The document recommends experiencing local Thai cuisine in Bangkok by taking the Skytrain to Thong Lor and visiting Sukhumvit Soi 38, a street lined with local restaurants and food stalls. It describes how one can get an initiation to real Thai cuisine by choosing a table along the street and enjoying a delicious gourmet meal for a low price. It also notes that the area is open late and is a fun place to sit and watch local life in the evening.

1. BANGKOK
A Different Experience
By Travelbystander.com

2. BANGKOK

3. The lively, friendly city of Bangkok can have your
sightseeing senses spinning in wonder but, don’t
forget, there is still more to appreciate than its array
of amazing temples, parks and palaces – its varied
and delicious local cuisine!
If you want to ‘go native’ – which I highly
recommend – the best way to start is by taking the
impressive Skytrain (BTS) to Thong Lor and, once
there, heading for Sukhumvit Soi 38, a street only
paces away.
This little road is paved with a mixture of local
restaurants and street stalls, and it’s within these stalls
that you will get your initiation to real Thai cuisine.
Choose one of the many rickety tables lining the
street, and be prepared for a delicious gourmet
experience.

4. Wash it all down with a lemongrass drink or iced Thai
tea; you will feel you have dined like a king for a
pauper’s salary, and you will have resources left over
for next day’s sightseeing.
The staff are always helpful and, if you see something
on the menu that you can’t pronounce or someone
eating something that has taken your fancy, just
point to it and your own portion will be quickly served
to you! This, by the way, is a plus point; high turnover
means a rolling kitchen, so food isn’t left to get stale.
The street is open for business from 1800 until late into
the night. It’s fun to just sit and watch the local life as
it moves and changes throughout the evening.