Breakfast8:00 AM
The street kitchens of Yaowarat · Yaowarat Road, Chinatown
From about 6:00 PM until past midnight; most stalls closed on Mondays
฿60–150 at a street stall
Plan your trip · Bangkok
2 perfect days in Bangkok
Nearby sights each day, timed and walkable — with what to wear for the photos and where to eat every signature dish. Tap any stop for angles, hours & tips.
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Trip at a glance
- Days
- 2 days
- Best season
- ❄️ Winter
- Total stops
- ~10
- Food & drink
- THB 295 – THB 675
Day 1
Chatuchak Weekend Market & Jim Thompson House
5 stops8:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Morning9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Best light: The first hour after it opens, before the aisles fill and while the light still reaches down between the tarpaulins — by noon it is a crowd in a tunnel
Saturday and Sunday, roughly 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM; a few sections open Friday evening
Lunch12:30 PM
Or Tor Kor Market · Kamphaeng Phet, opposite Chatuchak
Roughly 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM daily
฿50–120
~21 min
Afternoon2:00 – 4:30 PM
Best light: Late morning, when the light comes through the garden onto the dark teak — the interiors are dim and the contrast between the shaded verandas and the green outside is the shot
Typically 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM daily, by guided tour only
Dinner7:30 PM
The Tha Tien riverside terraces · Tha Tien pier, facing Wat Arun
Afternoon until late; the tables that face the temple go first
฿60–150 at a street stall
Day 2
Wat Saket & the Golden Mount & Yaowarat — Chinatown
5 stops8:00 AM – 8:30 PM
Breakfast8:00 AM
The old-city noodle shops · Around Tha Tien, Phra Nakhon and the palace district
Early morning until they sell out, usually early afternoon
฿15–25 a bowl
Lunch12:30 PM
The morning grill carts · Outside BTS stations and office blocks, city-wide
From about 6:00 AM until the charcoal is done, usually by mid-morning
฿50–80
Afternoon2:00 – 4:30 PM
Best light: After dark, when the Chinese and Thai neon signs are all lit over the traffic — this is a night street and photographs of it in daylight are of a traffic jam
The street food starts around 6:00 PM and runs past midnight; most stalls close Mondays
Dinner7:00 PM
The street kitchens of Yaowarat · Yaowarat Road, Chinatown
From about 6:00 PM until past midnight; most stalls closed on Mondays
฿60–150 at a street stall
~4 min
Evening8:30 PM · after dark
Best light: The hour before sunset from the top terrace, looking west over the old city towards the river — and just after, when the stupa is lit and the city switches on beneath it
Typically 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
2-days trip · THB 295 – THB 675