Bangkok is Thailand's culinary paradise, with many restaurants from affordable to high-end for visitors to choose a meal that suits their taste and budget.
China Town Chinese Food Street
China Town, the Chinatown in Bangkok, is a famous destination for tourists. Here, in addition to the night market selling goods, there is also a food market, with many street foods, especially seafood, snacks such as durian ice cream, coconut ice cream. The area is open from about 5pm until late at night.
Lek & Rut Seafood is a favorite of many tourists, with fresh seafood such as crabs, oysters, snails, clams, and squid prepared in many ways. Opium Bar or the 360-degree revolving Sky View Bar are the places for tourists to have fun until night in China Town.
Address: Intersection of Charoen Krung and Yaowarat roads.
Soi 38 Sukhumvit Food Street
Sukhumvit is one of the major roads in the heart of Bangkok, in which Soi 38 (alley 38) is a famous culinary street that is delicious, cheap and crowded. This place is a gathering place for backpackers, most of the menus are in English.
Dishes that visitors can find here include grilled skewers, char siu rice, spicy pork rice, papaya salad, vermicelli salad, Thai hot pot, noodles, rice vermicelli, or "foreign" dishes such as Hainanese chicken rice.
The average price of dishes here is about 50-70 baht (40,000 VND to 55,000 VND).
Address: Sukhumvit Road or Highway 03.
Jay Fai Restaurant with crab omelette
Jay Fai is famous for its signature Thai dishes such as spicy seafood flat noodles, traditional tom yum soup, yellow curry and especially crab omelette. Jay Fai won the "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants" award and appeared on the TV series "Street Food". The restaurant received its first Michelin star in 2018.
This is one of the most popular tourist restaurants in Thailand.
Address: 327 Maha Chai Road, Samran Rat Area, Phra Nakon District
After You Dessert Chain
After You has many locations in famous tourist cities such as Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket. Bingsu (shaved ice), ice cream, cakes, smoothies are the famous dishes of the restaurant. The dishes are beautifully presented, rated 4.5 stars out of 5 by Tripadvisor.
Address: In Bangkok, visitors can visit stores in Thong Lo, Rama IV, Siam Center, Ratchadamri Road, Sai Mai Road.
Food court in shopping malls
Most major shopping malls in Bangkok have food courts, usually located in the basement. These food courts offer a wide range of food at moderate prices. Customers choose and pay at the food counters and then find a seat in a common area with tables and chairs.
Suggested addresses: Siam Square (including Siam Center, Paragon), MBK Center, Central World, Terminal 21, Big C, Emporium, Central Plaza.
Sorn - the first 3 Michelin star restaurant in Thailand
A typical Southern Thai restaurant, combining traditional and modern styles, Sorn is famous in the Thai and international culinary world. The restaurant received 2 Michelin stars in 2019 and was upgraded in 2024. This is also the only 3 Michelin star restaurant in Thailand.
Address: 56 Soi Sukhumvit 26, Khlong Tan, Khlong Toei district.
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