Chaloem Buri by night Chaloem Buri (, ) is the area south of the intersection of

Yaowarat Yaowarat Road (, , ; ) in Samphanthawong District is the main artery of Bangkok's Chinatown. Modern Chinatown now covers a large area around Yaowarat and Charoen Krung Road. It has been the main centre for trading by the Chinese community si ...

and Songsawat Roads in

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Samphanthawong District Samphanthawong (, )) is one of the Districts of Bangkok, 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Regarded as Bangkok's Chinatown, it is the smallest district by area in Thailand. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Pom Prap Sattru ...

. Chaloem Buri is considered as the second intersection of Yaowarat from nearby

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, and parallel to Mo Mi on Charoen Krung side. Its name comes from the name of a cinema, it was in the area on Songsawat Road. Originally, the cinema was named "Singapore" before it was demolished and rebuilt in 1932 along with the

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in the occasion of 150th anniversary celebration of Rattanakosin (Bangkok) and renamed "Chaloem Buri" ("celebrate the city"). The present location of Chaloem Buri become a parking lot of the Songsawat Road. Nowadays, the area around Chaloem Buri is home to many hotels including several restaurants with travel agency. At nighttime, there're also many

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stalls such as ''

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'',

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and '' popia'', '' yam'', or ''

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'' etc. They're very popular with tourists. In addition in the past, Chaloem Buri was also the location of the first pork

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restaurant in Thailand. Chaloem Buri was used as the filming location for

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's MV '' Rockstar'' which was released on June 28, 2024 at 7:00 am ( ICT). Just seven hours since it was published on

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, has created a phenomenon with over 12 million views and has caused people to flock to this intersection and Yaowarat to follow in her footsteps.

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