Thailand · FOOD & DRINK

The 15 Best Food & Drink Experiences in Thailand

34 tours  ·  from $18 a head

Good food & drink experiences fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Bangkok: White Orchid Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise free Beer - Choosing between Asiatique and ICONSIAM
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Bangkok: White Orchid Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise free Beer

1.Bangkok: White Orchid Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise free Beer

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4,573 reviews · 2 hours · from $35Our pick

Spend two hours aboard the White Orchid, passing Wat Arun, the Grand Palace, ICONSIAM, and Rama VIII Bridge. You get a Thai and international buffet, unlimited beer, a welcome drink, live music, Thai dance, and a cabaret show on the night cruise. Choose from Asiatique or ICONSIAM departure points, then use the open-air top deck for the best photos.

“Really lovely evening, took mum 86 and was easily accessible and were all looked after x Thanks”

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Bangkok by Night: Temples, Markets and Food Tuk-Tuk Tour - The first ride through Thonburi
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Bangkok by Night: Temples, Markets and Food Tuk-Tuk Tour

2.Bangkok by Night: Temples, Markets and Food Tuk-Tuk Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,752 reviews · from $79Top rated

Spend four hours exploring Bangkok after dark by tuk-tuk, from Wongwian Yai street snacks and Wat Prayurawongsawat to the 24-hour flower market, Old City landmarks, and Chinatown dessert. Guides such as Sasa, Tony, Kevin, and Jazzie lead small groups or private tours. Dinner, drinks, snacks, and drop-off are included.

“This was by far one of the best tours I’ve ever been on! It was fabulous and filled with sights, food, and experiences. Very well organized and informative. I loved it and it appears everyone on our tour did as well. Our guide Nylan was outstanding!”

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Bangkok: Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ Tastings - Entering Yaowarat through its narrow lanes
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Bangkok: Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

3.Bangkok: Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,880 reviews · 4 hours · from $62

Meet your English-speaking guide outside Shanghai Mansion Bangkok for 3.5 to 4 hours of food, stories, and alleyway wandering in Yaowarat. With no more than eight people and a guide plus assistant, you’ll try 15+ tastings, including dumplings, satay, seafood soup, braised pork, and soy sauce ice cream.

“We absolutely loved the tour. Noodle and Ninja were amazing.”

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Bangkok Midnight Food Tuk Tuk Tour - Stop two: the bold flavors of Isaan food
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Bangkok Midnight Food Tuk Tuk Tour

4.Bangkok Midnight Food Tuk Tuk Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,542 reviews · from $81

Spend about four hours eating your way through Bangkok after dark by tuk-tuk. Try chicken stir-fried noodles, Isaan food, local street dishes, and dessert, then visit Pak Khlong Flower Market and a rooftop bar overlooking Wat Arun. Guides such as Ice, Gimao, Nina, May, and Chanya are praised for making the food and city easy to understand.

“This was such a fun tour, not only for the great food, but also because we got an unexpected city tour as well! Our group of 8 got to enjoy 4 separate dishes, family style, at an open air restaurant in Bangkok's "trendy" neighborhood. Then it waRead more”

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Southern Flavors Phuket Food Tour with 15+ Tastings - The market and the first savory bites
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Southern Flavors Phuket Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

5.Southern Flavors Phuket Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,933 reviews · from $59

Spend four hours eating through Phuket Old Town with a guide such as Lucky, Cat, Gigi, Nam, or Tom. Sample 15 or more dishes, including Burmese curries, Hokkien noodles, Phuket sausage, roti, tropical fruit, and O Aew dessert. The group is capped at eight, with water and soft drinks included. Hotel transfers and alcohol are not included.

“Awesome food tour! Lucky was the best guide…educating us about Thailand and its culture. Love the 16 food choices! I was totally stuffed!!! One of the better food tours I’ve had!!!”

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Bangkok: Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ Tastings - Entering Yaowarat through its narrow lanes
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Bangkok Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

6.Bangkok Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,926 reviews · from $59

Walk Bangkok’s Yaowarat backstreets with a guide such as Annie, Ant, Bew, or Ploy, stopping for 15 or more tastings over four hours. Try curry, noodles, satay, dumplings, seafood, mango sticky rice, and soy sauce ice cream. Groups are capped at eight, with a guide and assistant keeping each stop moving.

“Ant was an amazing tour guide! Every meal delicious and great off the main road experience. Would highly recommend.”

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Bangkok: Michelin Guide Street Food Tour by Tuk Tuk - Lim Lao Ngow and the opening bowl
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Bangkok: Michelin Guide Street Food Tour by Tuk Tuk

7.Bangkok: Michelin Guide Street Food Tour by Tuk Tuk

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,274 reviews · 1 - 3 hours · from $20

Meet at River City Bangkok and ride by tuk tuk through Chinatown for hand-picked street food stops. Try fishball noodles, Chinese doughnuts, rolled rice noodles, and crab fried rice, with optional stops near Jay Fai and Teens of Thailand. Guides such as Mike, Alexa, Penny, Kay, and Tito bring food tips and local context.

“The best! our guide was so fun! Had other tourists and locals laughing the entire time.”

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Old Siam Bangkok Food Tour with 15+ Tastings - Starting near Ratchadamri and getting on the water
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Old Siam Bangkok Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

8.Old Siam Bangkok Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 867 reviews · from $59

Follow a local foodie guide through old Bangkok, from a klong boat ride to Nang Loeng Market. You’ll sample 15 or more Thai dishes, including noodles, curries, fritters, spring rolls, and desserts, while riding a canal boat and tuk-tuk. Groups are capped at eight, but this is not suitable for vegetarians, pescatarians, or serious shellfish, peanut, or allergy concerns.

“This was an amazing tour that includes both a boat ride down the canal and 2 tuk tuk rides. The food was diverse and a lot of dishes i had never tried before. It was definitely a great experience. Our tour guide Ann was amazing and explained everything in great detail.”

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Bangkok Authentic Tasting Thai-Chinatown Walking Food Tour - Starting beneath the Golden Dragon
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Bangkok Authentic Tasting Thai-Chinatown Walking Food Tour

9.Bangkok Authentic Tasting Thai-Chinatown Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 852 reviews · 3 hours · from $43

Meet your guide beneath the Golden Dragon at I’m Chinatown Mall, then walk through Bangkok’s Chinatown for three hours of Thai-Chinese street food. Expect 10 to 12 tastings, Michelin Guide stops, local food stories, and enough food to replace dinner. Guides include Peak, Kwan, Aey, TK, Tina, and others.

“Elena was a great guide. It was great to meet other travellers in Bangkok and try dishes and food spots that we would not have known to try without being part of the group tour. Thank you for a great evening. ☺️”

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Small-Group Chiang Mai Evening Street Food Tour - Two night markets, many small discoveries
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Small-Group Chiang Mai Evening Street Food Tour

10.Small-Group Chiang Mai Evening Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 826 reviews · from $42

Start at 7 pm with hotel pickup, then visit Chiang Mai markets and a local restaurant for around 18 to 20 tastings, including Northern Thai dishes, noodles, sweets, and coconut dumplings. Guides such as Goal, Jay, Chai, and Mr T help you order in Thai and explain regional food. The group is limited to eight.

“Really interesting food tour of Chiang Mai in the back of a local Song thrown (red pick-up taxi). Goal was an excellent guide taking us first to a local restaurant where a vast array of delicouos Northern food was laid out and then to a couple Read more”

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Bangkok: Luxury White Dinner Cruise Free Flow Beer and Wine - Arriving at ICONSIAM Pier 4
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Bangkok: Luxury White Dinner Cruise Free Flow Beer and Wine

11.Bangkok: Luxury White Dinner Cruise Free Flow Beer and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 748 reviews · 2 hours · from $53

Spend two hours aboard the Luxury White Cruise from ICONSIAM Pier 4, with a welcome drink, Thai and international buffet, unlimited beer, wine, and soft drinks, plus live music, cabaret, and Thai dance. You will pass Wat Arun, the Grand Palace, Rama VIII Bridge, and Asiatique, though high water can change the route.

“It was so great! If you're looking for an activity outside of your comfort zone I highly recommend this one. Buffet, music and vibes are created thanks to the workers on the boat. Would definitely bring people back to experience this!”

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Bangkok: Tuk Tuk Adventure Chinatown Michelin Food & Temples - Wat Traimit and the first look at Chinatown
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Bangkok: Tuk Tuk Adventure Chinatown Michelin Food & Temples

12.Bangkok: Tuk Tuk Adventure Chinatown Michelin Food & Temples

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 725 reviews · 1 - 3 hours · from $18Best value

Ride a classic tuk tuk from MRT Sam Yan through Chinatown after dark. Your English-speaking guide leads you to Wat Traimit, Guan Yin Shrine, Yaowarat, the flower market, illuminated temples, and Khao San Road, depending on your chosen one, two, or three-hour option. Food tastings are included, with two Michelin-recommended stops on the longest route.

“A really fun Tuk-Tuk tour & great value for money. We visited Temples, ate delicious food in China Town & Khao San Road. We also walked through the flower market. At each stop we were given a good amount of time to explore & the racing around in the modified Tuk-Tuks was hilarious! I definitely recommend this as a great way to see Bangkok come alive at night.”

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Bangkok Tuk-Tuk Tour by Night with Chinatown Street Food Meal - Wat Arun after sunset by Chao Phraya boat
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Bangkok Tuk-Tuk Tour by Night with Chinatown Street Food Meal

13.Bangkok Tuk-Tuk Tour by Night with Chinatown Street Food Meal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 635 reviews · from $40

Start at Saphan Taksin at 5:30 pm for a Chao Phraya boat ride to Wat Arun, then visit the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Pak Khlong Flower Market, and the Giant Swing by tuk-tuk and on foot. Guides such as Bella, Paula, Peach, and Tac bring local context. Finish with street food and dessert in Chinatown.

“We rode on the river, traveled by tuk tuk, and walked through Chinatown to see Bangkok illuminated at night”

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Bangkok: Must-Try Hidden Bike & Food Experience - Starting beside the river at Tsai Eatery
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Bangkok: Must-Try Hidden Bike & Food Experience

14.Bangkok: Must-Try Hidden Bike & Food Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 613 reviews · 4h 30m · from $59

Ride through Thonburi’s narrow lanes and canal-side paths with English-speaking guides such as Chris, Mo, Franz, Sky, or France. Expect temple visits, local bakeries, street food, seasonal fruit, and a final meal at a favorite restaurant or family home. The route is mostly easy, with a few busy crossings and low passages.

“Our guide France was very nice and helpful. The planned tour and his smooth execution of it really made my day.”

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Chiang Mai: Evening Local Street Food Market Tour - Starting with hotel pickup and a small group
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Chiang Mai: Evening Local Street Food Market Tour

15.Chiang Mai: Evening Local Street Food Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 604 reviews · 2h 30m · from $40

Join a Thai or English-speaking guide such as Goal, Jay, or Chai for 150 minutes of market eating in Chiang Mai. Try kanom jeen, northern Thai dishes, stewed pork leg, coconut dumplings, and sweets while learning useful Thai phrases. Hotel pickup, drop-off, water, and all food are included.

“Our Guide Mr. Goal, was knowledgeable and prepared. I liked the selection of foods that we tried . I have been in CM for a couple of months but didn’t have the courage to try some of the foods on my own. I liked the little booklet of information we were given and now I try to look for these foods when I’m out with my friends at dinner and I even have them try the new foods as well. It’s worth the money and you will be very full by the end of the tour. Thank you Mr. Goal!”

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