Bangkok Food Tour: 15+ Tastings in Old Siam with Boat & Tuk Tuk
Crispy hoi tod, leaf-wrapped miang kham, and a market that's been feeding locals for over a century.
This 4-hour food tour in Bangkok starts with a khlong boat ride into Old Siam, then moves by tuk tuk and foot through backstreets and Nang Loeng Market to taste 15+ street foods at family-owned vendors. A professional foodie guide leads groups of no more than 8, and the tour includes boat ticket, tuk tuk ride, bottled water and soft drinks. The route ends outside the market in Bangkok's old town.
Step-by-step itinerary
Old Bangkok food and culture tour
- Board local water taxi on klong canal
- Disembark in old Bangkok district
- Ride tuk tuk to local eateries
- Walk through historic land market
- Taste 15+ traditional street foods
- Discover remnants of old cinema
- Visit royal dessert recipe location
- End tour outside Nang Loeng Market
What’s included
The tour includes a khlong boat ride to Old Bangkok, a tuk tuk ride through the backstreets, entry to Nang Loeng Market, 15+ food tastings at street vendors and family-run eateries, bottled water and local soft drinks, and a professional English-speaking guide who knows the history and stories behind each stop.
Times
- Monday to Wednesday 09:45 10:00 10:15 10:30
- Thursday to Saturday 10:00 10:15 10:30
Before you book
Operated by A Chef's Tour
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The experience
The day opens with a local water taxi gliding up one of Bangkok's khlong canals to a district rarely visited by foreigners. From there, a tuk tuk carries you into the backstreets where the real eating begins. You'll walk through Nang Loeng Market, which has been feeding locals since 1899, stopping at street food chefs who've been running the same stalls for decades. The guide steers you past the tourist circuits (no pad Thai on Khao San Road), and instead toward the food that Bangkokians actually eat: crispy hoi tod, crispy pork belly, kanom buang yuan salad, and miang kham wrapped in leaves. Over a dozen more tastings follow, each one a different corner of Thai cuisine.
Between courses, the route takes you to the remnants of Bangkok's oldest cinema and to where royal dessert recipes are still made. The stops aren't random. They're built around what the market vendors have that morning and the stories the guide knows about each place. Water and local soft drinks come with the tour, and the group stays small, only 8 people per departure, so the guide can move at a pace that lets you actually taste and ask questions instead of rushing through a checklist.
The tour runs 4 hours and ends outside Nang Loeng Market in the old town. By the end, you'll have eaten your way through enough of Bangkok's actual food scene to know how to keep going on your own. The guide's job is to show you where the locals go and why each dish matters, not to narrate a sightseeing route.
Is this one for you?Book this if you want a boat-and-foot combination through a less-touristy market district, rather than a walking-only tour: the khlong ride adds a different angle on Old Bangkok's layout.
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Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 12 years); Infant (under 3): free.
What's the difference between this food tour and the ones on Khao San Road?
This tour operates in Old Bangkok's backstreets and Nang Loeng Market, where family-owned vendors have been serving locals for decades, not tourists passing through. The 15+ tastings come from street food chefs and market stalls, not restaurant menus, and the guide takes you to places like the old cinema and royal dessert workshop that sit between the eating stops.
How many tastings are actually included?
The tour includes 15+ food tastings, which is more than any other Bangkok food tour according to the operator. Each stop is a different dish or vendor, and the exact lineup depends on what the market has that morning and what the guide knows is fresh.
Is this tour suitable if I don't eat pork or shellfish?
The tour isn't suitable for vegetarians, pescatarians, no-pork diets, or people with shellfish, peanut or severe allergies, because street food vendors have limited menus and shared cooking surfaces. Other allergies may require some dishes to be skipped, so if you have dietary restrictions, contact the operator before booking to see if the tour can work for you.
What's included in the price?
The tour includes the khlong boat ticket, tuk tuk ride, all 15+ food tastings, bottled water, local soft drinks, and a professional foodie guide. Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included.
How long does the tour take?
The tour runs 4 hours, starting with the khlong boat ride and ending outside Nang Loeng Market in Bangkok's old town.
What's the group size?
Each tour has a maximum of 8 guests, keeping the group small enough for the guide to move at a pace that lets you taste and explore without feeling rushed.
Bangkok Food Tour: 15+ Tastings in Old Siam with Boat & Tuk Tuk
4h · EN
from US$ 59 per person
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