Tom yum goong is Thailand's iconic hot-and-sour river-prawn soup: lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves and Thai chillies in a clear or chilli-paste-thickened broth around a whole goong mae nam river prawn.
Tom yum's modern Bangkok form dates to the early 20th century, when river prawns from the Chao Phraya and Mekong were ladled into spiced broths in fishing-village kitchens. The clear (nam sai) and creamy chilli-paste (nam khon) versions diverged in Bangkok by the 1960s. Pa Aor in Pom Prap Sattru Phai became the city's canonical tom yum noodle counter in the 2000s, earning a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2018 for ladling river prawn into a hot-and-sour broth on rice noodles.
3 editor picks for Tom Yum Goong in Bangkok, ranked by editorial score. All Bangkok signature dishes · Tom Yum Goong across every city.
Raan Jay Fai ★ 4.7
old-town · 327 Maha Chai Road, Samran Rat, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200
Raan Jay Fai in Bangkok's Old Town is the Michelin-starred street stall where Supinya Junsuta wears ski goggles to wok the city's most famous crab omelet, since 2018.
Pa Aor Tom Yum Goong Noodles ★ 4.6
old-town · 113 Soi Charoen Phon, Khwaeng Nakhon Sawan, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100
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 rice noodles.
Mit Ko Yuan ★ 4.4
old-town · 186 Dinso Road, Sao Chingcha, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200
Mit Ko Yuan in Bangkok's Sao Chingcha is the Bib Gourmand family Thai room from 1962, central-Thai stir-fries and seafood dishes opposite the Giant Swing monument.