Going to talk about some of the mall food courts in this post. Everyone needs to eat! Budgets listed includes a main and drink.
CentralWorld (outdoor market), between Chit Lom BTS and Siam BTS
My favourite food court. A lot of variety because CentralWorld outdoors has more physical space to work with. A lot of food is precooked and set out for you to see so you're not looking at just pictures of menus. The outdoor market isn't dedicated to just food so there's also clothes, crafts and etc. Everything is paid with cash. This market gets featured in a lot of travel videos because a lot of events happen here. Budget: 300-400 baht.
CentralWorld is nearly equal distance between Chit Lom BTS or Siam BTS. It's a healthy walk whichever BTS station you're coming from. The mall itself was undergoing renovations when I was there (July 2017) and a lot of stores were closed. The two anchor department stores, Zen and Isetan, were open though.
Emporium, Phrom Phong BTS
This is my second favourite food court. I never saw it busy or crowded and there are plenty of seats. Like many other food courts in Bangkok, this one uses the prepaid card system where you exchange cash for a prepaid card which you then use to spend in the food court. At the end you return your card (on the same day else I think you lose your remaining balance on it) to the same counter and get back in cash whatever the remaining balance is.
Emporium has some dishes which I haven't seen in other food courts like fish cake and tandoori chicken. The downside is that it's a rather long walk if you're coming from Phrom Phong BTS as they're on opposite sides of the mall and the food court is on the top floor. There are elevators and escalators by the Sukhumvit Soi 24 entrance. Budget: 150-250 baht.
Terminal 21, Asok BTS
This is the current local and tourist favourite. The location is really convenient. There are even two food courts. One in the basement using cash and which also has a number of restaurants. The other on the top floor, branded as Pier 21, and using the prepaid card system. The top floor also has several chain restaurants outside the food court.
There are a lot of noodle dishes found on the top floor. It's also really crowded and thus can be difficult to get a seat. Budget: 150-250 baht.
Siam Paragon, Siam BTS
One of the better looking food courts. Also more expensive. It's in Siam Paragon, an upscale luxury mall so what do you expect right? There are a few chain restaurants here which I didn't see at other malls. Good mall to eyeball hotties. Budget: 300-500 baht.
Eatigo
This isn't an ad, but I like them. Eatigo is a Bangkok-based startup who's been around since 2015 that offers discounts on restaurants. Sort of like Groupon but with an easier to use site. I used the site to search for seafood buffet deals. What you can do though is use Eatigo to find whatever restaurant deal you're looking for, then go to that restaurant/hotel's site and see if they offer the same deal directly. This was actually the case with many hotel buffet deals when I was searching.
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