Chinese New Year in Bangkok: What to Eat in Chinatown? Traditional Dishes and Specialties
If you are wondering what to eat in Chinatown Bangkok during Chinese New Year, here are the must-try specialties. A closer look at the dishes and street food you can find in Chinatown (Yaowarat) during the celebrations. Chinese and Thai specialties, festive desserts and symbolic foods: a culinary walk through one of Bangkok’s liveliest festivals.

Chinese New Year 2026 in Thailand: Dates, Locations and Festivities
Chinese New Year 2026 in Thailand: February 17–19 – Official Dates, Key Cities, Bangkok Chinatown and Traditions to Experience This Major Festival.

Vegetarian Festival 2024 in Thailand
Every year, Thailand hosts one of the world’s largest Vegetarian Festivals. Popular in certain regions (especially Phuket), the festival takes place during the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. This year, it runs from October 2 to October 12.

Talad Noi and The Scrapyard District in Bangkok’s Chinatown
Explore a different side of Bangkok, not the glitz and glamour, but the authentic pulse of everyday life that often eludes tourists in a hurry. Nestled between the banks of the Chao Phraya River and Chinatown is a unique enclave: the Sieng Kong district, Talad Noi, home to scrap metal merchants and car parts dealers.