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You could just use a taxi and 15-30 minutes travel time vs.moving house every couple of weeks. BKK is big but the zones you've zeroed in are are not that far apart. BTW What are your plans for the rest of your days spent here beyond eating?

yeah I could do that too just take taxis to hang out in dfferent places. as far as my plan, well I imagine I'd do some touristy stuff some days, the rest just hang out in cafe, lounge, pubs, malls, apartment swimming pool or whatever.......unfortunately I can't go out most nights on weekdays, or at least I have to be in front of computer by 9PM when office hour starts in North America.....or I could take my laptop to cafe at night....but i have to stay sober lol

Somewhere close to Thonglor BTS. On the Thonglor road side (sukhumvit 55) there are restaurants and bars all along the road. Thai, japanese, italian, mexican, all sorts of stuff. On the other side of Sukhumvit road (suk 38), there's street stalls selling all different kinds of thai food and a burger van called Daniel Thaiger that sells some of the best burgers in Bangkok - they are usually sold out by 9pm at the latest though.

yes thong lor sounds amazing, so my plan is to stay 2-weeks in Thong lor, 2 weeks in Silom, and 2 weeks maybe in Riverside/Siam/Sathorn, not sure yet

thanks smokie, yes Chiang Rai is on the to visit list. will do that as short trip from Chiang Mai.

well i just thought of a problem here, I can't stand very spicy food, I hope not all Thai food are spicy lol

You love ALL type of food but can't stand "very spicy" food ?

There's a big McDonalds opposite Ekamai bus station

lol, c'mon nothing in between?!? I can't stand spicy Thai food in Canada. I bet the authentic ones are even spicier, and imagine eating them in hot-humid weather. even just thinking about it making me sweat

Bangkok China Town and areas around Khaosan Road . Sukhimvit and most of Silom are dull.

really? they both look interesting, i've done some research. both have good mix of restaurants/lounge and street food. can't wait to check out rooftop bars in Silom

thanks smokie, yes Chiang Rai is on the to visit list. will do that as short trip from Chiang Mai.

well i just thought of a problem here, I can't stand very spicy food, I hope not all Thai food are spicy lol

yes Chiang Mai is on my list to visit as well, gonna skip Phuket, i'm not much of a beach party kinda guy...

thnx ctrunfree.....i think i may do what u do, move from one place to place, try different area....so far my options are thong lor, siam, silom.....i may extend my stay....i have no time commitment whatsoever other than the maximum 2-months tourist visa. .....then i'm gonna leave thailand to go to siem reap and vietnam...... if i really like bangkok/thailand, then i may come back again

thanks fishingforsquid,

i'll check the area you suggested. i'm gonna find the apartment from airbnb where people rent their apartments on daily or monthly basis. even some of the best apartments are still cheaper than typical 3-4 star hotels

Hello, I'm a new member here. I'll be visiting Bangkok in May for a month, so I'm doing as much research as I can.I'm going to rent an apartment there. But the problem is I don't know in which area.

Here's one thing I know fo sho, I love food, all kinds of them, so My criteria. I like to stay in the area where there's a good mix of street food or night market food and restaurants, pubs, lounge, jazz clubs, malls, etc. Also there has to be a good mix of international food, Thai (of course), Japanese, Indian, Western, Chinese, Italian, French, etc.

I mean I want to stay in the area where I can go walk outside a few steps from my apartment and see all these food choices in front of me. Someone suggested Thong Lor area. I checked it out, it looks good. But is there any other area?

is the area near Siam Paragon or Central World has lots of option for street food or restaurant and lounge?

thanks in advance