Bangkok: Temples, Street Food & City Buzz
Thailand's electric capital — grand temples, rooftop bars and the best street food on earth. What to see, where to stay, and how to beat the heat and the traffic.
Things to do
🍜 Food & Markets
Floating markets, street food and the dishes each region is famous for.
Thai food is regional in a way that menus abroad rarely show. The northeast gives you som tam, larb and sticky rice; the north has khao soi and Burmese-influenced curries; the south is hotter, more coconut-heavy and closer to Malaysia; and Bangkok eats all of it plus a Chinese-Thai tradition of its own.
Markets are where this happens. Fresh markets at dawn, night markets from six, weekend walking streets in Chiang Mai, floating markets on the canals southwest of Bangkok, and the whole of Yaowarat after dark.
Eating well in Thailand costs almost nothing. The best bowl of noodles you have on your trip will probably cost ฿60 and come from a cart.
Where to find food & markets in Thailand
Hua Hin: Thailand's Original Royal Beach Resort
A calm, family-friendly seaside town three hours from Bangkok — long beaches, excellent night markets, vineyards and a national park with a remarkable cave.
Suphanburi: Temples, Dragons & Rice Fields
A Central Thailand province of giant temples, a walk-through dragon museum and endless rice paddies — 90 minutes from Bangkok, and almost no foreign visitors.
Other things to do
💦 Waterfalls🏖️ Beaches & Islands🛕 Temples & Culture🌳 Nature & National Parks🥊 Adventure & Activities
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