What happened to the food vendors in front of the Lotus at On Nut BTS?

Question

I walked to the On Nut BTS this past week and swung by the Lotus to see if I could pick up anything. The sidewalk in front of the Lotus is usually lined with a lot of food vendor stalls but they have completely vanished!

Does anyone know what happened to them or if they moved elsewhere?

Not that there's a lack of food options in the area but it was a vibrant part of that side of the BTS exit and was surprised to see it completely gone and bare.

dagmar · Answer

they got cleared out around songkran, bkk has been cracking down on sidewalk stalls along sukhumvit for a while now. the on nut lot was technically on lotus property so once the lease stuff changed they were gone pretty quick. most of the regulars moved into the little alley behind the market on soi 77/1, the woman who did the moo ping is there now near the 7-11 if u were looking for her specifically

tilla · Answer

yeah that stretch got hit by the same sweep that cleared the stalls near phra khanong last month. lotus on nut repaved that frontage and put in those bollards so it's not coming back as a vendor strip. if u want the old vibe walk down soi 77 a bit past the night market entrance, the som tam carts regrouped there and it's busier than ever around 6pm

renate · Answer

The On Nut side changed a lot once Lotus's took over from the old Tesco format. That frontage got rezoned as part of the store's setback requirement, so vendors were never going to stay long term. A few of the regulars actually shifted across to the Phra Khanong side of the canal, under the BTS walkway near the market, and there's a decent cluster there most evenings around 5 to 7. If you're after the specific Isaan stalls that used to be by the Lotus entrance, check the soi 77 side near the temple, they set up there now.

resel · Answer

honestly the whole sukhumvit stretch is changing fast, bollards everywhere now. try the stalls by phra khanong instead, still decent.

magdalenateubner · Answer

most of those vendors were actually renting the space from the old Tesco lease, and when Lotus took over they didn't renew. some ended up at the On Nut market soi 79 side, not just 77. try walking past the school around 5pm, small cluster there now near the motorcycle taxi stand

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