Khaosan Road
Khaosan Road runs for about 410 metres through Bang Lamphu, in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon District. It lies roughly one kilometre north of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew. Rama V’s reign saw the street constructed in 1892, during Bangkok’s Rattanakosin period. Its name means “milled rice”, recalling the area’s connection with rice trading.
Today, affordable hotels, three-star accommodation, clothes shops, handicrafts, paintings and local fruit line the street. After dark, bars, music and food hawkers create a busy scene, with barbecued insects among the snacks. Wat Chana Songkram, a centuries-old Buddhist temple, stands nearby, while several small mosques serve the surrounding Islamic community. During Songkran in mid-April, dancing and water fights turn the street into one of Bangkok’s most exuberant gathering places.
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