Ming Lee

Ko Ratanakosin & Thonburi


Hidden in plain sight across from Wat Phra Kaew is this decades-old shophouse restaurant. The menu spans Western/Chinese dishes (eg stewed tongue) and Thai standards (such as 'beef spicy salad'). There's no English sign; it's the first shophouse in the lime-washed commercial building across the road from Wat Phra Kaew's northern wall as you walk in from Chang Pier.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Ko Ratanakosin & Thonburi attractions

1. Silpakorn University Art Centre

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This gallery – located inside Thailand’s most prestigious arts school, Silpakorn University – showcases faculty and student exhibitions. There’s also an…

2. Silpakorn University

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Thailand’s universities aren’t usually repositories for interesting architecture, but Silpakorn (pronounced sĭn lá þà gorn), the country’s premier art…

3. Wat Phra Kaew

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Architecturally fantastic, the Wat Phra Kaew temple complex is also the spiritual core of Thai Buddhism and the monarchy, symbolically united in what is…

4. Grand Palace

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The Grand Palace (Phra Borom Maharatchawang) is a former royal residence in Bangkok that was consecrated in 1782. Today, it’s only used on ceremonial…

5. Sanam Luang

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On a hot day, Sanam Luang (Royal Field) is far from charming: a shadeless expanse of dying grass and concrete pavement ringed by flocks of pigeons and…

6. Amulet Market

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This arcane and fascinating market claims both the footpaths along Th Maha Rat and Th Phra Chan, as well as a dense network of covered market stalls that…

7. Lak Meuang

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Serving as the spiritual keystone of Bangkok, Lak Meuang is a phallus-shaped wooden pillar erected by Rama I during the foundation of the city in 1782…

8. Thammasat University

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Much of the saga that followed Thailand’s transition from monarchy to democracy has unfolded on this quiet riverside campus. Thammasat University was…