Winter weekend in Bangkok
Wintering in Bangkok — cosy dinners, skating, holiday lights and the small rooms that feel right when it's freezing out.
Top spots in Bangkok
Lumphini Park
OutdoorsPathum Wan
Monitor lizards, free aerobics at 6pm, palm-tree breeze.
Chatuchak Weekend Market
Food & DrinkChatuchak
8,000 stalls; eat your way through, then collapse in the AC section.
Chinatown (Yaowarat)
Food & DrinkYaowarat
Street food after dark — T&K Seafood, Jay Fai's omelette (queue 4 hours).
Wat Pho & Reclining Buddha
CulturePhra Nakhon
46-metre reclining gold Buddha + the original Thai massage school.
Where to eat
Jay Fai
$$$Thai street · Phra Nakhon
Goggle-wearing wok queen, Michelin star, crab omelette legend.
Raan Jay Fai street
$Thai street · Citywide
Boat noodles, mango sticky rice at Mae Varee, pad kra pao anywhere with a wok.
Sorn
$$$$Southern Thai · Sukhumvit
Three-Michelin-star tasting — only Thai restaurant ever to win three.
Krua Apsorn
$$Thai · Phra Nakhon
Royal recipes — crab curry omelette is the dish.
Frequently asked
- Standouts right now: Wat Pho & Reclining Buddha, Chatuchak Weekend Market, Lumphini Park. The shortlist is curated by people who live in Bangkok and refreshed regularly so it reflects what's actually open and worth your time.