Chaloem Buri
area of Samphanthawong district, Bangkok, Thailand
Chaloem Buri (Thai: เฉลิมบุรี, pronounced [t͡ɕʰā.lɤ̌ːm bū.rīː]) is the area south of the intersection of Yaowarat and Songsawat Roads in Bangkok's Samphanthawong District.
Chaloem Buri is considered as the second intersection of Yaowarat from nearby Odeon Circle, and parallel to Mo Mi on Charoen Krung side. Its name comes from the name of a cinema, it was in the area on Songsawat Road. Originally, the cinema was named "Singapore" before it was demolished and rebuilt in 1932 along with the Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre in the occasion of 150th anniversary celebration of Rattanakosin (Bangkok) and renamed "Chaloem Buri" (lit. 'celebrate the city').
Nowadays, the area around Chaloem Buri is home to many hotels including several restaurants with travel agency. At nighttime, there're also many street food stalls such as rad na, rice noodle roll and popia, yam, or grilled pathongko. They're very popular with tourists. In addition in the past, Chaloem Buri was also the location of the first pork satay restaurant in Thailand.
Chaloem Buri was used as the filming location for Lisa's MV Rockstar which was released on June 28, 2024, at 7:00 am (ICT). Just seven hours since it was published on YouTube, has created a phenomenon with over 12 million views and has caused people to flock to this intersection and Yaowarat to follow in her footsteps.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Chaloem Buri” is area of Samphanthawong district, Bangkok, Thailand. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Chaloem, Buri and area, not as a finished interpretation.
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The phrase “area of Samphanthawong district, Bangkok, Thailand” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q50413497. Authority coordinates are 13.739, 100.511. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1932 and 2024.
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