Bangkok / Along the river, beyond the main road

Thursday 24 September
Wetland planting and walkways at Benjakitti Forest Park, photographed in 2021The local edit

Bangkok

Make time between the stops

Art by the river. Lunch down a side street. A little shade when you need it. Let Bangkok set a different rhythm.

Benjakitti Park

Less searching. More going.

Your day, your way.

Choose a mood. We’ll connect the good places.

The after-dark edit

Bangkok turns up the volume.

Let the dinner plates clear. There is house, techno and live jazz waiting on the other side of the evening.

Explore after dark

Choose a dated event on the venue’s official programme. Admission and opening times vary.

Follow your curiosity

A few ways to do Bangkok.

All routes

On our radar

A few good reasons to step off the main road.

Old town

Thipsamai: Pratu Phi

Charoen Krung & the river

Beyond the Rainbow

Siam

Safety in Mind

Out there, right now

Find your Bangkok plan today.

More for today
EventExhibitions

Beyond the Rainbow

An interactive exhibition about life with animal companions, from first meetings to lasting memories. At River City through 22 November.

Today · 10:00From THB 150
On the house
EventExhibitions

Safety in Mind

Manatchaya Kitprasert uses wood and familiar domestic forms to explore places of comfort. A free exhibition in BACC’s People’s Gallery.

Today · 10:00Free
On the house
EventExhibitions

Take a Glance

Thutchai Changsanoh turns familiar architecture into paintings of form, colour and rhythm. Free entry at BACC through 4 October.

Today · 10:00Free
EventExhibitions

CORRUPTOPIA at BACC

An imagined city makes everyday corruption and its human-rights consequences visible at BACC.

Today · 10:00Check price

Close the tabs. Open the weekend.

A river bend. A change of pace.

Choose a gallery, make space for a long meal and keep a park in mind for later. Leave room for the weather to have a say.

Make a weekend of it
EventExhibitions

Beyond the Rainbow

An interactive exhibition about life with animal companions, from first meetings to lasting memories. At River City through 22 November.

Fri 25 SeptFrom THB 150
On the house
EventExhibitions

Safety in Mind

Manatchaya Kitprasert uses wood and familiar domestic forms to explore places of comfort. A free exhibition in BACC’s People’s Gallery.

Fri 25 SeptFree

The food edit

Come hungry. Stay curious.

Find your table
RestaurantThai

Thipsamai: Pratu Phi

Pad thai on Mahachai Road, at the Pratu Phi branch. A focused food stop to work into an old-town outing.

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RestaurantThai

Blue Elephant: Sathorn

Thai cooking in a historic Sathorn house. Make this the meal you give time to, with a current menu to explore before booking.

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RestaurantThai

Cabbages & Condoms: Sukhumvit 12

A Thai restaurant off Sukhumvit with an unusual name and a social purpose, serving curries, salads and vegetarian dishes throughout the day.

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RestaurantThai

Baan Somtum Sathorn

A table of som tum and shared dishes off Sathorn. An easy lunch anchor before an afternoon of art or a later hotel-bar booking.

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Art & culture

Bangkok, in a different frame.

All exhibitions
EventExhibitions

Beyond the Rainbow

An interactive exhibition about life with animal companions, from first meetings to lasting memories. At River City through 22 November.

Today · 10:00From THB 150
On the house
EventExhibitions

Safety in Mind

Manatchaya Kitprasert uses wood and familiar domestic forms to explore places of comfort. A free exhibition in BACC’s People’s Gallery.

Today · 10:00Free
On the house
EventExhibitions

Take a Glance

Thutchai Changsanoh turns familiar architecture into paintings of form, colour and rhythm. Free entry at BACC through 4 October.

Today · 10:00Free
EventExhibitions

CORRUPTOPIA at BACC

An imagined city makes everyday corruption and its human-rights consequences visible at BACC.

Today · 10:00Check price
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre beside the National Stadium skywalk, photographed in 2018

Big on discovery. Easy on the wallet.

More Bangkok. Less to spend.

Open galleries, riverside discoveries and green space between the streets. A good day can start without a ticket.

Discover it for yourself

A city of little worlds

Find the rhythm of each neighbourhood.

Every neighbourhood

Editor’s picks

A few good stops, your own pace.

All our guides
GuideCulture

A different kind of day in Siam

Two places to slow down around Siam: a guided visit among timber houses, then time to look at art on your own terms.

2 considered recommendations
GuideCulture

Bangkok, one good stop at a time

A river gallery, an old-town museum, a park or a plate of pad thai. Four starting points for a day that follows your interests.

4 considered recommendations
GuideCulture

Bangkok: an art stop and open air

Choose a museum or gallery for the centre of your day, then make room for a park. Three places, without a cross-city checklist.

3 considered recommendations
GuideCulture

Bangkok: three parks, three moods

A transport-friendly park, a botanical garden and an Old Town retreat. Pick the green space that fits the part of Bangkok you are already exploring.

3 considered recommendations

A closer look

Notes from the sois and riverbanks.

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Culture

A Bangkok day with room to change your mind

By The editorial desk