Officials inspected progress on the government’s street food development project on Yaowarat Road recently to ensure the city looks its best before Bangkok’s first Michelin Guide is released in December.
Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Tanasak Patimaprakorn and Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand Yuthasak Supasorn visited Yaowarat Road to meet with vendors and tourists, ask and answer questions, and check on the readiness of the area’s street food to serve as a cultural and culinary tourism attraction. The check-up is in preparation for the publication of Bangkok’s first Michelin Guide, to be released on Dec. 6. More than 10,000 guides will be distributed worldwide, reported Thai News Bureau.
Gen. Tanasak said he found most street food vendors complying with regulations set out by the government to improve their operation, including the maintaining of walkway orderliness and the area’s cultural identity. The vendors are also practicing good hygiene and adhering to a schedule that allows them to sell from 6pm to midnight each day.
The Deputy Prime Minister indicated confidence that, once the Michelin Guide is published, Yaowarat’s global renown as a foodie destination will only grow.
