Krua Aroy Aroy is a thai restaurant in Silom Sathorn, Bangkok.
Krua Aroy Aroy in Bangkok: Bib Gourmand canteen tucked off Pan Road, lunch-only, with the city's best khao soi northern Thai curry-noodle bowl.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: Bib Gourmand canteen tucked off Pan Road, lunch-only, with the city's best khao soi northern Thai curry-noodle bowl.
Tip: Cash only. Lunch only, 09:00-17:00, closed Sundays. The room is small; arrive by 12:00 to avoid the office workers.
Address: Pan Road, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500
Wine I Do on Soi Charoen Krung 36 in Bang Rak is the no-signage natural-wine bar in a converted shophouse with an orange list and a chef's-table back room.
Why locals love it: Natural-wine bar in a converted Charoen Krung 36 shophouse, no signage, walk-in regulars only, orange-wine list.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays. Walk-in most nights; the back room is the chef's-table option for a sharing menu.
Soi Nana Chinatown bar district is six-block stretch of converted shophouses with hidden cocktail bars, the bar district most travel itineraries miss.
Why locals love it: Six-block stretch of converted shophouses with hidden cocktail bars, the bar district most travel itineraries miss.
Tip: Start at Teens of Thailand for gin, then Tep Bar for Thai spirits and live mor lam music. Most rooms open from 19:00.
Krua Apsorn Dinso is royal-influenced thai room from 2003 in the old town with bib gourmand stir-fries, the local lunch room missed by tour groups.
Why locals love it: Royal-influenced Thai room from 2003 in the Old Town with Bib Gourmand stir-fries, the local lunch room missed by tour groups.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The Dinso original is better than the newer branches. Lunch through 19:30 only, last seating 19:00.
Soei Restaurant in Bangkok: Bib Gourmand 1972 family Thai seafood room in Phaya Thai, off the tourist circuit with rare horseshoe-crab egg salad.
Why locals love it: Bib Gourmand 1972 family Thai seafood room in Phaya Thai, off the tourist circuit with rare horseshoe-crab egg salad.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Cash only, the menu is huge and only partially translated; ask the staff to point at seasonal seafood.
Pa Aor Tom Yum Goong Noodles is bib gourmand stall on a dead-end soi off charoen phon, locals only, where the tom yum noodle bowl was invented.
Why locals love it: Bib Gourmand stall on a dead-end soi off Charoen Phon, locals only, where the tom yum noodle bowl was invented.
Tip: Cash only. Lunch only, 09:00-16:00, closed Sundays. The tom yum goong with whole river prawn is the canonical order.
