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Jok’s Kitchen
Address: 23 Itsaranuphap Alley, Pom Prap, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100
Opening hours: 8am–9pm, Daily
Contact: +66 8 1919 9468

Jok’s Kitchen is a small Michelin-rated restaurant with Chinese seafood items hidden in Yaowarat that we’d recommend enthusiastic foodies to give it a go.

Jok’s Kitchen is a small Chinese eatery that’s Michelin-starred and guaranteed by Wongnai User’s Choice 2017. Despite its plain exterior, the restaurant offers various fine Chinese food dishes that satisfy many customers and keep them coming back.

The restaurant provides a few round dining tables which support Chinese banquet-style dining. We recommend you to bring some friends along if you’re interested in having a Chinese banquet-style meal.

If you fancy Chinese food or want to have a meal Chinese banquet-style with a group of friends, you can take Jok’s Kitchen into consideration.

You can go to Yaowarat by taking the MRT train and get off at Wat Mangkon MRT Station. However, the restaurant is hidden in Itsaranuphap Alley in Chinatown, Bangkok which is a narrow alley, so you have to pay attention to find the place.

 

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Gu Long Bao
Address: 660, 662 Charoen Krung Rd, Khwaeng Samphanthawong, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
Opening hours: 9am-5pm, closed Sundays
Nearest train station: MRT Wat Mangkon
Contact: +66 9 5797 5747

Bangkok’s Chinatown is home to many legendary food stalls, but few can boast 100 years of living up to the high standards of hungry Thais. Gu Long Bao has been serving artisan handmade Teochew-style buns for over four generations.

Gu Long Bao’s owners are descendants of Chinese migrants who made buns in China. After immigrating to Thailand, they settled down and continued to hone their craftsmanship.

The family has been maintaining their inherited Teochew recipes and techniques for over four generations, which has resulted in unique tasting buns, commonly called salapao in Thai.

They make and cook their buns in the exact same way that their parents and their parents before them did. They even use the same steamer.

As the shop enters its fourth generation of owners, it has introduced new baked buns as well as an online delivery service. You can check out how to order online here.

What hasn’t changed is that Gu Long Bao still delivers some of the best buns in Thailand.

You can get one in Chinatown for only ฿22 (US$0.63) per piece.

 

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Jok Pochana
Address: 34 Thanon Samsen, Khwaeng Ban Phan Thom, Khet Phra Nakhon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10200, Thailand
Phone: +66 88 890 5263
Operating hour: 4pm to 11pm daily. Close on sunday

Jok Pochana will give you an authentic Thai dining experience. This restaurant serves Asian cuisine, specifically famous Thai dishes, and seafood. You can also get gluten-free or vegan food options here. It’s well-known as one of the best places to get street food in Bangkok. It’s located about 15-minutes away from the Centre Point Hotel Pratunam via taxi. It’s nearby to the famous Khao San Road. The outdoor kitchen of Jok Pochana is where they prepare your food fresh in front of you. Some of the favorite dishes from this restaurant are the Pad Thai and various Curry meals. You can also grab a local Thai beer to accompany your meal. There is seating available outside, for enjoying the Bangkok scenery, or indoor in an air-conditioned dining hall. The best part about this restaurant is that it’s cheap. You’ll get great food without breaking the bank.

if you have never tried Thai cuisine, you should reserve a table and try the menu at Jok Pochana. Degust good shrimp pad thai, Tom yum and thai chicken this place offers. The tastiest dish is tasty che. Order delicious beer, it's a must while visiting this spot.

There are outdoor seating available. The warm atmosphere of this restaurant makes customers feel relaxed and have a good time. Most users indicate that the staff is cute. If you want to experience nice service, you should go to Jok Pochana.

 

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MUNG KORN KHAO NOODLE มังกรขาว

Adddress: 395 Yaowarat Rd, Khwaeng Samphanthawong, Khet Samphanthawong, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10100, Thailand
Operating hour: 1815 to 2345hrs (Tuesday to Sunday)
Phone: +66 97 236 1368

Yaowarat (Chinatown) is full of good food and usually I don’t come here for Ba Mee. But for this post, I tried it and found it to be pretty decent too. The wanton here is very filling as compared to others and as again, the overall dish is well balanced.

While we love our Singapore-style wanton mee, we have to admit that the Thai’s do up a pretty solid rendition of the dish. Mung Korn Khao Noodle serves up just that and despite the portion size being rather small, the wanton mee here is so good that we wouldn’t mind ordering a few bowls of it at one go.

Fresh juicy bouncy wantons and tasty noodles make this spot a must-visit for noodle lovers. Price was reasonable too.

At Mung Korn Khao Noodle, it is her HK style thin egg noodles that won the hearts of many. She tosses the noodles in hot boiling water, put it in ice water and returns for final toss in the hot water. What you get is reall QQ baa mee. And that lonely wanton, mixture of prawns and minced pork, juicy juicy lah! It’s quite easy to find that stall because they are the one with a huge crowd and long queue.

She is so right. This bowl of wanton mee is only about one huge tablespoon, with little crab meat, we finished like 3 bowls of it? Never mind about the portion, at least they are very friendly owners unlike SabX2 which is totally not worth the hype and too expensive (read my complaint about SabX2 here).

 

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Tek Heng
Address: 326-330, Talat Phlu, Thon Buri, Bangkok 10600, Thailand
Operation Hour: twice daily from 10am – 2pm, 4.30pm – 9.30pm.
Near MRT: Talad Phlu BTS station
Phone: +66 89 488 1538

Tek Heng crispy noodles first established in the reign of King Rama V. Run by the grandchildren, the restaurant is still very popular today. Located near Talad Plu pier, this blue shophouse is hard to miss. The restaurant is modestly decorated with air conditioning and plenty of tables and seats.

Operated by the same Thai-Taechiw family since the beginning, this used to be a floating restaurant on the Bangkok Yai canal. Today, it has taken up the shape of blue three multi-storied shophouses in Talad Phlu market, still next to the Bangkok Yai canal by the pier.

Known especially for its famous, yummy, crispy, sweet and sour ‘Mee Krob’ or crispy noodles, Tek Heng (or Jeen Lee) has been known (or claimed) to have served King Rama V their special menu.

This 130-year-old restaurant offers more than the crispy noodles but the signature dishes include the traditional crispy noodles and the crispy noodles served in a soup at 120 baht per plate. Equally delicious and quite inexpensive, is another must-try menu for both locals and visitors alike. Unlike the commonly seen orange or pink crispy noodles seen today at souvenir shops, the crispy noodles here are crunchier and finer with a tinge of sourness that creeps in like a pleasant surprise in every bite.

The restaurant is minimally decorated with mirrored-covered posts and walls, an array of simple tables and chairs, the cash counter on one side with one windowed wall lined with newspaper clippings, pictures, and awards to boast its authenticity and age.

The restaurant also served other Chinese-inspired dishes including the Stuffed omelette (B150), Fried Shrimp Cakes (B120, B240, B300) with sweet plum sauce, Fried Curried Fish Cakes (B80, B160, B200) with chili sauce and many more.

 

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Keed Dee Kuay Teow Bet Saka 3 (กิตติก๋วยเตี๋ยวเป็ด สาขา 3)

Address: Sukhumvit 103, Udon Suk Soi 29, Bang Na, Bangkok 10250
Open hours: 10 am – 10 pm daily
Prices: About 50 – 150 THB per person depending on how much extra duck you order
Number: 084-016-7844, 088-524-5556
Operating Hour: 10:00 – 22:00 daily

How to get there: You can take the BTS to Udom Suk station, but the restaurant is a little ways down the road, all the way on the corner of Soi 29. You could walk, or alternatively take a motorbike ride or jump on a rot songthaew.

Although I’m typically more excited to eat roast duck than braised duck, I’m always happy in general to eat any kind of duck.

Along Thanon Udom Suk, or Sukhumvit 103 in Bangkok, there are an abundance of restaurants serving duck, and for lunch one day, Ying and I stopped at a place called Keed Dee Kuay Teow Bet Saka 3 (กิตติก๋วยเตี๋ยวเป็ด สาขา 3).

If you’re in the Udom Suk area of Bangkok and ready to eat some duck noodles, or duck over rice, this is a good restaurant to try.

I didn’t really notice a printed menu other than what was written in Thai on the side of the wall.

But at Keed Dee Kuay Teow Bet Saka 3 (กิตติก๋วยเตี๋ยวเป็ด สาขา 3), as well as at other Thai braised duck restaurants, you typically just have a couple choices.

You can choose your type of noodles – sen mee (thin rice), sen lek (medium rice), sen yai (wide rice), or sen ba mee (egg noodles) – and then you get an assortment of duck and organs on top.

There’s also a choice of nam (soup น้ำ) or haeng (dry แห้ง) for your duck noodles.

In addition to your own bowl of noodles, for some extra protein, you can also order side plates of sliced duck.

So Ying and I also ordered a couple of extra plates or braised duck to share.

The duck was excellent again, not overly salty and not too sweet.

And that garlic, as well as dipping the pieces of duck into the chili vinegar sauce, made it excellent. This plate of duck went down way too easily.

I wished I would have had one more plate.

Keed Dee Kuay Teow Bet Saka 3 (กิตติก๋วยเตี๋ยวเป็ด สาขา 3) is a Thai braised duck restaurant located along Udom Suk (Sukhumvit 103) in Bangkok.

I loved how the duck wasn’t overly salty or sweet, but had a nice natural duck flavor, and paired with chewy egg noodles.

The extra plate of thin sliced duck topped with deep fried garlic, and the crispy duck intestines, were also both excellent.

Even though I’m typically more into roast duck, this braised duck was pretty good.

 

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Mr. Uan Yen Ta Fo
41 Tanao, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok 10200
Tel: 02-2229701
Operating Hour: Open Monday-Friday 09:00-21:00, Saturday-Sunday 09:00-16:00

How to Get There:
Taking a direct taxi or the local bus are the best ways to get there. The restaurant is just a few hundred meters down the road from the Giant Swing and is about a 10 minute walk from Democracy Monument.

Yen Ta Fo (Yen Ta Fo) is a distinctively pink noodle dish in Thailand.

While it's not quite as popular as boat noodles , it's still one of the more popular local soup noodles, and retains its share of loyal connoisseurs.

While you do have the possibility to order Yen Ta Fo with a choice of different rice noodle, sen yai, the Thai wide rice noodles, are most common (and I think the best in this dish).

I recently went to a famous restaurant known as Nai Uan Yen Ta Fo (นายอ้วนเย็นตาโฟ) , located walking distance from the Giant Swing near Chinatown Bangkok

One of the best things about a bowl of Yen Ta Fo is the assortment of tasty toppings.

Chunks of pork, fish balls, slices of squid, fried tofu, slices of water morning glory, rectangles of coagulated blood, and a big crispy chip, were all floating around in this particular dish.

That's not even including all the other flavoring ingredients like the fermented soybean paste, chillies, vinegar, fish sauce, and pepper that combined to form the flavor.

The pinkness comes from the fermented soybean paste that's added to every bowl of Yen Ta Fo.

When combined into the soup mixture, it gives a lightly sweet, almost flowery essence to the broth. Other than that, to me it still remains a mystery as to why it's so pink.

Also, this bowl of yen ta fo was not nearly as pink as some others I've seen.

This is a well known and long standing establishment in Bangkok that serves Yen Ta Fo. The noodles are excellent and even though I'm not the biggest fan of yen ta fo broth, I really liked all their high quality toppings and the fish balls in particular were wonderful.

 

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Si Morakot Restaurant (ร้านข้าวหมูแดงสีมรกต)
Address: 80-82 Soi Sukon 1, Bangkok, Thailand
Open hours: 11 am – 7 pm daily
Phone number: 081-567-9006
Prices: The special plate of khao moo daeng costs 50 THB

How to get there: Si Morakot Restaurant (ร้านข้าวหมูแดงสีมรกต) is located near Hua Lamphong MRT station, just up the road from Wat Traimit. Turn onto Sukon Alley 1 and the restaurant is along that small connecting road.

Khao moo daeng (ข้าวหมูแดง) is an extremely popular Thai Chinese dish.

You’ll find it at all food courts and abundantly at street food stalls throughout Bangkok. But the only problem is, there are a lot of bad versions of it.

Sometimes it kind of tastes just like slices of barely marinated pieces of pork over rice with some ketchup-y tasting sauce poured all over it.

But luckily, there are still some street food stalls and shops that make great versions of the dish, and one of them is Si Morakot Restaurant (ร้านข้าวหมูแดงสีมรกต), located on the edge of Chinatown, near Hua Lamphong.

When it comes to eating khao moo daeng (ข้าวหมูแดง) in Bangkok Khao Moo Daeng Si Morakot (ร้านข้าวหมูแดงสีมรกต) is one of the legendary restaurants, having served the dish for well over 50 years now.

And it’s one of those shops that probably looks exactly the same as it did when it opened 50 years ago – I don’t think much has changed – and the wooden glass meat cabinet is a beautiful antique.

One of the things that makes Khao Moo Daeng Si Morakot (ร้านข้าวหมูแดงสีมรกต) so good is that they still make all the components of their khao moo daeng (ข้าวหมูแดง) themselves – the bbq pork, the pork belly, the Chinese sausage, and the sauce. And they still use charcoal to grill and roast all their meats – including the crispy pork belly which they actually grill, instead of fry.

The restaurant is located just a short walk from Hua Lamphong (MRT and train station), and sits on the edge of Yaowarat, Bangkok’s Chinatown.

The area is home to a lot of metal workshops and small industrial shops, and sitting between some metal welding shops is Khao Moo Daeng Si Morakot (ร้านข้าวหมูแดงสีมรกต).

Khao moo daeng (ข้าวหมูแดง) is a Thai Chinese dish that includes rice topped with red bbq pork, sometimes crispy pork belly, and topped in a thick sauce.

There are a lot of street food stalls that take shortcuts making this dish, and so it’s often (in my opinion), even though it’s a simple dish, it’s a dish that’s hard to get right.

There are a couple classic restaurants, like one of my favorites in southern Bangkok, and Khao Moo Daeng Si Morakot (ร้านข้าวหมูแดงสีมรกต), that still make all their own ingredients with care, and serve excellent khao moo daeng (ข้าวหมูแดง).

Si Morakot Restaurant (ร้านข้าวหมูแดงสีมรกต) is one of Bangkok’s legendary places to eat khao moo daeng (ข้าวหมูแดง), and it’s well worth seeking out – it goes on the list of best in Bangkok.

 

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Laan Thung Khao Tom Hua Pla

1119 Thoet Thai, Talat Phlu, Thonburi, Bangkok 10600
Tel. 0-2466-0948
Open: 16:30 – 00:30

How to Get There
The restaurant is located in Talat Phlu, Bangkok, Thailnad. The closest BTS station is Wang Wian Yai, though it’s still about 2-3 km from there. The easiest way is to take a short cab from Wang Wian Yai to arrive at the doorstep or the restaurant. It’s also possible to take a bus to The Mall Tahpra or Thonburi Plaza and then walk from there.

This place offer a very nice zi char style food for late nighter. Open for supper and alway a lot of people.

Whatever they touch at this restaurant, they make well. There’s a small army of workers running around this neighborhood hot-spot, taking care of the large amounts of hungry folks that wander through.

The restaurant, located right in the Talat Phlu are of Bangkok, Thailand is easy to spot as the food is displayed pouring over onto the sidewalk. Laan Thung Khao Tom Hua Pla Restaurant is only open for dinner at night.

It’s a little more expensive than Thai street food, especially with the generous potions of seafood served. A normal meal should fall in the range of 150 – 250 THB per person.

 

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Khao Kluk Kapi Niyngow (Mr. Ngow's Shrimp Paste Fried Rice)

Open – 8 am – 2 pm daily, except Sunday and Monday
Price – 40 THB

Nai Ngao's Shrimp Paste Fried Rice, Phra
Athit Road, opposite Santi Chai Prakan Public Park
, Tel. 08-4696-8797, 08-7021-0213
Open Tuesday - Saturday 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
Shrimp Paste Fried Rice 40 baht .

How to get there

The street stalls runs in the morning right along Phra Athit road, and I didn't notice until finishing my meal, but they set up right outside Escapade Burgers and Shakes. It's right across the street from Santichai Prakan park.

Khao kluk kapi (ข้าวขลูกกะปิ) is one of the finest and freshest single plate Thai dishes available.

But unlike khao moo daeng or khao man gai that are available at countless restaurants throughout Bangkok, khao kluk kapi remains a little harder to find, often being sold in markets for takeaway consumption (rather than at sit down street stalls)

A plate of khao kluk kapi begins with rice, and it's not just steamed rice, but the rice is stir fried with shrimp paste to give it a slightly, yet not overpowering, shrimp aroma – that's what gives the dish its signature flavor.

On top of the shrimp flavored rice are a variety of toppings which normally includes green mango, omelet, red onions, dried shrimp, sweet pork, Chinese sausage, chillies, cucumbers, long beans, and some cilantro and green onions on top. of the ingredients gives khao kluk kapi (rice mixed with shrimp paste) an incredible spectrum of flavors that all work harmoniously together.

Now like I mentioned above, khao kluk kapi (ข้าวขึกกะปิ) is not easy to find at street stalls where you can sit down. But after seeing this street stall on a Thai TV show and then reading about it on Austin Bush's food blog , I went to check out Khao Kluk Kapi Niyngow (ข้าวขึกกะปินายงOW) for myself.

Just like the amazing khao mok gai that's near Khao San Road yet hidden from tourism, this street stall is located extremely close to the tourist backpacker street, yet it serves very local and very wonderful Bangkok street food .

If you want to have an awesome plate of khao kluk kapi (ข้าวขลูกกะปิ) that will excite your taste buds every single time, Khao Kluk Kapi Niyngow (ข้าวขลูกกะปินายงOW) is a wonderful little stall.

 

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Bpet Sai Gaew เป็ดไส้แก้ว

Address: 912/3 Sukhumvit Soi 101/1 Bang Na, Bangkok, 10260. Bewtween Wachiratham Sathit Soi 23 and 30.
Hours: 9 am – 8 pm
Phone: 02-3935999, 081-6168764
Prices: 40 – 50 THB per dish

912/3 ถ.สุขมุวิท 101/1 ระหว่างซอยวชิราธรรมสาธิต 23-30 แขวงบางนา เขตบางนา กรุงเทพ 10260
โทร. 02-3935999, 081-6168764
เวลาเปิด ปิด 9.00-20.00 น.

I started the meal off with something very very different from duck: Khanom Thuay ขนมถ้วย.

Yup, temptingly sitting at every single table at Bpet Sai Gaew เป็ดไส้แก้ว is a platter of fresh (and good looking) little coconut milk sweets.

What a brilliant idea and a special combination put little Thai desserts on every table at a duck restaurant!

Their business strategy worked well, because I was digging into one before my rice and duck even arrived at the table, and let me tell you, someone in the family definitely knows how to make good Khanom Thuay (ขนมถ้วย)!

I started the meal off with something very very different from duck: Khanom Thuay ขนมถ้วย.

Yup, temptingly sitting at every single table at Bpet Sai Gaew เป็ดไส้แก้ว is a platter of fresh (and good looking) little coconut milk sweets.

What a brilliant idea, put little Thai desserts on every table at a duck restaurant!

Their business strategy worked well, because I was digging into one before my rice and duck even arrived at the table, and let me tell you, someone in the family definitely knows how to make good Khanom Thuay (ขนมถ้วย)!

The freshly boiled ducks are proudly displayed in the open air cabinet to lure their customers inside!

Overall, I’m normally more fond of roasted duck as opposed to boiled duck. When I’m near Ratchawat Market I always stop in Rawanstar duck restaurant.

I was particualarly fond of the delicious coconut Khanom Thuay (ขนมถ้วย) treats – you should definitely try those! They also made a pretty good plate of Khao Na Bpet ข้าวหน้าเป็ด.

If you happen to be in the Punnawithi / Udom Suk area of Sukhumvit and need some neighborhood duck, it’s a decent option.

 

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Sutunthip Vegetarian Food สุธัญทิพย์ มังสวิรัติ

Address: 1022/34-36 Thanon Charoen Nakhon Soi 36, Banglamphulang, Khlongsan, Bangkok 10600
Hours: Daily 9:30 – 21:30
Phone Number: 02-862-4238
Prices: About 100 – 200 THB per person

สุธัญทิพย์ มังสวิรัติ
1022/34-36 ถ.เจริญนคร ซอย 36 แขวงบางลำภูล่าง เขตคลองสาน กทม 10600
โทร.02-862-4238
เปิด-ปิด 09:30-21:30 น. ( ทุกวัน )

How To Get There:
The restaurant is located on Charoen Nakhon Soi 36. The closest BTS station is Krung Thonburi, but it’s still a little ride from there. Alternatively, you can take a free hotel boat across the river from Saphan Taksin, and then take bus #6 south to soi 36.

If you are looking for excellent Thai vegetarian Thai food served fresh and in a clean comfortable air-conditioned environment, Sutunthip has you covered.

It was a restaurant that I had noticed in the corner of my eye as I was cruising down Charoen Nakhon in one of those notoriously chaotic little orange buses.

The bright white lights and lively flow of human commotion hit the corner of my eye – and that’s when I noticed the “Vegetarian Food” signs plastered on the glass walls (I went vegetarian for a 1 month challenge).

Bingo, a bustling restaurant is one of best ways to pick an outstanding restaurant, and this was even vegetarian!

I returned the following day to my delight. Food offer were nice and price was affordable too.

In my opinion, Sutunthip Vegetarian Food is one of the best sit-down comfortable vegetarian restaurants I’ve been to in Bangkok. Almost all forms of Thai dishes are available – only here in vegetarian format.

The food is made hot and the cooks have the recipes down perfectly to satisfy customers. To my delight, even the fake meats (which I usually avoid) were tasty.

I especially recommend the Kuay Teow Lui Suan (fresh noodle rolls ก๋วยเตี๋ยวลุยสวน) and the Pad Ga Pao Tao Hoo (stir fried tofu with basil ผัดกะเพราเต้าหู้).

 

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Kuay Teow Kua Gai Nai Hong (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวคั่วไก่นายฮ้ง)

Address: 266/1 Soi Thewi Worayat, Thanon Luang, Banbat, Bamprap Sathupai (near Phlap Phla Chai)
Phone: 02-222-4047
Open hours: 02-222-4047
Prices: 40 THB – 50 THB

ที่อยู่ 266/1 ซอยเทวีวรญาติ ถนนหลวง แขวงบ้านบาตร เขตป้อมปราบศัตรูพ่าย กรุงเทพฯ 10100
โทร. 02-222-4047
เปิดบริการทุกวัน เวลา 16.00 – 22.00 น.

How to get there

Kuay Teow Kua Gai Nai Hong (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวคั่วไก่นายฮ้ง) is located north of Chinatown, not too far from Hua Lamphong. It’s easiest to get there by taxi, and get dropped off across the street from Klang Hospital (Rongpiya Ban Klang โรงพยาบาลกลาง). Then navigate your way into the tiny soi.

If you’re up for a walk, you can take the MRT to Hua Lamphong and it’s about a 15 – 20 minute walk from there

Any Thai lover of the noodle dish known as kuay teow kua gai (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวคั่วไก่), knows about the restaurants (street food stalls) around the Phlap Phla Chai area of Bangkok, just north of Yaowarat.

This is Bangkok’s kuay teow kua gai (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวคั่วไก่) hood, and there are more than a handful of different restaurants in the area, each serving their own slightly different variation of the dish.

Probably the most famous of them all is Kuay Teow Kua Gai Nai Hong (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวคั่วไก่นายฮ้ง).

This place is a proper Bangkok street food stall, located down kua gai alley – a fantastic grungy soi that’s black and oily.

I think it still needs a little more grime before it can compare to this noodle spot, though.

Down the street, there are motorbike mechanics, kids running around, flocks of stray cats, fighting roosters, shrines, and of course, food.

Bangkok’s kua gai alley is a perfect street food dining atmosphere – when it comes to street food, the ambiance here is hard to beat.

In the evening is when all the kuay teow kua gai restaurants open.

Kuay Teow Kua Gai Nai Hong (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวคั่วไก่นายฮ้ง) is located kind of in the middle of the soi, and depending on which main road you come off, you either have to walk through Nong Ann (another famous kuay teow kua gai restaurant) or another street food stall if you come from the west side road known as Suea Pa (that’s the way I walked in).

Their street food kitchen is set up simple, a few tables hosting the ingredients, and a single charcoal stove with a well used medium sized wok in the middle.

What’s really awesome is their half-barrel shield – a street food antique that’s caked in a layer grease and smoke – you’ve got to love it.

There are a couple of dishes on their menu, but we chose to eat what they are most famous for: kuay teow kua gai (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวคั่วไก่).

Sitting over hot flames, the chef first scooped in a generous spatula full of oil (I think it was lard), let it heat, and then plopped in a good handful of wide rice noodles (sen yai). These are the same noodles used to make Pad See Ew.

She didn’t touch the noodles for what seemed like a minute, and just let them sizzle in the fat and heat, until smoke started to pour off the pan in a cloud.

Kuay Teow Kua Gai Nai Hong (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวคั่วไก่นายฮ้ง) is definitely one of the prime spots in Bangkok for kuay teow kua gai (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวคั่วไก่), no doubt about it.

I loved it, and especially that vibrantly smokey flavor that saturated the noodles, chicken, and egg.

I did think it was a little salty (probably MSG too), but I won’t lie, that did make it incredibly tasty.

 

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Thai Room Restaurant, Bangkok

Address: 103 Soi Sukhumvit 22, Bangkok, Thailand 10110
Phone: 22582401
Hours: Monday – Saturday: 11:30 am – 3:00 pm & 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Prices: Most dishes are in the 100 – 200 THB range. You will probably spend around 200 – 300 THB per person for a full course well-rounded meal.

For updates on Thai Room be sure to “like” them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

How to Get There
It’s easiest to take the BTS to Phrom Phong station and walk to Sukhumvit 22. You have to walk about 400 meters down the soi and you will reach Thai Room on the left hand side. It’s about a 10 minute walk from the BTS station. Alternatively you can take a taxi (see address or map below)

I’m always excited when I get to try out a new restaurant and browse through the menu to decide what to order. It was a tough decision at Thai Room because everything looked (and smelled) so good.

Their menu is extensive and covers the realm of favorite Thai dishes. From classic Thai curries to stir fried noodles or vegetables and nam prik, Thai Room has plenty of enticing dishes to choose from.

The highlight of the meal was the Pla Chon Tod Gratiem ปลาช่อนทอดกระเทียม, a sure winner. After the fish was sliced down the middle it was deep fried until it turned that gorgeous golden brown color. It was sprinkled with flakes of fragrant garlic, garnished with cilantro and cabbage and served alongside a bowl of lime chili sauce.

The fish was perfectly cooked to the point where it was crunchy on the outside and remained moist and flaky on the inside.

Thai Room is a newly opened restaurant located of Sukhumvit Soi 22, near the Phrom Phong area of Bangkok.