Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Shopping
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Th Khao San Market
MARKET
The main guesthouse strip in Banglamphu is a day-and-night shopping bazaar, selling all
but the baby and the bathwater. Cheap T-shirts, trendy purses, wooden frogs, fuzzy pup-
pets, bootleg CDs, hemp clothing, fake student ID cards, knock-off designer wear, souven-
irs, corn on the cob, orange juice… You name it, they've got it here.
(Th Khao San;
10am-
midnight;
Tha Phra Athit (Banglamphu))
Local Life
Off the Beaten Track
Although Th Khao San remains associated with foreign tourists, in recent years it's also become a popular nightlife
destination for young locals. For an almost entirely local drinking scene, check out the live-music pubs along Th
Phra Athit or the low-key bars south of Th Ratchadamnoen Klang.
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Nittaya Curry Shop
Follow your nose: Nittaya is famous throughout Thailand for her pungent but high-quality
curry pastes. Pick up a couple of takeaway canisters for prospective dinner parties or per-
use the snack and gift sections, where visitors to Bangkok load up on local specialities for
friends back in the provinces. No roman-script sign.
(136-40 Th Chakhraphong;
FOOD & DRINK
9am-7pm Mon-Sat;
Tha Phra Athit (Banglamphu))
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Taekee Taekon
HANDICRAFTS
