Lumpini Park Hawker Centre
| Lumpini Park Hawker Centre | |
|---|---|
ศูนย์อาหาร Hawker Center สวนลุมพินี | |
General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | Ratchadamri Road, Bangkok, Thailand |
Construction started | 27 June 2025 |
| Opening | 10 April 2026 |
| Landlord | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration |
The Lumpini Park Hawker Centre (Thai: ศูนย์อาหาร Hawker Center สวนลุมพินี) hawker centre adjacent to Lumpini Park on Ratchadamri Road in Bangkok, Thailand, opened in April 2026.[1][2][3]
Modeled after Singapore's hawker centres, Lumpini Park Hawker Centre is operated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).[4] The centre operates in two shifts, the first from 5 AM to 4 PM and the second from 4 PM to midnight.[5] Each shift accommodates 88 street food vendors.[5]
History
On 27 June 2025, construction for the Hawker Centre began.[1][6]
Lumpini Park Hawker Centre opened on 10 April 2026, according to Governor of Bangkok Chadchart Sittipunt.[7][8]
References
- 1 2 Reporters, Online (2025-08-14). "Bangkok to open new street food hub". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ "A new hawker centre is coming to Lumpini Park". www.lifestyleasia.com. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ "กทม. เดินหน้า Hawker Center สวนลุมฯ ยกระดับสตรีตฟู้ด" (in Thai). 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ https://www.thaienquirer.com/57604/bangkok-to-open-lumpini-park-hawker-center-in-early-2026/
- 1 2 "New Hawker Centre to Modernise Bangkok's Street Food Scene". nationthailand. 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ "กทม.สร้าง Hawker Center สวนลุมฯ ยกระดับสตรีทฟู้ด-ดูแลต้นไม้". posttoday (in Thai). 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ Wancharoen, Supoj (2026-04-10). "Street food hub opens near Lumpini Park". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Thai vendor crackdown threatens to gobble up Bangkok's street food culture". South China Morning Post. 2026-05-03. Retrieved 2026-05-03.