples. Packed with market stalls, street-side restaurants and a dense concentration of gold shops, Chinatown is an experience not to miss. The energy that oozes from its endless rows of wooden shop-houses is plain contagious – it will keep you wanting to come back for more.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Clock Out
5 Thanon Krung Thon BuriCafe and Casual Cuisine
One of the world's most famous red-light districts, Patpong is where it all started (Thailand's Go-Go culture). It has even been immortalised in a James Bond chase-sequence. Its two parallel side-streets, found between Silom and Surawongse Roads, house around 100 neon-lit strip bars offering naughty shows and the famous pole-dancing entertainment.
25 locals recommend
Patpong Cafe
5 Soi Patpong 2, Patpong 1 RoadOne of the world's most famous red-light districts, Patpong is where it all started (Thailand's Go-Go culture). It has even been immortalised in a James Bond chase-sequence. Its two parallel side-streets, found between Silom and Surawongse Roads, house around 100 neon-lit strip bars offering naughty shows and the famous pole-dancing entertainment.
Arts & Culture
Thanks to the likes of The Jam Factory, Wongwian Yai is becoming a hub for art and design. Every week this riverside space hosts the city’s most-hyped events, from art exhibitions to pop-up weekend markets and indie book events at Candide Book Store. In the same complex, Never Ending Summer serves up delicious Thai food in an immaculate industrial space beside the Chao Phraya River, while Li-bra-ry does a great cup of coffee. Meanwhile, the small-but-bustling Charoen Rat Road is paradise for aspiring designers, lined with leather traders and shops selling raw materials, from sequins to sophisticated black suede, at prices you just won’t find at Pratunam or Sampeng.
62 locals recommend
The Jam Factory Pier
41/1-5 Charoen Nakhon RoadThanks to the likes of The Jam Factory, Wongwian Yai is becoming a hub for art and design. Every week this riverside space hosts the city’s most-hyped events, from art exhibitions to pop-up weekend markets and indie book events at Candide Book Store. In the same complex, Never Ending Summer serves up delicious Thai food in an immaculate industrial space beside the Chao Phraya River, while Li-bra-ry does a great cup of coffee. Meanwhile, the small-but-bustling Charoen Rat Road is paradise for aspiring designers, lined with leather traders and shops selling raw materials, from sequins to sophisticated black suede, at prices you just won’t find at Pratunam or Sampeng.
Sightseeing
Asiatique has successfully combined two of the most popular shopping experiences in the city: a night bazaar and a mall. Ten minutes downriver from Saphan Taksin BTS station this once-bustling international trade port has been transformed, with over 1,500 boutiques and 40 restaurants housed under a huge replica warehouse complex. Open from 17:00, spending an evening here is no problem: you’ll have good fun browsing the boutiques, picking up gifts or something for yourself; you are guaranteed to find something you would like to eat and if this isn’t enough entertainment, shows are performed nightly: Calypso ladyboy cabaret and soon, a classic Thai puppets performance.
756 locals recommend
Asiatique The Riverfront
2194 Charoen Krung RdAsiatique has successfully combined two of the most popular shopping experiences in the city: a night bazaar and a mall. Ten minutes downriver from Saphan Taksin BTS station this once-bustling international trade port has been transformed, with over 1,500 boutiques and 40 restaurants housed under a huge replica warehouse complex. Open from 17:00, spending an evening here is no problem: you’ll have good fun browsing the boutiques, picking up gifts or something for yourself; you are guaranteed to find something you would like to eat and if this isn’t enough entertainment, shows are performed nightly: Calypso ladyboy cabaret and soon, a classic Thai puppets performance.
Shopping
Siam Paragon is an immensely popular shopping mall housing a host of international high-end fashion brands, Southeast Asia’s largest aquarium, a 16-screen Cineplex, and a comprehensive selection of world cuisine. Located prominently in front of Siam BTS Skytrain station - the interchange of the two BTS lines - it is considered by many to be the centre of Bangkok.
797 locals recommend
S & P
991/1 Thanon Rama 1Siam Paragon is an immensely popular shopping mall housing a host of international high-end fashion brands, Southeast Asia’s largest aquarium, a 16-screen Cineplex, and a comprehensive selection of world cuisine. Located prominently in front of Siam BTS Skytrain station - the interchange of the two BTS lines - it is considered by many to be the centre of Bangkok.