Where to eat in Thailand
The provinces people travel to for the food alone.
21 provinces
Bangkok
Thailand's capital, set along the Chao Phraya River, full of high-rises and busy streets.
Samut Prakan
The province where the Chao Phraya River widens out and empties into the Gulf of Thailand.
Nonthaburi
A small province on the Chao Phraya River, bordering Bangkok on its northern side.
Ayutthaya
An old royal capital, dense with historic ruins along the Chao Phraya River.
Chonburi
An eastern coastal province on the Gulf, both a holiday coast and an industrial centre.
Rayong
An eastern seaboard province with a fine coastline and one of Thailand's industrial heartlands.
Chanthaburi
An eastern province on the coast, close to the Cambodian border.
Ubon Ratchathani
A large city on the Mun River, at Thailand's far northeastern edge on the Lao border.
Khon Kaen
A major city in the middle of the Isan plateau.
Udon Thani
The big city of upper Isan, and the way through to the Mekong country.
Chiang Mai
The old Lanna city, set in a northern valley, with cool air the whole way there.
Ratchaburi
A town on the Mae Klong River, near the Tenasserim range in the west.
Suphanburi
A central lowland province, with the Tha Chin River running through town.
Nakhon Pathom
A central lowland province, marked by the great Phra Pathom Chedi.
Samut Sakhon
A coastal province where the Tha Chin River runs down into the Gulf of Thailand.
Samut Songkhram
A small town on the Mae Klong River, and the smallest province in Thailand.
Phetchaburi
A province with mountains, sea, and the Phetchaburi River through the middle of town.
Nakhon Si Thammarat
A large southern city on the Gulf, with mountains and coastline in the one province.
Phuket
Thailand's largest island, ringed by the clear blue of the Andaman Sea.
Songkhla
A town on Songkhla Lake, Thailand's largest freshwater lake, on the lower Gulf coast.
Trang
An Andaman coast town, with mountains and sea in the same province.
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?How to use this page
- 1These groupings are SawadiKub's own starting point, not an official ranking.
- 2A province can sit in several categories — Krabi is both beach and nature.
- 3Use “See it on the map” to find where this group sits in the country.