Neighbourhood guide · Bangkok
Wat Traimit, Yaowarat’s street food, POTONG and Urai Braised Goose, and the riverside lanes of Talat Noi.
Neighbourhood guide
Gold shops, shrines and street food on Yaowarat Road, and the old riverside lanes of Talat Noi.
The back story
Wok smoke and charcoal in Chinatown, a crab omelette with a MICHELIN star, and two restaurants with three: how Bangkok became one of the great cities to eat in.
Neon, gold shops and street food
Yaowarat Road’s neon, gold shops, shrines and street food.
Old riverside lanes
Old riverside lanes of workshops, shrines and street art beside Chinatown.
Galleries on the river
Galleries and antique shops in a riverside centre by Talat Noi.
23 Charoen Krung Soi 24, Talat Noi, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100Explore View on map
About 2 km, evening
Wat Traimit, Yaowarat Road’s food stalls and the lanes of Sampeng.
The old central station
The old central station of 1916, now used by some ordinary and eastern-line trains.
One MICHELIN Star (2026)
One MICHELIN star for Thai-Chinese tasting menus in a family shophouse in Chinatown.
422 Vanich 1 Road, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100Explore View on map
Bib Gourmand (2026)
Bib Gourmand braised goose on Song Wat Road.
935 Song Wat Road, Chakkrawat, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100Explore View on map
On Charoen Krung in Chinatown
A younger design hotel on Charoen Krung, at the edge of Yaowarat.
531 Charoen Krung Road, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100Explore View on map
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