Thonglor and Soi 38 food
Thonglor is known for eating on two clocks. The booked tables sit along Soi 55, while one stop east toward Ekkamai the stalls of Sukhumvit Soi 38 light up from about 17:00 with pad thai, grilled pork and mango sticky rice, so the same night can be cheap or polished.
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Sukhumvit Soi 38 is the stall lane between BTS Thong Lo and BTS Ekkamai. Stalls set up from about 17:00 and many run past 22:00. Pad thai, grilled pork, noodles, and mango sticky rice are the usual plates, often 40 to 120 THB. Bring cash.
Thonglor proper is Sukhumvit Soi 55, a sit-down street. Those rooms cost more than Soi 38 and they are not the same meal. Pick one. For the next soi of shophouses use Ekkamai.
How to use the night
- Soi 38 first if you want stall prices and an easy walk from the BTS.
- Soi 55 if the table wants a reservation and a longer sit.
- Do not do both plus a rooftop. One dinner is enough.
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- Is Soi 38 Thonglor?
- It sits between Thong Lo and Ekkamai stations. Thonglor the soi is Soi 55.
- Cards?
- Stalls are cash. Sit-down rooms on Soi 55 are more likely to take a card.