37 editor picks in Bangkok.
37 cheap eats places in Bangkok, editor-picked. the best low-budget spots in Bangkok: the places editors actually return to. All Bangkok food.
Roots Coffee in Bangkok's The Commons Thonglor is the city's foundational third-wave roaster cafe, opened 2014 by Varatt Vichit-Vadakan with a multi-origin.
TipThe single-origin pour-over flight is the way to read the bean program. Closes at 19:00 daily; weekend mornings queue.
Go-Ang Pratunam in Bangkok is the pink-uniform chicken-rice counter on Petchaburi, Bib Gourmand since 2018 with khao man gai plates under 100 baht since 1960.
OrderKhao man gai Hainanese chicken rice
TipCash only. Queues from 10:00-14:00 then 16:00-21:00. The original Pratunam location, six total branches in the city.
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.
One Ounce For Onion in Bangkok's Ekkamai is the hidden-courtyard cafe with rotating Thai and international roasters on the bar, opened 2015 in a converted.
TipThe filter menu changes every couple of weeks; ask the barista what just arrived. Weekend brunch from 09:00.
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.
OrderCrab omelet, drunken noodles, tom yum
TipWalk-in only with same-day queue numbers from 09:00. Closed Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Cash only, dishes 800 to 1,200 baht.
Yaowarat Road in Bangkok's Chinatown is the city's most theatrical street-food strip after dark, with grilled seafood, noodle counters and dim sum carts.
OrderGrilled seafood, dim sum, noodle stalls
TipStart at Soi Texas (Phadungdao) corner for grilled prawns; Nai Mong Hoi Tod and Lek and Rut are the canonical seafood stalls.
Thipsamai in Bangkok's Old Town has cooked the city's most famous Bib Gourmand pad Thai since 1966 with plates under 200 baht, even with the shrimp oil.
OrderPad Thai wrapped in egg
TipCash only. Closed Tuesdays. Open Wed-Mon 09:00 to midnight; the wrapped-in-egg pad Thai is the canonical order.
Thipsamai in Bangkok's Old Town has cooked the city's most famous pad Thai since 1966. Bib Gourmand since 2018. Wrapped-in-egg version is the signature.
OrderPad Thai wok wrapped in a thin egg crepe with shrimp oil. Side of fresh orange juice.
TipClosed Tuesdays. Open Wed-Mon 09:00 to midnight; cash only. The egg-wrapped pad Thai is the queue-puller.
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.
Landhaus Bakery in Bangkok's Yan Nawa is the German bakery from Suhring brothers, German breads, pretzels and laminated croissants in the villa garden.
TipClosed Mondays. Same villa courtyard as Suhring restaurant; pretzel and rye loaves are the queue-builders by 09:00.
Factory Coffee in Bangkok's Phaya Thai is a competition barista cafe from World Brewers Cup competitor Sarisa Kanakam, espresso flights and a custom Probat.
TipThe flight option lines up espresso, milk and brewed coffee from the same bean. BTS Phaya Thai is two minutes away.
Pa Aor in Bangkok's Pom Prap Sattru Phai is the Bib Gourmand tom yum noodle stall, a bowl built on river prawn and chilli paste with evaporated milk.
OrderTom yum noodles with whole river prawn
TipCash only. Queue from 11:30 onwards; closed Sundays. Order the tom yum goong with the whole river prawn and egg-yolk float.
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.
Sarnies Bangkok on Charoen Krung 44 is the Singapore-founded Australian cafe-bakery in a heritage shophouse, with sourdough, viennoiserie and all-day brunch.
TipThe morning bakery counter sells sourdough loaves until they run out (around 12:00). Weekend brunch needs reservations.
Maison Jean Philippe in Bangkok's Thonglor 17 at The Commons is the French boulangerie-patisserie counter from Jean Philippe with butter-laminated.
TipCroissants and kouign-amann sell out by 11:00; arrive opening or pre-order on Line.
Bottomless S33 in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 33 is the Nonthaburi-born roaster's three-storey Bangkok flagship, a red-brick loft cafe pouring its own beans.
TipThree floors plus a rooftop; the ground floor counter is the spot for filter coffee, the upstairs zones are the work-friendly tables. Open 07:00-20:00 daily.
Or Tor Kor in Bangkok's Chatuchak is the agricultural market with the cleanest food court in the city, som tam stalls, grilled-chicken counters.
OrderSom tam, grilled chicken, curry plates
TipThe som tam pla ra stall in the back corner is the canonical order; the durian and mangosteen vendors at the front are seasonal.
Polo Fried Chicken in Bangkok's Soi Polo is the Bib Gourmand garlic-fried-chicken room, a 1989 family business deep-frying half birds with crispy fried.
OrderGarlic fried chicken with 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.
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.
Boat Noodle Alley off Victory Monument in Bangkok serves 50-baht bowls of kuay teow ruea (boat noodles) in pork or beef broth from a row of canal-side stalls.
OrderBoat noodles (kuay teow ruea) in pork or beef broth
TipOrder three or four small bowls and rotate flavours; the pork broth at Boat Noodle Heaven and the beef at Boat Noodle Avenue are the local picks.
Nai Mong Hoi Tod in Bangkok's Chinatown is the Bib Gourmand oyster-pancake stall on Phlap Phla Chai, hoi tod and ohrlua crispy mussel pancakes.
OrderCrispy oyster pancake (hoi tod)
TipCash only. Closed Tuesdays. The hoi tod with extra oyster is the order; eat at the small plastic stools on the kerb.
Or Tor Kor in Bangkok's Chatuchak is the cleanest food court in the city with curry plates and som tam stalls under 200 baht, the Bib Gourmand som tam pla ra.
OrderSom tam, grilled chicken, curry plates
TipThe som tam pla ra stall in the back corner is the canonical order; the durian and mangosteen vendors are seasonal.
Nai Ek in Bangkok's Yaowarat has cooked rolled-rice-noodle kuay jab in peppery pork-offal broth since 1960, Bib Gourmand since 2018, crispy pork belly.
OrderKuay jab Yaowarat with crispy pork belly and an order of the pork offal on the side.
TipOpen 08:00 to midnight daily, cash only. Closed for Chinese New Year. Queue from 11:00 onwards on weekdays.
Wallflowers in Bangkok's Chinatown Soi Nana is a flower-lined bakery cafe inside a heritage shophouse, with edible-flower cakes and rose-petal cream pastries.
TipThe signature lavender and rose cakes book ahead; walk-in slices are first-come. The upstairs bar runs cocktails from 17:00.
Mont Nomsod in Bangkok's Dinso Road has cooked buttered toast and condensed-milk pours since 1964, the canonical Thai-style sweet snack room.
TipCash only. The original Dinso shop opens 12:00-23:00; afternoon queues fill quickly. The custard French toast is the weekday order.
Rocket Coffeebar in Bangkok's Sathorn is the Scandinavian-design coffee-and-brunch room from 2014, with a sister branch on Soi Methiniwet and Asok.
TipAll-day brunch menu but mornings are the calmest window. The espresso tonic and the avocado on toast are the canonical orders.
Guay Jub Mr Joe in Bangkok's Yaowarat is the late-night kuay jab cart at the corner of Soi 11, peppery pork-offal broth and rolled rice noodles cooked.
OrderRolled rice noodles in pork-offal broth (kuay jab)
TipCash only. Stall is on the kerb; eat at the plastic stools opposite. Order with extra crispy pork belly.
Nai Ek in Bangkok's Yaowarat has cooked Bib Gourmand kuay jab in peppery pork-offal broth since 1960, bowls with crispy pork belly all under 120 baht.
OrderKuay jab Yaowarat in pork broth
TipOpen 08:00 to midnight, cash only. Closed for Chinese New Year. Queue from 11:00 onwards on weekdays.
After You Dessert Cafe at Siam Paragon's ground floor is the 2007 homegrown dessert chain's flagship counter, the city's most famous shibuya honey toast.
TipThe shibuya toast and the kakigori shaved ice are the through-line.
Kaizen Coffee Co at the quiet end of Ekkamai is a sibling-run specialty bar built around an Australian-style program, with pour-over single origins.
TipClosed Mondays. The single-origin filter rotates weekly; the matcha lava cheesecake is the bakery cabinet pick.
Rung Rueang in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 26 is the Bib Gourmand pork-noodle counter, four generations of pork balls and tom yum broth ladled into kuay teow rice.
OrderTom yum pork noodles with all the pork (sai mai pork ball, sliced pork, pork dumplings).
TipCash only. Open 08:00-17:00 daily; lunch queues fill by 11:30. Two branches on Sukhumvit 26, both run by the same family.
Krua Aroy Aroy in Bangkok's Silom is the Bib Gourmand curry-rice canteen tucked off Pan Road, with khao soi, massaman and Muslim-Thai biryani served.
OrderThe khao soi northern Thai curry-noodle bowl with the pickled mustard greens on top.
TipCash only. Lunch only, 09:00-17:00, closed Sundays. The room is small; arrive by 12:00 to avoid the office workers.
Brave Roasters in Bangkok's Ari is Aroon Boonchom's third-wave coffee cafe with a small roaster on-site, the canonical morning stop for Ari neighbourhood.
TipThe pour-over menu lists every single origin individually. Weekend mornings the queue forms by 09:00.
Boat Noodle Alley off Victory Monument in Bangkok serves 50-baht bowls of kuay teow ruea pork or beef noodles from a row of canal-side stalls.
OrderBoat noodles (kuay teow ruea)
TipCash only. Order three or four small bowls to rotate flavours; locals stack five bowls at the bigger Boat Noodle Heaven stall.
Luka Cafe in Bangkok's Pan Road is the all-day cafe-bistro from chef Mark Carter, with house-roasted coffee, brunch all afternoon, and a small-plate evening.
TipWeekend brunch books out; weekday afternoons are the calmest window for the work-friendly tables in the back room.
Sukhumvit Soi 38 in Bangkok was the city's canonical late-night noodle alley, with pork noodle counters and stir-fry stalls feeding the Thonglor and Ekkamai.
OrderPork noodles, kuay teow stalls, satay
TipThe remaining stalls cluster near the Thonglor BTS end of Soi 38. Late-night queues from 22:00; cash only, bring small notes.
Rung Rueang in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 26 is the Bib Gourmand pork-noodle counter, four generations of pork balls in kuay teow rice noodles, all bowls under 100.
OrderTom yum pork noodles
TipCash only. Open 08:00-17:00 daily; lunch queues from 11:30. Two branches on Sukhumvit 26, both run by the same family.
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