On's Thai-Issan

Kanchanaburi


Not your typical Thai-style vegan ('jay') restaurant, here On and her daughter make their Thai (and a few Isan) dishes not only healthy, but fully flavourful and as spicy as you want it. Big plates of ginger tofu and massaman curry are served with brown rice.

Friendly On will even teach you how to make your favourite dishes: a casual two-hour, three-dish cooking course costs 600B.


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1. Thailand–Burma Railway Centre

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This excellent museum balances statistics and historical context with personal accounts of the conditions endured by POWs and other imprisoned labourers…

2. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery

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Immaculately maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, this is the larger of Kanchanaburi's two war cemeteries, and is right in town. Of the…

3. Chinese Cemetery

0.55 MILES

In contrast to the manicured uniformity of the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery next to it, this Chinese cemetery is somewhat overgrown but contains some large…

4. Wat Thewa Sangkharam

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This sizeable temple in Kanchanaburi is worth a wander to admire its grand, bell-shaped stupa near the river and various Thai-style shrines. In particular…

5. Heritage Walking Street

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A stroll along this city centre street offers a glimpse of a bygone Kanchanaburi. Many buildings date to the 1920s and '30s and their Sino-Portuguese,…

6. Japanese Memorial

1.08 MILES

The Japanese erected this memorial column to their victims in 1944, before their surrender. In a cold bit of historical irony, they forced the POWs to do…

7. WWII Museum

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Close to the Death Railway Bridge, at this eclectic museum you'll see trains, Japanese motorcycles, anchors and old helmets, plus a great view of the…

8. City Gate

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This restored original city gate (built 1831) is a remnant of Kanchanaburi's once mighty defensive walls, which linked six fortresses. Just behind it is a…