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By Secret Food Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is P 3,113 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • On the Ruam Sab Market Lunch & Canal Boat Experience, you’ll step straight into Bangkok’s midday rhythm, eating where local office workers actually have lunch. Your guide will walk you through the Ruam Sab food court, introducing classic Thai comfort dishes like stir‑fried holy basil with chicken, papaya salad, braised pork leg over rice, noodle soup, and stir‑fried wide rice noodles, explaining what makes each one special and how locals customize flavor with chilies, lime, and fish sauce. You’ll also enjoy traditional sweets such as grilled banana and crispy Thai pancakes, plus your choice of Thai iced tea or fresh fruit smoothie to cool down like a true Bangkokian.
    As you glide toward Pratunam, you’ll see canal‑side neighborhoods, bridges, and hidden corners of the city that most visitors never notice, before stepping off right by Bangkok’s central shopping district with easy access to CentralWorld and the BTS for your onward adventures.

Activity location

  • Bangkok
    • Bangkok, Thailand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 7600 Thanon Phetchaburi
    • 7600 Thanon Phetchaburi
    • 10310, Khwaeng Bang Kapi, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand

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Bangkok Authentic Market Food Tour with 8+ Local Tastings & Boat

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 10:45
Price details
P 3,112.53 x 1 AdultP 3,112.53
Total
Price is P 3,112.53
Until Mon, Aug 31

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Stir‑Fried Rice Noodles with Pork
  • Inclusions
    Stir‑Fried Chicken with Holy Basil
  • Inclusions
    Thai Iced Tea
  • Inclusions
    Rice Noodle Soup with Stewed Pork
  • Inclusions
    Thai Crispy Pancake
  • Inclusions
    Fruit Smoothie
  • Inclusions
    Papaya Salad (Som Tam Thai)
  • Inclusions
    Grilled Banana
  • Inclusions
    Our Delicious Secret Dish!
  • Exclusions
    Gratuities

Know before you book

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Please note: the itinerary and menu is subject to change, based on the locations’ availability, weather, and other circumstances.
    • Please ensure to contact us in advance of the tour for any dietary requirement, to ensure we can cater for them the best we can.
    • This tour involves a fair amount of walking; comfortable shoes are recommended.

Activity itinerary

Bangkok

  • 30m
Bangkok is one of the world's great food cities — a place where a 50-cent bowl of noodles from a street cart can rival anything served in a fine dining restaurant. Thai cuisine is bold, layered, and deeply regional, with flavors that shift dramatically from neighborhood to neighborhood and stall to stall. The sheer variety can be overwhelming for first-time visitors, and the best dishes are often hidden in markets, side streets, and shophouses that most travelers walk right past. That's exactly where our food tour earns its place: a knowledgeable local guide cuts through the noise, takes you off the beaten path, and turns what could be an intimidating culinary landscape into an unforgettable eating adventure — one bite at a time.

Ruam Sab Market

  • 2h
Tucked away from Bangkok's tourist trail, Ruam Sab Market on Asok Montri Road is where real Bangkok locals actually eat lunch. This bustling open-air food court draws office workers and students from across the city, serving up fragrant curries, hand-rolled noodles, papaya salad, and traditional Thai sweets. No English menus, no tourist markups, no staged performances: just the sights, smells, and flavors of everyday Bangkok life in one of the city's most beloved neighborhood markets. If you've ever wanted to eat exactly where the locals eat, this is it.

Khlong Saen Saep

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
No Bangkok experience feels more local than jumping on the express boat along Khlong Saen Saep. Weaving through the city's backwater arteries, this 18-kilometre canal cuts straight through neighbourhoods tourists rarely reach — wooden shophouses, spirit shrines, and laundry lines strung above the water. After a morning spent eating your way through the city, it's the perfect way to decompress, catch a breeze, and watch everyday Bangkok life drift by from the water.

Central World (Pass by)

The tour wraps up just a short walk from Central World, one of Bangkok's most iconic shopping and dining hubs — making it easy to keep the adventure going, whether that's exploring more of the city, grabbing a final drink, or simply soaking up the buzz of downtown Bangkok.

Location

Activity location

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    Bangkok
    • Bangkok, Thailand

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    7600 Thanon Phetchaburi
    • 7600 Thanon Phetchaburi
    • 10310, Khwaeng Bang Kapi, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand

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