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Take a deep dive into its Bangkok's nighttime food scene. Over 15+ tastings, explore markets, street stalls, and hidden corners where locals cook up time-honoured recipes.
Highlights
- Sample 15+ tastings — the most variety of any Bangkok food tour
- Explore Bangkok's Chinatown (Yaowarat) after dark, when the street-food scene comes alive
- Eat where locals eat — markets, street stalls, and hidden backstreet corners
- Try time-honoured recipes that have been cooked the same way for generations
- Get off the tourist trail with a knowledgeable local food guide
- Small-group evening walk with plenty to eat — come hungry
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Bangkok: Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
Full description
Take a deep dive into Bangkok's nighttime food scene on this walking tour through the backstreets of Chinatown (Yaowarat) — one of the greatest street-food destinations on earth.
As the sun goes down, Yaowarat Road transforms. Charcoal grills fire up, woks start roaring, and the narrow side-sois fill with the smell of grilled seafood, simmering broths, and caramelising sugar. This is where Bangkokians come to eat, and on this tour you'll follow a local food guide past the obvious tourist stalls and into the hidden corners where the real cooking happens.
Over the course of the evening you'll enjoy 15+ tastings — the most variety of any food tour in the city. You'll graze your way through bustling markets, family-run street stalls, and tucked-away eateries, sampling everything from Thai-Chinese classics to regional specialities and traditional sweets. Along the way your guide shares the stories behind the dishes: how Chinatown shaped Bangkok's food culture, which families have run their stalls for generations, and what to order on your next visit.
It's a relaxed, social, walk-and-eat experience in a small group — perfect for curious eaters who want to understand Bangkok through its food, not just photograph it. Come with an empty stomach: by the end you will be very, very full.
Tour Itinerary
The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.
Meet at Shanghai Mansion Bangkok
Meet your local food guide and small group in the hotel lobby in the heart of Chinatown
Yaowarat Road Street Stalls
Begin tasting along Bangkok's most famous street-food strip — grilled and wok-fried dishes cooked to order
Backstreets & Hidden Local Eateries
Duck into the side-sois and family-run shophouses where locals eat time-honoured recipes
Market Tastings
Sample fresh produce, grilled snacks and regional bites at a neighbourhood market
Sweet Finish
Round off 15+ tastings with traditional Thai-Chinese desserts
Arrive back at Shanghai Mansion Bangkok
Tour ends back where it started
Detailed Itinerary
Meet at Shanghai Mansion Bangkok | Evening
Your evening begins in the lobby of Shanghai Mansion in the heart of Chinatown, where you'll meet your local food guide and the rest of your small group. Your guide sets the scene — a quick orientation to Yaowarat and what's ahead — before you head out on foot into the buzzing streets.
Yaowarat Road Street Stalls | ~1 hour
Start with the icons of Bangkok's most famous food street. You'll work through a series of street-stall tastings — grilled and wok-fried dishes cooked to order right in front of you — while your guide explains the history of the strip and how to spot the best vendors.
Backstreets & Hidden Local Eateries | ~1.5 hours
Leave the main road and duck into the side-sois most visitors walk straight past. Here, in family-run shophouses and tucked-away kitchens, you'll taste time-honoured recipes and Thai-Chinese specialities that rarely make it onto a menu in English.
Market Tastings | ~1 hour
Wander a local market to sample fresh produce, grilled snacks, and regional bites, and to see where the neighbourhood shops for its ingredients.
Sweet Finish | ~30 minutes
Round off your 15+ tastings the Chinatown way — with traditional Thai-Chinese desserts and sweets.
Arrive back at Shanghai Mansion Bangkok
The tour ends back where it started, full and happy, with a pocketful of recommendations for the rest of your trip.
Includes
- English-speaking guide
- Tour as described
Excludes
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses
Important information
Meeting point
Shanghai Mansion Bangkok, Yaowarat Road, Chinatown (Samphanthawong) — meet your guide in the hotel lobby.
Know before you go
- Free cancellation available up to 24 hours before the activity starts
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Traveler Reviews
Our tour with Johnny and Butter was amazing! Not only did we get to try so many delicious dishes we would’ve never thought to order, but we learned so much about the flavor profiles, cultural backgrounds, etc. about each dish and restaurant along the way (highly entertaining). Additionally, they accommodated our dietary restrictions perfectly (always offered an alternative and made sure to check in with us at every stop) and were so thoughtful about providing water, napkins, wet wipes, ponchos w
Super fun - great guides, terrific food and a great group! Got to know some new dishes, 8ngredients etc…. Recommended
This is the second tour I have done with this company and absolutely loved it again. tried so many different foods. our tour guide was excellent as well
Noah and Am were so sweet and welcoming! We hit so many spots and the food was sooo delicious! ^_^ totally recommend this tour, especially with Noah!
Arm and Ploy were fantastic! Ploy was really engaging and kept the tour fun and interesting. Arm was the workhorse making sure we had seats and kept us well fed! such a fantastic tour and one of my favourite things from the Bangkok trip. 5* must do
Johnny and Muay were great. Very enthusiastic and informative about the dishes we tried. Even gave us tips on how to make on our own. Very fun and just the right amount of food to feel full but not stuffed.
This tour goes down as one of the best food tours I've ever been on. Anja was outstanding as was her assistant Ms Om. Anja gave so much information along the way and was so engaging and always checking everyone was OK along the way. Small group made all the difference and when they say "come hungry"...they mean it for good reason and there was always more than enough at each tasting. Highly, highly recommended! Thank you Anja & Ms Om for an unforgettable experience!!!🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
The tour was amazing. we got to try 15 different dishes and most of the restaurants we ate at had air conditioning. We were offered bottled water all throughout the tour. Our tour guide Ploy was amazing and so knowledgeable! Highly recommend!!