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Places to eat nearby
Where students actually eat around Tha Prachan and Pinklao, with a map and rough prices.
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- Student lifeFood and housingWhere to eat
…shops on the streets around Tha Prachan sell everything from boat noodles to grilled skewers. Wang Lang (Siriraj) market is across the river, reached by ferry from…
30 September 2026
- Places nearbyPinklaoJin Tod Pa Tue (Lotus's Mall Charan)
Restaurant — A Thonburi-side branch of a northern fried meat chain that grew popular through social media.
- Student lifeFood and housingPlaces students recommend (Where to eat)
…Order Price นิวย่งฮั้วโภชนา (New Yong Hua Phochana) Duck noodles, red pork noodles 50 to 100 baht หม่าล่าหน้ามอ, skewer stall Fish tofu, bacon-wrapped sausage From 10 baht a…
30 September 2026
- Places nearbyTha PrachanKhao Tom Bowon
Rice porridge — Opposite Wat Bowon Niwet, with the kitchen out front, open from late afternoon to about 11pm.
- Places nearbyTha PrachanChok Dee Kota
Chicken dishes — Hainanese chicken rice from a recipe close to 90 years old, first sold in Yaowarat.
- Places nearbyTha PrachanKhao Dong Moo Daeng
Thai — Red pork and crispy pork grilled over charcoal, from an 80 year old recipe, inside Wang Lang market.
- Places nearbyPinklaoKhao Gaeng Ho Charan
Restaurant — Sells one thing only: curry over rice, wrapped in banana leaf.
- Places nearbyTha PrachanThe Fat Duck rice porridge (original)
Rice porridge — Around 60 years old, next to Wat Thepthidaram, and known for using every part of the duck.
- Student lifeYour first weeksThai customs and useful phrases
The wai The wai is a greeting and a sign of respect. You press your palms together at chest height and bow your head slightly. Students wai teachers and older…
30 September 2026
- Student lifeFood and housingMap of food near campus (Where to eat)
The map covers about 70 places, grouped by type of food. It comes from Google Maps lists kept by BIRSA seniors.…
30 September 2026
- Student lifeFood and housingEating for less (Where to eat)
Rice with a single topping (ข้าวราดแกงหน้าเดียว) is usually the cheapest hot meal. Many buildings have free…
30 September 2026
- Student lifeYour first weeksDress at temples and formal places (Thai customs and useful phrases)
…sarong in your bag helps. The Grand Palace, near campus, refuses entry for sleeveless tops, short shorts and torn or tight clothing. Check the entry rules before you go.
30 September 2026
- Places nearbyTha PrachanSupanniga Eating Room Tha Tien
Thai — Trat and Isan family recipes, with a rooftop looking across the river to Wat Arun.
- Student lifeFood and housingFinding somewhere to live
…Its accommodation page lists the details. Private housing near campus Most of the places on the map are apartments, dorms and condos on the Pinklao and Siriraj side of…
30 September 2026
- Student lifeFood and housingCheap food near campus (Where to eat)
…family-run shops on the streets around Tha Prachan sell everything from boat noodles to grilled skewers. Wang Lang (Siriraj) market is across the river, reached by ferry from…
30 September 2026
- Student lifeFood and housingHalal and vegetarian food (Where to eat)
…use pork, and many dishes contain fish sauce, so ask before you order. Say ฮาลาล (halal) to ask for halal food. The map has a halal category. Aheesah Roddee Halal (อาอีซะฮ์…
30 September 2026
- Places nearbyTha PrachanYellow Curry Studio
Restaurant — Southern Thai cooking in the Surat Thani style, on Ban Mo Road in the old town.
- Places nearbyPinklaoPinklao Fish Head Hot Pot
Restaurant — A Thonburi-side fixture for decades, built around fish head hot pot and tom yum.
- Places nearbyPinklaoUncle & Aunt Pork Noodle
Noodle shop — Tom yum pork noodles by the Pinklao intersection, open 4pm to 3am and closed Sundays.
- Places nearbyPinklaoWatchara Phochana
Thai — A late-night khao tom restaurant on Charansanitwong Road, open since the 1970s.
- News and eventsannouncementsSomeone is photographing students at Tha Prachan without consent
BIRSA has had reports of a person taking photographs of people around Thammasat Tha Prachan without their knowledge. The photographs…
21 August 2026
- News and eventsannouncementsWelcome to BIR, Batch 18
…Science, Thammasat University. The original Instagram post has a QR code linking to these resources. official communication channels a guide to new-student registration…
30 May 2026
- Student lifeFood and housing
Where to eat around Tha Prachan and how to find somewhere to live.