Big C Food Park

Come here for the price, not the ambience. This is a food court inside the Big C Extra hypermarket, a row of stalls sharing one seating area, and it does exactly what a food court should, feeding you Thai standards and a few international plates in about five minutes for very little money. The sushi stall is the one people keep mentioning, 10 baht a piece with a buy-ten-get-one-free deal, and pork stew has its regulars too. Service stays quick even when every table is full.

A renovation has smartened the place up, though some of the smaller independent stalls that gave it character have gone, and a few longtime shoppers think it's less interesting than it was. The playground next to the tables adds a steady layer of noise, so if you want a quiet lunch, this isn't it. It's best for families and mixed groups where everyone wants something different, and for anyone who just needs to eat before or after a supermarket run.