GREATER WEST BANGKOK

Western Bangkok is the only region in the city that is connected to the Gulf of Thailand. In this area, you can dine on seafood fresh off the boats. Pick one of the restaurants where you can sit on a raft house, sip Thai beer and enjoy fresh prawns with spicy sauce, fried whole fish or any other Thai delight as you watch the sunset.
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