Have Perut Will Travel...: BKK Stroll │ Ekkamai Walkabout!

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Saturday, 15 March 2025

BKK Stroll │ Ekkamai Walkabout!

First Meal in Bangkok

We picked you up again as we left the Airbnb in search of dinner. We asked the front desk for recommendations on nearby Siamese dishes, and she pointed us toward a row of shop lots clustered around the PTT Station, just 50 metres away. The area had a handful of eateries, plus a massage parlour and a nail salon — something Cat definitely plans to explore in the coming days.

Sure enough, we found the place she mentioned. After a short stroll along the walkway, we settled on a small Pad Thai stall called ครัวไทผัด (roughly “Thai Kitchen Pad”).

We checked out their modest menu and ordered:

Pad Khra Pow
Pad Thai Rice
Apple Soda
Orange Soda

Total: THB194 (≈ USD6/EUR5/MYR26).

The meal was excellent — fiery, flavourful, unmistakably local. A perfect way to kick off our Bangkok adventures.

After dinner, we crossed over to 7 Eleven, an experience you simply cannot skip in Thailand. We walked out with a bagful of groceries and a carton of drinking water for THB370 (≈ USD11/EUR10/MYR49).

We made the short walk back to the Airbnb and began settling in for the night.

Epilogue: Two Days Later

After our excursion to Pratunam earlier in the day, we initially planned to dine at the café in the lobby. But when evening came, we decided to take a walk around the neighbourhood instead.

We left Tierra Residences at 6:30pm and continued east along Soi Saeng Chan until the intersection with Soi Sukhumvit 42. Earlier during our shuttle ride to Gateway Ekkamai, we noticed a food court at this junction — but it wasn’t open in the evenings. Since we weren’t feeling particularly adventurous, we doubled back along Soi Saeng Chan.

We walked past Tierra Residences and soon found ourselves at the Rama 4 PTT Station. Naturally, we headed straight to our new favourite stall — the Pad Thai Kitchen — and ordered:

Fried Meat in Garlic Pepper with Rice

Pad Thai Rice

2 Iced Water

Total: THB160 (≈ USD5/EUR4/MYR21).

After dinner, we crossed over to 7 Eleven again and picked up mostly titbits for THB259 before walking back to Tierra Residences.

What’s Next

Be sure to catch the next video — we finally begin exploring Bangkok properly, starting with our hunt for a Rabbit Card!