Do not leave Nakhon Pathom without having dinner at this long established night food bazaar. It opens from 5pm to around 9pm everyday.
Great variety of authentic Thai street food. This long established food market is located near the big pagoda or what the locals call "Ong Phra".
Many food stalls here have been sharpening their cooking skill for over 30 years.
One of the culinary highlights is the famous "Chor" Mussels and Oysters pancakes.
"Tee Cafe" 's steamed bread with choices of filling attracted a lot of customer. You can also get plain steamed bread for 8 bahts. The bread is steamy soft and not too sweet.
Most popular restaurants usually have long queues. Observe where the crowds are and follow them, you shouldn't miss good food at reasonable prices.
Thai sweets are amazing. Try green mango with sweet dipping sauce from "Rakang Thong" shop, coconut pudding, mango and sticky rice, durian in coconut milk from Lung Wab" food truck, and choose your favourite ice cream flavours at the Flying Ice Cream truck.
More numbers of food stalls on sunny days, festive seasons and weekends.
Ong Phra's annual festival is hold annually...
Read moreA great place for food!!
The only problem is that many restaurants only accept cash — not even a QR transfer which is free of fees and convenient for customers — because they want to avoid having digital records of transactions. Sad. Sad. Sad.
That said, not all retailers avoiding QR payments are evading taxes — other factors like lack of infrastructure or customer preferences also play a role, as mentioned earlier.
However, tax evasion is a plausible motive, particularly in cash-heavy or informal settings. The Thai government has been promoting digital payments to increase transparency and reduce the shadow economy, which may push more retailers toward QR...
Read moreIt is very well known for both local people and tourist. The market looks lile street food, but I heard most of them are proper shops. There are several famous cafeteria in this night market. Fortunately my friend went to University in this town, so he recommend good places. However, if you are a toursit then see the waiting line, this way you can eat delcious food safely. Also you can try ice cream. It is located in the middle of the market. There is one guy selling good ice cream which is similar to gelatos. You chose two scoops then free three topings.
Visit the place after the sunset. The temple has...
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