The sweet scents of favorite Thai dishes lure the uninitiated as well as the frequent traveler to
Wat Mongkolratanaram, a Thai food market open on Sunday mornings on the Palm River in east Tampa.
The popular brunch spot next to a Buddhist Temple, situated just off U.S. 41, a a half-mile south of the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway and State Road 60, also offers Thai crafts, clothing, exotic flowers and folk music.
Playgrounds for children and picnic tables for families provide a peaceful outdoor setting to eat to your heart's content, catch up with friends or simply to wile away time.
Food items sell for $1 to $5 each; the taste of Thai culture is free. Vendors donate proceeds to support the Temple.
For your GPS: 5306 Palm River Rd. Tampa, Florida 33619.
Phone : 813-621-1669.
Read more about the
Wat Temple.
Frank Rodriguez, a videographer and film editor at Mighty Fine Design in Ybor City, often rides his bicycle around town on assignment. Comments? Contact 83 Degrees.
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