The best Thai food in Bangkok you can’t miss!
One of the biggest reasons people keep going back to Bangkok is the huge array of delicious and cheap local food that you can get! If you’re a foodie, you’ll have to check out these local food stalls serving up only the most authentic and hearty plates of your favourite Thai dishes.
Ps. You’ll probably only spot locals at these food joints and that’s how you know they're the real deal!
We’ve put together some of the best restaurants serving up the most delicious food! And the best part is they're all accessable via the Bangkok Sky Train! This way you won’t have to worry about being stuck and starving in a traffic jam.
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Best local food in Bangkok to add to your food list
1. Jeh O Chula - Tom Yum Mama Noodles
Find one of the best tom yum noodles in Bangkok at Jay Oh (also known as Jeh O Chula)! Featured in the 2019 Michelin Guide, this humble diner is best known for its mama noodle soup served with generous toppings in an iconic savoury broth. People flock over to queue for hours to slurp down a bowl of it, but you can skip the queue and enjoy discounted prices when you book your voucher on Klook!
Choose from the many sets available for 2 - 6 pax and savour all the best dishes in one go, including a large pot of iconic tom yum noodles, Thai-style shrimp omelette, crispy pork belly, and stir-fried morning glory.
- Nearest BTS Station: National Stadium (~14min 🚶)
2. Thip Sa Mai – Pad Thai
With over 50 years of history, a plate of Pad Thai from Thip Sa Mai is different from the rest out there because of one thing – they mix shrimp paste into their dish. This gives the Pad Thai a bright orange colour, unlike the dull brown-coloured Pad Thai out there. Be sure to order yours with an omelette wrapped around it!
- Nearest BTS Station: Ratchathewi (~10min 🚗 | ~42min 🚶)
3. Wattana Panich – Beef Noodle Soup
The master soup stock that is used to stew the beef has been around for 60 years...just let that sink in for a moment. Imagine just how flavourful and intense the taste of the broth must be after being boiled for that long, this is reason alone to visit the stall!
If you need further convincing that Wattana Panich has the best beef noodle soup in town, the melt-in-your-mouth beef will have you slurping up every last bit of meat in your bowl.
- Nearest BTS Station: Ekkamai (~5min 🚗 | ~21min 🚶)
4. Pe Aor Tom Yum Kung Noodle – Tom Yum Noodles
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Claiming to serve the best Tom Yum Soup in Bangkok, Pe Aor even has a sign for it! If you’re looking for some fancy Tom Yum Noodles, their lobster noodles comes served with Crab stuffed with minced meat and roe, a medium-sized lobster, mussels, salmon, squid stuffed with minced meat and tang hoon, an onsen egg and noodles. While this comes at a price tag of THB 1200 ($46), it can feed up to 6 people!
- Nearest BTS Station: Phaya Thai (~6min 🚶)
5. Somsak Pu Ob – Woon Sen
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Woon Sen means vermicelli in Thai, and in Bangkok, it’s usually served with crab or shrimp. Somsak Pu Ob is a small street-side stall serving up one of Bangkok’s best renditions of the dish! As with all good stalls, you can expect a queue, but the smoky flavour of the seafood topped with the perfectly seasoned vermicelli is definitely worth the wait.
- Nearest BTS Station: Wongwian Yai Station (~7min 🚶)
6. Hoi Tod Chaw Lae – Oyster and Mussel omelette
The Oyster Omelette at Hoi Tod Chaw Lae is one of the crispiest ones you’ll find in Bangkok. This humble eatery is famed for their shrimp pad thai, stir-fried mussel and oyster omelette! Topped with plump juicy seafood, it’s no wonder this shophouse is a local favourite.
- Nearest BTS Station: Krung Thonburi (~10min 🚶)
7. Charoen Saeng Silom (ร้านเจริญแสง สีลม) - Braised Pork Trotter
Braised pork leg Khao Kha Moo is one of the most popular Thai street food dishes and one of the best places to get this is at Charoen Saeng Silom. This hole-in-the-wall eatery is one that you just might walk past if you didn’t know about it, but locals from all parts of the city come here just for this.
You can expect deliciously seasoned fats that melt in your mouth along with tender pork lean meat and don’t forget your bowl of rice to soak up all that gravy.
- Nearest BTS Station: Saphan Taksin (~7min 🚶)
8. Pranakorn Noodle Restaurant – Boat Noodles
Thai boat noodles or Guaytiao Rua are a cheap fix for those craving noodles. These usually come in small servings with patrons ordering bowl after bowl, aiming to create a tall tower of bowls at the end of the meal.
Pranakorn Boat Noodles is always packed with locals and that’s how you know it’s good! The broth is thick, flavourful and fresh and the noodles are topped with quality ingredients, giving you the best in each bowl.
- Nearest BTS Station: Victory Monument (~3min 🚶)
9. Gokfayuen - Wanton Noodles
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While most of us have heard of the famous Pratunam soi 19 Wanton Noodles that has insane queues and might not have the same high standards as before, this bowl of noodles from Gokfayuen is definitely worth a try!
Located just a few doors down, these Hong Kong style Wanton Noodles come with smokey well seasoned roasted pork, tasty savoury soup, springy noodles as well as plump giant wantons, what more could you ask for? Plus, everything is priced between THB 79-139 ($3-5)!
- Nearest BTS Station: Thong Lor (~3min 🚗 | ~13min 🚶)
10. Soi Polo (Polo Fried Chicken) - Fried Chicken
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Everybody loves fried chicken and every country has a different way of doing to suite the local taste buds. The fried chicken you get in Bangkok is perfectly crunchy, well seasoned and extremely addictive!
Awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2019, the Soi Polo Fried Chicken is said to be one of the best fried chicken places in Bangkok by locals. Flavoured with black pepper and topped with crispy golden brown garlic, don’t forget to dip yours with the spicy sauce that comes with it.
- Nearest BTS Station: Phloen Chit (~4min 🚗 | ~18min 🚶)
11. Jay Fai - Crab Omelette
Jay Fai was the only hawker awarded with a Michelin Star in the Bangkok Michelin Guide, and that alone is enough reason to pay this place a visit. But, be warned, you will have to wait incredibly long for a plate of this world-famous crab omelette.
While their crab omelette comes at a price tag of THB 800 ($31) which is insane for street food, once you see the amount of crab meat (probably a few crabs worth) stuffed into that omelette, you’ll understand what you’re paying for.
- Nearest BTS Station: National Stadium (~10min 🚗 | ~38min 🚶)
12. Go Ang Pratunam - Chicken Rice
Awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2018, Go Ang Pratunam’s Hainanese style chicken rice in Bangkok is a 5-minute walk from the Platinum Fashion mall, making it a quick shopping break to rest your tired legs.
The dish is a plate of light fluffy seasoned rice with perfectly poached chicken. Drizzle yours with the dipping sauce for an added kick of spice! They also have side dishes and boiled soups to accompany your plate of rice. Did we mention that each plate of chicken rice only costs THB 40 (RM5)?
- Nearest BTS Station: Chit Lom (~6min 🚗 | ~14min 🚶)
13. Yenly Yours - Mango Sticky Rice
A staple when in Bangkok is definitely Mango Sticky Rice, and you can have your fill of this tropical fruit at Yenly Yours! The smooth mango pudding coupled with the chewy sticky rice and topped with the sweetest and juiciest mangoes is the perfect sweet treat after any meal.
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14. Siam Pandan - Pandan cake Kanom Krok Bai Toey
Kanom Krok Bai Toey is a Thai snack made with pandan and you’ll definitely have to try it on your trip to Bangkok. Get yours at Siam Pandan, a humble store that sells this chewy pandan cake as well as other coconut sweet treats. This chewy treat is a great light snack while you shop along the streets of Siam.
- Nearest BTS Station: Siam (~2min 🚶)
15. Pondtip Pratunam - Duck Noodles (Temporarily Closed)
If you’re looking for a bowl of delicious duck noodles, the stewed duck at Pondtip Pratunam is one of the best in Bangkok. The broth is rich in flavour and the meat is stewed to perfection and tender to the point where it'll easily fall off the bone.
With a bowl of noodles only being THB 40 ($1.50) you'll be slurping up multiple bowls of noodles in no time.
- Nearest BTS Station: Chit Lom
- Address: 922-924 New Petchburi Rd, Makkasan, Ratchatewee, Bangkok, Thailand
16. Savoey - Crab curry
When you’re in Bangkok, one of the must-try dishes is curry crab, and one of the best places to try this is the Savoey Restaurant, known to have one of the best curry crabs in Bangkok!
The huge pieces of juicy and sweet crab meat are tossed in a rich fragrant curry sauce that you’ll be scraping the bowl for. The deep-fried Snakehead Murrel fish is also another dish you mustn’t miss at Savoey.
- Nearest BTS Station: Chit Lom (~5min 🚗 | ~20min 🚶)
17. Thanee Restaurant – Crispy Pork Belly
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Moo Grob or Crispy Pork Belly is a must-try when you’re in Bangkok! The perfectly crunchy skin that gives you an eargasm when you bite into it, combined with the soft and tender meat makes for the perfect treat no matter what time of day. Many say the best Moo Grob can be found at Thanee Restaurant.
If you’re looking for a full meal, order yourself a Khao Moo Grob, a plate of rice with pork belly and a soft boiled egg! They’ll also douse your rice with some gravy and give you a side of Chinese sausages.
- Nearest BTS Station: Ari Station (~7min 🚶)
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