where to eat

We are staying at the Majestic Grand for 3 nights. Can anyone recommend where to eat in the evening please. We are a group of 4 and over 50!

where to eat

Your options are limitless in Bangkok and you will get lots of ideas, but as a simple suggestion while you are finding your Bangkok Feet, may I suggest walking about 5 minutes, turning left out of your hotel, to the corner of the main road.

On your right is the Marriott Hotel with a lovely lobby and gift shop, bakery and restaurants. This is expensive but a pleasant air conditioned experience, which you may appreciate after the heat of the street. Nice Loo%26#39;s too!! Just take a walk through and see what I mean.

On the left hand corner of the road (same side as your hotel), is a huge building called Ploenchit Centre. The upper floors are offices, but the basement, ground and first floors have lots of cafe and restaurant options, also a Starbucks, Chemist and in the Basement is also Villa Supermarket where you can get your snacks and mini bar supplies.

Incidentally being over 50 in Bangkok is not a handicap!

where to eat

What kind of food do you like? Thai? Western? You really do not have to walk far from your (any) hotel to experience great food in Bangkok. Besides the shopping, the food is the next best thing!!

Lots of choices in all price ranges. Here are some cheap ones.

McDonalds, Burger Kings, KFC%26#39;s and food courts in malls. Walk over to Sukhumvit Soi 5, at the Foodland Supermarket you will find a neat little lunch counter that is open 24 hours a day. They serve Western and Asian foods. Very well known establishment.

http://www.foodland.co.th/restaurant.htm

Map of Sukhumvit area:

guidetothailand.com/maps-thailand/bangkok-up�?/a>

Bon Appétit

The choices in Bangkok are endless, I suggest that you pick up a Luxe Guide at a good bookshop in the U.K. or buy one in Bangkok. It has some good restaurant suggestions.

And I agree totally with Yonny regarding age. I am now 60 and live / work here in Thailand. I have never felt so alive as I do here experiencing all of the wonderful and also humourous encounters on an almost daily basis.

Just one important tip which I%26#39;m sure you are already aware of .......... dont drink the local water.

bottled water is ok but yes not tap water

If you want to try local food, across the street from the Marriot (see above), you will find a cluster of thai food stalls. The food there is good and cheap.

Try Mango tree or Baan kanitha in Bangkok and after that for drinks at Sirrocco sky bar at State tower.

t least once try the street food it is generaly realy good and is amazingly cheap. A must do experience!

for the 4 of you take a taxi to Siam Paragon.

The food court is fabulous. try it

Thank you very much for all your suggestions. We will certainly try the street food and love to sample different cuisine - what%26#39;s the point in travelling abroad to eat burgers?!!!!!!!

Can%26#39;t wait to go now.