Sukhothai
A wise choice for cheap eats is New Sukhothai’s tiny night market. Most vendors here are accustomed to accommodating foreigners and provide bilingual…
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Pattaya
As well as intriguing knick-knacks and endless clothes stalls, this thriving weekend night market has a great range of smoothies, noodles and Thai snacks.
Mae Hong Son Province
If you’re in Mae Sariang on a Sunday, don’t miss this tiny but worthwhile market, where you’ll find an impressive selection of local-style dishes.
Chumphon
Chumphon’s night market is excellent for food with a huge variety available, but not too pleasant for dining since it runs along a very busy road.
Trang Beaches & Islands
The open-plan kitchen at the guesthouse Paradise Lost dishes up tasty food in big portions. It's good value.
Hua Hin
Coffee shops are everywhere in Hua Hin, but few are as serious as this little one, which roasts its own beans. It also makes very good sandwiches.
Ko Pha-Ngan
This is a good choice to caffeinate on the way up the west coast. For nibbles, there's coconut cookies, dates, oatmeal biscuits and ice cream.
Khao Yai National Park
A bustling night market serving take-home food to the local community. A few street carts in this area are open during the morning hours, too.
Chiang Rai Province
Restaurant Ting Ting, practically the only eatery open at night in Ban Thoet Thai, has a thick English-language menu of tasty Chinese dishes.
Northern Thailand
For cheap Thai eats, there's a big, busy night market that sets up every evening near the river just north of the Navarat Heritage Hotel.
Ko Pha-Ngan
This small and enterprising back-street gelateria sells homemade ice-cream and sorbets, using natural and locally sourced ingredients.
Ubon Ratchathani
Yes, the gŏo·ay·đĕe·o (noodle soup) here is delicious, but we also love this place for its old-time feel.
Ko Samui & the Lower Gulf
This popular Chinese restaurant is both cheap and tasty, and has even fed members of the Thai royal family.
Udon Thani
About half the food for sale in this night market is Isan fare, including grilled fish and roasted insects.
Northern Thailand
This small but fun night market convenes around the Pratu Chai (Victory Gate) intersection every evening.
Pai
For take-home, local-style eats, try the market that unfolds here every day from about 3pm to sunset.
Chiang Mai
Every evening, this parking lot north of Halal St fills with food and drink vendors and loud music.
Hat Khao Lak
This well-stocked and air-conditioned supermarket has lots of foreign imported goods.
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
This small morning street market is a good place to look for some breakfast.
Chiang Mai
Known for its elaborate bowls of bingsu (a popular Korean dessert made with shaved milk ice covered in sweet toppings), Cheevit Cheeva is an airy dessert…
Chiang Mai
A darling little spot for brunch, IM Kitchen offers tasty Thai and Western dishes in a design-forward, bright setting. The hipster aesthetic (think…
Phuket
One of a dwindling number of Surin restaurants following the crackdown on beachfront establishments, this friendly, family-run, semi-open-air joint serves…
Bangkok
Don’t be alarmed by the carelessly scruffy appearance and dilapidated deck. The laid-back atmosphere and seafood-heavy menu of this lodge-restaurant will…
Phuket
Occupying a fairy-lit pebbled garden with wooden gazebos, this French-owned restaurant does tasty fusion crêpes in sweet and savoury styles. You’ll find…
Phuket
On Friday evenings, the alfresco Boat Avenue mall morphs into a lively, colourful night market packed with stalls offering noodle stir-fries, fresh…
Udon Thani
This is not your ordinary Thai restaurant. Dishes such as kôw klúk gà·þì (rice with shrimp paste) and massaman curry are done with no shortcuts or…
Phuket
The menu at the south Karon branch of this fun contemporary chain spans Asia, with Beijing-style crispy duck joining Singapore chicken rice, Thai curries,…
Phuket Town
Beneath rainbow-coloured shutters, this energetic cafe-restaurant mixes mod decor with old-school shophouse style. Tempting bites range from classic Thai …
Kanchanaburi
Stepping into this dark-themed cafe, for a moment you're transported to some hip European spot…then someone hands you eight laminated menus and it's…
Hua Hin
This small Thai Muslim joint serves halal food, including soups and rice dishes, but is best known for its roti pancakes made to order. Watching the dough…
Ko Samet
The busiest of the string of mediocre beach restaurants on Hat Sai Kaew, this packs out for its nightly 8.30pm fire show, which is quite a sight (and…
Banglamphu
This low-key place serves gŏo·ay đĕe·o sù·kǒh·tai, or Sukhothai-style noodles: barbecued pork and thin rice noodles in a clear broth seasoned with sugar,…
Ayuthaya
You can find almost anything in this large covered market. From early morning to mid-afternoon the Naresuan roadside is a great place to sample Thai…
Bangkok
Krua ‘Aroy-Aroy’ (Delicious Kitchen) is the kind of family-run Thai restaurant where nobody seems to notice the cat slumbering on the cash register. Stop…
Phuket Town
With subtle hibiscus murals above the entrance, long-standing Dibuk offers classic French or Thai dishes – green pepper steak, Phuketian mŏo hong (pepper…
Chiang Mai
Behind the Anusarn souvenir market, the Anusarn Food Centre has a neat gaggle of hawker-style stalls selling Thai-Chinese standards, and a collection of…
Ubon Ratchathani
Classy through and through, 14 Cafe is a funky garden restaurant that's good for a special night out. The large menu has quite a bit of seafood and…
Phuket Town
The Cook's Thai owner-chef used to prepare Italian at a mega-resort, so his own restaurant blends two cuisines. The fusion works best with tasty pizzas:…
Ko Lipe
The big menu at this friendly place crosses regional Thai food boundaries, and offers some Western dishes, but it is the fiery and authentic Isan dishes…
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