📍 Bangkok tourist map

Gran Palacio · Wat Phra Kaew

พระบรมมหาราชวัง

The golden royal palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha: Thailand's most sacred, dazzling site.

Tip: Cover shoulders and knees or you won't get in. Arrive by 8:30 to beat the heat and the tour groups.

🚇 Chao Phraya boat · Tha Chang

Featured in: Google Top Tailandia

Wat Pho

วัดโพธิ์ · Buda reclinado

The 46 m reclining Buddha covered in gold leaf, and the birthplace of Thai massage.

Tip: Book a Thai massage at the temple's own school: the original, at a fair price.

🚇 Boat · Tha Tien

Featured in: Imperdible

Wat Arun

วัดอรุณ · templo del amanecer

The Khmer tower encrusted with Chinese porcelain over the river, magical at sunset.

Tip: Hop the 5-baht ferry from Tha Tien, then come back to see it lit up from the other bank.

🚇 Boat · cross from Tha Tien

Featured in: Viral IG/TikTok

Wat Saket · Monte Dorado

ภูเขาทอง

318 spiral steps up to a golden chedi with 360° views over the old town.

🚇 Canal boat · Phan Fa Lilat

Wat Traimit · Buda de oro

วัดไตรมิตร

The 5.5-ton solid gold Buddha, hidden under plaster for centuries.

🚇 MRT Hua Lamphong

Wat Benchamabophit

el templo de mármol

The Carrara "marble temple", the most photogenic of Thailand's modern era.

🚇 Taxi · Dusit

Chinatown · Yaowarat

เยาวราช

Asia's most intense avenue of neon, gold and street food: eat your way along it until dawn.

Tip: Come hungry after 6 pm, when the stalls open. Bring cash.

🚇 MRT Wat Mangkon

Featured in: Imperdible

Jim Thompson House

บ้านจิม ทอมป์สัน

The teak house of the silk tycoon who vanished without a trace, now a museum set in gardens.

🚇 BTS National Stadium

Khao San Road

ถนนข้าวสาร

The legendary backpacker street: bars, tattoos, street-side pad thai and nighttime chaos.

🚇 Boat · Phra Athit

Parque Lumphini

สวนลุมพินี

The city's green lung: lagoons with giant monitor lizards, runners and tai chi at dawn.

🚇 MRT Lumphini / Silom

Santuario Erawan

ศาลท้าวมหาพรหม

The Hindu shrine to Brahma in the heart of the shopping district, with dances and jasmine offerings all day.

🚇 BTS Chit Lom

King Power Mahanakhon Skywalk

มหานคร

The "pixelated" skyscraper with a glass floor and a rooftop at 314 m: Bangkok's highest view.

🚇 BTS Chong Nonsi

Featured in: Viral IG/TikTok

ICONSIAM

ไอคอนสยาม

The luxury mall on the river with an indoor floating market and dancing fountains outside.

🚇 BTS Charoen Nakhon (Gold Line)

Asiatique The Riverfront

เอเชียทีค

Old port warehouses reborn as a night promenade with a Ferris wheel, shops and riverside food.

🚇 Shuttle boat · Sathorn

Talat Noi

ตลาดน้อย · arte callejero

A Sino-Portuguese quarter of old workshops, murals and hidden cafés by the river.

🚇 MRT Hua Lamphong

Featured in: Trending

Pak Khlong Talat

ปากคลองตลาด · mercado de flores

The flower market that never sleeps: jasmine garlands and orchids at any hour.

🚇 Boat · Yodpiman

Museo Nacional de Bangkok

พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ

Southeast Asia's biggest museum: art, royal weapons and gilded funeral chariots.

🚇 Boat · Tha Chang

Monumento a la Democracia

อนุสาวรีย์ประชาธิปไตย

The art deco monument on the old city's axis, surrounded by historic eateries.

🚇 Canal boat · Phan Fa Lilat

Terminal 21

el mall de aeropuerto

A themed mall where every floor is a world city, with Asok's cheapest food court.

🚇 BTS Asok / MRT Sukhumvit

Bang Krachao

el pulmón verde de la jungla

A jungle island in the river's bend: cycle its raised walkways through the mangroves.

Tip: Cross by boat with your bike (or rent one on the other side) and get lost on the elevated trails.

🚇 Crossing boat · Klong Toey

Featured in: Escape local

Jodd Fairs

จ๊อดแฟร์ · night market

The night market of the moment: the leng saap volcano (spicy pork ribs) and neon for the photo.

🚇 MRT Phra Ram 9

Featured in: Viral TikTok

Sky Bar · Lebua

The Dome · Silom

The rooftop from "The Hangover 2", 247 m above the river: Hangovertini cocktail included.

Tip: There's a dress code (no shorts or flip-flops). Go just before sunset.

🚇 BTS Saphan Taksin

Featured in: Icónico

Wat Ratchanatdaram · Loha Prasat

โลหะปราสาท

The one-of-a-kind "metal castle" with 37 golden spires, next to the Golden Mount.

🚇 Canal boat · Phan Fa Lilat

Or Tor Kor Market

ตลาด อ.ต.ก.

Thailand's cleanest, most awarded gourmet market: perfect fruit and curries to go.

🚇 MRT Kamphaeng Phet

Featured in: Mercado top

Ferry del Chao Phraya

เรือด่วนเจ้าพระยา

The "river bus": the prettiest, cheapest way to hop between temples and markets.

🚇 Sathorn (Central Pier)

Chatuchak Weekend Market

ตลาดนัดจตุจักร

15,000 stalls at the world's biggest weekend market: clothes, plants, street food and more.

Tip: Saturday and Sunday only. Go early, download the section map and bring water.

🚇 BTS Mo Chit / MRT Chatuchak

Featured in: Imperdible

Jay Fai

เจ๊ไฝ · street food ★

The goggle-wearing chef behind the Michelin-starred crab omelette, cooked on a wood-fired wok.

Tip: Line up early or book by phone; the crab omelette is the star (and pricey).

🚇 Canal boat · Phan Fa Lilat

Featured in: Michelin ★ street

Sorn

ศรณ์ · sur de Tailandia

Southern Thai cooking raised to three Michelin stars: ultra-rare produce and honest heat.

🚇 BTS Phrom Phong

Featured in: Michelin ★★★

Gaggan Anand

กากั้น · Sukhumvit 31

Asia's most famous dining show: emojis on the menu and progressive Indian cooking with no rules.

🚇 BTS Phrom Phong

Featured in: Asia 50 Best

Gaa

กา · chef Garima Arora

Two stars from the first Indian female chef to earn them: Indian technique on seasonal Thai produce.

🚇 BTS Phrom Phong

Featured in: Michelin ★★

Le Du

ฤดู · chef Ton · Silom

Modern Thai cuisine from chef Ton (once No. 1 on Asia's 50 Best), with a Michelin star.

🚇 BTS Chong Nonsi

Featured in: Michelin ★ · Asia 50 Best

Nusara

นุสรา · Tha Tien

A tribute to chef Ton's grandmother: family-style Thai cooking with Wat Pho views, two stars.

🚇 Boat · Tha Tien

Featured in: Michelin ★★

Paste Bangkok

Gaysorn · Ratchaprasong

Ancient Thai recipes from royal manuscripts, reinterpreted with a Michelin star.

🚇 BTS Chit Lom

Featured in: Michelin ★

Maison Dunand

อาคาร · Sathorn

Michelin-starred French haute cuisine in a stately house, by chef Arnaud Dunand.

🚇 BTS Surasak

Featured in: Michelin ★

Thipsamai

ทิพย์สมัย · pad thai

Bangkok's most famous pad thai since 1966: wrapped in a thin omelette, with orange juice on the side.

Tip: The line starts at 5 pm. Order the superior one wrapped in egg, plus a fresh orange juice.

🚇 Canal boat · Phan Fa Lilat

Featured in: Institución 1966

Nai Ek Roll Noodles

นายเอ๊ก · Chinatown

Guay jub: rolled noodle soup with pork belly and pepper, a Yaowarat Bib Gourmand.

🚇 MRT Wat Mangkon

Featured in: Bib Gourmand

Krua Apsorn

ครัวอัปษร · Dusit

Award-winning home-style Thai: the fluffy crab omelette and crab curry are legendary.

🚇 Canal boat · Phan Fa Lilat

Featured in: Local top

Supanniga Eating Room

สุพรรณิการ์ · Tha Tien

Grandma's recipes from Trat and Isaan, with river and Wat Arun views from the terrace.

🚇 Boat · Tha Tien

Featured in: Local fav

Somtum Der

ส้มตำเด้อ · Silom

Som tam (papaya salad) and Isaan laab so good they opened a branch in New York.

🚇 BTS Sala Daeng / MRT Silom

Featured in: Bib Gourmand

Pe Aor Tom Yum

ป้าอ้วน · tom yum kung

The most viral giant-prawn tom yum: creamy broth and a shrimp the size of your hand.

🚇 BTS Ratchathewi

Featured in: Viral TikTok

T&K Seafood

ต & เค · Chinatown

The green-aproned cooks grilling seafood right on the Yaowarat sidewalk.

🚇 MRT Wat Mangkon

Featured in: Callejero icónico

Wattana Panich

วัฒนาพานิช · Ekkamai

Beef noodle soup in a broth that hasn't stopped simmering in 45 years: pure umami.

🚇 BTS Ekkamai

Featured in: Viral TikTok

Polo Fried Chicken

ไก่ทอดเจ๊กี · Lumphini

The crispy-garlic fried chicken and som tam that have driven the city wild for decades, near the park.

🚇 MRT Lumphini

Featured in: Local fav

Prachak Roast Duck

ประจักษ์ · Charoen Krung

Cantonese-style roast duck since 1909, old Bangrak's best-loved.

🚇 BTS Saphan Taksin

Featured in: Histórico 1909

Mont Nom Sod

มนต์นมสด · tostadas y leche

Hot toast with house-made custard and fresh milk: the retro Thai afternoon snack.

🚇 Canal boat · Phan Fa Lilat

Featured in: Institución

Err Urban Rustic Thai

เอิร์บ · cerca de Wat Pho

Thai street food reimagined with mezcal and seasonal produce, from the Bo.lan team.

🚇 Boat · Tha Tien

Featured in: Trending

Roots Coffee

The Commons · Thonglor

The roastery that led Bangkok's specialty coffee wave, inside The Commons food hub.

🚇 BTS Thong Lo

Featured in: Pionero specialty

Gallery Drip Coffee

BACC · centro de arte

Signature pour-overs in the lobby of Bangkok's art centre: a cool pause between malls.

🚇 BTS National Stadium

Featured in: Specialty

% Arabica ICONSIAM

อาราบิก้า · río

The minimalist Japanese latte with Chao Phraya views from the ICONSIAM mall.

🚇 BTS Charoen Nakhon

Featured in: Specialty

Featherstone

Ekkamai · café-botica

A Victorian apothecary-café of plants and colorful sodas: Ekkamai's most instagrammable corner.

🚇 BTS Ekkamai

Featured in: Viral IG/TikTok

Factory Coffee

Phaya Thai

An award-winning bar of champion baristas: creative pour-overs and lab-style signature drinks.

🚇 BTS Phaya Thai

Featured in: Specialty

One Ounce for Onion

Ekkamai Soi 12

A café hidden in an Ekkamai garden, birthplace of Bangkok's third-wave scene.

🚇 BTS Ekkamai

Featured in: Specialty

Ceresia Coffee Roasters

Ruamrudee · Ploenchit

A roastery of Central American beans with brunch and flat whites in a downtown oasis.

🚇 BTS Ploen Chit

Featured in: Specialty

Roast

The Commons · Thonglor

A much-loved all-day brunch: pancakes, eggs and coffee on Thonglor's green patio.

🚇 BTS Thong Lo

Featured in: Local fav

ICONSIAM

lujo sobre el río

The most spectacular mall: luxury brands, SookSiam (indoor market) and dancing fountains.

🚇 BTS Charoen Nakhon (Gold Line)

Siam Paragon

สยามพารากอน

Siam's temple of shopping: from the SEA Life aquarium to the city's biggest gourmet floor.

🚇 BTS Siam

CentralWorld

เซ็นทรัลเวิลด์

One of the world's largest shopping complexes, with the square that lights up on New Year's Eve.

🚇 BTS Chit Lom

MBK Center

เอ็มบีเค

8 floors of bargains: electronics, phone cases, clothes and pure haggling. The most backpacker mall of all.

🚇 BTS National Stadium

Terminal 21

shopping por el mundo

Asok's themed mall: shop your way through "cities" and eat at the cheapest food court.

🚇 BTS Asok / MRT Sukhumvit

Platinum Fashion Mall

แพลตตินั่ม · Pratunam

Wholesale fashion at factory prices: six floors of dirt-cheap Thai clothing.

🚇 BTS Chit Lom

EmQuartier

เอ็มควอเทียร์ · Phrom Phong

The design mall with a spiral hanging garden and Sukhumvit's coolest brands.

🚇 BTS Phrom Phong

Sampeng Lane

ตรอกสำเพ็ง · Chinatown

Chinatown's wholesale alley: toys, fabrics, beads and chaos at factory prices.

🚇 MRT Wat Mangkon

Pratunam Market

ตลาดประตูน้ำ

A maze of cheap wholesale clothing stalls, the textile heart of Bangkok.

🚇 BTS Chit Lom

Warehouse 30

Charoen Krung · concept

Wartime warehouses turned Thai design concept store, café and indie cinema.

🚇 BTS Saphan Taksin

Featured in: Trending

Asiatique

shopping nocturno · río

Over 1,500 shops and stalls by the river, with a Ferris wheel and cabaret shows.

🚇 Shuttle boat · Sathorn

Chatuchak · sección shopping

jatujak

Vintage clothes, crafts, decor and emerging Thai design: you'll leave with a full suitcase.

🚇 BTS Mo Chit / MRT Chatuchak