{
  "schema": "landometer.citywiki.article/v1",
  "id": "3f466d2d-9c21-4178-acfc-99ced90f1b03",
  "slug": "yaowarat",
  "url": "https://landometer.com/v3/citywiki/yaowarat?lang=en",
  "json": "https://landometer.com/v3/citywiki/yaowarat.json",
  "language": "en",
  "updatedAt": "2026-09-09T16:02:16.32198+07:00",
  "indexedBySearch": true,
  "pendingBeforeIndexing": [
    "No pipeline terms or placeholders in reader-facing text.",
    "Passed the two-step human review (geography and evidence, then page quality)."
  ],
  "place": {
    "nameEn": "Yaowarat",
    "nameTh": "เยาวราช",
    "province": "Bangkok",
    "country": "Thailand",
    "geoNote": "Along Yaowarat Road in Samphanthawong district.",
    "pronunciation": "yao-wa-rat"
  },
  "quickAnswer": "Yaowarat (เยาวราช) here means Yaowarat Road (ถนนเยาวราช) and the adjoining lanes, markets and institutions inside the supplied boundary, not every part of Bangkok’s Chinatown. The road’s gold shops and night food are the main draws, while Leng Buai Ia Market, Plaeng Nam Road, Thian Fah Foundation and the temples explain how the neighbourhood works during the day. Allow half a day for markets, worship and the history centre, or one evening for the food street. Current stall hours, temple access and crossings are worth checking shortly before the visit.",
  "truthStatement": "Yaowarat Road carries gold trading, festival markets, worship and night food through the same streets.",
  "boundary": {
    "headline": "What this page means by Yaowarat",
    "definitionNote": "Yaowarat (เยาวราช) here is the Yaowarat Road trading street and the adjoining lanes, markets, temples and institutions inside the approximate story boundary. It is not the whole of Samphanthawong district or every place promoted as Bangkok Chinatown."
  },
  "fit": {
    "summary": "Good for travellers who want food, trade and Chinese-Thai religious life in the same outing.",
    "roles": [
      "Night-food wanderers",
      "Market cooks",
      "Gold shoppers",
      "Temple visitors"
    ]
  },
  "misfit": {
    "summary": "Less ideal for anyone who needs a fully checked step-free route or a guaranteed list of operating stalls.",
    "roles": [
      "Wheelchair users needing certainty",
      "Travellers avoiding crowds",
      "Visitors with a fixed food checklist"
    ]
  },
  "practical": {
    "estimatedBudget": "Meals around ฿100–300; shopping and admission costs extra",
    "recommendedDuration": "Half day or one evening"
  },
  "bestTime": [
    {
      "note": "Festival goods, worship and street decorations take on a larger role. Dates and access arrangements change, so check the current programme.",
      "when": "Chinese festival periods"
    }
  ],
  "route": {
    "intro": "Wat Mangkon MRT serves the main trading streets, while Hua Lamphong MRT is the documented rail approach for Wat Traimit. Bangkok also identifies Ratchawong Pier (ท่าเรือราชวงศ์) and several bus routes as connections. Choose the stops that match the time of day and recheck the return journey.",
    "stops": [
      {
        "name": "Wat Traimit Witthayaram and Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Center (วัดไตรมิตรวิทยาราม และศูนย์ประวัติศาสตร์เยาวราช)",
        "role": "Learn the neighbourhood story",
        "headline": "The local history centre sits above the temple grounds"
      },
      {
        "name": "Thian Fah Foundation Hospital and Guanyin Shrine (โรงพยาบาลเทียนฟ้ามูลนิธิ)",
        "role": "See care and worship share a site",
        "headline": "A charitable hospital with a public shrine"
      },
      {
        "name": "Yaowarat Road (ถนนเยาวราช)",
        "role": "Follow the main street",
        "headline": "Gold trading by day, food stalls after dark"
      },
      {
        "name": "Plaeng Nam Road (ถนนแปลงนาม)",
        "role": "Take the short side street",
        "headline": "About 100 metres with a history of its own"
      },
      {
        "name": "Old Market and Leng Buai Ia Alley (ตลาดเก่า และตรอกเล่งบ๊วยเอี๊ยะ)",
        "role": "Browse the surviving festival market",
        "headline": "The old market closed; its festival-food trade continued nearby"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wat Kanma Tuyaram (วัดกันมาตุยาราม)",
        "role": "Step away from the food street",
        "headline": "A Dhammayut temple on Mangkon Road"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wat Mangkon Kamalawat (วัดมังกรกมลาวาส)",
        "role": "Visit a Chinese Buddhist landmark",
        "headline": "The temple that gives Wat Mangkon MRT its name"
      }
    ]
  },
  "faqs": [
    {
      "a": "It means Yaowarat Road and the adjoining lanes and institutions inside the supplied story boundary, not all of Bangkok’s Chinatown or Samphanthawong district.",
      "q": "What does Yaowarat mean on this page?"
    },
    {
      "a": "No. Gold shops, festival-goods markets, temples, Thian Fah Foundation and the Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Center give the street a daytime life before the food stalls become prominent.",
      "q": "Is Yaowarat only a night-food destination?"
    },
    {
      "a": "Wat Mangkon MRT serves the main Yaowarat streets. BEM directs Wat Traimit visitors from Hua Lamphong MRT Exit 1; check the current exit and walking conditions before travelling.",
      "q": "Which MRT station should I use?"
    },
    {
      "a": "The former Old Market has closed. The market in Leng Buai Ia Alley continued the trade in ingredients and goods used for Chinese festival cooking, though current stall activity should be checked.",
      "q": "Is the Old Market still open?"
    },
    {
      "a": "Use it as a search lead only. It was published on January 9, 2020 and does not establish current hours, prices, queues or operating status.",
      "q": "Can I rely on the official five-stall food list?"
    },
    {
      "a": "The available sources do not establish a continuous step-free route. Check station exits, crossings, pavements and the return journey for the particular stops you choose.",
      "q": "Is the route from the MRT or pier step-free?"
    }
  ],
  "caveats": [
    "Restaurant, hotel and stall prices can change; check before travelling for a particular venue.",
    "The transport sources name stations, buses and a pier but do not establish a continuous step-free route.",
    "The 2026 Chinese New Year events ended on March 1, 2026; future festival dates need a new check."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "publisher": "CityMETER",
      "title": "Tourism dataset",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": "2026-08-09",
      "supports": "Yaowarat Road, Old Market and Leng Buai Ia Alley, Wat Kanma Tuyaram, Wat Traimit, night-food activity and dated festival records."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "CityMETER",
      "title": "Restaurant dataset",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": "2026-08-09",
      "supports": "The 32-restaurant metric, 40 point entries, five named venues and their price bands. The metric and point total come from different source components and should not be treated as identical."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "CityMETER",
      "title": "Hotel dataset",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": "2026-08-09",
      "supports": "Ten hotels and the room-price examples used in the overnight guidance."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Thian Fah Foundation Hospital",
      "title": "Hospital and foundation owner page",
      "url": "https://thianfah.org/",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Charitable status, Chinese and modern medical services, Guanyin worship and the non-discrimination principle."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Bangkok Metropolitan Administration",
      "title": "Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Center at Wat Traimit Witthayaram",
      "url": "https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/public/user_files_editor/72/po/work/trimid.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Location of the history centre on the second floor of the Phra Maha Mondop."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Bangkok Expressway and Metro",
      "title": "Wat Traimit Witthayaram visitor page",
      "url": "https://metro.bemplc.co.th/Popular-Place-Detail?pid=93",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Hua Lamphong MRT orientation for Wat Traimit."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Bangkok Metropolitan Administration",
      "title": "Yaowarat public-space page",
      "url": "https://publicspace.bangkok.go.th/Spaces/Info/AEA44777-4385-4321-BD8A-17F96F4764DF",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Wat Mangkon MRT, bus and Ratchawong Pier connections, plus bookable performance areas that do not guarantee a performance."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Samphanthawong District Office",
      "title": "District field visit to Yaowarat and Leng Buai Ia Market",
      "url": "https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/samphanthawong/page/sub/2080/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A8%E0%B9%8C/8/info/466805/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A8%E0%B9%8C-%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AF-%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%8D%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%A3-%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88-2-%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88-15-%E0%B8%93-%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A8%E0%B9%8C-%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%8D%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87-%E0%B9%86",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Continued shop activity around Leng Buai Ia Market and the associated shrine in 2026."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Navanurak — Plaeng Nam Community Archive",
      "title": "History of Plaeng Nam Road",
      "url": "https://www.navanurak.in.th/Plaengnam/site/theme/background_muse.php",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "The road’s approximate 100-metre length, connection between Charoen Krung and Yaowarat, former name and trading details."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Thai PBS",
      "title": "124 Years of Yaowarat",
      "url": "https://www.thaipbs.or.th/now/content/1334",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "The 2024 account of Yaowarat’s road history, gold trade, food businesses and more than 150 gold shops."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Tourism Authority of Thailand",
      "title": "The Adventure Through Bangkok’s Chinatown",
      "url": "https://www.tourismthailand.org/Articles/the-adventure-through-bangkok-s-chinatown",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Yaowarat’s shopping and food identity and the association of Wat Traimit, Thian Fah and Wat Mangkon Kamalawat with a Chinatown visit."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Tourism Authority of Thailand",
      "title": "Top 5 Street Food Restaurants in Yaowarat",
      "url": "https://www.tourismthailand.org/Articles/top-5-street-food-restaurants-in-yaowarat-to-turn-your-hunger-into-happiness",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "The five named food stops and the article’s publication date of January 9, 2020; it is not evidence of current operation."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Wikimedia Commons",
      "title": "Yaowarat Road Bangkok photograph",
      "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yaowarat_Road_Bangkok.jpg",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Hero-image authorship, file identity and CC BY 2.0 reuse licence."
    }
  ],
  "image": {
    "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Yaowarat_Road_Bangkok.jpg",
    "alt": "Yaowarat Road in Samphanthawong district, Bangkok, Thailand.",
    "author": "Vyacheslav Argenberg",
    "license": "CC BY 2.0",
    "licenseUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0",
    "source": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yaowarat_Road_Bangkok.jpg"
  }
}