7-Eleven

This is the Khao San Road lifesaver — open 24/7 with cold air-con, bright lights, and shelves stacked with everything you forgot to pack. Step in from the chaos and you’ll find neat rows of bottled water and isotonic drinks, fridges full of beer and sodas, and baskets of instant noodles waiting for a quick microwave hit. Staff move fast even when the line snakes toward the door. Grab a ham-and-cheese toastie for a late-night fix (฿29–35), raid the snack aisle for seaweed, crisps, and Thai sweets, or pick up travel basics: sunscreen, deodorant, band-aids, and painkillers. You can top up your phone or buy a SIM voucher at the counter, and there’s always ready-to-drink coffee, milk tea, and energy drinks for the morning after. It sits mid‑block on Khao San, handy before a tuk-tuk ride or when you stumble out of a bar at 2am. Prices are standard nationwide, and the fridges are reliably icy. Expect a mixed crowd — backpackers, street vendors grabbing a break, and night-shift workers — all doing the same dance: in, grab, pay, back to the road.