Ratchadaphisek Road

Conceived in 1971 and opened in 1976, it connects earlier portions including Asok Montri, Wong Sawang and Charan Sanitwong Roads to form the city's inner ring road system.

It is a well-known entertainment area,[1] including shopping complexes such as The Esplanade, cinema complexes such as Major Cineplex, a night bazaar, and night markets as well as love hotels.

Along with Royal City Avenue (RCA) and Patpong, portions of the district are designated as "entertainment zones" and thus allowed to remain open until 02:00.

The restaurant was divided into four Thai houses, serving food from all four regions of Thailand.

It later closed down and the owner reopened it under the name Royal Dragon Restaurant on Bang Na–Trat Road in the early 1990s, which Guinness Book of World Records has recorded as the world's largest restaurant.

Map showing the Ratchadaphisek ring road system in red.
Ratchadaphisek Road at Asok junction with Sukhumvit Road , seen towards south.