Recommendations please! Best places to buy furniture in Bangkok? 🫶

For modern Thai furniture brands that aren't just copy shops, check out Deesawat in the Ekkamai area. They do solid teak pieces with clean lines that actually hold up in the humidity. Also worth a visit is Yarnnakarn on Rama 4, they make concrete and wood furniture that feels more like art pieces. If you need a quick fix for smaller stuff like side tables or shelving, Index Living Mall has better quality than IKEA for similar prices and they deliver same week.

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if you want unique stuff without paying chatuchak tourist prices check out the furniture floors at seacon square or the crystal design center on pracha uthit road. for really custom pieces there's a whole lane of workshops off suk soi 71 where they'll copy any design u bring in for half the price of showrooms. also worth hitting up the weekend antique section at nana market on saturday mornings, found a solid teak cabinet there for 3000 baht

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The Rot Fai Market at Srinakarin is worth the trip out east. It's mostly vintage and industrial stuff but there's a whole section of dealers who bring in reclaimed teak and repurposed pieces that you won't see anywhere else. Go on a Friday evening when it's cooler and grab some street food while you browse. Prices are negotiable but fairer than Chatuchak in my experience.

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Krua Dok Mai Kao is solid but I've always found their som tam a bit tame on the pla ra. If you want the real funky version, try the shophouse spots along Soi Udomsuk 26, near the night market end. They pound it fresh with fermented fish that'll clear your sinuses, and it's like 60 baht. Different style from the On Nut places, more Lao-leaning.

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for som tam specifically i'd say the Isaan spots in Chatuchak are underrated, weekdays only though since the weekend crowd ruins the vibe. there's a stall near gate 2 that does tam pa with fermented bamboo shoots, super sour and funky, not something you see much in On Nut. if you're already heading north for Or Tor Kor anyway its worth the detour.

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honestly the som tam at Krua Dok Mai Kao is good but what got me hooked is their nam prik pla raa dip with the raw veggies, that funk hits way harder than the papaya does. think most people sleep on it cuz they just order the som tam and gai yang. also pro tip, go before noon on weekdays, after that teh pla ra gets milder cuz they batch it for the lunch rush

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