Quartier FoodHall

Come here when the shopping has worn you down and you want a proper plate of food without leaving the air conditioning. It's a food court inside EmQuartier on Sukhumvit, stocked with recognised Bangkok street food names rather than generic mall counters. Pork trotters rice, chicken rice, roasted duck, yong taufu, the Yaowarat roasted bread buns. One reviewer paid 105 baht for pork knuckle rice, which for this address is fair.

Two things to set your expectations. It's smaller than the food hall at Siam Paragon, so if you want twenty stalls to browse you'll be a little underwhelmed. And portions don't always match the photos above the counter, going by at least one unhappy diner who upgraded to a large beef bowl and didn't get much extra beef. Order what looks good at the counter rather than what's on the sign.

I'd go mid-morning or early afternoon on a weekday. Seating gets tight at peak lunch and dinner, and the queues at the better-known stalls build fast. If you're new to Bangkok street food and not ready for a plastic stool on the pavement, this is a gentle way in.