Hoi tod is Bangkok's crispy oyster omelette: rice-flour batter griddled to a lacy crust, scattered with small oysters, bean sprouts and egg, served with a sweet chilli sauce.
Hoi tod is a Teochew Chinese street-snack adapted in 19th-century Bangkok's Yaowarat district, where Chinese-Thai vendors swapped the southern Chinese sweet-potato-starch batter for rice-flour to suit the local palate. The crispy form (hoi tod krob) is distinct from the soft southern oh luak variant. Nai Mong Hoi Tod on Phadungdao Road has run the same stall since the 1950s and is widely cited by Michelin Bib Gourmand and Thai food guides; the dish is a fixture of Yaowarat's late-night Phadungdao seafood strip.
3 editor picks for Hoi tod (oyster omelette) in Bangkok, ranked by editorial score. All Bangkok signature dishes · Hoi tod (oyster omelette) across every city.
Yaowarat night market street stalls ★ 4.7
Yaowarat Road, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
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.
Nai Mong Hoi Tod ★ 4.4
539 Phlap Phla Chai Road, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100
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.
Soi Texas Phadungdao seafood stalls ★ 4.4
Soi Phadungdao (Soi Texas), Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
Soi Texas at Yaowarat Phadungdao corner in Bangkok is the late-night grilled-seafood strip, with Lek and Rut and Rut and Lek opposite each other.