SIDESTREET / THE DETAILS
About & sources
Sidestreet is a city guide for readers looking for local food, neighbourhood walks, culture and practical travel information. Browse 59 guides and 135 places across 22 cities.
Published by Sidestreet Guides.
Our approach
The guide brings together research and practical suggestions. We do not present source-based research as first-hand venue reviews, and we do not publish invented review scores.
Opening hours, prices and event dates can change. Confirm important details with the venue or organiser before travelling. See our editorial policy for research, corrections and commercial disclosures.
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Research sources
- Your Thai Guide, Bangkok entry fees (updated 19 May 2026) ↗
- Jim Thompson House Museum (official) ↗
- Phuket 101, Bangkok night markets (updated 4 August 2026) ↗
- Phuket 101, Big Buddha Phuket ↗
- Phuket 101, Phuket Vegetarian Festival ↗
- Thai Holiday Guide, events calendar ↗
- Thai Holiday Guide, Yi Peng Lantern Festival ↗
- Thai Holiday Guide, Chiang Mai Sunday Walking Street (verified October 2026) ↗
- Thai Holiday Guide, Chiang Mai street food (updated 14 July 2026) ↗
- Thai Holiday Guide, Phuket Town Walking Street (verified July 2026) ↗
- Expique, the best markets in Chiang Mai ↗
- UME Travel, Loy Krathong and Yi Peng 2026 ↗
- BK Magazine, Bangkok concerts and festivals for the second half of 2026 ↗
- Asia Undiscovered, Bangkok street food (21 April 2026) ↗
- Bangkok Post, Jay Fai denies she is retiring ↗
- TAGTHAI, King Power Mahanakhon SkyWalk ↗
- CalendarLabs, Myanmar holidays 2026 ↗
- GOV.UK, Myanmar travel advice (updated 4 August 2026) ↗
- Nomax, Yangon sightseeing ↗
- Pan Pacific, Yangon in a day ↗
- The Occasional Traveller, one weekend in Yangon (updated 15 July 2024) ↗
- Localiiz, essential eateries in Yangon (8 January 2020) ↗
- Singapore Ministry of Manpower, public holidays 2026 ↗
- Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi (official) ↗
- Lord Mayor's Show (official) ↗
- New York Road Runners, TCS New York City Marathon ↗
- Time Out · Bangkok culture ↗
- Time Out · Chiang Mai temples ↗
- Time Out · Phuket surf culture ↗
- Time Out · Burmese food in Singapore ↗
- Time Out · Singapore city guide ↗
- Time Out · Kuala Lumpur kopitiam archive ↗
- Time Out · Ho Chi Minh City dining ↗
- Time Out · Tokyo listening bars ↗
- Time Out · Seoul Euljiro archive ↗
- Time Out · London National Gallery ↗
- Time Out · Lisbon viewpoints ↗
- Time Out · New York pizza ↗
- Time Out · Mexico City Coyoacán archive ↗
- Time Out · Buenos Aires café culture ↗
- Time Out · Sydney ocean pools ↗
- Time Out · Cape Town day walks ↗
- Grand Palace · official visitor information ↗
- Wat Pho · official visit planning ↗
- Tourism Authority of Thailand · Wat Arun ↗
- MICHELIN Guide · Jay Fai listing ↗
- Vietnam Tourism · Hanoi Old Quarter ↗
- Vietnam Tourism · Hanoi visitor overview ↗
- Angkor Enterprise · official ticket packages ↗
- APSARA National Authority · Angkor temples ↗
- Taiwan Tourism Administration · Dihua Street ↗
- Taipei City tourism · travelling by MRT ↗
- Taipei City tourism · Dadaocheng Visitor Center ↗
- Hong Kong Tourism Board · getting around ↗
- Hong Kong Tourism Board · Star Ferry ↗
- Paris je t’aime · Seine island walk ↗
- Paris je t’aime · visitor questions ↗
- GoTürkiye · Istanbul art and culture ↗
- Şehir Hatları · Kadıköy–Karaköy–Eminönü route ↗
- GoTürkiye · Istanbul destinations ↗
- Vietnam Tourism · Hanoi cultural landmarks ↗
- Artisans Angkor · official visitor information ↗
- Beitou Hot Spring Museum · official visitor information ↗
- Hong Kong Tramways · schedules and fares ↗
- Hong Kong Tourism Board · tram background ↗
- Musée Carnavalet · practical visitor information ↗
- GoTürkiye · historic bazaars ↗
- GoTürkiye · Grand Bazaar ↗
- GoTürkiye · Spice Bazaar ↗
- Google Trends — solo travel and slow travel (Worldwide, past 12 months) ↗
- Google — 2026 summer travel search trends (April report) ↗
- GO TOKYO — Asakusa area guide ↗
- Taipei Travel — Dihua Shopping District ↗
- Mexico City tourism — Mercado San Juan, Arcos de Belén ↗
- Chatuchak Market visitor website — opening days ↗
- Tourism Authority of Thailand — one day in Talat Noi ↗
- State Railway of Thailand — D-Ticket ↗
- Chiang Mai Tourism and Sports Office — walking streets (2012 archive) ↗
- Chiang Mai Provincial Office — tourism landmarks ↗
- Tourism Authority of Thailand — food and shopping directory ↗
- Tourism Authority of Thailand — Phuket Old Town ↗
- Mandarin Oriental Bangkok — hotel information ↗
- The Peninsula Bangkok — hotel information ↗
- The Siam — hotel information ↗
- Capella Bangkok — hotel information ↗
- Tsukiji Outer Market — official visitor information ↗
- Tsukiji Outer Market — official operating calendar ↗
- Seoul Tourism Organization — Euljiro background ↗
- Mexico City tourism — Santa María la Ribera ↗
- Tourism Authority of Thailand — Phuket highlights (2024 background) ↗
- Singapore National Heritage Board — Maxwell Road Food Centre ↗
- Lau Pa Sat — operator website ↗
- War Remnants Museum — museum website ↗
- Visit Lisboa — No. 28 tram ↗
- Marriott — Octave Rooftop Lounge & Bar ↗
- Seoul Metropolitan Government — Gyeongbokgung Palace ↗
- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration — flower-market history ↗
- Tourism Authority of Thailand — Wat Phra That Doi Suthep ↗
- Phuket Provincial Office — beach directory ↗
- Thailand government — Freedom Beach background (2023) ↗
- Tourism Malaysia — Batu Caves ↗
- Tourism Malaysia — Kuala Lumpur places ↗
- Ho Chi Minh City Tourism — visitor directory ↗
- Seoul Tourism Organization — Gwangjang Market ↗
- Visit Lisboa — Senhora do Monte viewpoint ↗
- Visit Lisboa — industrial heritage route ↗
- Central Park Conservancy — visitor information ↗
- Joe’s Pizza — shop website ↗
- INBAL — Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes ↗
- Mexico City tourism — Mercado de Coyoacán ↗
- Buenos Aires tourism — El Ateneo Grand Splendid ↗
- Buenos Aires tourism — Feria de San Telmo ↗
- Destination NSW — Bondi to Coogee coastal walk ↗
- Botanic Gardens of Sydney — Royal Botanic Garden ↗
- Cape Town Tourism — Bo-Kaap neighbourhood ↗
- SANParks — Table Mountain safe hiking ↗
- Live Nation Tero — The Weeknd Bangkok dates ↗
- BITEC — Jason Mraz Asia 2026 Tour ↗
- ThaiTicketMajor — BABYMONSTER Bangkok ↗
- Megatix — My Chemical Romance Bangkok ↗
- ThaiTicketMajor — BTS Bangkok dates ↗
- Wonderfruit — organiser information ↗
- Bangkok Art Biennale Foundation — 2026 announcement ↗
- EDC Thailand — organiser website ↗
- Village Halloween Parade — organiser website ↗
- National Gallery London — plan your visit ↗
- Borough Market — plan your visit ↗