Chinatown and Pahurat

Chinatown and Pahurat reviews

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• Great area

  I visited the Phahurat area a number of times in April and September 2012. There are many Indians, Burmese, etc. in this area - I was approached by a number of people offering to help me out, suggest good restaurants, etc. There are several fantastic Indian restaurants, clearly authentic due to the primarily South Asian clientele - Royal India and Shere e Punjab (both across the street from the Indian Emporium with the Bangkok Bank. There's also good shopping in many Indian-owned shops, plus some great Indian sweets. I can also recommend the Candy Inn (02-2230182) as a budget-ish area (300 to 600 Baht, the latter on a lower floor and with A/C and TV)
  
  To reach this area you can take Bus 40 from Hua Lamphong train station, get off at Phahurat (the bus attendant will help you, it's about a 5 minute ride), and walk one block north of where they let you out. Highly recommended; this area sees enough western travelers to provide us with good service (such as the delicious fresh-squeezed pomegranate juice) while not enough to be over-touristed, like Khao San Road or other areas. They also have betel nut stands in the area, run by Myanmar natives, but they don't want you to spit on the ground here, unlike Myanmar. Hope you enjoy this unique area of Bangkok.

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  By squarethecircle (dabbler)
  Written on 5th September, 2012 after a visit to Chinatown and Pahurat in September, 2012

  Also reviewed by squarethecircle: Mae Sai, Pattani, Yala,

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