Pyra’s Guide to Bangkok

Travel Guide to Bangkok, Thailand by Pyra
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Pyra’s Guide to Bangkok

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Peeralada Sukawat – otherwise known by her moniker Pyra – is a Thai artist who folds social media activism into her distinct form of "dystopian pop".

Sukawat's TikTok account surged in popularity during the Covid pandemic for her videos in which she criticises the junta government that took control of Thailand in 2014. Her art is distinctly tied to location and political views too, with a 2020 single, entitled Bangkok, referencing a 1976 student massacre at Thammasat University.

Since, she's been hailed as one to watch. Aside from writing and singing, the multi-hyphenate also directs her own music videos; helming her own narratives across sound and vits accompanying visuals.

As an artist who draws from her home city, we asked her where we should go within Bangkok. Below is a travel guide she's curated that features a mix of spaces to visit.

Bankara Ramen

32/1Soi Sukhumvit 39Khet WatthanaKrung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110Thailand

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+66 2 662 5162

Best tsukemen in the country. Also ramen.

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Museum of Contemporary Art Bangkok

499ถนน กำแพงเพชร 6Khet ChatuchakKrung Thep Maha Nakhon 10900Thailand

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+66 2 016 5666

Best museum to see Thai contemporary art by local artists.

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the COMMONS

335Soi Akkhara PhatsaduKhet WatthanaKrung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110Thailand

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+66 89 152 2677

Use the AIS Super Wifi for the fastest internet in the city. Ask for the password from your AIS user friends.

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Yunamori Onsen

5Soi Sukhumvit 26Khet Khlong ToeiKrung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110Thailand

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+66 2 259 5778

Try the cold bath.

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Beam

72Soi Sukhumvit 55Khet WatthanaKrung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110Thailand

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+66 2 392 7750

The lower floor has better music.

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City Boy Coffee Kiosk

Khlong Tan NueaWatthanaBangkokThailand

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+66 95 738 5315

Best caffe latte in Thonglor.

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Bangkok Bold

Charoen Nakhon RoadKhet Thon BuriKrung Thep Maha Nakhon 10600Thailand

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+66 96 626 4519

Best creative Thai food.

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Supanniga

28North Sathon RoadKhet Bang RakKrung Thep Maha Nakhon 10500Thailand

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+66 2 635 0349

Best central Thai food.

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Thaipioka

WattanaBangkok 10110Thailand

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+66 2 662 6787

Best Thai-inspired cocktail bar.

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