Thipsamai Pad Thai is a pad thai specialist restaurant in Old Town, Bangkok.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 3h 30m
Explore Bangkok’s Old Town on a 3-hour coffee tour. Visit three specialty cafés, taste unique creations, and learn about Thai coffee culture.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Take a deep dive into its Bangkok's nighttime food scene. Over 15+ tastings, explore markets, street stalls, and hidden corners where locals cook up time-honoured recipes.
Entry ticket · 3 hours
You will smell soft lemongrass and enjoy our beautiful space. Meet new friends and cook 5 dishes by yourself. Everything is halal. Don’t worry, you are our beloved guests.
Address: 313-315 Maha Chai Road, Samran Rat, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200
Pa Aor in Bangkok's Pom Prap Sattru Phai is the Bib Gourmand tom yum noodle stall, a bowl built on river prawns, chilli paste, evaporated milk and kuay teow.
OrderTom yum goong noodles with the whole river prawn and the egg-yolk float on top.
TipCash only. Lunch only, 09:00-16:00, closed Sundays. Queue from 11:30; arrive before or after the office-worker rush.
Raan Jay Fai in Bangkok's Old Town is the Michelin-starred street stall where Supinya Junsuta in ski goggles cooks the city's most famous 800-baht crab.
OrderThe crab omelet (kai jeaw poo) and the drunken noodles (pad kee mao) with seafood.
TipOpen Wednesday to Saturday 09:00-19:00. Walk-in only with same-day queue numbers; closed Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Cash only, dishes are 800 to 1,200 baht.
Krua Apsorn in Bangkok's Old Town has cooked royal-influenced central Thai dishes since 2003, the Dinso branch winning a Bib Gourmand for its crab.
OrderThe crab meat omelet (omelette nuea poo) and the stir-fried crab with yellow chilli paste.
TipClosed Sundays. Two branches; the Dinso original is the better experience. Lunch through 19:30 only, last seating 19:00.
Go-Ang Pratunam in Bangkok is the pink-uniform chicken-rice counter on Petchaburi, Bib Gourmand since 2018, the canonical khao man gai room in the city.
OrderKhao man gai standard with a side of liver and the clear chicken soup; chilli-ginger sauce on every bite.
TipCash only. Queues from 10:00-14:00 then 16:00-21:00. Six branches but the original Pratunam location is the one to visit.
Pa Aor in Bangkok's Pom Prap Sattru Phai is the Bib Gourmand tom yum noodle stall, a bowl built on river prawns, chilli paste, evaporated milk and kuay teow.
OrderTom yum goong noodles with the whole river prawn and the egg-yolk float on top.
TipCash only. Lunch only, 09:00-16:00, closed Sundays. Queue from 11:30; arrive before or after the office-worker rush.
Raan Jay Fai in Bangkok's Old Town is the Michelin-starred street stall where Supinya Junsuta in ski goggles cooks the city's most famous 800-baht crab.
OrderThe crab omelet (kai jeaw poo) and the drunken noodles (pad kee mao) with seafood.
TipOpen Wednesday to Saturday 09:00-19:00. Walk-in only with same-day queue numbers; closed Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Cash only, dishes are 800 to 1,200 baht.
Krua Apsorn in Bangkok's Old Town has cooked royal-influenced central Thai dishes since 2003, the Dinso branch winning a Bib Gourmand for its crab.
OrderThe crab meat omelet (omelette nuea poo) and the stir-fried crab with yellow chilli paste.
TipClosed Sundays. Two branches; the Dinso original is the better experience. Lunch through 19:30 only, last seating 19:00.
Som Tam Jay So in Bangkok's Sathorn is the Bib Gourmand papaya-salad room from a sai-mok northeastern Thai recipe lineage. Located in Silom Sathorn.
OrderSom tam Thai with grilled chicken and a basket of sticky rice; ask for medium spice.
TipCash and PromptPay only. Lunch and early dinner 10:30-19:30; closed Sundays.
Polo Fried Chicken in Bangkok's Soi Polo is the Bib Gourmand garlic-fried-chicken room, a 1989 family business deep-frying half birds blanketed in crispy.
OrderHalf a fried chicken with the garlic blanket, som tam Thai and a basket of sticky rice.
TipCash only. Lunch crowds fill the room by 12:00; arrive before opening or after 14:00. Open 07:00-21:00 daily.
