Bangkok Hidden Gems: Talad Noi, Chinatown & Street Food Tour
Description
Discover Bangkok’s trendy Talad Noi neighbourhood, with a local guide to lead you through the lively lanes and share their knowledge of the area’s history. Visit Holy Rosary Church and Chow Sue Kong Shrine, admire local street art, and sample the best of Chinese and Thai street food.
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Itinerary
Your guide will meet you at River City Gate 1- in front of Starbuck on the 1st floor.
Head off through the narrow lanes of Talad Noi, a historic neighbourhood in Bangkok. And explore an area that’s been home to Chinese communities for over 300 year. Your guide will then lead you to taste and try the local recipes that fuse Chinese and Thai influences, like turnip cake, chwee kueh (a steamed rice cake) and more.
Your first stop will be at the Holy Rosary Church, a beautiful European style Roman Catholic church built in Gothic Revival style by Portuguese settlers.
Once you’ve had your fill, visit the Chow Sue Kong Shrine, a more than 200-year-old Hokkien shrine, that stands as a haven of peace and devotion. There you can ask for blessings for well-being, protection, and guidance.
Next is another historic building, the Sol Heng Tai Mansion, one of the last remaining traditional Chinese houses in Bangkok.
Then get transported to the present as you visit the gallery of a local artist and stop in at a cafe beside the Chao Pharaya River, housed in a building that dates to the reign of King Rama II and the Rattanakosin era. Hong Sieng Kong is a retro Chinese-style café located in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The café is housed in a nearly 200-year-old building that once served as a hub for rice trading with China.
Finally, you’ll cross into Bangkok’s Chinatown, the largest Chinatowns in the world. You will be able to full experience of the modern-day Chinese influence in the city.
Your daytrip will end here, your hide will help you to return to the city centre.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age is 8 years
- For this tour, we can cater for the following dietary requirements: vegetarians. Please provide this information at least 24-hours prior to your travel date. Unfortunately, we are not able to cater for any other dietary requirements that are not listed above.
- Please note that this tour covers 2 km (1.2 mile) of walking.
- Please note, if any of the sites in the itinerary happen to be closed due to reasons beyond our control, an alternative site will be visited. With so many street food stalls to choose from, if one we plan to visit is closed, we can find another one that's just as delicious!
- Food Inclusions: Local Chinese and Thai food samples such as Turnip cake (Chinese dim sum dish), Chwee kueh (steamed rice cake served with preserved radish), Chao Tha (Duck Noodles Soup), Phad Thai Uncle Pom
Reviews(54)
Aeh Tanya was our tour guide and she was absolutely amazing and showed us all around the hidden streets of Bangkok’s Chinatown. The highlight was stopping at Hong Sieng Kong coffeehouse to watch the sunset with our iced coffees and cake, and sharing delicious satay skewers in the markets. We had the most AMAZING time and highly recommend this tour. Thank you Aeh for a perfect evening!
The food was delicious and gave a great taste of local life. Our guide, Art, was very knowledgeable and friendly: he explained everything clearly and shared lots of interesting insights about the dishes and culture. Overall, it was a pleasant experience and I’d definitely recommend this tour to others.
Superb local tour of the backstreets. Nice to see places that you may not go to on your own. Ÿyyyyyyyyyyyyyyh Yyyyyyyyuuuu
Great walk with Pam which is inexhaustible on the history of Bangkok s Chinatown. Many delicious tastings and a surprising discovery, ice cream flavor soy sauce! Terminal stop at the roof top of a hotel to admire the sunset, a beautiful milent
Lovely walking tour across Chinatown highlights, including history museum. Guide was super nice. Had different smaller bites during market visit and walking streets. And the end in the skybar is amazing. Recommended!
I think the night market in Bangkok is really the best. It is a place where food and entertainment coexist. It was nice to be able to enjoy it for a relatively cheap price.
My friend and I had the best time on this tour. Ant was amazing and gave us a delicious and unforgettable experience of Chinatown! It was one of our favorite nights of the trip. This is a MUST DO in Bangkok…especially if Ant is your guide!
Nana was absolutely amazing! She's very entertaining and told us interesting stories all the way. She also made sure that everyone got the food they can eat, and also gave other tips, and answered our questions. We ve been to a nice coffee shop, and tried buns, gyoza, ice-cream from the oyster soyce etc and some of them were Michelin. Would defo recommend the tour, but pls don't eat before much, as there is a lot of food to try!!!!!
A tour around the Chinatown area of Bangkok with quite a few stops for food, drinks and views. Apple was a lovely and friendly guide. A side of Bangkok that we could never have found on our own.
Pam was an enthusiastic and fun guide. We viewed a bunch of tourist sites but it also felt like being taken to some hidden gems that only a knowledgeable local would know about.
