Hidden gems in Bangkok
Skip the tourist circuit. These Bangkok spots are the ones locals actually send their out-of-town friends to.
Top spots in Bangkok
Wat Pho & Reclining Buddha
CulturePhra Nakhon
46-metre reclining gold Buddha + the original Thai massage school.
Chatuchak Weekend Market
Food & DrinkChatuchak
8,000 stalls; eat your way through, then collapse in the AC section.
Lumphini Park
OutdoorsPathum Wan
Monitor lizards, free aerobics at 6pm, palm-tree breeze.
Chinatown (Yaowarat)
Food & DrinkYaowarat
Street food after dark — T&K Seafood, Jay Fai's omelette (queue 4 hours).
Where to eat
Jay Fai
$$$Thai street · Phra Nakhon
Goggle-wearing wok queen, Michelin star, crab omelette legend.
Sorn
$$$$Southern Thai · Sukhumvit
Three-Michelin-star tasting — only Thai restaurant ever to win three.
Krua Apsorn
$$Thai · Phra Nakhon
Royal recipes — crab curry omelette is the dish.
Raan Jay Fai street
$Thai street · Citywide
Boat noodles, mango sticky rice at Mae Varee, pad kra pao anywhere with a wok.
Frequently asked
- Locals' under-the-radar picks include Wat Pho & Reclining Buddha, Chatuchak Weekend Market, Lumphini Park. These are the places that don't show up on the first page of mainstream travel guides.