"Bangkok's Chinatown has long had a vibrant pulse, but for years the cool crowd clustered around Soi Nana, a lantern-strung side street packed with galleries and cocktail bars. Now the action has spilled onto its main drag, Yaowarat, and the waterfront lanes of Song Wat, where neon signs flicker above timeworn shophouses remade as boutiques, bars, and restaurants. Go soon to experience the neighborhood at its most authentic:"
"In 2021, Chef Pichaya "Pam" Soontornyanakij put Chinatown on the global gourmet map by transforming her great-grandparents' herbal medicine dispensary into Potong, a Thai-Chinese fine dining spot that has received endless accolades. Her new Khao San Sek, set in a jumbled shophouse down the road, drops the haute polish to offer Thai cooking at its essence, with a menu revolving around the most characteristic local ingredients-rice, chile, coconut, fish sauce, and palm sugar-served in fiery curries, punchy relishes, and charcoal-grilled seafood."
Bangkok's Chinatown now extends beyond Soi Nana onto Yaowarat and the waterfront lanes of Song Wat, where neon signs illuminate timeworn shophouses converted into boutiques, bars, and restaurants. Several international hotels, including a Ritz-Carlton and an InterContinental, are planned nearby, which is likely to change the neighborhood's gritty character. Local makers upcycle plastic waste into colorful accessories at A Thing Snuk, while acclaimed chef Pichaya Soontornyanakij transformed a family herbal dispensary into Potong and opened Khao San Sek to showcase essential Thai-Chinese flavors and charred seafood. The Artist Run Space relocated to an early-19th-century factory, using the weathered building for site-specific artworks.
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