Street food
Slurp brothy noodles
For over 30 years, unfussy Ta Chai Sukhothai Noodles restaurant has been a lunch staple in the district of Sao Chingcha, named after its Giant Swing religious structure. It specialises in sukhothai — rice noodles (stringy or flat) doused in pork bone broth. Bowls are bulked up with green beans and beansprouts, then generously topped with minced pork and roasted pork slices. Sprinkle pickled chillies for a kick of heat. 119/1 Bamrung Mueang Rd
Chomp on extra-crispy pork
Often drawing a (fast-moving) queue, Kuay Jab Mr Joe — near the upscale Sathorn neighbourhood — is a humble restaurant and street kitchen famous for its moo krob, slices of succulent pork belly crowned with shatteringly crisp skin. Even when plunged into a bowl of kuay jab (a peppery broth with thick, slippery rice-noodle cylinders), the pork retains its crunch. It also comes with a treacly dark soy dip. 313/7 Chan Road
Indulge your sweet tooth
Set within the shaded alleys of Nang Loeng Market — open between the old shophouses of the Wat Sommanat area for over 120 years — Mae Kwa Sweets is a treasure trove of nostalgic Thai treats. Choose between the likes of khanom chan (emerald-green, jelly-like pandan confections) and khanom mo kaeng (custard cakes flavoured with mung bean). Make sure to get to here before 1-2pm, when stalls start to sell out. 332 Nakhon Sawan Rd
Dive into prawn dumplings
Chinatown’s Yaowarat Road is a well-trodden destination but worth visiting for the amount of options — you’ll find everything from simple fresh fruit to skewers of onyx-black scorpions. Among the best is the small, red-bannered stall by the junction of Soi Yaowarat 4, marked by pyramids of fleshy shrimps. Blanketed in wrinkled dumpling wrappers and lathered in a sweet-spicy sauce, they’re hard to resist.
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