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Sampeng Lane

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A 19th-century Chinatown alley for beads, trinkets and incense.

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Sampeng Lane

Address

ถนน จักรวรรดิ Khwaeng Chakkrawat, เขต จักรวรรดิ์

About

A four-meter-wide lane threading Chinatown since the 1840s — wholesale ribbons, beads, stickers, dried goods and Chinese candies, shoulder to shoulder. Arrive before the afternoon rush.

Best time to visit

08:00–11:00

Tips

Come on foot. Shopkeepers expect wholesale quantities; smaller buyers are welcome but bargain politely.

Nearest transit

  • Sam Yot
  • Wat Mangkon

Tags

  • Alley
  • Wholesale
  • Packed

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