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Talad Noi: A guide to one of Bangkok’s oldest surviving neighborhoods

Background

Established as Thailand’s capital city over 200 hundred years ago, Bangkok is a rich and dense compilation of history and culture. Several districts still remain immersed in local traditions and lifestyle, despite the city’s unceasing pace of development towards modernity, and offer visitors and passers-by the chance to experience a local adventure. Talad Noi, which literally means ‘small fresh market’, is a charming and nostalgic district worth discovering.
The pace of development in Bangkok can often be overwhelming. Leave the city behind for a few months and by the time you’re back the chances are there will be a new mall, high-rise condo or parking lot in place of whatever was there before.

Head over to the charming Talad Noi, however, and you’ll find a refreshing exception where centuries-old shop houses stand side-by-side historic temples, old monuments and handsome colonial mansions.

Talad Noi can be found just a few minutes’ walk south from the famous tourist hotspot of Chinatown (Yaowarat), and is well connected by both the MRT at Hua Lamphong and the Chao Phraya ferry which stops conveniently at the nearby Si Phraya Pier next to the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers. The area is bordered by the Chao Phraya to the west and the famous Charoen Krung Road to the east, but it’s really by the water’s edge where the best panoramic views come into picture.

Unlike the nearby Yaowarat or Charoen Krung Roads, Talad Noi’s narrow lanes aren’t clogged with traffic, meaning it’s actually fun to get around by foot or bicycle.

If you start your day at Hua Lamphong, Wat Traimit—which contains a 5.5-ton solid gold Buddha—and Chinatown are the two big-name attractions nearby. Both are well worth a visit, but delve deeper into the maze of cute streets that make up Talad Noi and you’ll be rewarded with some slightly less touristy attractions.

Talat Noi or Talad Noi (Thai: ตลาดน้อย, pronounced [talàːt.nɔ́ːj]) is a historic neighbourhood in Bangkok. It roughly occupies the area of the subdistrict of the same name in Samphanthawong District. Located on the periphery of Bangkok's Chinatown, Talat Noi has been home to various ethnic Chinese communities since soon after the foundation of Bangkok. Several historic buildings are located in the area, including the Holy Rosary Church and the Talat Noi Branch of Siam Commercial Bank.

And is the birthplace of Dr. Puey Ungphakorn, former Governor of the Bank of Thailand, he was the leading thinker in Thai society in the 1970s.

In addition, local elder also recalled Talat Noi is also the origin of the Kuaitiao khua kai (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวคั่วไก่), the popular stir-fried noodles dish. It adapted from dried chicken congee in before World World II period.
The area of ​​the market is a resident of. Overseas Chinese and other Chinese-Americans besides Chinatown and Seng Peng are nearby. History has long since ancient times. Rattanakosin The old market is very bustling. It is called " Chao " ( Chinese : 噠 叻 仔 ; Market, little market ) is derived from the nem Or jimmy The owner of this land has a daughter named "Noi", a port and community that flourished before Yaowarat. By the Portuguese The first people to live. Then came the Chinese, Cambodians and Cambodians to settle down. Currently, the house is inhabited by people in the style of small commercial buildings and alleys. ReligionThere are also featured buildings such as River City or Phayathai Bridge. It is also home to the Samphanthawong district office. Many of the buildings are old buildings, worth as much as 64 buildings.