Sometimes a good plate of chicken rice is exactly what you need. Located just across the street from the entrance of Wat Saket is Jae Yee Chicken Rice (ข้าวมันไก่เจ๊ยี), a classic Hainanese chicken rice shophouse where you’ll find plump boiled…
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I’m talking crispier than you can imagine. That perfectly golden crown on the top of each nugget of pork belly is so crispy that it actually gets stuck in your teeth like popcorn, and it’s an absolutely beautiful thing. In…
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Kuay jab (ก๋วยจั๊บ) is one of those dishes I don’t eat very often… But when you’re slurping the hot peppery soup, sweat dripping down your forehead, bumping shoulders with other happy eaters, you’re reminded just how incredibly delicious and soothing…
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Braised pork leg and rice (khao kha moo ข้าวขาหมู) is one of the standard Thai street food dishes. And typically, it really is a pretty standard tasting and eating dish. It’s available at hundreds of street food corners, kind of…
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Chicken and rice are two things that go very well together. And while khao man gai (usually boiled chicken and rice) is constantly available as a street food dish throughout Thailand, khao mok gai (ข้าวหมกไก่), which is the Thai equivalent of…
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Soup noodles are one of the most commonly available street food dishes you’ll find throughout Bangkok. And there are many different types of noodles and soups to try. For a great comforting bowl of soup noodles, kuay teow gai (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวไก่), or Thai chicken…
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In Bangkok you’ll find a lot of restaurants that serve Isaan food (northeastern Thailand). And while there are many great Isaan restaurants in the city, there are many that lack the same crazy bursts of flavor that you find in…
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To be honest: Many street food stalls in Bangkok that look like Tom Yum Goong Banglamphu (ร้านต้มยำกุ้งบางลำพู) serve pretty average, typical Thai food. But Tom Yum Goong Banglamphu (ร้านต้มยำกุ้งบางลำพู), a well weathered street food stall just two blocks from Khao San…
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