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Khao khluk kapi is shrimp-paste fried rice plated with sweet shredded pork, omelette ribbons, sliced green mango, dried shrimp, chilli and lime. You build each bite to your own balance.
Khao khluk kapi is central-Thai palace cooking from the late 19th century, when Bangkok's royal kitchens codified the dish as a structured assembly of contrasting components on a single plate. Shrimp paste (kapi) from Samut Sakhon and Trat provinces gave the rice its umami backbone. Krua Apsorn (a former royal chef's family-run restaurant on Dinso Road) is the canonical Bangkok address for the dish, and Saneh Jaan in Athenee Tower runs a refined modern version. Supanniga keeps the home-style preparation. The dish is meant to be tossed together at the table.
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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.
Supanniga Eating Room in Bangkok's Tha Tien serves grandmother-recipe Trat and Khon Kaen Thai dishes opposite Wat Pho, with a sister branch on Sukhumvit 55.
OrderThe moo cha muang (pork in cha muang leaf), the yum tomato pomelo salad and a side of khao soi.
TipClosed Mondays for the Tha Tien location. Ask for the second-floor balcony seat overlooking the temple at sunset.
Saneh Jaan in Bangkok's Sindhorn building runs royal-influenced central Thai cuisine at lunch and dinner, one Michelin star and a smart-casual room.
OrderThe massaman beef cheek and the crab fried rice from the a-la-carte menu.
TipLunch is the budget play with set menus from 850 baht. Reservations on own site; smart casual dress code.
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