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Dining · Bangkok · 25 Jun 2026 · 01:50 GMT+7

Bangkok’s street kitchens win the guides back

After years of clearances, the city’s vendors are returning to the guidebooks and the maps.
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By Hugo Bellamy
Dining desk · 25 Jun 2026
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Bangkok’s street-food vendors, pushed off some pavements in recent years, are back in the guides and increasingly on curated food maps, a recognition of what draws many visitors in the first place.
The city has quietly softened its stance, treating the kitchens as an asset to manage rather than a problem to clear.

Bangkok’s street-food vendors, pushed off some pavements in recent years, are back in the guides and increasingly on curated food maps, a recognition of what draws many visitors in the first place.

The city has quietly softened its stance, treating the kitchens as an asset to manage rather than a problem to clear.

Bangkok
On the ground in Bangkok
By Hugo Bellamy · WorldTravelBrief
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