Carnivores will have their fill perusing the manifold satay sticks, fried fish, barbeque rib and meatball stands stationed market-wide: perfect fuel for another few hours on the go, before heading homeward, arms heavily laden, to refresh, relax, and perhaps regroup for a second Chatuchak shopping spree on Sunday.

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Across the road, the Chophouse is a large-windowed gastro pub that serves a menu of comfort food classics like fish and chips, and an exemplary Charolais Rib Eye steak, which has been dry-aged for 32 days.

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