Is This The World's Best Pit Stop For a THAILAND ROADTRIP?

Video Transcript

Behind me you can see “Khun Ton” what is Khun Ton well it’s a place where all the tour buses stop if you’re driving between Bangkok and Chumpon we’re hungry and apparently there’s an amazing food court in there or food of all kinds let’s go check it out and then you’ll know where to stop when you’re making this drive yourself.

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okay all important question girls on a road trip how are the washrooms here they’re really nice very good very good yeah and if it’s snacks you want look at this plethora of snacks it just goes on and on and on for miles and miles so yeah I can see why this place gets 4100 Google reviews this is the place to stop if you’re making this road trip.

You get one of these cards at the counter where you enter look at all this seating and the whole place is aligned on the outside with a bunch of different food stalls they have Thai food specializing halal food this place looks pretty good here might get a couple of dishes and let’s see how far a hundred Baht goes

so I use the card to get some of this some chicken curry oh boy that’s a giant chili screw it this is for you guys you can watch me suffer look at the size of that chili I’m going for it

That’s sippy but really nice it’s a southern Curry as we make our way South the curry starts to change that was really good let’s see what Haelee got oh yeah bust into that egg everybody likes the Thai fried egg form all right give it a taste
Haelee: All right. Oh I love it!
Chris: What does it taste?
Haelee: Like, a fish deep fried and then they stir fry on lime leaves and soy sauce and so much flavor so good.
Chris: What do you get Anna?
Anna: I got um beef noodles and it’s a little bit spicy but it’s good I like it a lot.
Chris: Loading up another spoon and I should point out this place has over 4100 Google reviews it’s quite the popular spot and I can see why the food is fresh it’s good it’s cheap but they got more than just food here!

Additional Information

Bangkok, Thailand has some of the most epic shopping anywhere on earth. Many of these massive mall complexes would put their counterparts in Europe or North America to shame. The Holy Grail of Bangkok shopping is IconSiam. This is a newly built architectural masterpiece located right on the east side of the Chao Praya river across from central Bangkok. It has anything and everything that you could think of. Whether you’re looking to purchase something from a luxury brand like Gucci, Chanel, Fendi, Rolex, etc. or simply want a basic Tee from Uniqlo, this place has it all. You can even buy a Ferrari right in the mall if you’re looking to spend some serious coin. There’s also an epic food court on the ground level of IconSiam which features all sorts of tasty Thai treats that you can get at street food prices. One thing that’s actually quite common across many Bangkok shopping centres is to have at least one or two food courts that act more like Thai markets than they do a typical eating area. The food in these areas are both tasty and cheap. The reason that these exist is because the developers or owners of these massive shopping complexes want to drive as much foot traffic as possible inside of their real estate. So, they give significant rent breaks to the vendors that would normally have to compete for space in an outdoor market. What ends up happening is that residents find a specific vendor or restaurant that they like, and make it a weekly routine to go and enjoy some food from that specific location, inside of whatever mall it exists in. The food courts inside of these malls actually become attractions on their own, resulting in more foot traffic inside of the mall.