{ "schema": "landometer.citywiki.article/v1", "id": "9d4e1da3-399c-4be3-a49e-60291297a750", "slug": "banthat-thong", "url": "https://landometer.com/v3/citywiki/banthat-thong?lang=en", "json": "https://landometer.com/v3/citywiki/banthat-thong.json", "language": "en", "updatedAt": "2026-08-25T16:29:23.692029+07:00", "indexedBySearch": true, "pendingBeforeIndexing": [ "Passed the two-step human review (geography and evidence, then page quality)." ], "place": { "nameEn": "Banthat Thong", "nameTh": "บรรทัดทอง", "province": "Bangkok", "country": "Thailand", "geoNote": "Banthat Thong Road and the adjoining Suan Luang–Samyan blocks in Pathum Wan district.", "pronunciation": "ban-that thong" }, "quickAnswer": "Banthat Thong is the food-focused stretch of Banthat Thong Road between Rama IV Road and Charoen Phon, together with the adjoining Suan Luang–Samyan blocks. Restaurants are the main reason to come; Chulalongkorn Centenary Park (อุทยาน 100 ปี จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย) and Samyan Market (ตลาดสามย่าน) work as separate supporting stops. Choose one restaurant from current owner information and check the queue, crossing and return before committing. Good for: diners interested in the street and the work behind it. Less ideal for: anyone who needs a quiet evening or a known continuous step-free route.", "truthStatement": "Banthat Thong (บรรทัดทอง) turns a 1.5-kilometre commercial road into a food destination where every meal also occupies space shared with residents, workers, riders and traffic.", "boundary": { "headline": "What this page means by Banthat Thong", "definitionNote": "Banthat Thong here means the food-focused commercial stretch of Banthat Thong Road between Rama IV Road and Charoen Phon, plus the adjoining Suan Luang–Samyan blocks used for practical supporting stops. The mapped boundary is not a legal or cadastral boundary. It does not turn every attraction inside the wider shape into part of the food street." }, "fit": { "summary": "Banthat Thong suits a focused meal planned from current information, with time to notice how the road works around its restaurants.", "roles": [ "Purposeful diners", "Street-life observers", "Food-and-park visitors" ] }, "misfit": { "summary": "Current pavement conditions and restaurant queues have not been checked along the whole road.", "roles": [ "Anyone needing step-free continuity", "Queue-averse diners", "Scent-sensitive visitors" ] }, "practical": { "estimatedBudget": "Varies by restaurant", "recommendedDuration": "One purposeful meal; no full-road duration" }, "bestTime": [], "route": { "intro": "This is not an end-to-end walking route. Choose a restaurant first, identify the nearest practical arrival and return, and treat the park or market as a separate stop if the crossings work for you.", "stops": [ { "name": "Banthat Thong Road (ถนนบรรทัดทอง)", "role": "Choose the meal", "headline": "The food street is the reason to come" }, { "name": "Chulalongkorn Centenary Park (อุทยาน 100 ปี จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย)", "role": "Take a separate pause", "headline": "A public park beside the food area" }, { "name": "Samyan Market (ตลาดสามย่าน)", "role": "Browse a separate food stop", "headline": "Fresh-market stalls below, food court above" } ] }, "faqs": [ { "a": "It means the food-focused commercial stretch of Banthat Thong Road between Rama IV Road and Charoen Phon, with adjoining Suan Luang–Samyan places included only as supporting stops.", "q": "What does Banthat Thong mean on this page?" }, { "a": "There is no permanent ranking. Start with the dish you want, check the restaurant’s current owner information, then look at the actual queue and pavement before committing.", "q": "Which Banthat Thong restaurant should I choose?" }, { "a": "A current end-to-end assessment of pavements, crossings and step-free continuity is not available. Choose one section and establish its arrival and return first.", "q": "Can I walk the entire Banthat Thong food street?" }, { "a": "Sam Yan MRT and National Stadium BTS are rail approaches used for the wider area. The useful choice depends on the restaurant or supporting stop, so map the exact destination on the day.", "q": "How can I reach Banthat Thong without a car?" }, { "a": "No. Banthat Thong Fair 2026 was scheduled for March 18–24, 2026, so it had ended by August 24, 2026.", "q": "Is Banthat Thong Fair 2026 still running?" }, { "a": "Samyan Market is a supporting stop in the adjoining Suan Luang–Samyan area. Jim Thompson House is a separate nearby visit outside the Banthat Thong food-road core.", "q": "Are Samyan Market and Jim Thompson House part of Banthat Thong?" } ], "caveats": [ "Restaurant openings, menus, prices and queues can change; use current owner information on the day.", "Pavements, crossings and step-free continuity have not been checked along the whole 1.5-kilometre stretch.", "Business reports, district actions and events describe their stated 2025 or 2026 dates, not permanent conditions." ], "sources": [ { "publisher": "CityMETER", "title": "Restaurant and Hotel datasets", "url": null, "accessed": null, "supports": "The 91-restaurant area metric, 114 point-level restaurant records, named food entries and 17 hotels. The restaurant totals come from separate collection layers and neither total establishes which businesses are open today." }, { "publisher": "CityMETER", "title": "Tourism dataset", "url": null, "accessed": null, "supports": "Ban Khrua Nuea Community, Samyan Market, Jim Thompson House Museum, Wat Boromniwat Ratchaworawihan, Chulalongkorn Centenary Park and the dated Banthat Thong Fair 2026 event." }, { "publisher": "Pathum Wan District Office", "title": "Pavement management on Banthat Thong and Charat Mueang roads", "url": "https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/pathumwan/page/sub/2371/%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A1/10/info/447387/%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%97-%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2-%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "The February 6, 2025 instructions concerning building lines, walking space, pavement objects, motorcycles and wastewater." }, { "publisher": "Chulalongkorn University", "title": "Banthat Thong–Samyan place-branding activity", "url": "https://www.chula.ac.th/news/248680/", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "The July 9, 2025 activity involving Chulalongkorn University, PMCU, food-business partners and tenants." }, { "publisher": "Ministry of Commerce", "title": "Meeting with Banthat Thong operators", "url": "https://www.moc.go.th/th/content/category/detail/id/4/iid/9145", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Operator statements about customer numbers and costs raised at the August 16, 2025 meeting; these were participant reports rather than an independent footfall count." }, { "publisher": "Thai PBS", "title": "Report on Banthat Thong restaurant businesses", "url": "https://www.thaipbs.or.th/news/content/350540", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Dated 2025 commentary on operating costs, facilities and the management of the street-food area." }, { "publisher": "Thairath Money", "title": "Banthat Thong commercial road and tenant interviews", "url": "https://www.thairath.co.th/money/business_marketing/trends/2851298", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "The 1.5-kilometre Rama IV–Charoen Phon scope and named, dated accounts of rent, turnover and tenant pressure." }, { "publisher": "PMCU", "title": "Suanluang–Samyan", "url": "https://pmcu.co.th/suanluang-samyan/", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "PMCU’s framing of the adjoining Suan Luang–Samyan commercial area and shops on both sides of Banthat Thong Road." }, { "publisher": "PMCU", "title": "Chulalongkorn Centenary Park", "url": "https://pmcu.co.th/chula-centenary-park/", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "The park’s public-space, environmental-learning and water-management roles." }, { "publisher": "PMCU", "title": "Samyan Market", "url": "https://pmcu.co.th/samyan-market/", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Fresh-market and retail stalls on the ground floor and food outlets on the second floor." }, { "publisher": "PMCU", "title": "Samyan Market community-market profile", "url": "https://pmcu.co.th/pmcu-story/21618/", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Parking at Samyan Market and the dated guidance naming Sam Yan MRT and National Stadium BTS for the wider area; current access and terms should be checked." }, { "publisher": "Jim Thompson House Museum", "title": "The Thai House", "url": "https://jimthompsonhouse.org/the-thai-house/", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "The assembly of Thai houses as Jim Thompson’s home and its relationship to the Ban Khrua silk-weaving community." }, { "publisher": "Jim Thompson House Museum", "title": "Visitor Information", "url": "https://jimthompsonhouse.org/visitor-information/", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Current museum visitor rules and ticket information, which should be checked again before travelling." }, { "publisher": "DhammaThai", "title": "Wat Boromniwat Ratchaworawihan", "url": "https://www.dhammathai.org/watthai/dbview.php?No=31", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "The temple’s 1834 establishment date, royal-monastery status, Thammayut affiliation and principal Buddha image." }, { "publisher": "Wikimedia Commons", "title": "Banthat Thong Road photograph", "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABanthat_Thong_Road.jpg", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Hero-image creator, file and CC BY-SA 4.0 reuse licence." } ], "image": { "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Banthat_Thong_Road.jpg", "alt": "Banthat Thong Rd.", "author": "Phoebus 28", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "licenseUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0", "source": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banthat_Thong_Road.jpg" } }