Thailand´s capital Bangkok is obviously one of the world’s best place to eat Thai food. There are so many restaurants and street vendors selling Thai food that it can sometimes be difficult to spot the outstanding ones. Also, some restaurants cater to tourists, and the food may not be top quality since visitors are usually easier to satisfy than the locals.

We want places that serve authentic and delicious Thai food, where the Thais themselves love to eat.

We have been in Bangkok several times, often staying for long periods of a few months at a time, and have tried many Thai restaurants both indoors and on the streets. We are often asked, “Where do they serve the best Thai food in Bangkok?”

While that is an impossible question to answer, here, we will give you our favorite places to eat authentic Thai food. These are places that not many tourists visit, mostly Thais and ex-pats living in Bangkok.

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Our 10 Favorite Places To Eat Thai Food In Bangkok

This Bangkok restaurant guide reveals what we think are the best places to eat Thai food in Bangkok with each restaurant’s signature dish. We hope you find this food guide helpful in finding where to eat in Bangkok. Enjoy your time in Bangkok! ♥

This Bangkok Thai food restaurant guide gives you a list of the 10 best Bangkok restaurants. Here are our favorite Bangkok restaurants and street food stalls to eat authentic Thai food:

1. The Sixth – 6th

The Sixth is a cool and hip little place with excellent authentic Thai food! With only five tables, run and owned by a young couple, the place has a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

We particularly love their red curry with prawns, chicken cashew nuts, and Tom Yam Koong. So tasty!

Do try their awesomely yummy chocolate lava cake with mango or Mango sticky rice for dessert. The menu is in English, and the couple speaks excellent English.

They serve great Thai Ice Tea (our favorite!), Ice Lemon Tea, and other drinks like different coffee, White Tea, Matcha Tea, and different kinds of homemade sodas.

• Address: 6 Soi Tha Tien, Maharaj Road. Khet Phra Nakhon area, near Wat Pho (reclining Buddha)
• How to get there: Take the sky train to Saphan Taksin BTS Station, and take the river ferry to pier no. 8 Tha Thien, and walk from there (only a few minutes walk). Or take the metro (MRT) to Sam Yot MRT Station (a 15-min walk to the Sixth).
• Opening hours: 10:30 am – 16:30/ 4:30 pm. Closed on Tuesdays.
• The Sixth´s Webpage
• Reviews of The Sixth on TripAdvisor

2. Bangkok’s Delicious Street Food

All over Bangkok, you will find cheap and delicious Thai food on the street! Some places are pop-up food stalls that move around on trolleys, while others are more or less permanent, serving fresh and tasty Thai food at small tables on the street pavement.

Street food in Bangkok is tasty, quickly delivered, and super cheap. You can usually have a feast for under 150 Baht! Bangkok is the street food capital of the world, and there is plenty of fantastic options to sample the street food. Here are our favorite areas in Bangkok with delicious street food:

Sukhumvit Soi 38 Street

We used to love the food market along the street Sukhumvit Soi 38, but after serving delicious street food for decades, it has now sadly reduced the number of stalls due to a new huge building.

Sukhumvit Soi 38 is now more like an indoor food court but still serves excellent authentic Thai street food. It still is one of our favorite places to head for cheap, delicious, and fresh street food in Bangkok.

• Address: Sukhumvit Soi 38 street
• How to get there: Taxi or BTS Skytrain to Thong Lo station, and you are right by the street food area.
• Opening hours: Afternoon around 17:00 until late

Yaowarat Street (Chinatown)

Bangkok’s Chinatown, known locally as Yaowarat, is a great place to sample some street food and is arguably Bangkok’s street food center. All along Yaowarat road, street stalls and small restaurants serve up some delicious treats.

The mix of Thai and Chinese dishes on offer is staggering, and the smells are heavenly. A good strategy is usually just to try what looks and, perhaps most importantly, smells best to you.

Barbecued seafood is seriously popular here, as are flat noodles in pepper broth, dim sum, and all sorts of fruit desserts.

Walking around, you can find all kinds of Thai food, from Satay, pad Thai, barbecue spears with peanut butter, chicken in different variations, fried rice, noodles, and different soups, crispy duck, and curries of all kinds.

Delicious noodles with roasted duck at Liw Roasted Duck in Yaowarat Rd

Maria enjoying street food at Yaowarat Street

Make sure to sample small portions, and do not fill up all in one place. While you can find food here all day, it comes alive in the evening when people come out to eat.

So head to Bangkok’s China Town, walk around the narrow streets and alleys, and get a bit lost. You will be surprised by all the little gems and quirkiness you will find.

If you are in this area and find yourself craving Indian food, Bangkok’s Little India district (Pahurat) is also not far away.

Another great way to explore Bangkok’s street food is to take a food tour. By going on a food tour with an expert English-speaking guide, you will get to sample a lot of food you might otherwise have missed. It is also an excellent way to learn more about Bangkok’s culture and food.

Click here to read about our recommended Bangkok food tours

• Where is it: Yaowarat Street
• How to get there: Taxi or MRT to Hua Lamphong station then walk 15 minutes.
• Opening hours: All day, but best in the evenings

Saphan Taksin BTS Skytrain Station & The Bang Rak Area

This is an old part of Bangkok with many restaurants and food stalls that have been there for decades! These guys know some cooking secrets that would put the finest French chefs to shame. The stretch of road going from Saphan Taksin BTS station to the crossing of Charoen Krung Road and Silom Road is a foodie’s dream walk.

Here are our favorite street food vendors along the street from Saphan BTS station to the crossing of Charoen Krung Rd and Silom Rd:

Prachak – Bangkok`s Best Roasted Duck

There are simply too many food gems along this road to mention them all, but here lies Prachak Pet Jang, famous for its Chinese-style roasted duck with a dark, spicy sauce over rice. It is delicious! The skin is perfectly crispy, while the duck meat is super juicy. The rice is cooked perfectly, and the Chinese sausage is delicious slightly sweet. Mmmmmm!

Prachak is an institution and has served roasted duck to hungry Thais since 1909!

• Address: 1415, Charoen Krung Road, Silom, opposite Robinson’s department store
• How to get there: Take the sky train to Saphan Taksin sky train station, and walk from there.
• Opening hours: 07:30 am – 20:30/ 8:30 pm
• Prachak’s Official Webpage
• Reviews of Prachak on TripAdvisor

Charoen Saeng Silom – Bangkok’s Best Braised Pork Knuckle

Charoen Saeng Silom has been serving their famous and delicious braised pork (Khao Kha Moo) in Bangkok since 1959, and they sure know how to cook the perfect braised pork knuckle! It is served with steamed rice and tasty, rich soy and vinegar-based sauce with many Chinese spices and herbs that go hand in hand with the tender and soft pork meat. The meat is so soft that it melts in the mouth.

In December 2017, they were even mentioned in the Michelin Guide for 2018!

This is not a fancy place. It is basic and about as authentic as you can get when it comes to a Bangkok street food restaurant. Everyone from school girls to posh business people in suits driving fancy cars eats here.

You can choose to sit outside at a table on the street or inside (no aircon). The place is super popular, but the queue is elegantly handled by the old cheerful guy that owns the place, so there is not much waiting. Due to its popularity, you might have to share a table with other people, but hey, that is a great opportunity to chat with some Thais and get some more local tips about places to eat and things to see.

• Address: 492/6 Soi Charoen Krung 49
• How to get there: Take the sky train to BTS Saphan Taksin Station, and walk from there (an 8 min walk).
• Opening hours: 08:00 am – 13:00/ 1 pm
• Reviews of Charoen Saeng Silom on TripAdvisor

Boonsap Thai Dessert

After having a delicious crispy duck at Prachak, walk across the street for some mouth-watering Mango sticky rice dessert at Boonsap Thai Desserts. You can either sit there and have your dessert or have a takeaway. They also sell other lovely Thai desserts, cookies, and sweets.

• Address: 1478 Soi Charoen Krung 46, Khwaeng Bang Rak.
• How to get there: Take the sky train to BTS Saphan Taksin Station. Walk along Charoen Krung Street, from BTS Saphan Taksin Station to the crossing of Charoen Krung Road and Silom Road, and you will see it.
• Opening hours: 07:00 am – 17:00/ 5 pm. Closed on Sundays.
• Reviews of Boonsap on TripAdvisor

Some other great places to sample street food in Bangkok are around the Victory Monument and on Phetchaburi Soi 5, and many others. Bangkok’s street food is everywhere and is almost always tasty and freshly made, so step out of your hotel and explore!

3. Krua Apsorn – Bangkok´s Best Crab Omelet

The legendary Krua Apsorn serves delicious and authentic Thai dishes just as they are supposed to be. The owner used to work for the royal Thai family and has brought some of the recipes with her when opening her own restaurant.

You will find six Krua Apsorn restaurants in Bangkok, where two of them (Samsand and Dinsor) are in central Bangkok:

• Samsand: 503 Thanon Samsen, Dusit, Dusit District, Bangkok

• Dinsor: 169 Dinso Rd, Wat Bowon Niwet, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok (close to the Democracy Monument and Khao San Road)

We visited the Krua Apsorn in Dinsor, and all the photos below are from that restaurant.

Their menu is with pictures so it is easy to order what you want and some of the waitresses speak a little English. Not many tourists know about this place, so the staff is not used to talking to foreigners. Therefore the service might feel a bit slow. Krua Apsorn is also mentioned in the Michelin Guide for 2018.

Their signature and the most famous dish is the Kai Food Boo, an omelet with crab meat. And I totally get why as it is delicious and has the perfect combination of juicy, fluffy texture with lots of flavors. Very tasty!

We also had the green curry with chicken and fish cakes; it was all excellent.

• Address: Krua Apsorn has two restaurants in Bangkok. We visited the one at 169 Dinso Rd (near the Democracy Monument and Khao San Road). The original branch of Krua Apsorn is located in Bangkok’s Dusit district at 503 Samsen Road (near Samsen Soi 9).
• Opening hours: Krua Apsorn in Dinso Road: 10:30 am – 20:30/ 8:30 pm. Krua Apsorn in Samsen Road: 10.30 am – 20.00/ 8 pm. Both are closed on Sundays.
• Krua Apsorn’s Official Webpage
• Reviews of Krua Aprsorn on TripAdvisor

4. Thip Samai – Bangkok’s Best Pad Thai

The small restaurant Thip Samai apparently has the best Pad Thai in Bangkok! Not bad considering that they sell Pad Thai EVERYWHERE in this city 🙂 . So we had high expectations about this Pad Thai, and it did not disappoint!

So is it the best in Bangkok? Impossible to say, but we have eaten a lot of Pad Thais over the years, and this one is seriously delicious!

We usually have one “Superb Pad Thai with small prawns wrapped with egg” (90 Baht = US$ 2,70) and one “Pad Thai Song-Kreung with fresh deep-sea prawns, crabmeat, sliced squid, and sliced mango with noodle” (300 Baht = US$ 9).

Thip Samai also has the most amazing orange juice I have ever tasted! It was so fresh and full of flavor! I could just feel its healthfulness as I was drinking it, filling me up with vitamin C.

So when visiting Thip Samai, make sure to order the orange juice and not just another Singha (which you can buy everywhere in Thailand).

The first time we ate Pad Thai at Thip Samai was on a Night Tour with Tuk-Tuk, which you can read about here. We have been back several times after that! 🙂

Thip Samai has become very popular, and for a good reason, as their Pad Thai is fantastic. They now have six restaurants in Bangkok, and you can find Thip Samai in the shopping malls Icon Siam (6th floor) and Siam Paragon (G floor, Paragon Food Hall).

However, this article does focus on the original Thip Samai restaurant Pra-Too-Pee, and all photos are from that restaurant.

• Address: 313 Th Maha Chai, Banglamphu (the original Thip Samai restaurant), close to the Democracy Monument, Wat Saket/ Golden Mountain, and The Giant Swing.
• How to get there: You can take the metro (MRT) to Sam Yot MRT Station (an 8-min walk from Thip Samai Restaurant). Or you can take a taxi or tuk-tuk or use the app Grab.
• Opening hours: 10:00 am until midnight every day.
• Thip Samai’s Official Webpage
• Reviews of Thip Samai on TripAdvisor

5. Raan Jay Fai – Michelin Star Street Food

Located in the same street as Thip Samai (the restaurant above at no. 4), the Raan Jay Fai is the only street food restaurant in Bangkok to be awarded a Michelin Star.

The restaurant is owned and run by the 75-year-old woman Jay Fai, and she actually makes all the dishes herself wearing her signature black goggles and a black beanie. She is a real character! Even the late Anthony Bourdain has eaten here.

The restaurant has been serving crab omelets for many years, as it was established by Jay Fais’s father seventy years ago. They mainly make seafood dishes, and their specialties and must-tries are crab omelets, crab curries, and dry congee, all wok over a coal fire.

Their most famous signature dish is the Thai Crab Omelette Kai-Jeaw Poo, a big roll of egg with big chunks of delicious, juicy, and soft crab meat fried over a coal fire. The crab omelet is not the cheapest in Bangkok, however, and costs 1000 Baht = US$30. But for the amount of crab meat that you get in the omelet, it is not that expensive in my opinion as crab meat is in general expensive.

Other famous dishes are Tom Yum Goong soup (typical Thai seafood soup) and Drunken Noodles.

Receiving a Michelin Star has not been all positive for Jay Fai and her little restaurant. One consequence is the overwhelming amount of customers that want to eat here every day. So it is highly recommended that you book a table (send an email to [email protected] or phone them on 02 223 9384). They have a waiting list for walk-in customers but expect to wait two to four hours to get a seat.

After you are seated and have placed your order, you have to wait (at least one hour) for the food to arrive as Jay Fai makes all the dishes herself.

We actually gave up the wait and went over to the neighbor Thip Samai as we simply got too hungry…. 🙂

PS! This is a cash-only place, so bring cash as they don´t accept credit cards!

• Address: 327 Mahachai Road (at the intersection with Samranrat Road), next to Thip Samai restaurant
• How to get there: Take the metro (MRT) to Sam Yot MRT Station (an 8-min walk from Jay Fai Restaurant). Or you can take a taxi or tuk-tuk or use the app Grab.
• Opening hours: 09:00 am – 20:30/ 8:30 pm (last order 8 pm). Closed every Monday and Tuesday.
• Jay Fai on Instagram
• Reviews on TripAdvisor

6. Ros Dee Deed by Nop (former Rod Dee Det)

For over five decades, Rod Dee Det, a Bangkok institution, served its classic noodle dishes from its humble restaurant at Siam Square. It was a great place to have authentic, tasty Thai beef noodle soup just steps away from the shopping malls, and we’d always stop by whenever we were in this part of town. After a small change of location in 2017, they sadly closed down their Siam Square shop permanently in 2021.

However, Rod Dee Det isn’t gone, with a new generation taking over and a name change to Ros Dee Deep by Nop, the classic noodle shop is now in the Sam Yang area. Here Nop is continuing his father’s restaurant legacy.

We haven’t been to the new location ourselves yet (but we will very soon), but the word is that this new shop has retained its focus on high-quality beef noodles and is well worth a visit, even if the location is not the most convenient.

You can now choose among more types of beef, including wagyu beef and ribeye options. and the ribeye noodles are said to be fantastic. We will update this article once we’ve had a chance to try them ourselves!

• Adress: 1125 – 1127 Soi Chula 9, Rama IV Road
• How To Get There: Take the MRT to the Samyan Station, then walk west along Rama IV (about 8-10 minutes)
• Opening hours: 10:00 am  – 10 pm every day
• Website: Ros Dee Deed

7. Somtum Der – Bangkok’s Best Som Tam (Papaya Salad)

Somtum Der is a small cozy restaurant serving delicious northeast Isaan Thai food. The restaurant has a great and cozy outside area where you can sit and eat and drink their tasty martinis of vodka and lemongrass or Rosella. Somtum Der has even got a mention in the Michelin Guide.

Their specialty is the Som Tam/ Som Tum (Papaya Salad), of which they have ten versions on the menu.

The easiest for beginners is the Tum Thai, the base papaya salad made with papaya, limes, tomato, chilies, peanuts, and palm sugar. The Tum Thai Kai Kem with salted boiled egg and the Tum Kor Moo Yang with savory grilled pork neck is also delicious!

However, all of the Som Tams are quite spicy, even the one-chili versions are hot, but you can ask for a non-spicy version (as I do 🙂 ). I am not that good at eating spicy food, but I try. Espen has no problem eating spicy food, but he sweats a lot! 🙂 Whatever Som Tam you try, order the black or regular sticky rice and dip it into the leftover sauce. Yummy!

The real star on the Somtum Der`s menu is the Moo Ping Kati Sod, thin-sliced pork (or beef) skewers marinated in coconut milk and then grilled until the marinade caramelizes. Served with nests of coconut-scented rice noodles. So tasty! Also, the house’s special grilled marinated Pork is delicious!

Somtum Der also has desserts on the menu, like the Thai-styled Ice Kajang, a dish that looks intimidating and impressive but is mostly air. Harder to get past is its flavor. Let’s just say that if you’re a real fan of white bread and pink bubble gum, this is probably the desert for you! 🙂

Somtum Der is an affordable, friendly place with delicious and authentic North Isaan Thai food. The atmosphere is great! They also have a restaurant in New York, Ho Chi Minh, and Tokyo with the same name.

• Address: 5/5 Sala Daeng Road, Silom. They also have a newly opened restaurant in Thonglor: 351/2 Sukhumvit 55 (take the Skytrain to Thong Lo station).
• How to get there: Take the sky train to Silom station, and walk from there (very short).
• Opening hours: Both restaurants: 11:00 am – 14:30/ 2:30 pm & 16:30/4:30 pm – 22:30/ 10:30 pm (last order at 22:00/ 10 pm) every day
• Somtum Der’s Official Web page
• Reviews of Somtum Der on TripAdvisor

8. Baan Somtum

Somtum means green papaya salad, and is one of the Thai dishes that are most famous and popular in Thailand. As the name implies, the Baan Somtum Thai restaurant’s signature dish is the Somtum – Thai Papaya Salad. And it is absolutely delicious!

Baan Somtum is also mentioned in the Michelin Guide.

Of course, we did try their famous Somtum/ papaya salad, with green papayas, tomatoes, lime, garlic, chilis, dried shrimps, fried peanuts. It is usually a side dish eaten with, for instance, chicken or soup. The dish originally comes from the Northern part of Thailand, the Isaan.

Baan Somtum is a cozy restaurant with a cozy atmosphere and interior design. It is not a street-food kind of restaurant, and you sit at proper tables and chairs, and the restaurant is nicely cooled by air conditioning.

Their menu is quite extensive, and they do have other things on their menu in addition to somtum, like different sorts of fish, meat, soups, and stir-fried Thai dishes. They also have many (I counted over 30…) different types of somtum/ papaya salad, and you can choose between various meat, vegetables, and seafood. Be aware that papaya salads are quite spicy. But you might ask the waitress if you want a milder one.

We also tried Baan Somtum’s Pomelo salad, as I love the pomelo fruit. It was perfect too!

Baan Somtum has ten restaurants all across Bangkok. We visited their original restaurant at Sathorn (Pramuan Rd). Check their webpage for the other locations.

• Address Baan Somtum in Sathorn: 9/1, Soi Pramuan Rd, Sri Wiang Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok
• How to get there: Take the sky train to BTS Surasak Station, and walk from there (a 10-min walk).
• Opening hours Baan Somtum in Sathorn: 11:00 am – 21:00/ 9 pm (last order 20:30/ 8:30 pm)
• Baan Somtum’s Official Web page
• Reviews of Somtum Der on TripAdvisor

9. Wattana Panich In Ekkamai – Bangkok’s Best Beef Noodle Soup

Wattana Panich has been serving delicious beef noodles for over sixty years and is like an institution in Bangkok. You can smell the big pot of juicy beef simmering in a gigantic pot as you walk on the Ekkamai Soi 18 street.

The broth simmers for hours and thickens with flavors of spices like cinnamon, star anise, and goji berries, herbs, beef, and vegetables. Actually, the rumors have it that their broth boils non-stop 24/7, and it is tasty and thick.

Wattana has nothing fancy about it. It is housed in a typical old-school Chinese shophouse, charming and worn-down.

Eating at the wobbly and unstable metal tables and small chairs is a part of the eating experience at Wattana. This is probably exactly how the locals ate their beef noodle soup here sixty years ago too.

Wattana Panich has even been mentioned by Michelin several times.

The noodles are perfectly cooked, and together with the tender and marinated beef slices, it is the ultimate beef noodle soup experience if you ask me. The meat is so tender that it falls from the bone. Just how we like it!

Wattana Panich also has other things on their menu, but if you want to try out their signature dish (which I recommend), it is no. 6 on the menu – Kuay Teow Neua Or Thai Beef Noodles – “Large/ Small/ fine noodles served with sliced beef, stewed beef, and beef balls.” You can choose this dry or in a soup. We went for the soup version, and it was heavenly delicious.

Other things on their menu include:

• Kuay Trow Pae/ goat stew
• Gao-Lao (sliced beef, stewed beef, and beef balls soup served with rice)
• Lad-Na (noodles with gravy, Chinese broccoli, and a selection of beef, port, chicken, or shrimp)
• Pad-Si-Iew (friend noodles with Chinese broccoli, egg, and a selection of beef, pork, chicken, or shrimp)
• Fried rice (with beef, pork, chicken, or shrimp)
• Kao-Na-Gai (chicken and mushroom dish with rice)
• Pad-Woon-Sen (glass noodles fried with a selection of beef, pork, chicken, or shrimp)
• Sykiyaki Pot (hot pot with beef and vegetables)
• Kah-Moo (Chinese pork stew with rice)

Goat meat is a bit unusual in Bangkok and can be hard to find, especially at typical Thai restaurants. So if you are a goat meat lover, you should definitely try the goat stew or Kuay Trow Pae at Wattana Panich.

To top it off, you can go for one of their two dessert options – Jelly with rambutan or coconut milk pudding with fruit salad.

Why not try one of their special juices, like longan juice, roselle juice, or chrysanthemum tea. We had the roselle juice, and it was great. They also have different types of soda, tea, and water.

• Address: 336-338 Ekkamai Soi 18, Sukhumvit Road Klongtoey Nuea, Bangkok
• How to get there: Take the Skytrain to Ekkamai BTS Station, and walk from there (a 20 min walk). Or take a taxi or Grab.
• Opening hours: 10:00 – 20:30 every day
• Reviews of Wattana Panich on TripAdvisor

10. Blue Elephant

Blue Elephant is an upscale Thai restaurant housed in a beautiful old Thai Chinese building constructed in 1903. This is one seriously charming Thai restaurant; the decor, the atmosphere, the cutlery, the service, and of course the delicious authentic Thai food.

There are actually nine Blue Elephant restaurants across Europe, the Middle East, and Bangkok. The owner and Master Chef Nooror Somany-Steppe is world-famous for her Royal Thai cooking.

Be aware that men have to wear pants for dinner in the evening, but shorts at lunch is ok (if you show up in shorts in the evening, you can borrow pants at the restaurant).

The prices are a bit higher here than at the more common Thai cafes/ restaurants in Bangkok, but you come here for the total package and experience. This is the place for special occasions. However, it is a bit touristy so it can be crowded, especially when big tour groups visit the restaurant. And yes, Blue Elephant even has a gift shop 🙂 .

We went there for lunch and had Chicken Cashew and Red Curry, and it was excellent.

Chicken Cashew at Blue Elephant

Thai Red Curry at Blue Elephant

Blue Elephant also has a famous Thai cooking school where you will learn to make some of Thailand’s most iconic dishes at a dazzling, century-old mansion. The cooking class starts with a visit to a local market where you pick up all the ingredients you need for your Thai cooking. This is a 4-hour Thai cooking course, from 8:45 AM until 13:00/ 1:00 PM. And best of all, you get the secret Blue Elephant recipes so that you can cook delicious and authentic Thai food when you get back home. Perfect!
Click here for information and availability on the Blue Elephant Thai Cooing Course

You will also find a small shop at the Blue Elephant restaurant, where they sell ingredients and do-it-yourself packages so that you can make their delicious Thai dishes at home. These packages are sold all over the world, even back home in Norway. We have made their Red curry, Green Curry, and Pad Thai at home, and it is almost as good as in the restaurant!

Blue Elephant also has restaurants in Phuket in Southern Thailand, Malta, and Copenhagen in Denmark.

• Address: 233 South Sathorn Road
• How to get there: Take the BTS Skytrain to Surasak BTS Station and walk from there (a few minutes walk)
• Opening hours: 11:30 – 21:00 every day
• Blue Elephant´s Web page
• Reviews of Blue Elephant Bangkok on TripAdvisor

Food Tours In Bangkok

It can be a bit overwhelming getting the hang of Thai cuisine with all its different courses and street food. A good idea is to join a food tour that takes you to some food markets and local Thai restaurants to get an introduction to Thai cuisine. Here are some excellent food tours that we recommend:

Chef-Designed Bangkok Food Tour For 8 Exclusive Guests
This Chef-Designed Bangkok Food Tour For 8 Exclusive Guests takes you to the best of Bangkok’s Chinatown street food. On this 4-hour afternoon food adventure (16:00/ 4 pm – 20:00/ 8 pm), you will explore the backstreets and alleys of Old Bangkok, and try over 16 dishes at small street stalls and eateries. The uniqueness of this food tour is that it has been carefully designed by a Bangkok chef who grew up in Chinatown and knows all its foodie’s gems.
Click here for information and availability on the Chef-Designed Bangkok Food Tour

4-Hour Food Tour with Klong Boat Ride
Why not combine two of the things that Bangkok is most famous for – street food and canal boat ride! This 4-hour food tour with Klong boat ride is a great food tour where you will explore Bangkok on a Klong boat on the canals that run through the city. Along the way, you will learn about local life and the history and culture of Thai cuisine from your local professional English-speaking guide. You will get to try 15 different dishes and drinks selected by a chef. This is a 4-hour day tour, from 10:00 am until 14:00/ 2 pm.
Click here for more information and availability on the Food Tour With Klong Canal Boat

We simply LOVE Thai food, and we highly recommend these places to eat tasty and authentic Thai food! They all have delicious and freshly made Thai food, although at different price ranges and different “settings.”

These places are not typically tourist sites, so you can get authentic, delicious Thai food, where the local Thais eat.

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The many markets around Bangkok is also an excellent place to eat Thai food, and many of the shopping malls have great food courts with delicious Thai food.

If you want to learn how to make your own Thai food, there are some excellent Thai Cooking classes in Bangkok.

Here are some great books about Thai food, with easy and delicious recipes (click on the pictures to read more about the books):

                  

Where To Stay In Bangkok

Bangkok offers a wide selection of accommodation for all budgets, and you will have plenty of choices when it comes to finding the right place to stay.

Bangkok is pretty affordable when it comes to accommodation, so you can get some really good deals and even find five stars hotels very cheap compared to other places in the world. However, accommodation prices do vary greatly with the season.

Below are some of our favorite hotels in Bangkok.  We have stayed at all of the hotels below.

Avani Riverside

If you’d like to stay along the river without breaking the bank, the Avani Riverside hotel is a great alternative to the usual riverside luxury hotels. Rooms are super comfortable with fantastic views overlooking the Chao Phraya River and the fantastic rooftop infinity pool is probably our favorite in Bangkok.
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Hotel Muse Bangkok

Hotel Muse is a cool and unique boutique hotel, perfectly located in the center of Bangkok within easy walking distance of Chit Lom Skytrain station. The rooms are elegant with a classic Thai inspired decor, comfortable beds and gorgeous bathrooms with a deep bathtub.. There is a rooftop bar, a pool and a fitness center. We spent Christmas here a few years ago, and was very happy with our choice of hotel.
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Casa Nithra
If you’re looking for a mid-range option close to Bangkok’s famous Khao San area, then the Casa Nithra comes highly recommended. The rooftop swimming pool is lovely, the rooms comfortable and the breakfast has plenty of options. It’s located in a quiet area, yet Khao San is just an easy walk away.
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Hotel Icon
Hotel Icon is a small hotel centrally located on Sukhumvit road. The rooms are fresh and modern, big and comfortable with all the usual comforts such as flat-screen tv, aircon, and free Wi-Fi. The rooftop swimming pool is great!
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⇒ For more accommodation options and tips on which areas of Bangkok that suit you best, read our complete guide to where to stay in Bangkok.

What To Bring To Bangkok

Bangkok is hot all year round and gets very humid during the rainy season from June to October.  Below are some of the essentials you need before heading to Bangkok, along with some links to Amazon.com for more information.

• Travel Insurance – Bangkok has some excellent international hospitals, but they aren’t cheap. In fact, Thailand is among the world’s most expensive places to be hospitalized. With travel insurance costing just a few dollars a day and potentially saving you thousands of dollars if something happens, you really can’t afford to go without.
• Filtered Water Bottle – The tap water in Bangkok is not safe to drink. To help save the environment and reduce the serious problem of plastic bottle waste, consider bringing a filtered water bottle such as the Lifestraw Filtered Water Bottle.
• Noise-canceling headphones – While not strictly necessary, I’m not getting on a 10+ hour flight again without my noise-canceling headphones!
• Sunscreen – Sunscreen lotion often contains whitening in Thailand, so bring some from home.
• Walking sandals – A good pair of walking shoes are an absolute must. We have been using our Teva sandals for years.
• Clothes for temples – For entry into religious temples and the King’s Palace, you need to wear long trousers and a top/ t-shirt that covers your shoulders. We recommend getting something light and breathable that packs down small.
• Power adapter – Make sure you can use your electronic devices in Thailand by bringing a travel power adapter. Our favorite is the FosPower Fuse. It is small, light, and sturdy and can charge USB devices.
• Sunglasses – Bring a good pair of sunglasses.
• Walk-around day pack – A small walk-around day pack is highly recommended. We travel with Osprey travel backpacks; that come with a practical detachable daypack. For stand-alone daypacks, we like the Pacsafe Venturesafe with its anti-theft design.
• Camera – Don’t forget a camera to document your adventures in Bangkok! Check out our article on what camera gear to bring traveling for our recommendations 🙂

Travel Guides

We used the Lonely Planet`s Thailand travel guide on our trip. You can get that and other great books at Amazon.com (affiliate links).

 

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