Places lokimann Wants to Go

Dig into rustic southern Thai island dishes at this decades-old beach shack.

Try Thailand’s distinctive take on Hainanese chicken rice at the source.

This Chinatown hole-in-the-wall serves what might be the ultimate oyster omelet.

Crunchy, fragrant, and complex, Hat Yai-style fried chicken is renowned throughout Thailand—here’s where to get it in its origin city.

Tackle southern Thailand’s favorite dish at this hyper-casual Phuket Town restaurant.

This old-timey Chinatown institution specializes in one of the city’s best Thai-Chinese fusion dishes.

The porky tom yum soup at this Sukhumvit Road institution has a cult following.

Make a beeline to this rural outpost for one of Thailand’s rarest desserts.

For more than 30 years, this stalwart has been one of the few restaurants in Bangkok specializing in northern Thai cuisine.

This neon-lit back-alley spot deals in good vibes and curries that pack a punch.

In a strip mall parking lot, an airplane with a cafe inside, flanked by a giant statue of Fred Flintstone.

Feast on coconut crab curry at one of Thailand’s only outposts of Baba cuisine.

Sidle up for this Chinatown watering hole for Thai moonshine accompanied by traditional live tunes.

Time-travel through Thai cuisine drawn from vintage cookbooks and little-known ingredients.

Bangkok’s most beloved fried chicken spot lets its garlic-burrowed birds do the talking.

In Phetchaburi, Thailand, a roadside vendor cooks his fare with 1,000 mirrors and the power of the sun.

All of Thailand's architectural landmarks, plus some made up ones, all viewable via two-seater bicycle.

Visit a century-old sweet shop serving gold-standard mango sticky rice.

Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

An immersive exhibition that meditates on death and life.

Cities of the world and famous Thai monuments in minature.

On the small Thai island of Ko Mak, there is a forgotten garden of erotic statuary.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.