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Banthat Thong Road

MKTSAM YAN

A road of food shops beside Chulalongkorn University, not a market ground. Blogs say most of the land belongs to the university and the old car-parts street became a food street through redevelopment (review-based).

OPEN
16:00
CLOSE
00:00
ENTRY
Free

Shops vary · Review-based

THIS WEEK

    The market’s usual hours by day, with holidays and alcohol ban days. Not a promise for a given day.

    Checked 29 October 2026

    Location
    Banthat Thong Road near Chulalongkorn University, Pathum Wan. (Wikipedia; Phuket 101; Your Thai Guide)
    Hours
    Shops from about 15:30–16:00 to around midnight, some past 01:00; each shop keeps its own days. Busiest 18:00–21:00 (review-based). (Phuket 101; Your Thai Guide)
    Getting there
    MRT Sam Yan exit 2 (Phaya Thai Road, Chulalongkorn University, Chamchuri Square, as BEM lists it), about 5 minutes; BTS National Stadium, 5–7 minutes (review-based). (Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM); Phuket 101; Your Thai Guide)
    Prices
    Review-based: a plate ฿40–150, mini boat noodles ฿30, skewers ฿15–60. (Phuket 101; Your Thai Guide; MICHELIN Guide Thailand)
    Paying
    Mostly cash; Jay Oh is cash only (review-based). (Phuket 101; Your Thai Guide)
    Station exits
    • MRT Sam Yan, Exit 2 (two guides agree) · About 5 minutes (review-based) · Last train toward Tha Phra 23:32 · toward Lak Song 00:08
    • BTS National Stadium · 5–7 minutes (review-based) · Last train toward Bang Wa 00:00
    Open by day of the week
    All markets by day

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    Street to show your driver

    ถนนบรรทัดทอง

    The Thai name of the road it is on (see sources).

    Jay Oh and the queue

    Jay Oh (Jeh O Chula) was a Bib Gourmand in the 2025 MICHELIN Guide; it is not in the 2026 list. The guide once wrote that diners “can wait up to two hours on the pavement outside” (MICHELIN Guide, 2019). It is cash only and opens about 16:00 to midnight (review-based). Go early, or put your name down and walk the street while you wait.

    Other names blogs give: Nueng Nom Nua, Yolk, Elvis Suki (review-based).

    When to go

    Before 18:00 for shorter queues; 18:00–21:00 is the busiest (review-based). In April 2026 the street held a Songkran “Water Street” (Daily News).

    Entry, paying and bargaining

    Entry
    Free: it is a street of shops.
    Paying
    Cash; Jay Oh is cash only (review-based).
    Bargaining
    No bargaining: shops have menu prices.
    Alcohol ban days
    No beer is sold inside the markets on alcohol ban days (site owner’s observation, 29 October 2026). Alcohol ban days calendar

    Questions

    What time does Banthat Thong open?
    Shops open from about 15:30–16:00 until around midnight, each on its own days (review-based). All markets by day
    How do I get to Banthat Thong Road?
    MRT Sam Yan exit 2, about 5 minutes on foot; BTS National Stadium, 5–7 minutes (review-based).
    Is Jay Oh cash only?
    Yes, cash only (review-based). The MICHELIN Guide wrote of waits of up to two hours (2019).
    Is Banthat Thong a night market?
    It is a road of food shops rather than a market ground; most open in the late afternoon and stay open to about midnight.

    BEFORE YOU GO

    Before you go

    1. Cash in small notes

      Cash; Jay Oh is cash only (review-based).

    2. Check the last train

      Markets that close at midnight or later outlast the MRT; the ride back is then by Grab or Bolt.

    Alcohol ban days calendarMoney exchange and prices

    Michelin nearby

    MICHELIN Guide Thailand 2026 restaurants whose nearest station is Sam Yan or National Stadium, within 1 km in a straight line.

    All Bangkok Michelin restaurants on one map