If you are traveling to Bangkok, there is a place you must visit. It is Chinatown. There are many Chinese people living in Thailand, and there is also a Chinatown in the capital city of Bangkok. Let’s take a look at five simple reasons why you should visit this place.

Bangkok Chinatown Food Tour: A Perfect Guide for Foodies

This is a place where Thais and Chinese people coexist. If you visit, you can experience various delicious dishes. I will introduce you to a food tour course for foodies.

As you can see from the sign, James Saigon is a place that serves Vietnamese cuisine. However, it is a place where you can find really delicious and unique menus by mixing southern Vietnamese food with Chinese cooking methods. Among them, I recommend you try the beef rice noodles and pork dishes.

The second place I will introduce is Shuping, a dim sum restaurant that has been featured in Michelin. Not only is the dim sum delicious here, but the pork dishes and sweet and sour pork are also really delicious, so I recommend you visit and try them.

Bangkok Chinatown Shopping Paradise: From Souvenirs to Fashion

If you have visited the Bangkok National Museum or the Grand Palace, you will know that Thailand is really good at making clothes. In particular, if you visit the Grand Palace and then enter the Queen's Textile Museum, you can see clothes worn by kings and queens of the past as well as fabrics newly created with a modern feel. If you are planning to buy a souvenir, of course, visiting the well-known market is a good choice, but if you visit the places I will introduce to you in Bangkok Chinatown, you will not regret it.

First, Sampeng Lane is the representative shopping street of Chinatown. It has narrow alleys on both sides and there are also delicious restaurants, but there are many products sold by street vendors that you have never seen before, so it is fun to look around, and if you buy a product, it is also fun to bargain. Here, you can buy Thai elephant dolls as souvenirs, silk scarves, and various other products, so I recommend you visit.

Bangkok Chinatown History and Culture Tour: Going Back in Time

There is something special about Bangkok's Chinatown compared to other countries' Chinatowns. It is not just a place where Chinese people live. With over 200 years of history, the street itself can be called a museum. Of course, there are Chinatowns in many places, such as Baba Nyonya in Malaysia, Chinatown in Incheon, and Chinatown in the United States, but this street was formed in the late 18th century by Chinese immigrants from southern China. At that time, the Thai government and the Chinese played a significant role in Thailand's commerce and economic activities. So you can see for yourself how they maintained their own culture and assimilated into Thailand.

Bangkok Chinatown Nightlife: Colorful Lights and Lively Streets

There is a reason why you must visit this place at night. I visited this place at night with my Thai friends by tuk-tuk, but there were so many cars that I had to get out of the car and walk. However, there were so many people here that I ended up walking really slowly. The reason is that you can enjoy the fantastic lights of the stores and the Chinese streets you see in movies, and a famous singer filmed a music video here, so people are interested in this place and visit it, so I recommend visiting this place at night. Moreover, I recommend visiting the night market here because you can see the food being prepared. The night market food here is so famous that it is fun to look around.

Complete guide to Bangkok Chinatown for beginners: No worries even for first-time visitors!

The way to get here is to take the BTS, which is really fast, cheap, and easy. Or, you can take a boat from the pier at Saphan Taksin Station, or you can take a tuk-tuk and cross the bridge from Siam like I did. There are also many cheap accommodations here, so it is a good choice for travelers. Khaosan Road is much cheaper and has good convenience for travelers, but if you don't like the noise, I recommend finishing the rest of your trip here.