What to eat and do at the SEA Games 33 competition venue?

After 18 years since hosting in 2007, the 33rd SEA Games returns to Thailand. The 33rd Southeast Asian Games officially opened on December 9 and will run until December 20. Some sports will start earlier, such as football (from December 3), badminton and hockey (from December 7)...

The two venues for this SEA Games in Thailand are Bangkok and Chonburi, but Songkhla was canceled due to flooding.

Knowledge - Znews suggests some famous entertainment and dining spots for tourists to watch and cheer on SEA Games 33.

Bangkok Capital

▸ What to play?

Shopping at ICONSIAM

ICONSIAM is a famous shopping mall in Bangkok. Photo: @travelastrid.

ICONSIAM is a shopping mall with a luxurious shopping space, focusing on many fashion brands, jewelry, cosmetics, home appliances from high-end, mid-range to affordable. The most typical feature is the SookSiam indoor floating market with food stalls, handicrafts, and regional specialties. In addition, inside there is also ICONLUXE Art Space - a seasonal art exhibition area.

Explore Chinatown (Yaowarat)

Chinatown is home to many stalls. Photo: @tamkokseng.

Once a settlement of the Teochew community, Chinatown has now become a neon-lit culinary district, blending Thai and Chinese styles. In the narrow alleys, visitors can find small but delicious eateries, such as dim sum, duck noodles, coconut ice cream, sticky rice mango... During the day, this place is also bustling with many shops selling gold, feng shui items, Chinese medicine, and Chinese dried foods.

Try a Thai massage

A traditional Thai massage is worth a try. Photo: @thesparesortssamui.

When coming to Thailand, tourists should experience a traditional massage at least once. This massage style is influenced by ancient Indian medicine, yoga and Chinese acupressure, combined with herbal steaming and does not use many essential oils. Not only does it help relax, but it also circulates blood, relaxes muscles, and increases body energy.

▸ What to eat?

Inter Restaurants

Vietnamese diners can request to reduce the spiciness when ordering. Photo: @kravengerfoodie.

Established since 1981, Inter Restaurants is the most popular local restaurant in Thailand. The restaurant is spacious, airy and decorated in a classic style. The menu has more than 100 dishes, featuring raw shrimp in Thai sauce, tom yum soup, fried catfish, red curry... The portions are full, enough for one person. The flavors of the dishes are delicious, with a high level of spiciness, true to traditional Thai taste.

Pe Aor Tom Yum Goong

The restaurant has appeared on Thai National Television and is trusted by many international food bloggers. Photo: Thuy Duong.

Pe Aor Tom Yum Goong is called by many tourists as "the best noodle shop in Bangkok" because the tom yum noodles here have a characteristic red broth, with a full range of sour, spicy, sweet, fatty, sweet and lemongrass-scented flavors. Toppings include lobster, stuffed crab, salmon, squid, green mussels... cooked to perfection, retaining the chewy sweetness. The restaurant has 3 noodle sizes: S, M, L and XL. In addition, the menu also has many other dishes worth trying, priced at around 100 baht (about 70,000 VND).

Jodd Fair Night Market

Jodd Fairs Night Market is considered a culinary "paradise" for tourists and young Thai people. Photo: @jayylene.

Jodd Fairs Night Market is home to over 600 stalls selling everything from spicy somtam, Thai sweet soup, mango sticky rice, grilled skewers to giant noodles (noodle jompalang) and shaved ice with your choice of toppings (midnight pangyen).

This market is the birthplace of the famous Spicy Volcano Ribs, consisting of slow-cooked ribs arranged in a pyramid shape. A broth made from bones, lemongrass, onions, cilantro, and green chilies is poured on top for an explosive spicy flavor. After ordering, diners can head to the outdoor plaza to sit and enjoy their meal.

Chonburi Province

▸ What to play?

Bang Saen Beach

Bang Saen Beach is located in Mueang Chonburi district. Photo: @krapaoneungbai.

Bang Saen is a famous beach in the province, attracting tourists thanks to its long coastline, golden sand, shallow sea and gentle waves. There are many fun activities such as kayaking, jet skiing, parasailing... Along the beach are fresh seafood restaurants, fast food, grilled skewers. If you want to swim, walk along the beach and watch the sunset, you can rent a lounge chair, priced at about 50-100 baht/chair (about 40,000-80,000 VND).

Visit Khao Kheow Zoo

The zoo is over 800 hectares wide. Photo: @thaitravelpavilion.

This is the first and largest open zoo in Thailand, housing more than 8,000 animals of 300 different species. The campus is divided into many specialized areas, where animals live in their natural environment, allowing visitors to observe and understand their habits. Coming here, visitors can experience feeding animals, visit the zoo in the evening by special electric car, and watch animal shows.

▸ What to eat?

Mum Aroi

The number of visitors here is often crowded during afternoon rush hour. Photo: @kayu__land.

Mum Aroi specializes in traditional Thai seafood, guaranteed fresh because it is located close to the beach. The restaurant has a fairly large and airy space, with minimalist tables and chairs for easy access to customers. The menu includes soup, hot pot, stir-fry and raw seafood such as shrimp, clams, squid, mussels, oysters. The restaurant's most famous dish is pla pao - traditional charcoal-grilled salted fish.

Flying Vegetable

This restaurant is famous for its stir-fried dishes. Photo: @kayu__land.

Flying Vegetable is a local family restaurant. The space is intimate, cozy and comfortable for long stays. There is seating on the porch and inside. The restaurant is famous for its Thai vegetable stir-fry, especially pak boong fai dang (water spinach). It also serves many other dishes, including meat, vegetarian and vegan dishes. The taste is considered to be delicious and affordable.

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