Yaowarat, Bangkok Chinatown
Bangkok's Chinatown is located at Yaowarat Road and is fondly known locally as Yaowarat in short. It is one of the oldest and largest Chinatown in the world. Check out the iconic shophouses and delectable local street food fare and seafood when you visit !
By day, it is just like any other street but at night, Yaowarat turns alive with colourful neon lights and a host of yummy street food stalls ! Many stalls will start to spill out over to the side lanes and people start to gather for local delights.
Enjoy various eats like :
- Yaowarat Toast Bread
Super popular snack stall in front of Government Savings Bank. Offers toasted buns coated with kaya, jam and peanut butter. Simple yet yummy
- Yaowarat 9 Dessert
Traditional dessert shop serving traditional silky smooth beancurd with brown sugar and their beancure with ginko nuts, lotus root and colourful rice and taro balls , iced longan dessert
- Barbeque Seafood
Many shophouses and street stalls offering BBQ fresh seafood to order. Remember to inquire and compare prices before settling on one.
- Cut Fruits and Freshly squeezed juices
Walk around and when you are thirsty, simply grab a bottle of freshly squeezed orange, pomegranate or simply order a freshly opened Thai coconut.
- Barbeque Meats
This is a truly local street food fare and you can order BBQ wings, fish balls, meat skewers and other meats from the countless stalls along Yaowarat
- Bird's Nest Drink
You can never leave without getting a glass of the traditional bird nest drink that is truly an iconic heritage drink of Chinese heritage.
Explore other local eats like Thai char kway teow, kway chap, organ soup and wanton noodles too. Along the way, soak in the colourful street lights and bustling cityscape of Yaowarat at night ! Loads of photo opportunities everywhere !
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