Bangkok

An atmospheric open-air night market in converted 1900s dockside warehouses along the Chao Phraya River. Hundreds of boutiques, restaurants, and entertainment including the 60-meter Asiatique Sky Ferris wheel. Accessible by free ferry from Saphan Taksin BTS.

📍2194 Charoenkrung Road, Wat Phraya Krai, Bang Kho Laem, Bangkok 10120, Thailand

Bangkok's most authentic floating market - a weekend-only wooden boat market in a lush community garden on Bang Krachao island, the 'green lung of Bangkok'. Vendors sell homemade Thai sweets, grilled meats, and tropical fruit by longboat. Rent a bicycle to explore the island.

📍Bang Nam Phueng, Phra Pradaeng, Samut Prakan 10130, Thailand

One of the world's largest markets with over 15,000 stalls covering 35 acres. Every Saturday and Sunday from 6am, Chatuchak sells everything from vintage clothing and antiques to live parrots and handmade ceramics. Wear comfortable shoes and arrive early.

📍Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand

Bangkok's Chinatown is the greatest street food strip in a city full of great street food. Yaowarat Road comes alive at night with vendors grilling whole fish, ladling bird's nest soup, frying crispy pork, and serving shark fin, crab, and oyster omelette from carts under neon Chinese signs.

📍Yaowarat Road, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100, Thailand

Bangkok's most internationally acclaimed restaurant - Chef Gaggan Anand's progressive Indian tasting menu has held the No.1 spot in Asia's 50 Best for four consecutive years. An emoji menu, edible pictures, and theatrical courses make it the most talked-about dining experience in Asia.

📍68/1 Soi Langsuan, Lumphini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

A legendary late-night pork noodle joint near Chulalongkorn University that operates from midnight until it sells out - usually around 5am. The signature kuay tiew moo tom yen (cold pork noodles) has inspired queues of hours and pilgrimages from across Bangkok.

📍113 Soi Charoenkrung 34, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand

David Thompson's legendary fine dining interpretation of ancient Thai recipes at the COMO Metropolitan. Nahm holds a consistent place on Asia's 50 Best list and challenges every assumption about Thai food with dishes pulled from 19th-century manuscripts.

📍COMO Metropolitan Bangkok, 27 South Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10120, Thailand

Bangkok's premium fresh market attached to Chatuchak Market has a restaurant row serving the finest versions of Thai classics - green papaya salad with blue crab, whole grilled river fish, northern-style sai ua sausage. The freshest ingredients in the city at market prices.

📍Kamphaeng Phet Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand

The world's most famous street food stall - Jay Fai earned a Michelin star while cooking in welding goggles over roaring charcoal flames. Her crab omelette and dry tom yum are extraordinary. Expect waits of 3-4 hours; book online far in advance.

📍327 Mahachai Road, Samran Rat, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200, Thailand

Bangkok's coolest vintage night market, held in a former rail yard near Ekkamai. Antique furniture, retro fashion, classic cars, and street food stalls under Edison lights. The Train Market at Ekkamai is more local and less tourist-heavy than the Srinakharin location.

📍Ekkamai Soi 2, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Since 1966, this Old City institution has been serving what many consider the definitive pad thai - wrapped in a thin egg omelette with fat river prawns, fresh bean sprouts, and chilli. The queues extend down the street every evening. No reservations; arrive early.

📍313 Mahachai Road, Samran Rat, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200, Thailand