1. The best roast duck in town is definitely at Prachak...

 

2. Or maybe it's Saen Yod Potchana? No-one can quite decide.

Don't even get us started on the moo daeng.

 

3. There’s no good coffee until Sathorn.

 

4. Big-haired aunties in BMWs get right of way at Jok Prince.

But, of course, it's well worth the wait.

 

5. Under no circumstances should you take a taxi to work...

 

6. Though the boats are as full as buses during rush hour.

Photo: Connie Ma

 

7. Every so often you might bump into a pop-up cinema...

Photo: Nathan Johnson

 

8. Or a turkey on the loose.

 

9. Mahaset’s Indian restaurants taste better than they smell (or look)...

Pictured: BBQ Delight

 

10. But half of them never seem to open.

 

11. Just because the shutters are closed doesn’t mean Speedy Grandma or Soy Sauce Factory isn’t bouncing.

Photo: Speedy Grandma

 

12. The rockabilly bouncer at Soulbar is the cool dad you never had.

 

13. Sathorn Unique is full of more Chinese tourists than ghosts.

Credit: MangKorn Jirapan

 

14. The General Post Office is for weddings and fashion shows, not mail.  

Photo: Fashion Field Trip A/W 2014 at General Post Office
 

15. There's never not a sale out the front of Robinson Bangrak. 

Nope. This is not your lucky day.

16. From Si Phraya junction to Silom junction, there’s like one 7-Eleven. And it doesn’t sell cigarettes or booze.

"No smokes and no beer make Homer go something something..."

 

17. And there’s only one place you can get a drink after 1am. But good luck Googling its name.

 

18. This is actually one of the less creepy-looking dentists.

"Dental plan!' 

 

19. That moment when the BTS carriage lights turn off and you realize you’re almost home.