Guidebook for Bangkok
Food Scene
Mit Ko Yuan (ร้านมิตรโกหย่วน) serves a menu of mostly central Thai dishes. However just like at Yong Lee on Sukhumvit 39, there are also some Western Thai style dishes available on their menu.
According to Chef McDang, western Thai dishes like beef stew came about during the King Rama IV period in the mid-1800’s when Westerners were invited to the Royal Courts of Thailand and Thai chefs started adapting Thai dishes to European flavors.
So when you see some Western Thai dishes on a local Thai menu (not the modern western dishes), you know the Thai restaurant has some serious roots.
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Mit Ko Yuan
186 Dinso RdMit Ko Yuan (ร้านมิตรโกหย่วน) serves a menu of mostly central Thai dishes. However just like at Yong Lee on Sukhumvit 39, there are also some Western Thai style dishes available on their menu.
According to Chef McDang, western Thai dishes like beef stew came about during the King Rama IV period in the mid-1800’s when Westerners were invited to the Royal Courts of Thailand and Thai chefs started adapting Thai dishes to European flavors.
So when you see some Western Thai dishes on a local Thai menu (not the modern western dishes), you know the Thai restaurant has some serious roots.
Sightseeing
Wat Saket, popularly known as the Golden Mount or ‘Phu Khao Thong’, is a low hill crowned with a gleaming gold chedi. Within, the 58-metre chedi houses a Buddha relic and welcomes worshippers all year round. The temple also hosts an annual temple fair in November, which lasts a week during Loy Krathong.
The temple grounds feature mature trees and typical Buddhist structures such as the main chapel, ordination hall and library. Its origins can be traced back to the Ayutthaya period (1350- 1767 AD) and it underwent major renovations during King Rama I’s reign (1782-1809).
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Wat Saket (Phukhao Thong)
344 Thanon Chakkraphatdi PhongWat Saket, popularly known as the Golden Mount or ‘Phu Khao Thong’, is a low hill crowned with a gleaming gold chedi. Within, the 58-metre chedi houses a Buddha relic and welcomes worshippers all year round. The temple also hosts an annual temple fair in November, which lasts a week during Loy Krathong.
The temple grounds feature mature trees and typical Buddhist structures such as the main chapel, ordination hall and library. Its origins can be traced back to the Ayutthaya period (1350- 1767 AD) and it underwent major renovations during King Rama I’s reign (1782-1809).
Parks & Nature
Rommaninat Park
Maha Chai RoadArts & Culture
The building has two storeys, not including the mezzanine and the third floor at both ends of the building which serve as the viewpoints overlooking the city. The building has 4,800 square metres of floor space. Advanced technologies - such as presentation devices, models, four-dimensional multi-media technique, multi-touch and multi-media animation technologies- are used in presenting the exhibitions about Rattanakosin City through interactive self-learning devices. The content is divided into nine topics in nine halls (In phase one of the project, only seven halls will be open to the public. All nine halls will be open to the public in 2011).
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Rattanakosin Exhibition Hall
100 Thanon Ratchadamnoen KlangThe building has two storeys, not including the mezzanine and the third floor at both ends of the building which serve as the viewpoints overlooking the city. The building has 4,800 square metres of floor space. Advanced technologies - such as presentation devices, models, four-dimensional multi-media technique, multi-touch and multi-media animation technologies- are used in presenting the exhibitions about Rattanakosin City through interactive self-learning devices. The content is divided into nine topics in nine halls (In phase one of the project, only seven halls will be open to the public. All nine halls will be open to the public in 2011).
Shopping
this definitively hectic nature of Sampeng is all part of the fun. Plus, this really is one of the cheapest places to come shopping in Bangkok, with impressive discounts available when you buy in bulk (10 or more items at a time gets you into wholesale territory). The most popular items to look out for are silk sarongs, jewellery, copied DVDs, women’s shoes, home décor and appliances, kids’ toys, cosmetics, handicrafts, dried food and all your usual tourist souvenirs.
Kikuya
282 ซอย วานิช 1 this definitively hectic nature of Sampeng is all part of the fun. Plus, this really is one of the cheapest places to come shopping in Bangkok, with impressive discounts available when you buy in bulk (10 or more items at a time gets you into wholesale territory). The most popular items to look out for are silk sarongs, jewellery, copied DVDs, women’s shoes, home décor and appliances, kids’ toys, cosmetics, handicrafts, dried food and all your usual tourist souvenirs.
Essentials
7 Maha Chai Rd, Khwaeng Samran Rat
455/7 Maha Chai RoadGetting Around
Hua Lamphong MRT Station