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Pad see ew is Bangkok's wok-fried wide rice noodles charred in dark soy with Chinese broccoli, egg and your choice of pork, chicken or seafood. Smoky, sweet, blackened at the edges.
Pad see ew (literally fried with soy sauce) is a Chinese-Thai adaptation of southern Chinese chow fun, brought into Bangkok's Yaowarat district by Teochew migrants in the 19th century. The Thai version swapped Chinese gai lan for the local Chinese broccoli (kana) and added the dark-soy-and-palm-sugar finish that gives the noodles their lacquered glaze. The dish is a workday lunch staple sold from every wok stall in the city. Bangkok's best versions are night-market style: scorching wok, blackened wide noodles, freshly cracked egg.
3 editor picks for Pad see ew in Bangkok, ranked by editorial score. All Bangkok signature dishes · Pad see ew across every city.
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.
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.
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.
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Guided tour · 4 hours
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Entry ticket · 3 hours
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