Things to do in Bangkok today

Photographing dessert first is practically compulsory here. Baan Tepa takes over FV39 for a limited pop-up serving eight sweet and savoury dishes, led by parfaits built around seasonal Thai fruit. Highlights include dok rose lychee, mango peach and mangosteen prikpao parfaits, alongside a selection of savoury plates. It is a rare chance to sample the restaurant’s cooking without committing to the full tasting menu. Until July 19. Tuesday to Sunday, 11am-6pm. FV39, Sukhumvit 39

One smokehouse, two cities. DECKLES Smokehouse at voco Bangkok Surawong welcomes executive chef Alain Beom from voco Seoul Myeongdong for a month-long Korean collaboration. The Taste of Korea set menu draws on recipes from the chef’s home kitchen, prepared with the Bangkok team using premium Korean ingredients. It is an easy way to explore his take on Korean cooking without leaving the city. Available until August 10. B990++ per set. DECKLES Smokehouse, voco Bangkok Surawong

Artist DAYY makes ordinary packaging the subject of a clever exhibition about how easily appearances shape perception. Using the centuries-old trompe-l'œil technique, the paintings recreate cardboard boxes, tape, labels and shipping seals with startling precision, forcing a second look at objects most of us barely register. The works ask how value and identity change when the outer layer shifts but the contents remain the same. It is a thoughtful show that finds unexpectedly big questions in the most familiar everyday materials. July 11-August 2. Free entry. KYLA Gallery & Wine Bar. 3pm-midnight

Printmaking takes centre stage at the Maxnifier VI International Print Exhibition, bringing together artists from every continent for a wide-ranging survey of the medium. Woodcut, etching and lithography sit alongside contemporary techniques, showing how ink, paper and printing plates continue to shape personal stories and printing plates continue to carry personal stories and cultural identities. Each piece is presented as an original work rather than a reproduction, putting the precision, labour  and experimentation of the process firmly in view. It is also a rare chance to see artists from very different backgrounds push the same medium in strikingly different directions. Until August 15. Free entry. MMAD MunMun Srinakarin. 10.30am-7pm

The Warehouse BKK returns with two evenings of shopping, eating and independent creativity in Talad Noi. Inside, stalls are located with vintage clothing, handmade goods, records, homeware and pieces from small local brands, while street food and drinks keep the courtyard lively until midnight. It is an easy excuse to wander one of Bangkok’s oldest neighbourhoods, browse slowly and meet the people behind the stalls. July 17-18. Free entry. The Warehouse BKK. 6pm-midnight

As daylight fades, Samyan Mitrtown marks the fifth edition of its Lantern Art Festival with a new collection of glowing installations across the plaza. This year’s theme, ‘The Luminous Bloom’, draws on flowers in bloom, using light, colour and large-scale lantern works to transform one of Bangkok’s busiest public spaces after dark. By placing art in the path of commuters, students and evening strollers rather than behind gallery doors, the free festival turns an everyday walk through Samyan into an easy art stop and photo opportunity. July 17-31. Free entry. Samyan Mitrtown. 10am-10pm

Hua Takhe Old Market spends the month in bloom as Rakdok Floral Weeks 2026 returns under the theme ‘Flower to Spread Smiles’. The festival winds through weathered shophouses, wooden walkways and quiet corners of the canalside neighbourhood. What began as a flower-arranging showcase in 2020 has grown into a community-wide exhibition designed to be wandered through rather than viewed from a distance. Twenty floral works by artists, local residents and competition winners tell their own stories while casting fresh light on one of Bangkok’s most characterful old markets. July 4-August 2. Free entry. Hua Takhe Old Market. 10am-6pm

Summer truffles may not have the cult status of their winter cousins, but they still bring that earthy, unmistakable hit. Akira Back Bangkok is making the most of the season with four limited dishes built around truffles sourced from the French Alps and Italy. The menu includes the restaurant's signature AB Truffle mushroom pizza, seared Hokkaido scallop with miso cream butter, Kagoshima A5 ribeye with truffle beef jus, and a black truffle macaron to finish. Available at lunch and dinner, it is a tidy excuse to add a little more truffle to the season. Available until August 31. From B390++ per dish. Akira Back Bangkok, Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park, Sukhumvit Road

Sleepless nights leave their mark, and HOMMES.HOM chooses not to tidy them up. Pillow, the debut solo exhibition by Sittha Jantharawong, draws on insomnia, anxiety and the small-hour routines that come with them, from staring at the ceiling to reaching for a bottle of sleeping pills on the bedside table. A former advertising creative, the artist brings a sharp eye for everyday behaviour to work that quietly examines emotions people rarely say out loud. Presented as part of MMADness is Calling, the exhibition asks whether accepting our struggles is the first step towards living with them. July 9-August 23. Free entry. MMAD Gallery 1, MunMun Srinakarin (Seacon Square). 10.30am-7pm

In home, Chopper Pipatpong Sripeng looks at the space between who we hope to become and who we are when certainty starts to slip. Presented at GalileOasis, the solo exhibition gathers paintings shaped by love, shame, hope, fear and brief moments of calm, tracing the small negotiations that make up everyday life. Rather than chasing tidy answers, Chopper pays attention to acts of acceptance that slowly reshape us, suggesting home is less a destination than something we keep building over time. July 4-August 3. Free entry. GalileOasis. 9am-7pm