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    "city": "Songkhla",
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    "source_gap_notes": "Most entries have usable source footing, but live hours/reviews still required.",
    "slug": "songkhla",
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      {
        "city": "Songkhla",
        "place_name": "Kiat Fang Restaurant",
        "thai_name": "เกียดฟั่ง",
        "category": "historic old-town / pork stew and bao",
        "address": "94 Nang Ngam, Bo Yang, Mueang Songkhla, Songkhla 90000",
        "address_confidence": "source-confirmed by public catalog",
        "area_or_route_role": "Songkhla Old Town / Nang Ngam Road",
        "why_it_matters": "Strongest Songkhla food-history entry; precise old-town fit.",
        "signature_dishes_or_order_logic": "pork stew rice, large pork buns/bao, crispy pork, red pork",
        "user_review_signal_snapshot": "Wanderlog review summary praises pork buns and notes crowd/service/pricing caveats; Trip.com says open since 1937, verify before static-coding.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "Public travel source reports since 1937; not official.",
        "traveler_decision_fit": "Use as Songkhla old-town food-route anchor.",
        "avoid_or_caveat": "Avoid if traveler does not eat pork or dislikes old-school crowded shops.",
        "live_checks_needed": "hours, queue, current rating/review count, recent closure notices",
        "source_1_name": "Trip.com Kiat Fang Restaurant",
        "source_1_type": "commercial-catalog-only",
        "source_1_url": "https://www.trip.com/moments/theme/poi-kiat-fang-restaurant-141242335-restaurant-993134/",
        "source_2_name": "Wanderlog Kiat Fang",
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        "live_review_source_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Kiat+Fang+Restaurant+Songkhla+Thailand",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15",
        "confidence": "medium",
        "repo_notes": "",
        "charming_entry": "Kiat Fang Restaurant is a Songkhla food-route candidate because strongest songkhla food-history entry; precise old-town fit. Order logic: pork stew rice, large pork buns/bao, crispy pork, red pork. History/opening: Public travel source reports since 1937; not official. Publish caveat: Avoid if traveler does not eat pork or dislikes old-school crowded shops. Confidence: medium.",
        "slug": "songkhla"
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        "city": "Songkhla",
        "place_name": "Samila seafood restaurants / beach zone",
        "thai_name": "",
        "category": "seafood zone / coastal support",
        "address": "Laem Samila / Samila Beach, Songkhla 90000",
        "address_confidence": "area-confirmed",
        "area_or_route_role": "Samila waterfront",
        "why_it_matters": "Better modeled as seafood-zone choice than one restaurant; menus/quality similar and reviews shift.",
        "signature_dishes_or_order_logic": "gaeng som pla kaphong, seafood, grilled fish",
        "user_review_signal_snapshot": "Travelfish notes locals/travelers eat at several large seafood restaurants on Samila Beach.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "No single opening date.",
        "traveler_decision_fit": "Use as coastal food-zone widget.",
        "avoid_or_caveat": "Avoid naming a venue without current reviews.",
        "live_checks_needed": "hours, queue, current rating/review count, recent closure notices",
        "source_1_name": "Travelfish Songkhla food",
        "source_1_type": "independent travel guide",
        "source_1_url": "https://www.travelfish.org/eatandmeet/thailand/southern_thailand/songkhla/songkhla/eat",
        "source_2_name": "",
        "source_2_type": "",
        "source_2_url": "",
        "live_review_source_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Samila+seafood+restaurants+%2F+beach+zone+Songkhla+Thailand",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15",
        "confidence": "medium",
        "repo_notes": "",
        "charming_entry": "Samila seafood restaurants / beach zone is a Songkhla food-route candidate because better modeled as seafood-zone choice than one restaurant; menus/quality similar and reviews shift. Order logic: gaeng som pla kaphong, seafood, grilled fish. History/opening: No single opening date. Publish caveat: Avoid naming a venue without current reviews. Confidence: medium.",
        "slug": "songkhla"
      },
      {
        "city": "Songkhla",
        "place_name": "Songkhla Old Town cafe/food walk",
        "thai_name": "",
        "category": "food zone / heritage walk",
        "address": "Nang Ngam and old-town streets, Bo Yang, Songkhla",
        "address_confidence": "area-confirmed",
        "area_or_route_role": "old-town heritage/cafe route",
        "why_it_matters": "Supports Songkhla as specialized food-culture support node rather than full destination.",
        "signature_dishes_or_order_logic": "kopitiam snacks, coffee, southern sweets, Chinese-Thai plates",
        "user_review_signal_snapshot": "Live vendor/cafe reviews needed.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "No single opening date.",
        "traveler_decision_fit": "Use as old-town food-route widget.",
        "avoid_or_caveat": "Avoid static place claims until restaurants are source-verified.",
        "live_checks_needed": "hours, queue, current rating/review count, recent closure notices",
        "source_1_name": "TAT Songkhla destination page",
        "source_1_type": "official",
        "source_1_url": "https://www.tourismthailand.org/Destinations/Provinces/Songkhla/353",
        "source_2_name": "",
        "source_2_type": "",
        "source_2_url": "",
        "live_review_source_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Songkhla+Old+Town+cafe%2Ffood+walk+Songkhla+Thailand",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15",
        "confidence": "medium",
        "repo_notes": "",
        "charming_entry": "Songkhla Old Town cafe/food walk is a Songkhla food-route candidate because supports songkhla as specialized food-culture support node rather than full destination. Order logic: kopitiam snacks, coffee, southern sweets, Chinese-Thai plates. History/opening: No single opening date. Publish caveat: Avoid static place claims until restaurants are source-verified. Confidence: medium.",
        "slug": "songkhla"
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      {
        "source_name": "Trip.com Kiat Fang Restaurant",
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        "access_date": "2026-05-15",
        "notes": "Row-level source for address, restaurant identity, editorial/review evidence, or a flagged research gap."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "Wanderlog Kiat Fang",
        "source_type": "public review aggregator",
        "url": "https://wanderlog.com/place/details/6723763/kiat-fang-restaurant",
        "example_city": "Songkhla",
        "example_place": "Kiat Fang Restaurant",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15",
        "notes": "Row-level source for address, restaurant identity, editorial/review evidence, or a flagged research gap."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "Travelfish Songkhla food",
        "source_type": "independent travel guide",
        "url": "https://www.travelfish.org/eatandmeet/thailand/southern_thailand/songkhla/songkhla/eat",
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        "example_place": "Samila seafood restaurants / beach zone",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15",
        "notes": "Row-level source for address, restaurant identity, editorial/review evidence, or a flagged research gap."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "TAT Songkhla destination page",
        "source_type": "official",
        "url": "https://www.tourismthailand.org/Destinations/Provinces/Songkhla/353",
        "example_city": "Songkhla",
        "example_place": "Songkhla Old Town cafe/food walk",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15",
        "notes": "Row-level source for address, restaurant identity, editorial/review evidence, or a flagged research gap."
      }
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      "Songkhla Old Town / Nang Ngam Road",
      "Samila waterfront",
      "old-town heritage/cafe route"
    ],
    "uniqueCategories": [
      "historic old-town / pork stew and bao",
      "seafood zone / coastal support",
      "food zone / heritage walk"
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    "highConfidenceEntries": [],
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      {
        "city": "Songkhla",
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        "thai_name": "เกียดฟั่ง",
        "category": "historic old-town / pork stew and bao",
        "address": "94 Nang Ngam, Bo Yang, Mueang Songkhla, Songkhla 90000",
        "address_confidence": "source-confirmed by public catalog",
        "area_or_route_role": "Songkhla Old Town / Nang Ngam Road",
        "why_it_matters": "Strongest Songkhla food-history entry; precise old-town fit.",
        "signature_dishes_or_order_logic": "pork stew rice, large pork buns/bao, crispy pork, red pork",
        "user_review_signal_snapshot": "Wanderlog review summary praises pork buns and notes crowd/service/pricing caveats; Trip.com says open since 1937, verify before static-coding.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "Public travel source reports since 1937; not official.",
        "traveler_decision_fit": "Use as Songkhla old-town food-route anchor.",
        "avoid_or_caveat": "Avoid if traveler does not eat pork or dislikes old-school crowded shops.",
        "live_checks_needed": "hours, queue, current rating/review count, recent closure notices",
        "source_1_name": "Trip.com Kiat Fang Restaurant",
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        "source_2_name": "Wanderlog Kiat Fang",
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        "source_2_url": "https://wanderlog.com/place/details/6723763/kiat-fang-restaurant",
        "live_review_source_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Kiat+Fang+Restaurant+Songkhla+Thailand",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15",
        "confidence": "medium",
        "repo_notes": "",
        "charming_entry": "Kiat Fang Restaurant is a Songkhla food-route candidate because strongest songkhla food-history entry; precise old-town fit. Order logic: pork stew rice, large pork buns/bao, crispy pork, red pork. History/opening: Public travel source reports since 1937; not official. Publish caveat: Avoid if traveler does not eat pork or dislikes old-school crowded shops. Confidence: medium.",
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        "signature_dishes_or_order_logic": "gaeng som pla kaphong, seafood, grilled fish",
        "user_review_signal_snapshot": "Travelfish notes locals/travelers eat at several large seafood restaurants on Samila Beach.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "No single opening date.",
        "traveler_decision_fit": "Use as coastal food-zone widget.",
        "avoid_or_caveat": "Avoid naming a venue without current reviews.",
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        "source_1_name": "Travelfish Songkhla food",
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        "live_review_source_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Samila+seafood+restaurants+%2F+beach+zone+Songkhla+Thailand",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15",
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        "charming_entry": "Samila seafood restaurants / beach zone is a Songkhla food-route candidate because better modeled as seafood-zone choice than one restaurant; menus/quality similar and reviews shift. Order logic: gaeng som pla kaphong, seafood, grilled fish. History/opening: No single opening date. Publish caveat: Avoid naming a venue without current reviews. Confidence: medium.",
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        "why_it_matters": "Supports Songkhla as specialized food-culture support node rather than full destination.",
        "signature_dishes_or_order_logic": "kopitiam snacks, coffee, southern sweets, Chinese-Thai plates",
        "user_review_signal_snapshot": "Live vendor/cafe reviews needed.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "No single opening date.",
        "traveler_decision_fit": "Use as old-town food-route widget.",
        "avoid_or_caveat": "Avoid static place claims until restaurants are source-verified.",
        "live_checks_needed": "hours, queue, current rating/review count, recent closure notices",
        "source_1_name": "TAT Songkhla destination page",
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        "source_2_name": "",
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        "live_review_source_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Songkhla+Old+Town+cafe%2Ffood+walk+Songkhla+Thailand",
        "access_date": "2026-05-15",
        "confidence": "medium",
        "repo_notes": "",
        "charming_entry": "Songkhla Old Town cafe/food walk is a Songkhla food-route candidate because supports songkhla as specialized food-culture support node rather than full destination. Order logic: kopitiam snacks, coffee, southern sweets, Chinese-Thai plates. History/opening: No single opening date. Publish caveat: Avoid static place claims until restaurants are source-verified. Confidence: medium.",
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}