There are pad thai shops on every street but picking the wrong one can haunt you for life. To help you avoid second-rate encounters with this famous stir-fry noodle dish, and prove that the delicious pad thai is not just tourist board propaganda, this month we made it our mission to be your guinea pig… [more]
Street Eats
Bustling Bamee Jup Gang is one of Chinatown’s more interesting noodle stalls: a socio-cultural history lesson as well as a cheap, if slightly hectic, meal. A generations old fixture, its bustling open kitchen and tables stretch down Charoenkrung Soi 23, a narrow pedestrian only soi that leads into one of Chinatown’s oldest shophouse communities, Charoenchai…. [more]
Is Yaowarat, Bangkok’s rambling Chinatown, the best spot in town for street eats? The jury’s out but shophouse kitchens such as Lao Tang sure do make its case a strong one. Several doors down from faux-period boutique hotel Shanghai Mansion sits its glass and metal stall with hung brown geese – a rare treat in… [more]
If the wafts of incense smoke and religious chants drifting in from the Hindu temple, Wat Khaek, opposite suggest that Krua Aroy Aroy (‘Delicious Kitchen’) is a bit more special than your average shophouse kitchen, it’s the food that confirms it. This slim hole-in-the-wall filled with nothing more than plastic tables, friendly grandmas in aprons… [more]
Baa-mee noodles are one of those ubiquitous Bangkok dishes you can find on most streets. Rather than taking you to an ordinary rendition of these thin yellow egg noodles, this month we’ve decided to introduce you to one of the champs of Bangkok’s baamee noodle world – Sawang. Step out from MRT Hua Lumphong station’s… [more]
by Krittana Khurana Starving in Sukhumvit? Fancy something more authentic than one of those air-conditioned design restaurants that dominant the dining scene here? A mainstay of more than 50 years, Rung Reung is one of Sukhumvit’s trustiest shophouse kitchens; an authentic treat amidst Soi 26’s towering high-rises and swanky restaurants. For three generations this family… [more]
By Amornsri Tresarannukul Stomach growling after a wild night spent partying on Khao San Road? Amidst the many clubs, Thai massage parlours, and mobile pad Thai vendors; Jok Pochana is somewhat of a local legend, a place to fill your stomach with something other than a bucket of Red Bull. For the last 40 years,… [more]
By Amornsri Tresarannukul The smell of sizzling bacon is not one you’d expect to find drifting around the Pak Klong Talad neighbourhood, a market area more associated with the scent of freshly cut flowers, but that’s exactly what hits as you walk past Sweet, an erroneously titled shophouse kitchen that specialises in all day breakfasts… [more]
By Amornsri Tresarannukul Matupayas by The Bangkok Soup Company is the brainchild of Thai proprietor Aof, a proponent of healthy eating, who observed the bad dietary habits of modern society – particularly among office workers in a hurry – and came up with the concept of serving nutritious, homemade and healthy cuisine, which was easy… [more]
Street food is a central ingredient in the stew of Bangkok’s culture. So much so that if you took away the city’s rot khen (mobile vendor carts) it would begin to taste rather bland. Some open for lunch only; while others open all night. However, though they are common to every street, knowing which carts… [more]
