What’s up with W District? Popular hangout’s future up in the air.

The future is uncertain for Phra Khanong’s most popular outdoor dining spot, despite rumors that its obituary has already been written.

While W District’s owners have not denied plans to demolish the food stalls and tables that comprise W Market to make way for more desperately needed condos, they are keeping future plans close to the vest. 

It’s those owners, Woraluk Property Co. Ltd., that we have to thank for the W, which also winks at “wellness,” a core tenant of the family firm headed by movie theater magnate Wichai Poolworaluk.

Those in the know began whispering of W Market’s demise weeks ago. But a poll of its vendors found most in the dark of any development plans – or their own potential eviction. It was business as usual on a recent night at barbecue joint Holy Smokes, where an employee said she had not heard anything.

Others had heard…