Chinatown Bangkok
Chinatown is more in the central part of Bangkok. There is no BTS (sky train) that gets you straight there but you can use the Metro to take you to it. The metro station was decorated pretty nice in a chinese themed Nescafe wallpapers.
Pretty big add if you ask me but it does bring attention and gives quite a bit of character to the station.
Once we got off the station we went through a day market street that had most places either closed already or closing as we moved past them. At the end of it was the big main street of Chinatown and it was packed with people on both sides.
Infront is the night market. You can buy all sorts of stuff from here, from fresh fruits, thai dishes, fried insects and all sorts. It was packed with people though and the space between vendors is very narrow so we skipped this part of Chinatown this night.
The road was made narrower for cars with cones, so there is more walking area for people. There were some big queues for some of the places.
This was the first spot we wanted to stop and eat at but it was so packed and the queue was super long. There were 15-20 people infront of us waiting and only about 4-5 tables. Guess it was one of the more popular street restaurants in the area, We were way too hungry to wait.
Just down the street we found another busy seafood restaurant that had an opened table we could fit in and we jumped at the opportunity.
We didn't want to get stuffed at only one place. Chinatown isn't a place you would sit in one place eat and go. Here you want to go around and snack as you go because there is so much stuff to try.
This queue was going quicker. After we had our small 'dinner' we had to have something sweet. Our friend from Hong Hong recommended this place and it surely was nice.. pretty unhealthy but delicious. 😀
This is a very old cinema. They were selling food here but I heard you can still buy tickets and watch some movies.
Our next stop was for some cold drinks. We found this little place in one of the alleys. They had so many different types of tea, milk and iced tea. I had a rose tea which I've never had before.
We didn't want none of this but our American friend was eyeing these out even before we came to Chinatown. These massive korean 'hot dogs' that were fried with either fries or noodles looked like the unhealthiest thing ever. 😀 On top of all that the size of them was massive.
After we were stuffed full we decided to go find some of the hidden bars around Chinatown. There are so many cool places around the area and it's a shame that now with covid, they all close at 11pm. The first place we went to was packed full. It was a 4 floors bar with a live band on the first floor. They had no tables for more than 2 people left so we had to leave. Nat recommended to go to this traditional Thai bar nearby. That's where we headed and spend the rest of the night at.
All the drinks were served in different unique glasses. They had so many different ones and also offered thai food.
This is the first place I've seen traditional Thai musicians that were actual musicians. I've heard plenty that are playing just pure chaos but these guys were good and fun. They were engaging with the people in the bar and playing as an actual band.
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So much food, China is the best! Nescafe is dope, I like tea tho :D
Someone seemed hyper today.. 😀
yup, it almost sounds like poetry