Kuay jub is Bangkok's rolled-rice-noodle soup: peppery broth thick with crispy pork belly, blood-cake, intestines and a soft-boiled egg, finished with fried garlic and white pepper.
Kuay jub traces to Teochew Chinese settlers in Yaowarat (Bangkok's Chinatown), where 19th-century street vendors served the pork-and-pepper broth to traders coming off the Chao Phraya. The narrow rolled-noodle form (kuay jub nam sai) became a Bangkok specialty distinct from southern Thai versions. Nai Ek Roll Noodles in Yaowarat (sold from a cart from 1960; permanent shop opened 1989) is the city's reference, with past Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2018 and 2019) and continued Michelin Guide listing; Guay Jub Mr Joe runs a kuay jub specialism at Soi Saphan Khu. The dish is a Yaowarat midnight-snack ritual.
3 editor picks for Kuay jub in Bangkok, ranked by editorial score. All Bangkok signature dishes · Kuay jub 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 Ek Roll Noodles ★ 4.3
yaowarat · 442 Soi Yaowarat 9, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
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.
Guay Jub Mr Joe ★ 4.3
Soi Yaowarat 11, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
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.