Boo·a loy nám kĭng

Chinatown


A streetside stall selling balls of dough filled with crushed black sesame in a spicy ginger broth. No English-language menu.


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1. Talat Mai

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With some two centuries of commerce under its belt, New Market is no longer an entirely accurate name for this strip of commerce. Regardless, this is…

2. Wat Mangkon Kamalawat

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Clouds of incense and the sounds of chanting form the backdrop at this Chinese-style Mahayana Buddhist temple. Surrounding the temple are vendors selling…

4. Chinatown Arch

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This arch marks the so-called centre of Bangkok's Chinatown, and straddles a busy traffic crossing between Th Yaowarat and Th Charoen Krung. If you dodge…

5. Odeon Circle

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A traffic roundabout with the accompanying Chinatown Arch monument that serves as a central landmark in Bangkok's Chinatown.

6. Wat Traimit (Golden Buddha)

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The attraction at Wat Traimit is undoubtedly the impressive 3m-tall, 5.5-tonne, solid-gold Buddha image, which gleams like, well, gold. Sculpted in the…

8. Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Center

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The Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Center is a small but engaging museum with multimedia exhibits on the history of Bangkok’s Chinatown and its residents.