Bangkok Street‑Food Live
A live Bangkok street‑food tour this week showcased a family‑run café and the popular 'Ploysai Coffee Lady,' underscoring how community stalls still drive food culture. That authenticity is timely as Songkran (April 13–15) approaches and street stalls prepare for huge tourist flows. (youtube.com) (travelandtourworld.com)
The live feed ran on the Ploysai Coffee YouTube channel, which lists roughly 52,500–53,400 subscribers and hosts past live replays that drew between about 11,000 and 14,000 views. (youtube.com) The vendor behind the stream advertises a physical outlet on Asoke (Sukhumvit 21 Soi 1) with posted opening hours of Monday–Friday 06:00–10:00 on its merch/shops page. (spreadshop-admin.spreadshirt.com) The channel promotes a paid "Ploysai Coffee School" online course and publicised a $100 coupon code (TEAMPLOYSAI$100OFF) for the first 10 students in the course description for recent streams. (youtube.com) Ploysai’s brand extends beyond YouTube into short‑form platforms and product lines — a TikTok tag #ploysairoastery and branded roastery posts appear across social platforms alongside the spreadshop merchandise. (tiktok.com) Songkran 2026 is officially scheduled for April 13–15, 2026, and travel outlets and industry forecasts are predicting a sizeable tourism surge for the holiday period. (travelandtourworld.com) Officials and reporting note two pressures on street vendors ahead of Songkran: a spike in visitor demand after a 2025 Songkran that circulated more than THB28.723 billion nationwide, and ongoing Bangkok Metropolitan Administration rules from October 2024 that limit where vendors can operate. (nationthailand.com)
