Street Food Thailand
1. Victory Monument (Anusawari Chai Samoraphum อนุสาวรีย์ชัยสมรภูมิ)
When I first moved to Bangkok, back in 2009, I hung out mostly around Victory Monument, eating as much food as possible along with Dwight Turner.
We ate so much, we actually renamed it “Victory Munch!”
But anyways, Victory Monument is such a good area for street food because it’s one of Bangkok’s main transportation hubs – countless buses load and unload at this giant roundabout everyday, and it’s also served by the Victory Monument BTS station. Wherever there’s lots of people, there’s always lots of food.
Surrounding the roundabout, and also on adjacent sois (Thai word for small neighborhood streets), you’ll find a bountiful collection of restaurants, street food stalls, and snacks galore. It’s like a circular buffet.
On the northeast side of the roundabout is the famous boat noodle alley, where you can choose from a variety of Thai boat noodle restaurants, and on the northwest side in the neighborhood, there are more, lesser known, and in my opinion more delicious, boat noodle spots.
Also, if you’re in the Victory Monument area, you can head over to Phahon Yothin Soi 1 (พหลโยธิน ซอย.1), located just a 5 minute walk north of the monument, for another street that has a good amount of street food throughout the day and evening. Also, Rangnam (featured at #8 below) is very close.
Victory Monument serves up a smorgasbord of Thai street food that will have you massaging your stomach to maximize its capacity.
How to get there: Take the BTS Skytrain to Victory Monument station, Exit #3 or #4, and start exploring by walking around the monument first.
Hours: Daytime from about 10 am – 8 pm is good
Hours: Daytime from about 10 am – 8 pm is good
Optional restaurants in the area:
- Doy Kuay Teow Reua (my favorite boat noodles)
- Boat Noodle Alley (Watch the video)
- Kuay Jab Jaedang (many types of street food at night)
2. Yaowarat (Chinatown เยาวราช)
There’s a form of natural-selection that takes place in Yaowarat (เยาวราช); The mediocre food is weeded out and ONLY the best street food survives.
There’s no denying that Bangkok’s famous Chinatown (video), known in Thai as Yaowarat (เยาวราช), offers some of the most respected street food dining options in all of Bangkok. You’ll discover some serious Thai street food masters.
Don’t be afraid to explore down a dark side alley or follow the instinct of your nose when you smell something delicious, because Yaowarat is packed with delectable eats and full of food gem surprises.
Yaowarat road is the most famous street, cutting through the heart of Chinatown, but on the parallel Charoen Krung road, and down countless small market lanes, you’ll also find endless eating options.
During the day time, you’ll stumble into markets, but in the evening is when the main wave of street food vendors come to life; People hit the streets to eat.
Also, if you’re looking to sample interesting things like bird’s nest soup or suckling pig, Yaowarat won’t disappoint you.
Just a short distance from Yoawarat (เยาวราช) is the community of Pahurat, known as Bangkok’s very Little India, and home to some great Indian street food restaurants like Toney Restaurant.
How to get there: Easiest way to get to Chinatown is by taxi, but alternatively you can take the MRT to Hua Lamphong station, and then walk to Chinatown from there (10 mins) or take a tuk tuk / motorbike.
Open hours: Morning and daytime are good for browsing markets, evening and night is best for street food
Optional restaurants in the area:
Open hours: Morning and daytime are good for browsing markets, evening and night is best for street food
Optional restaurants in the area:
- T & K Seafood (Thai seafood)
- Kuay Jab Uan Pochana (rice noodles rolls)
- Khao Gaeng Jake Puey (rice and curry, video)
- Bua Loy Nam King (one of my favorite Thai desserts)
- Kuay Teow Kua Gai (a little outside of Chinatown, but great kua gai noodles)
3. Ratchawat Market (ราชวัตร) / Sriyan Market (ตลาดศรีย่าน)
Tucked away in the quiet and green district of Dusit, down a road known as Nakhon Chaisi, are two of the most old and traditional markets in Bangkok.
Ratchawat is first, and includes a fine selection of restaurants serving roast duck, Kobe beef noodles, and unnamed restaurant where a man in a shower cap cooks up a stir fried curry shark that burst’s with so much flavor it will make you raise your hands with a “hallelujah!”
Further down the road, about a kilometer, you’ll come to Sriyan Market, yet another culinary gem. First browse through the fresh wet market, and then choose from a selection of noodle restaurants, curry restaurants, one of my favorite restaurants that serves jungle curry, and street snacks that fill the sidewalk.
What I really love about both Ratchawat and Sriyan is that they filled with Bangkok street food, yet they have a relaxed and laid back feel to them – life moves at a bit of a slower pace in these areas than in the rest of the city.
How to get there: Easiest way to get to Ratchawat and Sriyan is by taking a taxi. Closest BTS station is Victory Monument, but from there it’s about a 10 minute taxi ride away.
Open hours: Daytime is best, and especially a good place to eat lunch
Optional restaurants in the area:
Open hours: Daytime is best, and especially a good place to eat lunch
Optional restaurants in the area:
- Ran Gaeng Pa Sriyan (jungle curry and other delicious dishes ,video)
- Duck at Ratchawat (fantastic roast duck)
- Pad See Ew at Ratchawat (fried wide rice noodles)
4. Charoen Krung (เจริญกรุง) and Bangrak (บางรัก)
A walk down the entirety of Charoen Krung Road is bound to end with a full stomach, as there’s no humanly-possible way (not that I’ve discovered) to resist the tempting delights that are thrown at you from every direction.
The smell of stir fried garlic, fragrant noodles, steamed dumplings, roasted duck, and freshly sliced fruit (during season), permeates and saturates the air with a cloud of marvelous Thai street food.
Right at Saphan Taksin BTS station you’ll find a decent boat noodle restaurant, and just a little ways up the road, opposite the mall, is the famous Prachak duck restaurant. Also for vegetarian, just around the corner, check out Tien Sin.
Heading south on Charoen Krung, more and more street food stalls won’t fail to present top quality cuisine. Khao Tom Pla Thao Thuy (ข้าวต้มปลาเต๋าเต้ย) is a restaurant that specializes in rice soup with fish; the gargantuan (I mean meter long or more) fish that hangs from the rafters of the silver cart has pure food adoring passion written all over it.
How to get there: It’s easiest to take the BTS Skytrain to Saphan Taksin station and then just walk around the area. Alternatively you can get there by taxi.
Open hours: Day and night
Optional restaurants in the area:
Open hours: Day and night
Optional restaurants in the area:
- Boat noodles at Saphan Taksin (decent boat noodles)
- Prachak Duck Noodles (good roast duck and noodles)
- Tien Sin vegetarian restaurant (Thai vegetarian food)
- Home Cuisine Islamic Food (biryani and curries)
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5. Bang Khun Non (บางขุนนนท์)
Bang Khun Non (บางขุนนนท์) is deeply layered with a community of Thai food vendors and restaurateurs whose morals dictate them to serve Bangkok’s highest quality of street food.
Whereas many of Bangkok’s best street food eating scenes are marked by rambunctious traffic and dek waan (racing motorbike kids), Bang Khun Non is not nearly as rowdy – a place where you don’t have to worry about getting hit while eating!
Bang Khun Non is the source of Som Tam Boo Maa (ส้มตำปูม้า), one of my all-time favorite restaurant for Isan food. There are also many other great restaurants on the streets, serving dishes like yen ta fo (เย็นตาโฟ Thai pink noodle soup), khao ka moo (pork leg over rice), and roast duck (pbet yang)
How to get there: Bang Khun Non (บางขุนนนท์) is located in the Thonburi area of Bangkok, across the river from the bulk of the city. Best way to get there is by taxi. It’s not far from the awesome Baan Silapin or the Taling Chan floating market.
Open hours: Lunch and dinner
Optional restaurants in the area: Som Tam Boo Maa ส้มตำปูม้า (one of my favorite Isan restaurants in Bangkok, video), to be honest with you, I rarely eat anywhere else on Bang Khun Non, because this restaurant is so incredibly good.
Open hours: Lunch and dinner
Optional restaurants in the area: Som Tam Boo Maa ส้มตำปูม้า (one of my favorite Isan restaurants in Bangkok, video), to be honest with you, I rarely eat anywhere else on Bang Khun Non, because this restaurant is so incredibly good.
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