A Chinatown food walk from Wat Mangkon

About this experience

The listing lays out the evening in four parts. It opens with Thai-Chinese street food: spring rolls, barbecued meats, steamed dumplings and stir-fries. Then come smaller stalls with noodle soups and spicy seafood, then a Michelin-recognised stall for its signature dish. It closes with Chinese desserts and snacks, steamed buns and local-style pancakes among them, and a drink from a Chinatown tea stall.

Between stops the guide talks about Chinatown's history and how Chinese immigrants shaped the food. You start and finish at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, also called Wat Leng Noei Yi, the Chinese Buddhist temple on Charoen Krung Road. It is a meeting point, not a temple visit, so do not expect time inside.

The listing says the tour does not suit children under 10, wheelchair users, vegans or vegetarians; other dietary needs can be handled with advance notice. The walking is moderate. The group stays at eight or fewer. Hotel pick-up and drop-off appear in the listing, but the itinerary shows only the meeting point, so check your option.

• 10+ tastings of Thai-Chinese street food
• A stop at a Michelin-recognised stall
• Noodle soups and spicy seafood at small stalls
• Chinese desserts, steamed buns and a tea stall to finish
• The story of Chinatown's Chinese immigrants
• A group of eight at most

How the day runs

1. StartWat Mangkon

   Meet the guide at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat (Wat Leng Noei Yi).

2. First tastingsThai-Chinese classics

   Spring rolls, barbecued meats, steamed dumplings and stir-fries.

3. Side streetsSmaller stalls

   Noodle soups and spicy seafood at stalls the guide picks.

4. The big stopA Michelin-recognised stall

   The listing promises one stall recognised by the Michelin Guide, for its signature dish.

5. Last stopDesserts and tea

   Steamed buns, local-style pancakes and a drink from a tea stall, then back to Wat Mangkon.

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Tips before you book

• Take the MRT to Wat Mangkon station; the temple is a short walk away.
• Send dietary needs through GetYourGuide when you book. The listing asks for advance notice.
• Eat lightly beforehand. Ten tastings plus dessert is dinner.
• Some Chinatown stalls close on certain days, Mondays in particular, so the guide may swap a stop.
• Wear walking shoes and light clothes; the listing calls the walking moderate.

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