Decent "Thai only" areas to live around/above Lat Prao?

If you want authentic without being too far out, look around the stretch between Lat Phrao and Phahon Yothin soi's. The area behind Major Ratchayothin has a bunch of older moo baan and low-rise condos where you'll mostly hear Thai spoken in the lift. I've got a friend who rents a 35sqm studio at Lumpini Park Ratchayothin for 7k a month, and it's dead quiet at night with a proper local market two soi's over. Just check the flood history on any ground floor unit there, that pocket used to get water during heavy rain a few years back.

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try looking around the area near the lat phrao mrt station but on the soi's heading toward nawamin. there's a bunch of older condo buildings like the jasmine residence where studios go for 5-6k and you'll get more local vibe than the bts side. i lived there for a bit and the street food on soi lat phrao 71 is solid, especially the boat noodles at the junction. just know the traffic on lat phrao road is brutal during rush hour so a motorbike is kinda necessary

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a bit further out but the area around bang khen market is worth a look, tons of older wooden houses and low rise apartments tucked away in the sois. i rented a place on soi phahon yothin 48 for like 4k a month, mostly thai families and a few uni students around. the local market there has cheap eats all day and you can hop on the bts at saphan mai if you really need to go central, but honestly youll prob just end up staying local most days

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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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