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Where to Eat in Haymarket NSW: Som Tam Pla Ra From Mark Wiens | Varedelo
This guide turns Best Thai Food - 29 Dishes You Have to Try in Thai Town!! from Mark Wiens into a practical restaurant map with 11 saved spots around Haymarket NSW, Campbell St, and Elizabeth St. The mapped places include a restaurant stop, a bakery stop, and a neighborhood. Use it to understand the places, dishes, and trip context before saving the map in Varedelo.
What the creator captured
Mark Wiens was particularly impressed by the authenticity of the Isan and Southern Thai flavors found in Sydney, noting that some dishes were even better than those in Thailand. He was especially excited to find rare traditional ingredients like beef bile used in raw meat salads, which provided a complex bitterness he didn't expect to find in Australia. Mark celebrated the passion of local chefs who refused to compromise on traditional spice levels and fermented flavors.
What this map is good for
- Planning a thai restaurant stop or short itinerary in Haymarket NSW.
- Comparing food stops from a creator or saved local map before you commit time in the city.
- Saving 11 mapped spots into Varedelo so the list stays usable on the ground.
- Using the original video as context, then turning it into a clean place-by-place map.
Featured spots on this map
- Mrs Chans Kitchen - Crocodile Senior
Thai Restaurant in 422-450 Sussex St, Haymarket NSW 2000, Australia, Sussex St, Haymarket NSW, Australia
Price level: Cheap - Chat Thai
Thai Restaurant in 20 Campbell St, Haymarket NSW 2000, Australia, Campbell St, Haymarket NSW, Australia
Price level: Medium
Hours: Hours available - Show Neua Thai Street Food
Thai Restaurant in Shop 2A/710 George St, Haymarket NSW 2000, Australia, Haymarket NSW, Australia
Price level: Medium - Spice I Am
Thai Restaurant in 90 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia, Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills NSW, Australia
Price level: Medium - Porkfat Thai Restaurant Sydney
Thai Restaurant in 33 Ultimo Rd, Haymarket NSW 2000, Australia, Haymarket, New South Wales, Australia
Hours: Hours available - Yok Yor Thai Food Factory
Thai Restaurant in Entrance from Campbell Street side, Shop G06/323 Castlereagh St, Haymarket NSW 2000, Australia, Haymarket NSW, Australia
Price level: Medium - Caysorn Thai
Thai Restaurant in 106, Prince Centre Building, Level 1/8 Quay St, Haymarket NSW 2000, Australia, Haymarket NSW, Australia
Price level: Medium - KHANOM HOUSE by the baking lists
Bakery in 15 Meagher St, Chippendale NSW 2008, Australia, Meagher St, Chippendale NSW, Australia
Price level: Cheap - Siwilai Thai Street Food
Thai Restaurant in 332 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia, Elizabeth St, Surry Hills NSW, Australia
Price level: Cheap
Hours: Hours available - Thai Town, Sydney
Neighborhood in Thai Town, Sydney, Haymarket NSW 2000, Australia, Sydney, Haymarket NSW, Australia - Nua Lao Thai Kitchen
Restaurant in 2/203-209 Thomas St, Haymarket NSW 2000, Australia, Haymarket NSW, Australia
Price level: Medium
Hours: Hours available
Food notes from the video
- Som tam pla ra
- Sap gaduk moo
- Koi dip
- Yum nam
- Kanom jin crab curry
- Bai liang pad kai
- Sticky rice
- Fermented pork fried crispy rice salad
- 2 more included in the app.
Experiences captured
- Toured Thai Town in Sydney, Australia
- Interviewed a restaurant owner of 14 years
- Observed traditional mortar and pestle food preparation
- Visited the kitchen of an authentic Isan restaurant
- Ate a meal served in a traditional fire pot
- Explored southern Thai home-style family recipes
- Met with the Royal Thailand Consulate General
- Filmed behind-the-scenes of a large Thai feast
Planning questions
What is this video map?
It is a crawlable guide to the mapped places from Best Thai Food - 29 Dishes You Have to Try in Thai Town!!, with the creator video, a static map preview, and selected spots from the trip.
Can I save these spots?
Yes. Open the map in Varedelo to save the places, keep planning notes, and revisit the guide from your phone.
Does this replace watching the video?
No. The video remains the source, and the map makes the places easier to scan, compare, and save while planning.
Use it on your trip
Save this restaurant map before you go
Keep the mapped spots, creator context, food notes, and planning details together. Varedelo turns the page into a phone-friendly map you can revisit when you are choosing where to go.