Nang Loeng Market (ตลาดนางเลิ้ง) is one of my favorite market areas in Bangkok. Read more here: http://wp.me/psd9b-4O9
There are many many markets and street food areas in Bangkok, but one of the oldest and most preserved in the city, is Nang Loeng Market (ตลาดนางเลิ้ง). Located in the central part of the city, the community has been around a couple of hundred years now. The market itself was opened officially in 1900, and since then it has been a gathering place for people in the community to socialize and eat.
There are many options for food at Nang Loeng Market (ตลาดนางเลิ้ง), and there's actually an entire food court that's opened at lunchtime, but my favorite restaurant in the area, one that I keep coming back to time and time again is the rice and curry restaurant on the corner known as Khao Gaeng Ruttana (ข้าวแกงรัตนา http://www.eatingthaifood.com/2012/06/thai-rice-curry-bangkok-nang-loeng-market/). This street food rice and curry restaurant has been around for a long time, and it has some serious character to it. It's the type of place where ancient fans are wobbling back and forth, there are cobwebs hanging in the rafters, and the food is always outstanding. Though there's plenty of food to try at Nang Loeng Market (ตลาดนางเลิ้ง), I can't help myself heading straight to eat rice and curry.
When you eat Thai rice and curry, you don't always know what will be on the menu, you just have to go to the restaurant, look at the dishes that are available for the day, point to them, and order them. At Khao Gaeng Ruttana (ข้าวแกงรัตนา) you can either choose to order for takeaway and they will pack your food into plastic bags, or you can choose to sit down and eat right there. I like to eat there to enjoy the ambiance of the restaurant and the awesome atmosphere. I ordered a number of things this meal, including a fish cooked in chili sauce, a curry of coconut milk and lotus stems, but my favorite thing of the meal was the yam makua yao (ยำมะเขือยาว), a salad made of roasted eggplant mixed with chilies, dry shrimp, shallots, and all dressed in lime juice and fish sauce. If that's already not good sounding enough, I ordered it with a hard boiled egg on the bottom, which was soft cooked so the egg was still slightly runny on the inside yolk. It was absolutely sensational, so good that I could not resist ordering a second plate to devour while I was there. It was amazing.
If you visit Bangkok and are interested in exploring food and history, Nang Loeng Market (ตลาดนางเลิ้ง) is one of the best places I recommend to visit. Like I mentioned, there are many places to eat, depending on your preference, like egg noodles or tom yum noodles, but my absolute favorite spot is Khao Gaeng Ruttana (ข้าวแกงรัตนา) for their delicious Thai rice and curry dishes. Do some exploring and enjoy Nang Loeng Market (ตลาดนางเลิ้ง).
Nang Loeng Market (ตลาดนางเลิ้ง)
Open hours: Around 8 am - 3 pm How to get there: Nang Loeng Market is not close to any mass transit train stations, so it's easiest to hop in a taxi and go directly there. It's pretty close to Democracy Monument (อนุสาวรีย์ประชาธิปไตย), about a 10 minute walk.
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