Thip Samai’s original location on Mahachai Road is also near what Bangkokians call the “Ghost Gate” (Thai: Pratu Phee) - a stretch near the old temples and the outer grounds of the Grand Palace. The place got its name as, in the old days, bodies of criminals who were executed were carried out through those gates. Street vendors congregate to feed the people who came to receive the bodies and performed the last rites. The food market grew & grew and, today, the name still lingers on even if the gates are no longer there. “Pratu Phee food stalls” is what Bangkokians would refer to this stretch of hawker stalls, more famous for its good food than its morbid past.
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