Bangkok 4-Day Walking Itinerary: Songwat, Talat Noi, Chatuchak & Wat Paknam's Big Buddha — Riri Travels' Trip

Dinner, recommended by their hotel as being nearby. It has been on the Michelin Guide for years.

They ate deep-fried king fish, green curry with fish balls, stir-fried cowslip flower, a fluffy crab meat omelette and heart-shaped rice. Riri said every dish was delicious and flavourful, and named the crab omelette and the king fish as her favourites.

A short night walk from dinner to see the monument lit up.

Live jazz runs Thursday to Sunday. The bar is part of the Baan Tuk Din Hotel.

They had cocktails, mocktails and a pecan tart. Riri said the soft music floating out was too inviting to resist, called it an atmospheric place for a first night in Bangkok, and said the dark, moody interior makes it a good night cap.

The viewpoint across the canal from the statue. You walk to it through a residential area.

Riri had missed this site on her previous Bangkok trip because it was under repair, and was glad to see it with no scaffolding. She called it the largest Buddha statue she has seen.

Long boats leave from here to the floating market for 200 baht.

Passed on the walk between the viewpoint and the temple, a temple with many ornate animal statues.

Cross the bridge from the viewpoint side to reach the temple itself. Seen up close, the Buddha's eyes are open and looking down at you.

Brunch at a Japanese-owned cafe on Soi Charoen Phaniang, Talat Noi. The scrambled eggs plate is 340 baht, about USD 10.

Riri said the ingredients are really fresh and the flavour combinations well thought out, and noted it is on the pricey side, though she added that most western-style brunch places in Bangkok sit in that range. This is where she calls Songwat her new favourite area in Bangkok.

722 Soi Wanit 2, Talat Noi. Riri said it looks like an old building from the outside but is actually a general store selling all kinds of knick-knacks. Inside there is a vintage Casio watch section and a ceramic painting workshop.

The building was an old machine shop, now refurbished into a cafe, shop and community hub. She said people in Bangkok are very creative at renewing old spaces.

760 Soi Wanit 2. Riri could smell the fragrance from outside. It sells scented products for the home and body, with a handwash station for trying the soaps and lotions. She liked the cleaning sprays most, calling them a nice change from the usual citrusy ones.

258 Soi Wanit 2. Riri called it a cute chocolate store, but said she needed something more refreshing than chocolate in that weather.

329-339 Trok Saphan Yuan, Samphanthawong. 350 baht, about USD 10, for one hour of foot, neck and shoulder massage. Best to prebook via WhatsApp.

Riri called it the perfect way to end a long day of walking, said the environment is clean, quiet and relaxing, that all three masseuses were skilled and professional, and that the struggle is trying not to fall asleep so you actually feel the massage. She recommended it outright, and on day four said she would pick it over CHUPRAN, the second place they tried.

The food hall on the ground floor of Siam Paragon. The elevated skywalk brings you straight in.

Riri called it one of their favourite places to eat. It has a food court with a wide selection plus individual restaurants serving Thai food.

Dinner inside Siam Paragon. There is always a queue.

They ate a flower omelette, tom yum goong, deep-fried snapper with tamarind sauce, stir-fried vegetable fern in oyster sauce, and rice.

Riri said the tom yum was absolutely delicious and that she still thinks about it, and pointed out the big chunks of coconut meat. The snapper was deep-fried to perfection. One bowl of rice is not enough.

Directly beneath their accommodation. Riri said it gets livelier in the afternoon once the food stalls are set up, and that it is an interesting area for street photography. It gets quite warm at midday.

775 Maha Chai Road. Riri described it as three floors of lush greenery. Sandwiches are 240 baht, either sundried tomato with smoked chicken, or truffle and cheese.

She said the interior is really aesthetic, that the window seats are perfect for the view of the plants, that the third floor is as easy on the eyes as the others, and that the coffee is pretty good. They arrived early and it was not yet busy.

817 Song Wat Road. Riri described it as Bangkok's cool-kid multi-label concept store. She tried on and loved a silver necklace.

Her description of Songwat as a whole. A historic riverside street just south of Chinatown, once a trade hub lined with warehouses, now filling with new businesses. She called it an urban rejuvenation that makes it a fun place to stroll, eat and browse.

819 Song Wat Road. Riri walked past this one without going in, and used it to point out how many restaurants the street has.

821-825 Song Wat Road. Mainly wholesale, but they occasionally sell retail, so if you are lucky you might get enamel ware cheap. Tiffin meal carriers are 350 baht. Riri said she loves their pastel colours.

1176 Song Wat Road. A pottery store and studio. Riri said you can find lots of hidden gems here, and that it might take a while to go through everything.

1452 Song Wat Road. A minimalist fragrance store, and one of the original shops that sparked the revival of the Songwat area. Riri said both the store and the products look like they could be part of a gallery, and that it is a great stop if you want a new scent.

123 Trok Chaiyaphum. Riri's favourite store in Songwat. Everything in it is handmade, which she called a refreshing change from the mass-produced items we see everywhere today.

Rattan bags, jewellery made from natural materials, leather elephant keychains, a coconut back-scratcher, ceramics.

The little alleyway of small shops off Song Wat Road.

1194 Song Wat Road. Riri called it a treasure trove of coastal-themed goods with an abundance of seashells, said "it's giving grandma-chic", and warned it is a place you can stay way too long in.

1190 Song Wat Road. Mango sticky rice. She had the larger portion. The place had gone viral on social media around the time of her visit.

Riri said the mango sticky rice is truly delicious and the mangoes so sweet, and noted it was not yet mango season in Thailand.

A shop on Song Wat Road that Riri lists among the stops on this walk.

The community centre on Song Wat Road. It has a very old and slow elevator, and towards the end you get a view of the Chao Phraya River.

1300 Song Wat Road, on the second floor of the Soul Songwat community centre. Riri described it as the sister store of Oyster and Things with more refined items, and called it a museum of all things seashell. There is a bar where you can customise cutlery, which she said looks difficult to clean.

993 Song Wat Road. Riri called it a wonderful art gallery with different exhibitions through the year, and a good place to hide from the heat. The exhibition during her visit was about folklore and myths.

Dinner at Siam Patumwan House, 414 Phaya Thai Road. A modern Thai restaurant run by a Michelin-recognised chef. A friend recommended it to her.

They ate stir-fried crab with curry powder in a coconut tuile, grilled crispy pork belly with maekwan fish sauce and pineapple, salted mackerel cakes on fried rice, stir-fried chayote with sugar snap peas and oyster mushroom, and a spicy smoked fish broth.

Riri said the atmosphere is beautiful. The pork belly is a signature and delicious. The fried rice was her favourite dish of the whole trip, with a lovely umami flavour from the Chinese olives. The smoked fish broth was way too salty, and she said the place suits those with a heavier taste bud.

Weekend only. Riri's favourite market in all of Bangkok. She said she is always surprised at the range of items and that every stall sells something different.

Her tip: the part shaded under rows of trees is her favourite, and cooler.

Stalls she bought from that have no separate listing: pyjama sets at 200 baht each, about USD 6, the same style at 250 baht, and a stall she liked for breezy cotton tops.

293 Phahonyothin Road, Lat Yao. A well-known duck noodle shop. Riri said the duck was very tender and the broth clean and flavourful.

Coconut ice cream with toppings, inside the market. Riri said it is on the sweeter side.

Riri said she loves this shop for their unique leather bags.

Fresh strawberry milk. Riri called it a great spot for dairy lovers.

511 Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, in the Bangsue Junction building, right in front of Chatuchak market. Five floors of vintage collectibles, furniture, clothing and antiques. Second floor fixtures, lighting and jewellery; third floor mostly vintage clothing; top floor a panoramic view over Chatuchak market.

Riri said her eyes did not know where to look.

1982-1984 Wang Mai, Pathum Wan. Well known for creamy crab omelette rice. Usually very busy. They came between lunch and dinner to avoid it.

They had the signature omelette rice and stir-fried seafood noodles. Riri said the crab omelette is silky and creamy and the noodles have a fragrant wok-hei taste with lots of shallots.

392/16 Wang Burapha Phirom, near their hotel. Prices from 340 baht, about USD 10, for one hour.

Riri's verdict is mixed: how good the massage is depends on which masseuse you get. Hers was great but her parents did not enjoy theirs, so she would recommend Massage Land @Songwat over this one.

The 7th-floor terrace, for the Chao Phraya River nightscape. It closes the video.