Region: Bangkok And Surrounds> Province: Nakhon Pathom> Location: Nakhon Pathom

Nakhon Pathom

The distinct lack of restaurants in Nakhon Pathom is made up for by the huge nightly food market.

Chedi hawker food market - local cheapies
Within the south-west side of the outer gates of the Chedi, Nakhon Pathom - Nakhon Pathom

Alfresco dining afore the mother-of-all stupas. Dozens of food stalls set up here as the sun receedsreceeds over the Chedi each afternoon. Very popular with the locals. Everyone's favorite cheap Thai dish is available here, from khao phat gai (fried rice with chicken) to sah-lah bow (steamed buns with filling).
Type of Food: Thai /
Opening Hours: Daily 17:00-22:00

Chokdee Dimsum - Oriental specialties
Just off Ratchadamnoen Rd, Nakhon Pathom - Nakhon Pathom
Tel: (034) 27 5775;

Just bend your head to the left as you walk in the door to discover if this place is going to be your cup-of-tea. There lies a array of dozens of dim sum dishes mostly using fish, corn or sushi as the main ingredient. Chockdee (which means good luck in Thai) is a friendly place and you'll be well looked after even if you can't bridge the language barrier. A specialty is the Bak Kut The, a spicy Chinese broth that's said to keep you looking young and healthy. To reach Chokdee Dimsum take the first right on Ratchadamnoen Rd as you walk west away from the Chedi. It's opposite the Siam Hotel.
Type of Food: Chinese /
Opening Hours: 10:00-22:00

Rice and Noodles - No suprises with this one
Ratchadamnoen Rd, Nakhon Pathom - Nakhon Pathom

The name just about says it all here, folks. Rice and Noodles dishes out run-of-the-mill Thai dishes in a no-nonsense setting. There are no English-langage menus, so if you're not up on your Thai just look at what some else is eating, use the point and smile technique and you will be well looked after. Rice and Noodles is about 500m down Ratchadamnoen Rd as you walk away from the Chedi on the right side of the road.
Type of Food: Thai /
Opening Hours: 08:00-20:00

The Angel Coffee - Best beans in town
178/2 Ratchadamnoen Rd, Nakhon Pathom - Nakhon Pathom

Visitors with a macchiato addiction have only got one option in Nakhon Pathom -- the divinely named Angel Coffee. The coffee shop also does sandwiches, Western breakfasts and the best ice-cream this side of the Chedi. Customers can sit inside or out on the footpath, and staff sometimes pump out French music from early last century for a real cutural juxtaposition. It's next door to Rice and Noodles.
Type of Food: Coffee and/or Tea House /
Opening Hours: 08:00-20:00