Must-see restaurants in Chinatown

  • 80/20

    Chinatown

    Freshly renovated in 2019, 80/20 continues to excel at what it has always done with perfection – blending Thai and Western ingredients and dishes to…

  • Khun Yah Cuisine

    Chinatown

    Strategically located for a lunch break after visiting Wat Traimit (Golden Buddha), Khun Yah specialises in the full-flavoured curries, relishes, stir…

  • Thanon Phadungdao Seafood Stalls

    Chinatown

    After sunset, this line of open-air restaurants – each claiming to be better than its neighbour – becomes a culinary supernova of outdoor barbecues,…

  • Royal India

    Chinatown

    This hole-in-the-wall restaurant has long been the most reliable place to eat in Bangkok's Indian neighbourhood. The kebabs and naans (oven-baked…

  • Hoon Kuang

    Chinatown

    Serving the food of Chinatown's streets in air-con comfort is this low-key, long-standing staple. The must-eat dishes are pictured on the door. It'd be a…

  • Nay Hong

    Chinatown

    The reward for locating this hole-in-the-wall is a delicious plate of gŏo·ay đĕe·o kôo·a gài (flat rice noodles fried with garlic oil, chicken and egg)…

  • Nai Mong Hoi Thod

    Chinatown

    This restaurant is renowned for its delicious hŏy tôrt – oyster omelettes featuring deep-fried eggs and molluscs in a sticky batter. Order your omelette…

  • Hua Seng Hong

    Chinatown

    Hua Seng Hong’s varied menu, including braised goose feet, seafood hotpot, soft-shell crab in curry powder, crab fried rice and a variety of noodles,…

  • Yoo Fishball

    Chinatown

    Yoo easily serves some of the best fishballs in town. We can also vouch for the shrimp wontons, deep-fried taro balls and fish cakes, all of which are…

  • Mangkorn Khăo

    Chinatown

    Delicious wontons and – if your stomach can manage it – bà·mèe (Chinese-style wheat noodles) are the order of the evening at this respected vendor. There…

  • Fou de Joie

    Chinatown

    Dining at the retro Hong Kong–themed Fou de Joie is like being an extra in a Wong Kar-wai film. Better yet, the French-style crêpes and cheese platters –…

  • Jék Pûi

    Chinatown

    Jék Pûi is a table-less food stall incredibly popular for its Chinese-style Thai curries. Try the gaang kěe·o wǎhn lôok chín þlah grai, a mild green curry…

  • Samsara

    Chinatown

    Combining Japanese and Thai dishes, Belgian beers and an artfully ramshackle atmosphere, Samsara is one of Chinatown's most eclectic places to eat. Its…

  • Pat Tai Ratchawong

    Chinatown

    Come evening, and this street stall set up by an aged couple does some of the better Thai-style fried noodles among the town's ultra-cheap offerings. No…

  • Old Siam Plaza

    Chinatown

    Sugar junkies, be sure to include this stop on your Bangkok eating itinerary. The ground floor of this shopping centre is a candyland of traditional Thai…

  • Nay Lék Ûan

    Chinatown

    Every evening, Nay Lék Ûan serves up bowls of gŏo·ay jáp nám săi, an intensely peppery broth containing noodles and pork offal. No English-language menu,…

  • Gŏo·ay đĕe·o kôo·a gài

    Chinatown

    A stall selling the eponymous dish of wide rice noodles fried with chicken, egg and preserved squid. No English-language menu.

  • 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.