08/09/2026
Bangkok is gigantic.
70,000+ restaurants.
8,500+ hotels.
1,200+ bars.
400+ temples.
200+ BTS skytrain and MRT subway stations.
50 districts.
Most tourists see 3 to 5 of them.
Even I, after 13 years of obessing over the city of angels, haven’t managed to walk all of them.
But I can tell you what’s in 23 of them.
Because I’ve been there.
Over and over again.
I know exactly how overwhelming Bangkok is – not only for first-time visitors.
I've lost count of how many times I've invited expats to dinner and they've said, "Wow, I've been living here for years and I didn't even know this restaurant was practically on my doorstep."
An american named Steve, whom I once met in my favorite street food court, told me: “It would be so cool to know what’s good in my area without having to spend years figuring everything out. Can you do something like that?”
Back then, I couldn’t.
Now I found a way to build directory websites.
Took me some weeks to figure it out.
And even more weeks to put all my favorite locations into a database.
But I managed to build the version I wanted for myself.
A directory that I would give my younger self.
It's called “Bangkok Filter“.
465 spots across Bangkok.
Split into 23 districts.
Around 50+ BTS and MRT stations.
Tagged to the nearest station.
18 types of locations:
Attractions/Tours.
Bars/Pubs.
Cafés/Coffee Shops.
Cinemas.
Coworking Spaces.
Fitness.
Food Courts
Health.
Hotels.
Laundry/Dry Cleaning.
Markets.
Nightclubs/Live Music.
Parks.
Personal Care (barber, nail salon, hair dresser).
Restaurants.
Rooftop bars.
Shopping.
Wellness.
Whatever you're after.
Filter by type.
Filter by district.
Filter by station.
Filter by price range.
Not a Google Maps copy.
A filtered list.
The Tim Travel Taste list.
Every listing shows if the place is open right now, Bangkok time.
No more walking up to a locked door because the blog post you found was from 2019.
No listing was paid for.
If it made the cut, it earned it.
if it’s not on the list, I don’t like it.
There's a map too, if you'd rather scroll pins than read a list.
It's free.
No login.
Take a look inside kaa.
Bangkok Filter is a hand-picked directory of the best places to eat, drink, stay and explore in Bangkok — filter by district, BTS/MRT station and price.
