Bangkok Street Food at Sukhumvit Soi 38 ( 38)

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Sukhumvit Soi 38 is a well known Bangkok street food street. Read the full post here: When you visit Bangkok, one of the greatest things to do is explore the amazing Bangkok street food. You'll find delicious street food everywhere you look, and there are even certain streets where you'll find a higher concentration of street food carts, usually in the morning or at night. One of the most famous streets for eating a range of Thai street food dishes is Sukhumvit Soi 38 (by the way, soi is the Thai word for small street or side street. It's very easy to get there by just taking the BTS skytrain to Thong Lo station, and just down from the BTS you'll be right there. The street is located in an area of Bangkok where there are plenty of expats, especially Japanese. But anyway, I'm going to first tell you that Sukhumvit Soi 38 does not have the best Bangkok street food. It's not the best selection of food, and what is available is good but not amazing. However, the street does present a very good place for an introduction to Thai street food, a street where you can sample a variety of Thai dishes from street food vendors. I had not been to Sukhumvit Soi 38 for a few years when I made this video (just because I usually try to explore new places, but one thing I was impressed with was that many of the vendors were very friendly - so that's a huge bonus when it comes to eating street food - and I think Suk Soi 38 makes a great place for an introduction to Thai street food in Bangkok. I arrived at about 5 pm, and a few of the vendors still hadn't opened shop. If you go by around 6 pm or so, then most of the vendors should be ready and serving. As soon as you get to Soi 38, you'll see a small side street to your right hand side where you'll find a famous Pad Thai vendors, as well a number of other vendors, even one Korean and a Japanese street food cart - everyone is getting in on the action. If you keep going further down the street you'll find plenty of Bangkok street food vendors on both sides of the road. About 20 meters down the road, on the right hand side of the street you'll find a small food court like seating where about 3 or 4 vendors serve. We first ate at the yam, or Thai salad stall, as I had heard that the som tam boo maa, Thai green papaya salad with blue crab was delicious. It was very good, nice and balanced, and the crab tasted pretty fresh to me. Along with another few Thai salads, it was a nice way to begin out Thai street food crawl on Suk Soi 38. Continuing on, you'll discover all sorts of other street food stalls, serving Bangkok classic dishes like khao moo daeng (rice with red pork, khao man gai (rice chicken, and a host of other Thai noodles dishes, both fried and in soup. After walking the length of the street a few times, I decided just to go for a dish I rarely eat, known as khao man gai (chicken rice. I ordered khao man gai ruam, a mix of rice topped with both fried chicken and boiled chicken. It's not my favorite Thai street food dish, but it was alright, and especially the extra hits of fresh raw ginger and chilies really helped to increase the flavor. After street food meal in Bangkok, there's always an option for something sweet. I'm not really a sweet tooth myself, but since my wife enjoys sweet, we went to a famous place along the soi for dessert - Mook Dow Tung ) - located on the right hand side of the street - it's more of a shophouse than a street food stall. They are especially famous for their ice cream, and for their nam kang sai (shave ice with toppings. The ice cream was pretty good, homemade and creamy, and it tasted fresh and flavorful. How to get to Sukhumvit Soi 38: It's really conveniently located, just of the Thong Lo BTS ) station in Bangkok. Take the BTS to Thong Long, get out at Exit 4, and you'll see the street with the street food vendors right below - you won't miss it. Open hours: About 5 pm - 2 am daily, but depends on the vendor Prices: Prices can be a bit higher than other Bangkok street food vendors, but still affordable at 40 - 50 THB per dish usually
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

AnjaniMusicBox
Hi Mark, i've been watching some videos of you and i wish you could have your own show in television soon so they can take you to different countries and more variety of delicacy I love that you seem really genuine and into the foods, your reactions are precious and i can feel it through the screen lolCan i ask you question? Do you always ask the permission of the restaurant's owner before recording? Or are there instances where you just pull out the camera when the food is coming? I wanted to record my food travel when was studying overseas to show my family too but sometimes i was too shy to ask permission. cos sometimes there are place who is disturbed by the camera
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Terence Reyes
Hi Mark I hope you are having a great time. I watched this video right before me and my friends headed to Suk 38 to have a bite and am I glad to have watched your video first, your recommendation is right on But recently I read that the street will be closed due to some renovations and the stalls will be moved somewhere else, basically this entire food street will be gone come February. Can you recommend an area in bangkok where we can have a variety of street food all in one place like this? We go here because the area is kinda touristy so that means they also speak english. So sad that these area has to go though, it really represents great Thai street food culture.
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Veronica Anne
Love that you passed off the dessert to your wife, I know that would be my move too. You stayed positive. As a Thai dessert I actually like this dish even though sweets are not my treats. I do not know what they are called but my favorite are the little griddled 1/4 coconut gems that we get from temple. Does anyone know how I should order them? I know they are mostly coconut milk poured into a large dimpled pan over what looks like high heat. I am not talking about the ones that are normally colored topped with sugared shreds.
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wanitcha
I gotta say I like the length of the video. I mean I like to watch your videos a lot. So glad to watch the long one =] and this is a full course of meal too - appetizers, main dish and dessert hahahaI just noticed that you have similar preference of taste to mine. I really like spicy food and all of those spicies - garlic, ginger, lime etc. And I'm not a big fan of Thai desserts too. Haha. Great video as always, by the way. =]
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Jingjing Zhou
Hi +Mark Wiens, I found your videos when I was preparing myself for the trip to thailand and since I love food as much as you do I cannot stop watching all these thai food. I have a question concerning the food ingredients. Can you maybe tell me if any of the prepared food or ice cream in thailand is made with milk, cream, etc. (Which will consist of lactose) I would appreciate your reply Thanks
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Nancy Zhou
Your videos are really helpful with planning my first trip to Thailand. Your videos are actually more of the reason for why I want to go Thank you for providing your honest opinion on the food and market. It really helps to know what is worth the time and money, as well as what to expect. I am definitely traveling to Ayutthaya for those huge prawns.
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JAQI H
Hi Mark, it is always great to see someone enjoying their food and as I have just come back from Thailand and spent 12 days in Bangkok, absolutely loved the atmosphere of the place and especially the street food. Your videos are great and informative for someone like me who has only been to Bangkok once so far but will saving to return soon. best wishes
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Pong Booncompar
Hey Mark. Great collection of videos you have here. I'm a Thailand native and have been living in the US since I was 12 and quite honestly I'd be lost going back to Bangkok now. But since I found your videos, they get me excited visiting thailand again. Please keep the them comingBy the way, great camera and editing work
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Midala40/ D and A's Food Review
nice food. love to try all the salads. Mark your videos are all good. I personally like your longer videos like the coffee videos you made. But I love how you explain the taste textures. just keep up the good work. You represent the culinary world of Thailand well and do them proud. god bless always. mike
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