Phadung Dao Road ( th, ถนนผดุงด้าว, , ) is a road in the area of

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, which can be considered a ''

soi ''Soi'' ( th, ซอย ) is the term used in Thailand for a side-street branching off a major street (''thanon'', th, ถนน). An alley is called a ''trok'' ( th, ตรอก). Overview Sois are usually numbered, and are referred to by th ...

'' (alleyway). The road is made up of two short roads, the first part: from right side of

Charoen Krung Road Shophouses along Charoen Krung road with the Sathorn Unique Tower in the vicinity (2021) Charoen Krung Road ( th, ถนนเจริญกรุง, ) is a major road in Bangkok and the first in Thailand to be built using modern construction ...

(New Road) toward to

Yaowarat Road Yaowarat Road ( th, ถนนเยาวราช, ; ) 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 tradin ...

, the second part: that extended from Yaowarat up till Phat Sai Roads, its total length is about 200 m (0.12 mi). In the year 1932 during the reign of King

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(Rama VII), the

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requested the names of some roads in Bangkok from the king, for celebrate the 150th anniversary of Rattanakosin (Bangkok). He offered that names of the new roads should be neutral names, like

Bamrung Mueang Bamrung Mueang Road ( th, ถนนบำรุงเมือง, ) is the second paved road in Bangkok. It was built in 1863 after Charoen Krung Road, in the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV). It cut through the old fortified city of Rattanakosin ...

Fueang Nakhon Road 250px, Fueang Nakhon Road view toward Wat Ratchabophit and Ministry of Interior Fueang Nakhon Road ( th, ถนนเฟื่องนคร) is a road in inner Bangkok or Rattanakosin Island. It is located in Phra Nakhon district. It is a shor ...

s. The Krom Phra A-Lak (Royal Scribe Department) at that time thought of the name of roads that ran from Charoen Krung to Phat Sai Roads and it was divided into two parts. The Ministry of Interior suggested that they should actually be one road, so the Krom Phra A-Lak had thought of the names for the roads that started from Charoen Krung Road followed by Phadung Phao Road or Phadung Dao Road, Yaowarat Road, Phat Sai Road. Finally, the king had selected the name of the road to be Phadung Dao Road ("the road upholding the land"), and he also announced that it is appropriately to be the one road. However, it is still colloquially known as Trok Texas and Soi Texas (Texas lane), since in the past it was the location of a movie theater named Texas. In the past, it was a

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and was the first place in Thailand where

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s were sold. Phadung Dao Road is well-known as a centre of vibrantly various restaurants and street food vendors, especially at night, such as oyster omelet,

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, barbecued red pork in sweet gravy with rice,

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, crocodile and

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stewed with Chinese herb, suki, and traditional Chinese sweet

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Plaeng Nam Road 250px, Plaeng Nam in 2020 Plaeng Nam ( th, แปลงนาม, ) is a name of a road that intersects from Charoen Krung to Yaowarat Roads in the area of Bangkok's Chinatown, includes also eponymous four-way intersection where it meets Charoen K ...

: a counterpart road

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