You can find a Chinatown in every major city in the world, but there’s something special about the one in Bangkok. Over the years, Chinese and Thai culture has blended together to create a full-on fusion of food, architecture and atmosphere. As you start from the Odeon Circle, you stroll down Yaowarat Road and get hit with a sensory overload: neon lights, sizzling hot woks and incense drifting out of shrines.

The question of what to eat in Thailand is a massive topic and an endless rabbit hole. Food is a way of life in this country and the people are incredibly resourceful, turning fresh local ingredients and whatever proteins they can find into creative, colorful, and ferociously spicy dishes. When you sit down with locals for lunch or dinner, plates are stacked across the table in what can only be described as a banquet.

Song Wat Road, in our opinion, has the best location in all of Bangkok - sitting strategically between Chinatown and the Chao Phraya River. The area was once a trade hub but transformed itself into a trendy art and coffee district. Wandering down, you’ll naturally stumble across side alleys that shoot off to quiet courtyards, old shophouses and vibrant street art.

The Old Town is our favorite part of Phuket: a beautiful historic quarter boasting colorful Sino-Portuguese architecture and surrounded by bustling local streets. Kat used to talk about how people come from all over Thailand just to eat in the Old Town and Cam never believed this until he visited for himself. Once you start wandering down the little “sois” and backstreets outside of Thalang Road, a new world of cuisine opens up.