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title: "Best of Rattanakosin (Old City) — print edition"
description: "Bangkok directory, guides and live city data — businesses, restaurants, events and news."
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# Best of Rattanakosin (Old City) — print edition

Best of Rattanakosin (Old City)bestofthailand.org
September 2026

1

Jay Fai

Street Food · 4.4 · 3200 reviews

327 Maha Chai Rd, Samran Rat · +66 2 223 9384

2

Chuwattana gymOpen Sun

Fitness & Gyms · 4.8 · 77 reviews

“Located in a Chinatown market alley and initially hard to spot but worth locating, this gym pairs experienced retired fighters as coaches…”

10100 258/5 Maha Chak Rd, Pom Prap · +66 2 224 5067

3

Sangmorakot Muay Thai Academy

Fitness & Gyms · 4.6 · 118 reviews

“Coaches are genuinely knowledgeable and fluent enough in English to work past language gaps with mixed-skill groups.”

21 Damrong Rak Rd, Khlong Maha Nak · +66 98 962 4615

4

U Rental Bike

Transport & Rentals · 4.6 · 72 reviews

“This operation runs on personal warmth—staff are famously kind, communication is immediate, and bikes arrive in noticeably good condition.”

26/3 Thanon Mahannop, Sao Chingcha · +66 64 930 3000

5

Street food

Street Food · 5.0 · 1 reviews

หน้า, ปาก Soi Tha Wang

6

MR Bike Rental Bangkok

Transport & Rentals · 4.3 · 32 reviews

“Motorcycles and helmets are consistently brand new, with attentive service from the owner, though pricing splits opinions—travelers…”

64 Thanon Burana Sat, San Chao Pho Sua · +66 94 464 3245

7

Thipsamai Pad Thai

Street Food · 4.2 · 6100 reviews

313-315 Maha Chai Rd · +66 2 226 6666

7 places listed in Rattanakosin (Old City) so far

Review lines are Best of Thailand’s paraphrase from reader reviews.

Best of Rattanakosin (Old City)bestofthailand.org
September 2026

## Practical answers

Getting around

BTS, MRT and boat fares, which card to buy

From the airport

Rail link, taxi and Grab prices from Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang

Apps to install

The eSIM and the apps to have running before you land

Scams to know

The tourist scams reported most often, and how to avoid them

Currency

Exchange booths, ATM fees and cash tips, with the current rate

Weather

Bangkok's rain patterns, temperatures and what to pack

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