Street · Phra Nakhon
Khao San Road · Banglamphu
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400 metres of backpacker legend, built on top of a rice market in a courtiers' quarter.
Jing ler? — no way
'Khao san' means 'milled rice' — for a century this was where Bangkok bought its rice. The world's backpackers only arrived after a 1982 guidebook mention snowballed; older residents still remember when the guesthouse strip smelled of husked grain.
Jing ler? — no way
Explore it in the 3D city →Banglamphu around it was the artisans' quarter serving the palace: khon-mask makers, gold-leaf beaters and classical dance costumiers. A few workshops survive between the bars.