643794 Tue Aug 11 10:29:32 -0700 2009 14 48 Greater Asia 0 4936708 Hi all-I'm going to Bangkok for a meeting in October and I'm trying to decide where to stay. I have only a few days so I want to be in a good food area (esp. cart/street food and small family-run restaurants) and near a Sky Train stop if possible. Where are the best chow neighborhoods? Thanks!!! Tue Aug 11 10:29:32 -0700 2009 11449 Missy 1 4939091 You can probably consider Silom area. Montien Hotel right in front of Patpong (if you don't mind its proximity to the girlie bars) gives you access to street foods, small restaurants, etc. Bonus: they open till very late. You'll be near Bangkok Skytrain (BTS) Saladaeng station, or the Bangkok MRTA Silom station. Wed Aug 12 05:47:46 -0700 2009 4936708 143097 klyeoh 1 4939798 the great thing about bangkok is most central areas are near great food. but, agree with klyeoh that silom's a great option. you have a bit of everything -- excellent, cheap street food, mom & pop shophouses and some higher end thai, too. also very convenient to pretty much anywhere. as for the montien hotel tho... without knowing your budget and who you are, not sure i'd recommend it. but there's a slew of options in the area at all price ranges. Wed Aug 12 09:22:24 -0700 2009 4936708 120202 justintime 2 4940478 The Montien didn't look like my cup of tea, but Silom seems to be! I am looking for something maybe a little nicer. But what can I expect in the way of street eats in this neighborhood? I will be arriving late (10 p.m.) after a flight from Istanbul. But it will only be 4 p.m. in my head and stomach, so I'll be looking for chow Wed Aug 12 12:20:31 -0700 2009 4939798 11449 Missy 3 4941924 Try Dusit Thani then: http://www.dusit.com/hotels/thailand/bangkok/dusit_thani/index.html D'Sens French restaurant (by Jacques & Laurent Pourcel) and Mayflower Chinese restaurant are a couple of my favorite eating spots in Bangkok. And the hotel's also walking distance to Sala Daeng station. Wed Aug 12 20:10:48 -0700 2009 4940478 143097 klyeoh 1 4941512 For work reasons I've often stayed near Kasetsart University. There are lots of places - street and little restaurants (many that have to replace Mom's cooking for the students from all over the country). Wed Aug 12 17:36:19 -0700 2009 4936708 36661 Sam Fujisaka 1 5001684 google Austn Bush for his complete rundown of the best street food http://www.austinbushphotography.com/category/foodblog/ also "import food" has good maps to take with you http://importfood.com/vendor_video/thai_street_vendor_videos.html go to bottom of the page and click any and all locations hope you have lots of time to enjoy Bangkok Thu Sep 03 07:29:25 -0700 2009 4936708 89792 surgeon 1 5039895 How can nobody say Yaowarat? Fri Sep 18 10:35:01 -0700 2009 4936708 167877 shengtang 2 5040956 I would just rather take a beating then hassle with Chinatown traffic! ;-) Fri Sep 18 17:38:11 -0700 2009 5039895 11046 Curt the Soi Hound 2 5041971 Yes, Yaowarat Road......I agree..... Sat Sep 19 08:56:59 -0700 2009 5039895 1096586 AirThai 3 5049878 I like the area around Petchaburi Soi 12, and Soi 5 and Soi 7, north of that street. Very old school local food scene. Tue Sep 22 13:22:55 -0700 2009 5041971 21982 koknia 1 5053213 OK, this turned out to be a question for myself as well. I know I suggested Yaowarat for Missy ... However; the other day I was watching a travel show from Taiwan and the host mentioned a night market called "cho-chai-chi" (while the caption was "chochi"). The host obviously did not Thai so me reciting it second-handly would just confuse the taxi driver (am going to BKK soon). Internet searches on these two "names" of course rendered no result. Anybody can decipher this? This market sell a fish maw soup that looks very attractive ... Wed Sep 23 14:40:53 -0700 2009 4936708 167877 shengtang 2 5141978 so did you finally find out what street was that? i saw the same program on tv last night and also was trying to figure out where in bangkok is that? if yes, could you please share??? Thu Oct 29 20:46:27 -0700 2009 5053213 1120287 dawnng 1 5116378 Soi Convent is small but dense -- a worthwhile experience. Mon Oct 19 23:21:38 -0700 2009 4936708 143079 guanubian 2 5143082 There's good stuff on Convent, but mostly for lunch as a street food destination. Hai is lovely as is the Kao Man Gai and Kanom Gin. For a destination street I'd recommend soi 38 though. Paul Fri Oct 30 10:06:31 -0700 2009 5116378 1116186 pcypert