Bangkok, Thailand: Street Food Stalls in Central World Shopping Center

It was my first day in Bangkok and I was honestly overwhelmed with the food carts and street food all over the city. I’ve seen cooked meals with rice for late lunch, finger foods and a lot of fruit juices. The afternoon was searing hot – the type of hot that would make you want to stay inside an air conditioned room all day long - and those thirst quenching fruit juices were selling like hotcakes. I had a small bottle of cold pomegranate juice and it was perfect! We have been walking back and forth going through malls then under the sun again to take care of some errands; currency exchange, internet service provider etc. You know, usual traveler stuff.

After taking care of my needs, we decided to do my favorite activity of the day; explore the street food stalls in front of the Central World shopping center.

How to Get There

Central World is the tenth largest shopping complex in the world (Wikipedia). It is located along Ratchadamri Road with its exact address as Khwaeng Pathum Wan, Khet Pathum Wan, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon. It is approximately a 7-minute walk from Chit Lom BTS Station and a 10-minute walk from Siam BTS Station. There are a lot of buses that passes right in front of the complex. It is also accessible and a few minutes' walk through the Pratunam Pier if you choose to get there via express boat.

With my brother-in-law and his fiancée before we leapt into the sea of hungry diners in the Central Plaza Street Food Stalls, Bangkok

The Food Stalls

As for the street food stalls, here are some that took my attention: Pomegranate and other fruit juices to quench the afternoon thirst...

Fruits and dried products that's good to take home to family and friends, also what we Filipinos call as "pasalubong".

And various Thai cuisines and meat and seafood products fried and grilled to perfection.

After going around and taking forever to choose from all the food options, we’ve finally decided on what we’ll have to satisfy our hunger: Pad Thai for THB 50, Moo Ping (skewered pork) for THB 20 and an ice cold soft drink for THB 20.

This was me enjoying my Pad Thai, Moo Ping and ice cold soft drink. The combo was perfect!

With all these food options, I’ll definitely see more of Central World street food stalls in my next few weeks here in Bangkok.

Have you had any experience in Central World with all these food options? What’s your favorite? Feel free to share and recommend on the comments below.

Travel Date: July 10, 2017