Explore Bangkok
Bangkok is a sensory rush of golden temples, riverside markets and some of Asia's best food — from a three-star tasting menu to a Michelin street-side crab omelette. Its heat and traffic are relentless; Chauffyr keeps you cool in a fixed-price black car, gliding from a Grand Palace morning to a rooftop dinner and a river cruise.
Glittering temples and the Grand Palace, the Chao Phraya river and its long-tail boats, legendary street food, and a booming fine-dining scene.
The facts, upfront
The best restaurants in Bangkok
3 MichelinSorn
Southern Thai · $$$$ · Sukhumvit
The first Southern-Thai restaurant to earn three stars — an intense, produce-obsessed ode to Thailand's south.
1 MichelinLe Du
Modern Thai · $$$$ · Silom
Chef Ton's one-star restaurant, repeatedly named Asia's best — refined, seasonal Thai cooking near Silom.
Gaggan Anand
Progressive Indian · $$$$ · Lang Suan
Gaggan Anand's boundary-smashing tasting menu — long crowned Asia's No. 1 for its theatrical, emoji-menu journey.
1 MichelinJay Fai
Thai street food · $$ · Old City
The goggle-wearing 'street-food queen' cooking over charcoal in the Old City — a one-star crab omelette worth the queue.
Thipsamai
Pad Thai · $ · Old City
The city's most famous Pad Thai, cooked over charcoal and wrapped in a thin egg crêpe near the Golden Mount.
Or Tor Kor Market
Market · $$ · Chatuchak
A famously clean, high-quality fresh market by Chatuchak — spectacular fruit and ready-to-eat regional dishes.
What to see in Bangkok
The Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew
Old City
The dazzling former royal palace complex and the sacred Temple of the Emerald Buddha — Bangkok's must-see.
Wat Pho
Old City
Home to the colossal gold Reclining Buddha and the birthplace of traditional Thai massage, beside the Grand Palace.
Wat Arun
Thonburi
The 'Temple of Dawn' on the Chao Phraya's west bank, its spire encrusted with colourful porcelain shards.
Chatuchak Weekend Market
Chatuchak
One of the world's largest weekend markets — a labyrinth of more than 15,000 stalls selling everything imaginable.
The Chao Phraya River
Riverside
The 'River of Kings' threading the city past temples and grand hotels — best seen from the water.
Jim Thompson House
Pathum Wan
The beautiful teak home and art collection of the American who revived Thai silk, hidden in a garden off Siam.
One perfect day in Bangkok
9:00 · Morning
The Grand Palace & Wat Phra KaewOld City — The Emerald Buddha
11:00 · Late morning
Wat PhoOld City — The 46-metre Reclining Buddha
13:00 · Lunch
Jay FaiThai street food · Old City — Crab omelette
15:00 · Afternoon
Wat ArunThonburi — The porcelain-studded prang
18:00 · Golden hour
The Chao Phraya RiverRiverside — Long-tail boat rides
20:00 · Dinner
SornSouthern Thai · Sukhumvit — Southern Thai tasting menu
Book this day, one chauffeur
One fixed-price car and driver for every stop — no parking, no waiting, no surge.